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 ...

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 ...

Onboard audio has gotten decent over the past decade. Motherboard manufacturers have been quietly dropping better Realtek ...

If these were the early 2000s. We would have said that having a sound card is a flex. With good reason, too. You'd slap one into your PC, crank up a media player, and pretend you were mastering audio.

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 ...

Creative has just announced a new Sound Blaster in their premium line of audio cards: the AE-X. We were given the opportunity ...

If you have been building or supporting PCs for any length of time (twenty-plus years) then you have likely heard of Creative Labs, it's a brand well known for its Sound Blaster audio cards. I had ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. The new HIDIZS AP80 MAX PRO digital audio player is not ...

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 ...