When it comes to computer speakers, a few names typically come to mind. The first ones, Creative and Logitech offer decent sound at a middle-range price. I have owned sets of both speakers, and they are, as I said, decent. On the high end, the first name that comes to mind is Bose – they [...]

This last Saturday, we had a hellish storm here in Florida. Lightning and the resulting electricity surges managed to take out my Verizon FIOS system, the NIC card in my main desktop computer, and a television. It also manged to (it seems) blow out my Klipsch 4.1 speaker system. My Klipsch [...]

The hardware on your ears makes all the difference in the world. The Black Siberia Multi Headset not only sports a nice pair of “cans”, but a uni-directional mic as well.

Steel, known to gamers for their mouse pads, has moved into the audio sector to provide gamers with a great set of “cans”. David reviews the USB version.

Logitech stormed the PC audio market last year with the amazing Z-series of speakers.  The Z-560 system was a massive, powerful system that rivaled the best speakers on the market, while the price was considerably less.  The Z-560 was a solid 4.1 system, that took top honors in review after review.  This led to the [...]

Surround for the Desktop
Video cards have been the big news in the gaming industry since the introduction of the Voodoo cards several years ago.  Advances in video quality and effects offer gamers detail unheard of just two years ago.  While ultimately the video market usually catches the headlines, the audio performance of the PC has [...]

Z-560’s baby brother
Let’s be honest with ourselves for a minute here, ok?  Hardware review sites, us included, tend to review the latest and greatest on the market.  Our review of the Logitech Z-560 was one fine example; we paired the outstanding THX-certified Z-560’s with the expensive Hercules Game Theater XP sound card, creating an excellent [...]

400-Watts of gaming goodness
Earlier this year, we were given the chance to review Logitech’s Xtrusio DSR-100 speakers, and we liked what we heard.  While not quite at the level of the ear-bleeding Klipsch Pro Medias, the Xtrusio DSR-100’s were solid speakers for gaming and desktop media.  Somebody at Logitech obviously didn’t like being second to [...]

Benwin GX-6 flat panel speakers, how do they sound? John gives the lowdown.

A review of this small little 3-piece speaker system from Labtec.

Not just mice anymore
Audio performance has become an increasingly important feature as the PC makes the transition from geeky toy to a full-fledged home entertainment system. The rise in popularity of MP3s, DVD drives, and 3D sound effects in games has driven a surge in the PC audio market, and we are starting to see [...]