ASUS Announces Xonar Essence STX PCI-e Audio Card with 124dB SNR Audio and Built-in Headphone Amplifier for Extraordinary Audio Performance Taipei, Taiwan, November 12, 2008 – Aimed as the culmination ...

Since the very first of the Xonar boards from ASUS, we have been impressed with not only the choice of components used, but also with the overall design of all of the various iterations. This not so ...

Eight years after the arrival of the Sonos Amp, which supported four speakers for high-end streaming audio around your house, ...

CES 2012: The Republic of Gamers team is pretty damn awesome, not only do they make some truly kick arse motherboards, but they also have gaming accessories like keyboards, mice and headsets and are ...

Creative adds the Sound BlasterX AE-5 Plus, with special affinity for for Dolby Digital Live / DTS Connect. An encoder that supports Dolby Digital Live and DTS Connect has been newly added, if you ...

Review: The IQ Audio M300 MonoBlock amplifier is deceivingly good, delivering rated power with pristine fidelity and finesse in an efficient, cool running pint sized package. Class D at its best.

One of the top contenders for “Most Underappreciated PC Component†definitely has to be the sound card. When it comes to spending money on upgrading our rigs, pristine sound quality typically takes ...

Creativelaunches its Sound Blaster PLAY! 3, a portable high-resolution USB sound card that features a digital-analogue converter (DAC) and a headphone amplifier for PC. The Sound Blaster PLAY! 3 ...

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The digital to analog converter, or DAC for short, which converts the computer's audio data into an analog signal for being sent to a sound system (such as speakers or an amplifier). A microphone ...