The commoditised PC is the most versatile tool many of us will own, and since it has been around for a very long time it is also something that can be found for free or very cheaply if the latest ...

Madeline (She/Her) is a PC Author at XDA with 13 years of experience in tech journalism. She focuses on gaming, computer hardware, components, and software. Audio and desktop PCs have a long history ...

Whether or not adding a sound card makes sense really depends on how you're regularly using your PC.

Taiwanese components company AOpen, part of the Acer Group, is selling a PC audio card based on a vacuum tube–the same century-old technology that sends electric guitar players and hi-fi aficionados ...

Audio Blast From the Past: Creative Technology doesn't believe the sound card market is completely dead yet. The Singapore-based company has announced a new discrete audio solution, urging users to ...

With the card out of the deluxe packaging we find a couple of adapters (RCA L/R to 3.5 mm and a 1/4″ jack adapter) and paperwork which includes information on swapping Op-Amps. And now a look around ...

The Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Notebook is downright unobtrusive. Inserted into our laptop’s PC Card slot, the card stuck out approximately 1 inch from the computer’s side. To preserve its small ...

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 ...