The Audio Listening Tests
The Audio Listening Tests
The Leviathan V2 has a superb sound. A lot of volume available. The fact that such a little bar can easily fill such a large space with music is wonderful. In particular, if it's also aesthetically pleasing. There is a lot of clarity and balance in the mids. A similar statement may be made about the treble, which, despite being pushed to its absolute maximum, never produces harsh high notes. In a typical context, this is simply because you are so close to it. There is a little chance that the treble will sound harsh to those who sit less than 60 centimeters away from it, but if you've got enough room, there's nothing to worry about (at least 80 cm). When the subwoofer is not connected, the bass is lacking. The soundbar-subwoofer combo supports 45-20,000 Hz. Windows sound settings recommend 24 bits and 48,000 Hz. Unlike: The predecessor's bass only went down to 180 Hz. Six drivers in the soundbar and a 140 mm woofer in the subwoofer provide the sound. For our Razer Leviathan V2 review. The system has to handle gaming, streaming music, and movies.
Overall the Leviathan has a robust sound that reproduces bass, mids, and trebles clearly defined and rich in detail. Massive explosions and trebles don't challenge the system. Sound quality is outstanding, as should be obvious. Only now do we need to figure out a way to include this into the overall design. Even though it's barely half a meter long, the device packs a powerful audio punch thanks to its built-in speakers.
Music
Limp Bizkit - Behind Blue Eyes - We listen to a live acoustic version of the songs. Everybody knows the song and tje warm and full sound once the tune starts at "None knows what it's like ...", and that's the case with the SP2500 as well. Hearing the song the first time over the SP2500 kit can give you goose bumps really. The speakers produce excellent quality for this live version. Bass, mids and treble all sounded really good.
Johnette Napolitano and Danny - The Scientist - This seriously is a much better cover than the original from Cold Play. We feel the guitar is a sounding good. Voices sound great, the synth is nice and warm sounding. Once the bass and drums kick in it sounds good, very good in fact.
Prokofiev's Montagues and Capulets - (Introduction) as played by the London Symphony Orchestra from Romeo and Juliet. Yes, the song is as long as its full title. Sound was deep and clear. Perfect, seriously perfect clarity on strings and cello, its my favorite dramatic piece of classic music.
Foo Fighters - I wanted a really nasty hard song in today's audio palette as well. The two Foo Fighters tracks I listened to where diverse. An acoustic version of Foo Fighters Learning to Fly and something to scream, your lungs out with, Darling Nicky was simply stated juicy. I'm a bit of an audiophile but once the lead singer starts screaming 'Come back Nickeeeeh' from the top of his lung you know for real that the SP2500 pretty much can take a seriously nasty beating. No probs whatsoever. The acoustic version of Learning to fly was sounding great, where synthetic bass sounds great again I miss a little more dynamic / acoustic bass in this song. It's hard to rate but 8 out of 10 points would apply best to describe the bass quality. Whereas the mid and high-tones are clear and sharp, rated 9 out of 10. And I know I am nitpicking and also understand that any sub-woofer fights with this.
In the end, tweak the EQ, leave mid-tines and THX disabled.
Movies
This kit is capable of filling a normal-sized living room due to the sound's depth and power. In the initial Top Gun maveric trailer that we have seen, the sounds are jarring and powerful. We went swiftly towards The Matrix 3: Revolutions, as the film remains really compelling. We do lack more audio channels. Currently, watching movies requires at least left, right, center, and subwoofer speakers. I miss that central area and rears the most. Sound quality for watching movies in stereo is excellent. The last film we watched was a classic, Iron Man (1), which we will attempt to describe in further detail. Oh, what a lovely film. Close to the beginning of the film, there is an explosion as the Hummer is attacked, right before which the ACDC song Back in Black begins to play. ACDC sounds magnificent from the instant the snare drum, bass, and guitar all begin to play simultaneously. When Brian Johnson opens his mouth, one wonders if the speakers will survive... and they do so exceptionally effectively and with remarkable clarity. Sounds and effects in the film are crisp and clear. The cinematic score and strings are once more audible and full-bodied. The entire film is not only enjoyable to watch, but also to listen to. There is no distortion in the sound quality, which is rich and crisp.
The sound produced by these speakers is of very good quality. I never had the impression that the speakers lacked power, despite pushing them to their limits. This amplifier provides enough power to fill a room the size of a bedroom. As the conflict rages and Iron Man soars through the air, the sound effects are believable. However, we did miss the dialogue's central speaker and rear. Aside from a lack of balance between the brightness and smoothness of the treble and vocals, the film's dialogue is crisp and the music is big and lush. Again, this is aa 2.1 set of course.
Gaming
Multiple games were played using this soundbar, and for what it's worth, they sound fantastic but a little 'mono'. Possibly all I can say is that if you are a hard-core player who enjoys playing games in which environmental sounds play a significant role, you may want to seek a 5.1 or higher speaker system because no matter what you do, a 2.1 set will prevent you from hearing the enemy sneak up behind you. In the same way that flipping a coin may be entertaining, so too can gaming give a great deal of enjoyment to many people. In the Battlefield series, for example, the audio system performed admirably when simulating vast areas. We tried titles such as Call of Duty, MSFS , and F1. The kit assesses the responsiveness of these games to various in-game effect routines. Although the placement was a touch too high, the subwoofer was able to withstand even the loudest explosions. This system's imaging and pinpointing of foes was reasonably good, albeit some blurring was observed during high-action passages with numerous tracks, effects, and action. Overall for gaming in a 2.1 environment, you'll love this kit.
THX Spatial sound
Razer bought THX a while ago and included a spatial sound image that is similar to a true surround sound environment. For instance, games provide exact spatial localization of footsteps and other audio information, which is particularly advantageous in competitive games. The technology cannot quite compete with a genuine Dolby Atmos atmosphere created by expensive soundbars, but the comparison is not really fair given the cost of the Leviathan V2. THX Spatial Audio in the Razer soundbar did unfortunately not impress. The second THX is enabled, voices become dim, and bass drops to a really average level. It did not add anything of value to us. Ergo leave it disabled we'd say.
