Creative 2c Wireless Speakers With Stereo Pairing Review

A Closer Look

The first thing you’ll notice about this little speaker is the colours, it’s kinda hard to miss the fact that the housing, which is made of hard-wearing rubbery plastic, is bright neon green and the front panel is a rich blue. I must admit I don’t really dig this colour scheme, but there’s an all blue, all red, all black and then this hybrid blue and green model to pick from, so it’s easy to find one you do like.

Down the right side of the speaker, you’ll find a water tight rubber flap which protects the I/O panel.

Pull the cover back, you’ll find a 3.5mm AUX line-in, MicroSD card slot for the built-in MP3 player, as well as a MicroUSB port for USB audio from PC and/or charging the built-in battery. Promising up to 6-hours battery power, the 2c is more than capable of being kept in your bag thanks to its compact size and taken on a trip to the beach, or a few hours light music while having a BBQ in the garden.

The top control panel is pretty self-explanatory, with volume controls, mode, power and Bluetooth all clearly labelled.

Around the back of the Muvo 2c is a special rubber membrane which allows the back panel to flex, helping push more bass throughout the unit while still keeping it waterproof.

You can actually move the panel around, and while I’ll get to the performance in a moment, you can also see and feel this bit flexing when you’ve got the music turned up.

Finally, the base of the 2c has some grippy rubber feet, helping ensure it doesn’t slide around your desktop, or wherever you put it, while it’s in use.

Performance

Setting up the Creative 2c was pretty straight forward, just turn it on, press Bluetooth button till the device says “pairing mode” and search for it on the mobile device of your choice and you’re good to go. Of course, if you’re using AUX, then it’s simply a case of hooking up a 3.5mm cable, although one isn’t provided in the box, they’re likely something you have lying around the house. There is a USB cable included in the box, which is perfect for charging the device, but that also opens up a host of other features on the 2c.

Plug the speakers into your PC via USB and you get high-res audio support and they’re plug and play ready. Download the Creative software suite, however, and you can customise the EQ profile of the speaker, save it to the device, and then use those settings on the go; a very nice feature to have indeed.

If you want to invest in a second speaker, you can pair them with each other, then pair one with your mobile device. This means you get double the acoustic performance as well as stereo performance (obviously). This is great for those times you want a little more, such as while you’re sitting at your desktop watching a movie or gaming, but then you can easily just pick up one to take with you when you’re out and about.

These speakers might be small, but the pack a mighty punch. The bass is surprisingly rich, and there’s lots of clarity, even at high volumes. If anything, they’re a little too loud and trying to find a comfortable balance at lower volumes can be tricky, but that really depends on the source material a lot too. What is really cool is the range, we paired the speakers up and took one upstairs and put one in the garden, and they both kept blasting out music despite being 10-meter apart, a feature that could come in handy for a small party, giving you multi-room entertainment for all your guests.

The hands-free call feature is nice, and you can make or answer calls just by tapping the Bluetooth button and sending your usual voice commands to your mobile device. The microphone is sensitive enough that you can walk around the office while talking, and audio certainly comes through loud and clear on the speaker; perfect for calls, Skype, or any other chat application.