It’s the question on everyone’s minds: Your PC can produce pretty decent audio without your having to spend a dime on new hardware, so why the heck are we advocating doing just that? Because you’ll ...

Stereophile magazine's John Atkinson loved the Asus Xonar Essence ST/STX sound cards. They are, by far, the least expensive way of turning a PC into a genuine high-resolution audio source. Ex-movie ...

The Sound Blaster AE-9 doesn't just sound great—it makes using a high-quality microphone way more convenient. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

At Computex 2007, one of the more surprising new products was ASUS’ visually-striking Xonar family of sound cards. This is new ground for Asus, who is better known for their motherboards, video cards, ...

At a time when many home computers included sophisticated hardware used to generate music and sound effects, IBM's first PC - designed primarily for small business use - only came equipped with a ...

Speakers connect to a laptop through an external sound card or integrated audio output jack. Windows includes a speaker icon in the system tray for quick access to your audio settings. If your ...

Putting vacuum tubes in a PC might sound a little like adding a hand crank to a Porsche, but at least one company thinks it might be the future of computer audio. Taiwanese components company AOpen, ...

CES 2012: The Republic of Gamers team is pretty damn awesome, not only do they make some truly kick arse motherboards, but they also have gaming accessories like keyboards, mice and headsets and are ...