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, ...

Not all audio connections are created equal. From HDMI to RCA, we break down the differences to help you choose the best ...

Some of the simplest solutions to annoying hum in computer speakers involves just checking all the connections and making sure everything is plugged in tight. Audio cable transmits sound as ...

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 ...

For laptops, MacBooks and desktop PCs, good audio can often seem like an afterthought. It’s hard to get quality sound from built-in speakers, which have to be crammed inside a hyper-thin chassis ...

When it comes to upgrading your desktop audio situation, you’ve got options. You can buy computer speakers for anywhere between $100 to $500. You can use a wireless speaker like a HomePod or Sonos Era ...

Device drivers enable the computer hardware in a Dell PC to communicate with the operating system and the installed software. The sound card -- the component responsible for outputting audio through ...

When you’re shopping for new speakers it’s easy to make mistakes that can have an impact on your listening experience. Buying ...

We’re spending more time at home working (and playing) on our desktops and laptops than ever before, and that means listening to our computer’s built-in speakers — which, likely, aren’t very good. An ...

When it comes to making music, there are a lot of elements to consider – each of which have their own separate claim to being the ‘most important part’ of the whole deal. Microphones? Acoustic ...

Windows 11 still uses old Bluetooth codecs that reduce audio quality to enable microphone use, but there's a fix.