After fully charging the iRoar as soon as it arrived, we have connected the speaker via USB to our computer, in order to try out the Dashboard but also to check for the latest firmware updates. The software has updated the speaker firmware in about a minute and we were ready to rock! After listening plenty of clips on YouTube, some TV shows and the Death Wish movie with Bruce Willis, we were quite surprised how loud the speaker can get. After enabling Roar mode, everything got boosted, including the bass effects, which is a treat during action scenes. The speaker can deliver when playing games as well, thanks to the multitude of drivers (active (subwoofer driver and the two frontal tweeter drivers) and passive (two radiators on the side)).

The second stage of testing included connecting the speaker to our P10 Plus smartphone from Huawei; the connection stage is pretty straight-forward and the iRoar does also include a voice assistant to guide you through the steps. The multimedia control buttons are easy to work with and we can navigate through the smartphone tracks with it (including the YouTube app playlist).

On the third stage, we inserted a microSDXC card with plenty of tracks and enjoyed the music coming from the unit; thanks to the multitude of configuration options coming along the mobile apps (Dashboard, Remote), we can modify the audio signature quite a bit in order to fit our style. Even if the speaker does not have a dedicated display to show the currently playing track, we can see this information in the dedicated Remote Android/iOS app and we can also record conferences in 360 mode or Private mode as well.

Finally, we did connect our TV to the iRoar via an Optical Cable and realized the quality difference right away versus the stock speakers. In this mode, we did only miss the fact that you cannot turn off iRoar remotely when you are not using it anymore via the application, but possibly this will be a feature to add in the near future.

The iRoar does also come with some optional upgrades such as the “Rock” dock with a dedicated, larger subwoofer speaker, or the iRoar Mic that doubles as a wireless personal PA system.

The iRoar has currently dropped quite a bit in price to about 199 Euros, which makes it very attractive considering the audio quality, build and plenty of features.

Creative iRoar Wireless Intelligent Speaker is Recommended for:

We would like to thank again to Creative for making this review possible!