It may not be the first part of your setup that you think of upgrading, but getting one of the best USB sound cards for gaming can actually make a world of difference when it comes to audio quality.

Games are more than just an interactive visual experience. The time and effort that developers spend in creating and incorporating immersive audio and soundtracks are not experienced to their fullest ...

You've got your trusty wired PC headphones and a computer primed for best sonic performance. But a quick glance reveals two connection portals: the friendly old headphone jack and a modern USB ...

Before the release of the Intel AC '97 standard, computer sound was frequently an add-on feature. To use anything other than a small, monophonic internal speaker, you'd need to buy a card that plugged ...

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 ...

The Tube Delight USB sound card is a portable USB sound card that looks like a vacuum tube. It connects to your PC or notebook, allowing you to connect speakers, headphones, and a microphone to it.

I've been using the Sound Blaster Omni Surround for a while now; I mostly use it for chat audio, but I also use it for music at work. That's a full-featured sound device, with 5.1 and optical out, so ...

Stereophile magazine's John Atkinson loved the Asus Xonar Essence ST/STX sound cards. They are, by far, the least expensive way of turning a PC into a genuine high-resolution audio source. Ex-movie ...

I'm looking for a device to add 5.1 surround to my PC. The AMD APU doesn't support 5.1 over HDMI for whatever reason, only stereo, or I'd use my normal HDMI optical audio extractor as usual. I have a ...