Razer Leviathan 5.1 Channel Surround Sound Bar

Lots of things to love here. I love Razer Leviathan's space saving design for my desktop where I can place it under my monitor. The sound bar also has a small gap underneath so I can pass my keyboard cable through. Thanks to the virtual surround...

The Razer Leviathan is a seriously powerful compact sound bar that's ideal for PC...

We'd like to see two things added to the Leviathan. A wired remote for easier volume control, maybe even bass control as well as it does need reigning in at lower volumes. These are included with pretty much every 2.1 and higher set we've seen and is far...

Be warned, however, that these can take a bit of equaliser tweaking to get sounding perfect — we got the best results from choosing the Gaming preset (there's also Music and Movies) and then jacking up the treble on our output device. There's a very...

With my serious head on, I'd say buy the Razer Leviathan you wont be disappointed. But if you like the idea of an explosion going off and you ending up in a different room then; well you get the idea… The Razer Leviathan came to pcG in a large heavy...

The Razer Leviathan puts out large sound for such a small speaker system, but its lack of a remote makes it better suited for your desk than your home...

Razer’s Leviathan soundbar improves the gaming experience, and it’s big, bassy sound may please music and movie lovers, too. Today’s video games sound as amazing as they look, but you may not have noticed if you’re using just your computer’s...

Razer was kind enough to let us borrow their new sound bar, the Razer Leviathan 5.1 Channel Surround Sound Bar, for a couple weeks to evaluate its performance. Visually, the Leviathan looks like it could be found in a high-end home audio store. It has a...

The Leviathan delivers great sound and strong bass from a small, space-efficient package. It should probably be viewed as a highly space-efficient (maybe even semi-portable) competitor to 2.1 speakers, and it might make a good companion to a portable projector/laptop for presentations or a portable ‘movie night’ companion. The lack of a remote and difficult-to-reach/use controls are its biggest weaknesses.

For $199 (£159, AU$279), the Razer Leviathan is a great sound bar, and is easily recommended for gamers who just aren't ready to dive into a full 5.1 system yet. It's a bit bass-heavy, thanks to the standalone subwoofer – but even so, movies and games...