" For a list of all the ways technology has failed to improve the quality of life, please press three." - Alice Kahn This quote is certainly applicable to consumer electronics. From the very first ...

Between the choice of a 2.1 Vs 5.1 speaker system to connect with a computer it is important to understand your needs of audio play. If ultimate gaming and studio level audio editing is your call then ...

Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a high-end audio salesman, and as a record producer. Steve reviewed audio products for CNET and worked as a freelance writer for ...

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 ...

Most computers, whether laptops or desktops, don’t have great built-in speakers. That’s why many people opt to buy computer speakers. These are small powered speakers that can plug directly into your ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. While the days may be gone when reporters made mad dashes to the nearest payphone to report late ...

The venerable Creative T20 speakers have been around for many years and remain an excellent option on a budget. However, their design and feature set are showing their age, which is where the new ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. When Sony and Philips introduced the compact disc digital audio medium in the early '80s, it was ...

When you think of high-end audio, computer speakers are likely last type of system that crosses your mind. Many options, even expensive models with included subwoofers, are designed more for loudness, ...

By using a third-party media player like VLC or Microsoft's built-in audio enhancement feature, you can increase your computer's volume beyond 100%.

Most of us flit among multiple devices throughout the day, so it’s reasonable to expect our “computer” speakers to do so as well. Logitech’s Z207 speaker system was designed with this in mind.