The frontal area of the unit, Creative has mounted two tweeters for delivering crisp high frequency responses; thanks to the rigid monocoque endoskeletal chassis, iRoar will not vibrate at high volume levels:

On the sides, we do have passive radiators, covered by a metallic black mesh:

On the back of the iRoar, we do have several interfaces available for use:

A closer inspection does reveal the DC-IN port, the USB port for connecting the unit to a computer, a switch for enabling Shuffle mode, a microSD card reader for reading formats such as MP3, AAC and WAV. The MP3 format is supported with a bitrate up to 320kbps, while the AAC format is supported up to 320kbps and variable bitrate files can be used as well. The Audio-In jack does allow usage of external analog sources, while the Optical-In port enables playback via optical cable (handy when using along TVs, computers or other hardware that supports this type of interface). iRoar does also support charging other devices via the supplied USB port:

On the bottom area of the unit, Creative has mounted two long rubber feet, so the unit will remain steady on the surface we will use it on:

A careful inspection will reveal the gold-plated contacts for attaching the subwoofer dock:

After charging the unit completely, we turned it on; depending on the mode we are in, a different LED icon will appear on the left side and an assortment of capacitive control buttons will appear for us to work with:

The ROAR feature is meant to boost loudness, depth and spaciousness of the audio content, useful when doing large parties or social gatherings; thanks to the Mic Beam technology iRoar does incorporate, we can set the 360 mode audio pick-up during conferences or we can enable Private mode for picking up sound within a predefined area:

A specific button is available for taking phone calls and lastly we do have the option to adjust the audio volume via the +/- buttons:

If the capacitive buttons are not used for some time, the system will go in a “sleep” mode: