It's not sound quality. It's my headphones.

Games are more than just an interactive visual experience. The time and effort that developers spend in creating and incorporating immersive audio and soundtracks are not experienced to their fullest ...

Before the release of the Intel AC '97 standard, computer sound was frequently an add-on feature. To use anything other than a small, monophonic internal speaker, you'd need to buy a card that plugged ...

A sound card allows computers to have sound. Pretty simple, right? But let’s dig deeper. Here’s a closer look at the tech that defines a sound card, and what to know if you want to buy one. Today’s ...

I just inserted an Asus Xonar SE ($69) sound card. It works in a new Intel i5-12400 boxen. I spend enough time in the office to listen to sound and music through a more than decent Yamaha / Dynaudio ...

Those days when we burned with passion for "sound" within limited constraintsIn the modern era, it is taken for granted that ...

Q: Why can’t sound cards be more like video cards? A: We assume that this question refers to the constant advances in graphics cards, where the release of new technology (like process shrinks and new ...

In the past, sound cards were installed to expansion slots -- a socket on the motherboard to which additional hardware could be inserted -- but most modern computers now feature an integrated chipset ...

Known for its GPUs, power supplies and motherboards, EVGA just introduced a high-end sound card called the Nu Audio. Maybe PC audio is still important after all. At CES 2019 on Tuesday, EVGA ...

Does it make sense to use an audio interface to input audio into your computer? For some users — it’s still a useful tool. Professional musicians are already familiar with the difference between an ...

I'm looking for a device to add 5.1 surround to my PC. The AMD APU doesn't support 5.1 over HDMI for whatever reason, only stereo, or I'd use my normal HDMI optical audio extractor as usual. I have a ...