I just built a new system with the Maximus II Formula board and am running Vista x64. I have configured the system for 5.1 speakers (Altec Lansing) both in Windows and in the Creative software and yet ...

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We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. For many of us, a speaker system is only worth using if you can't ...

I’ve tested a lot of portable speakers over the years—some punchy, some smart, some built to survive a weekend camping trip. But none have genuinely surprised me the way the Brane X has. When I first ...

From eight-trackplayers to Bluetooth, 10 watts to 1,000 or more, tinny tweeters to Kevlar-wound speakers, and ACDelco to Bowers & Wilkins, automakers' audio offerings have evolved impressively ...

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We actually heard someone say those words at an audio convention — and we’re inclined to believe him, too, because speakers can get outrageously expensive. After we got done stifling our chuckles, ...

You can get better sound for less. Feels all a bit unnecessary. Expensive. Wastes plastic rather than reuses it. Brands spent an incredible $247 billion on social media ads in 2024. Get it right and ...