I have a couple of old ISA sound cards (Creative Awe64 and a near-generic "Mozart" card) which produce enough watts on the speaker output to produce a perfectly adequate sound through a set of old ...

On its own, your computer can't make a sound. Digital data from audio and video files needs to be turned into something that our ears can hear, and this requires specialized hardware and sophisticated ...

I have a Philips Acoustic Edge sound card and a copy of PowerDVD XP4.0. This sound card has multiple outputs, but under Control Panel, Sounds and Multimedia Devices, Audio Tab, there is only one ...

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 ...

The Sonic Audio SP sound card produces 2 W/channel and is compatible with Sound Blaster Pro and Windows audio standards. The board offers a seven-channel mixer and can compress and play back CD ...

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 ...

The USB link enables the connection of not just on PC gear, but also various types of home-entertainment equipment. These include audio-video receivers, DVD players--including high-definition versions ...

Affordable PCIe Audio Done Right? There was a time when dedicated sound cards were a default component in any enthusiast-grade PC build. Over the past decade, however, integrated motherboard audio has ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Creative Sound Blaster X7 offers a ridiculous number of features for the money and sound quality is generally very good, but its appeal is limited. Ty Pendlebury, senior editor for TV and home ...

So you've gone through your checklist of components you want to purchase for building your new PC. You've read all the reviews and carefully selected the right models for your budget. Every part seems ...