Creative T4W Wireless Review

This is a 2.1 satellite/subwoofer system made by high-end hi-fi folk from a manufacturer best known for its computer accessories. SVR reviews the Creative T4W Wireless, which is considerably more hi-fi than computer.

Hi-fi can come in many different shapes and price ranges. Expensive do not automatically mean good and cheap is not necessarily bad. If you look around, there are a lot of hidden gems out there. This is one of them.

First, let´s clarify what "wireless" means in this case, for it is not wireless speakers it refers to, but the possibility to connect the system with your smartphone/tablet, etc. via Bluetooth.

Among the first things you notice is that it has a surprisingly good build quality on all components, which is not so common in this price range. The system consists of two small satellites and a subwoofer, and a "hub" that serves as the analog volume control, headphone jack and Bluetooth device. The cables are, unfortunately, attached to the speakers permanently and they are connected, just as the hub, directly into the subwoofer. Here we ran into a problem right away. It needed a lot of force to install the cables, so be prepared to use more than usual. Once in place they sit well, however.

We began by playing back high definition content via mobile, with VLC mobile. Every conceivable type of music passed through the system. To our great delight, it mostly worked really well. The subwoofer does a fantastic job and could very well compete with standalone subs in the price range. Sure, it will not dig deep into the abyss, but on the other hand it delivers a solid and fairly accurate bass, as long as you don´t play too loud. But most of us would probably rather have a sub that does not ruin the experience of the rest of the system, but rather blends in and becomes part of the whole systemet. That´s exactly where Creative has succeeded.

The satellites are playing really well and surprisingly detailed, and in excellent harmony with the subwoofer, which means we do not experience any kind of unpleasant uneveness in the sound. Everything gels together really well. Impressive!