Creative's X-Fi Sonic Carrier is a behemoth of sound and quality.

Creative’s X-Fi Sonic Carrier review: the best soundbar from 5 years in the future

I am ruined for headsets, soundbars, and most surround sound systems. I now know what it’s like to play my games with an earth-shattering, movie-theater-quality audio system. Nothing else will do. The X-Fi Sonic Carrier from Creative has made everything else sound cheap and hollow by comparison. And it had to change me forever to justify its $4,000 price — that’s more than what my car is worth.

The Sonic Carrier is shipping now, and that price is actually down from the $5,800 that it debuted at earlier this year. For that money you get a soundbar and a subwoofer — although calling the Sonic Carrier a “soundbar” is a crime of inadequacy.

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