Creative Sound Blaster Katana V2X vs Sonos Ray

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Sound Blaster Katana V2X compared with Ray

	CreativeSound Blaster Katana V2X	SonosRay
Overview
Released
Released	September 2022	June 2022
Sound
Type
Type	Soundbar	Soundbar
Channels
Channels	2.1	Stereo
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos	No	No
Drivers
Drivers	Two 63 mm midrange drivers and two 19 mm tweeters in the soundbar; one 133 mm driver in the supplied wired subwoofer.	Two tweeters and two midwoofers, with a bass reflex port
Amplifiers
Amplifiers	DSP-controlled tri-amplified design. Maker rates total output up to 90 W RMS and 180 W peak: 50 W RMS soundbar and 40 W RMS subwoofer.	Four class-D digital amplifiers
Frequency response
Frequency response	50–20,000 Hz (maker specification; tolerance not stated).	–
Audio formats
Audio formats	Dolby Digital decoding via HDMI ARC or optical; USB supports 5.1 input and high-resolution playback up to 24-bit/96 kHz on supported platforms. The physical system is 2.1; surround presentation is virtual.	Stereo PCM, Dolby Digital, DTS Digital Surround
Room tuning
Room tuning	Sound Blaster Acoustic Engine, EQ, Scout Mode and headphone-only SXFI Battle Mode. Super X-Fi headphone personalisation uses a head-and-ear profile made in the SXFI app.	Trueplay (iOS device required); bass, treble and loudness adjustable; Speech Enhancement; Night Sound
Connections
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	No	Yes
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Yes	No
AirPlay
AirPlay	No	Yes
HDMI eARC
HDMI eARC	No	No
Voice assistants
Voice assistants	None	None
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	–	802.11b/g/n, 2.4 GHz
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0 receiver; SBC codec, A2DP and AVRCP. Maker quotes up to 10 m in open space; walls and structures affect range.	–
Ports
Ports	HDMI ARC, optical input, USB-C audio, 3.5 mm AUX input, headphone/headset output, SXFI-out, subwoofer connection and DC power. HDMI is for television return audio, not video passthrough.	Optical audio input; 10/100 Ethernet; IR receiver
Streaming
Streaming	Bluetooth audio from a compatible source; no Wi-Fi or AirPlay receiver.	Apple AirPlay 2; Spotify Connect; Sonos Radio
Multi-room
Multi-room	–	Groups with other Sonos products over Wi-Fi; add a Sonos Sub and rear speakers; TV Audio Swap to Sonos Ace headphones
App
App	Creative app for EQ, audio processing, mixer, RGB lighting and programmable controls; SXFI app for headphone personalisation. Maker lists Windows, macOS, iOS and Android application support, with functions varying by platform.	Sonos app (iOS and Android); works with the TV remote
Design
Weight
Weight	1.52 kg (better)	1.9 kg
Controls
Controls	Soundbar buttons and supplied IR remote; six customisable remote buttons, source selection, volume, bass/treble, EQ and RGB lighting presets.	Capacitive touch controls (play, pause, skip, replay, volume)
Microphones
Microphones	Dual built-in beamforming microphones for calls; this is not a built-in voice-assistant system.	None
Mounting
Mounting	Desk placement or wall mounting with the supplied mounting hardware.	M5 threaded socket; Ray Wall Mount sold separately
Size
Size	Maker dimensions: soundbar 600 × 95 × 62 mm, 1.52 kg; subwoofer 116 × 250 × 423 mm, 3.3 kg. Listed weight is the soundbar alone, not the combined system.	70 × 557 × 93 mm (H × W × D)
Colours
Colours	Black	Black, White
In the box
In the box	Soundbar, wired subwoofer, IR remote, power adapter with regional AC plugs, USB-C to USB-A cable, optical cable, wall-mount brackets and mounting kit, plus printed documentation.	Ray, power cable (2 m), optical audio cable (1.5 m), documentation