Soundcard

Creative is adding a new soundcard option to its portfolio, designed to sit between the company's Sound BlasterX AE-5 and AE-7 models. The new Sound BlasterX AE-5 Plus is a PCIe card and DAC with RGB lighting that supports Dolby Digital Live and DTS Connect. Featuring a Sabre32 DAC, this soundcard allows the user …

Noveto has announced it is releasing the first part of a revolutionary new audio Chipset, Noveto Smart Audio is the world’s first dynamic focused audio solution that delivers precisely generated sounds direct to the users’ ears. The release marks a milestone in the company’s engineering phase as it aims for …

Creative has added a new USB DAC Amp to its Sound Blaster range that is designed for console gamers and directly compatible with both the PS4 and Nintendo Switch, along with PC and MAC. Creative says its new Sound Blaster G3 offers a great balance of the Sound Blaster audio …

EVGA is releasing new NU Audio soundcards. The new Audio Pro family, made by EVGA in partnership with Audio Note, consists of two soundcards – the NU Audio Pro and the NU Audio Pro Surround – that together aim to deliver a top of the line sound experience.  The NU …

It's a tiny new amp from Creative, designed to give you a completely new way of listening to music

Much like most AiBs at CES this week, EVGA turned up with its new lineup of RTX 2060 graphics cards. However, there was plenty more on show, including a new sound card, a new Z390 motherboard and perhaps most excitingly, an early look at the RTX 2080Ti Kingpin edition. EVGA …

Sennheiser's GSX 1200 Pro is an eSports-focused gaming amp - worth £220?

Got £130 and looking for a new sound card? The Creative Sound BlasterX AE-5 is well worth buying.

In the depths of a London drinking spot called Dirty Martinis, Creative's management team joined with members of the Episilon professional eSports team to present an overview of its 30 years in the industry, an idea of where it's products are now and an look at the Creative Sound BlasterX AE-5. …

The GSX 1000 amplifier is designed to not only boost your gaming volume and audio quality, but give you virtual 7.1 surround sound too.

When it comes to building a gaming PC these days, a high-end sound card is likely pretty far down on your list of priorities. However, if you are serious about audio and want to get the best out of your speakers or high-end headphones, then you will find that your …

Ask any PC gamer what their system specifications are and they will be able to rattle off a detailed list of numbers and brand names … however there is a good chance they will still using onboard sound. For some reason sound cards are not seen as a particularly exciting …

If you take audio seriously then the onboard processing on many motherboards simply wont deliver an immersive enough experience. Today we look at the mid range solution in the new range from ASUS – dubbed the Strix RAID Pro. This card has full support for 7.1 surround sound. Asus have …

Asustek Computer is virtually the only company, which still produces audio cards for gamers. On Thursday the company introduced three new sound cards, which belong to its Strix family of products. The new cards are based on advanced C-Media audio processors and are designed to provide premium quality audio experience …

When it comes to upgrading your PC it is usually pretty easy to understand the benefits associated by spending more money. A new CPU and motherboard will give you extra overclocking potential and a snappier system. A new graphics card will give you better gaming performance and a new SSD …

If you use your rig to listen to music then there is a good chance you won't be happy with the onboard sound from the motherboard. ASUS have released the STX II and STX II 7.1 to build on the huge success they experienced from the earlier Essence STX solution. …

Last year ASUS enjoyed both public and critical success with their Xonar U7 USB sound card. For the enthusiast user demanding higher grade sound quality, adding an external DAC can be a good investment. Driving an expensive audiophile grade pair of headphones from the basic sound chip on a motherboard …

The Creative Sound Blaster Z Sound card is part of the new flagship series of Sound Blaster and features the multi-core Sound Core3D audio processor and beamforming microphone. There are three models in the Sound Blaster Z range; the Z, the Zx and the ZxR. A beamforming microphone is made …

With the launch of Biostar's new Puro Hi-Fi technology, the mainboard specialist is aiming to hit a signal-to-noise ratio of 110dB which, it claims, will give users near loss-less audio reproduction. Established in 1986, Biostar is a mainboard manufacturer whose headquarters is located in the Xindian District of New Taipei …

Today we are looking at the latest ‘audiophile' grade Asus Xonar Essence One external soundcard and digital to analogue converter. The Essence series of products have targeted the enthusiast and audiophile user now for some time, using high grade components such as BurrBrown DAC chips. Today we analyse the latest …

ASUS has announced two new USB sound products, the MS-100 compact USB stereo speaker set, and HS-W1 wireless USB headset. Both are designed with sharp, striking looks, fantastic audio quality and a pure Plug ’n Play design, but with a minimal size that’s easily packed and to travelled with. The …

We're lazy. All of us. That probably includes you. In our modern world, with so many things running through our PC, we're used to being able to go click-point-click and have anything we like happen. Films, music etc are all a single click away. But what if you're not at …

Corsair have built up a hell of a reputation over the last 15 years. Their success in the memory sector built a strong foundation for expansion into other territories – most recently power supplies and chassis design. Never a company to rest idle they have continued developing other products, such …

Following the huge interest in KitGuru's recent stories about top end headphone and streaming media devices, we couldn't help smiling when we noticed the gorgeous Essence One on the Asus stand at CeBIT 2011. KitGuru dons dark glasses and approaches with pitch-perfect ears set to maximum definition. Having created one …

Behind the scenes at Kitguru we are dedicated audiophiles, so whenever we get the chance to look at some of the latest and greatest PC audio hardware, we jump at the chance. Asus have a reputation as one of the finest quality enthusiast companies on the market with a wide …