For years, onboard audio has improved to the point where many enthusiasts questioned whether dedicated sound cards still had ...

While the ALC4082 is technically superior on paper compared to older codecs, the Audigy FX Pro benefits from a controlled layout, dedicated power filtering, and reduced interference. In practice, that ...

There's no reason to stick with your boring old on-board soundcard when the Creative Labs Sound Blaster AE-X is out there.

Ask a veteran gamer about the Sound Blaster name, and they’ll share tales of how the firm’s sound cards were mandatory in almost any gaming rig. Back in the DOOM era it was the MIDI support, while ...

You can break them down into four major groups.<P>SB ISA:<P>The original Sound Blaster, Sound Blaster Pro, Sound Blaster 16, Sound Blaster AWE32, and Sound Blaster AWE64 were, by just about all ...

Motherboard audio is good enough for most people. When it is not, the obvious upgrade is usually an external DAC or headphone amplifier: Easy to connect, easy to reach and easy to carry over to the ...

It’s astonishing to think that Creative has been in the sound business for thirty years. In the early days of PC gaming, the Sound Blaster 16 was seen as an essential upgrade for any DOOM, Myst or ...

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 ...

For the first time since the early 1990's, I no longer have a Creative Sound Blaster product in my PC. I removed my PCIe Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium and it's currently sitting on the table next to me.