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PC World
November 2003
Stan Miastkowski |
Surround Yourself With PC Sound Install a sound card or sound processor to pump up your system's audio power.   |
PC Magazine
February 17, 2004
Don Labriola |
Getting Ready for 7.1 Depending on whom you talk to, 7.1-channel audio is either the Holy Grail of immersive sound or the answer to a question nobody asked. |
PC World
September 2005
Kalpana Ettenson |
Surround Sound in a Box Skeptics might disagree, but it's possible to get great sound from a one-box unit. These four options save space and reduce hassles. |
PC World
May 2001
Stan Miastkowski |
Upgrade Guide: Revamp Your PC's Sound System Steps for expanding your audio dimensions... |
AskMen.com
March 13, 2001
Peter Richmond |
Buying The Best Home Theater If you're going to buy a home theater system, do it right the first time. Is it really worth the expense and trouble of shopping around? Yes... |
PC World
February 6, 2001
Eric Dahl |
Hercules Game Theater XP: A Powerful, Versatile Sound Station Make DVDs sound better with this sound card and rack combo... |
PC World
August 2004 |
Home Theater in a Box These five all-in-one systems pack cinema-style sound, DVD players, and more--just add popcorn, a big-screen TV, and your favorite movie. |
PC Magazine
November 16, 2005
Jim Louderback |
Speakers of the House Even though it scored slightly lower on the listening tests, I still think Logitech's X-230 offers the best overall value in my low-cost speaker tests. |
PC World
January 2001
Joel Strauch |
Theater-Quality Sound Comes to the PC Break out the popcorn and boot up the PC: Home theater-quality audio is coming to a PC near you--if your wallet's agreeable... |
Popular Mechanics
July 2005
Lawson Wong |
Surround Sound Showdown Getting 3D acoustics at home is a tough challenge. Can virtual systems keep up with multispeaker setups in a listening test? |
PC World
October 2002
Tom Manelli |
External Audio Enhancers Miss the Mark Two new products can connect a PC to a stereo receiver, but the results are disappointing. |
PC World
January 2002
Eric Dahl |
Powerful PC Speaker Set The THX-certified Z-560 speaker set from Logitech offers impressive sound for a reasonable price... |
PC World
January 2001
Joel Strauch |
Crank It Up With Dolby Digital Sound Cards Creative Labs' Sound Blaster Live Platinum 5.1 and Philips's Acoustic Edge... |
PC Magazine
November 3, 2008
Tim Gideon |
Altec Lansing Expressionist Bass FX3022 Altec Lansing's sweet-sounding FX3022 PC speaker set builds the subwoofer into its design. |
Home Theater
October 2, 2001 |
ICBM Improves Surround-sound Bass Recognizing that many home theater fans have satellite-and-subwoofer systems, or systems that don't go very low, Durham, NH-based Outlaw Audio has introduced an add-on device to send the bass where it will sound the best: from the subwoofer... |
PC World
August 2004
Yardena Arar |
Home Theater Sets: Convenient, Feature Rich These devices bring high-quality digital audio to your stereo or home theater. Nevertheless, we haven't yet found one that offers a perfect combination of sound and video quality. |
PC World
January 2003
Ramon G. McLeod |
Superior PC Audio Gear PC audiophiles, start your drooling now. Creative Labs moves desktop audio up another octave with its Sound Blaster Audigy 2, the first sound card that lets you listen to DVD-Audio (DVD-A) playback at either 24 bits/192 kHz (for two-channel stereo) or 24 bits/96 kHz (for full six.channel surround sound). |
PC World
September 25, 2007
Dan Tynan |
The Sound of Things to Come This year, high-def audio. Next year, the connected receiver. Before long, we will all be surrounded by sound. |
Home Toys
February 2006 |
Media Center Audio System Logitech Z-5450 Digital Wireless 5.1 Surround System Logitech, combining its expertise in wireless technology with its leadership in high-performance multimedia speakers, has delivered an original new surround-sound speaker design that solves the unsightly cord problem without adding any additional components. |
PC World
February 28, 2008
Darren Gladstone |
Razor Mako 2.1 Advanced Desktop Audio System This pricey two-speaker system sounds as good as some 5.1 speaker kits. |
Home Toys
December 2002
Mohsin Imtiaz |
Multichannel Mayhem With its ability to create a dramatically more realistic and immersive audio experience, multichannel audio is now migrating to applications and systems beyond its original home in the home theater. |
Home Theater
November 15, 2001 |
Onkyo Breaks Price Barrier with Bundled System Onkyo has introduced a very affordable complete home theater system, with surround-sound receiver, DVD/CD player, and multichannel speakers... |
PC World
April 2006 |
Top 5 Speaker Systems Our tests of six 5.1-channel surround-sound speaker sets reveal which system offers the best audio. Logitech Z-55000 Digital... Klipsch ProMedia Ultra 5.1... Cambridge Soundworks MegaWorks 505... M-Audio LX4 2.1 and LX4 5.1 Expander... Sicuro RW-670XL... |
PC World
January 2006
Eric Dahl |
Surround Sound Sans the Wires Logitech's Z-5450 Digital Speakers include wireless rear satellites for a price. |
PC Magazine
March 15, 2007
Tim Gideon |
Altec Lansing FX4021 This is a great set of speakers for PC gaming and DVD-watching, and with a little EQ-fiddling, it makes a pretty good pair of music speakers, too. |
Home Toys
February 2006
Bob Hetherington |
Jamo 775 HCS 4 Speaker System Powered by Their AVR-793 Receiver This Jamo system is terrific and gives all of the quality and punch that one would expect and desire in a home theater audio setup. |
| AskMen.com |
Home Theater Systems For Under $300 Samsung HT-TQ85... Panasonic SC-HT940... JVC TH-C30... Philips HTS6500... Panasonic SC-HT640W... |
PC Magazine
September 5, 2007
Tim Gideon |
Ferguson Hill FH007 and FH008 The inflated price for the Ferguson Hill FH007 and FH008 speaker/subwoofer combo is a result of it being both a design piece and a quality audio product... Altec Lansing iMV712... Logitech AudioStation... etc. |
Home Theater
March 2006
Chris Chiarella |
5.1 for Your Noggin Who says you need speakers for discrete surround sound? Listen To Believe (LTB) offers an assortment of discrete 5.1 headphone systems for just about every home theater or gaming scenario, depending upon your tastes and budget. |
PC Magazine
July 25, 2005
Don Labriola |
JBL Encounter 2.1 While they're not for audiophiles, these speakers are a good choice for most everybody else. |
PC Magazine
January 27, 2006
Michael Kobrin |
Creative TravelDock 900 For those who like to travel very light, this ultracompact travel speaker sounds surprisingly good. |
PC World
November 2001
Eric Dahl |
Next-Generation Sound Blaster Creative Lab's new Audigy technology takes PC audio to stunning new levels... |
AskMen.com
Rob Lester |
Setting Up A Digital Audio Center There are three ways to optimize the vast music library that many people now boast, each with their own pros and cons. Take a look as I lay out these options and provide examples of the top products in each category. |
PC Magazine
October 17, 2005
Michael Kobrin |
Pioneer XW-HT1 Digital Wireless Speaker System The XW-HT1 adds value to any home theater that doesn't already include a true surround speaker setup. |
PC Magazine
March 6, 2007
Tim Gideon |
Genius SW-Flat 2.1 850 Even at a bargain price, poor sound quality and design flaws make it hard to recommend these speakers. |
Home Theater
September 2005
Chris Chiarella |
LTB Audio LTB-AC3 5.1 Surround Sound Headphone System LTB delivers a complete Dolby Digital headphone kit at a reasonable price. While bass reproduction is problematic, the experience is otherwise quite convincing and is a cut above others' faux-surround approach. |
Home Theater
September 10, 2002 |
Home-theater-in-a-box Takes Off The past year has been a boom time for the home theater industry. One huge growth area has been so-called "home-theater-in-a-box" (HTiB) systems, typically a package with disc player, surround sound receiver, five speakers and powered subwoofer -- typically priced at under $1000. |
PC World
April 20, 2001
Joel Strauch |
Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 Delivers Sound You Can Feel Lots of watts: Three-speaker system brings power and clarity--for a price... |
Home Theater
April 16, 2005
Darryl Wilkinson |
Wireless Home Theater - with an Asterisk Three affordable new home theater systems are wireless-ready but don't cut the cord completely. Here's Panasonic's SC-HT730, SC-HT830V, and SC-HT930. |
PC Magazine
January 1, 2008
Loyd Case |
PC to HDTV the Right Way The typical home PC is no longer just for homework and accounting. It's now the entertainment hub of the household. |
PC Magazine
July 13, 2004 |
Voices Carry We checked out seven sets of portable speakers with prices from $40 to $200 to find out which ones were worth listening to. |
AskMen.com
May 30, 2002
Christian Lander |
How To: Set Up A Home Theater System There's almost nothing stopping you from quickly and easily setting up a home theater system for a reasonable price... |
PC Magazine
April 2, 2008
Tim Gideon |
Razer Mako The 2.1 Mako speaker system delivers clear, thunderous sound, but it comes at a price. |
Home Theater
March 8, 2005
Darryl Wilkinson |
The Incredible Shrinking Home Theater Slim, thin, or built-in? New gear takes up less space in your place. Onkyo's TX-LR552 6.1-channel home theater receiver with 65-watt six-channel digital amplifier... etc. |
Home Theater
July 22, 2002 |
Onkyo 1ST with 6.1 HTiB Onkyo USA continues to push the performance envelope for affordable home theater systems. Its new 6.1-channel "Home Theater in a Box" claims to be the industry's first affordable six-channel system. |
PC Magazine
December 17, 2007
Jeremy A. Kaplan |
Philips Prestigo SRM7500 With the release of the SRM7500, Philips claims the title of being the first to ship a Windows SideShow-capable remote... Bose Companion 5 Multimedia speaker system... Boston Acoustics TVee Model 2... Samsung BD-P1000... |
PC Magazine
July 1, 2003
Bill Howard |
Build a Home Entertainment PC You don't have to spend a fortune to create a home entertainment PC. A few basic enhancements are all you need. |
Home Theater
June 2007
Darryl Wilkinson |
Onkyo HT-SR800 Home Theater in a Box Onkyo's new $599 HT-SR800 7.1-channel Home Theater System is a system for anyone interested in a system with serious substance rather than fancy fluffiness. |
PC World
August 21, 2001
Eric Dahl |
Creative's Audigy Line Brings Pro Sound To PCs Newest SoundBlaster cards quadruple the processing power, add 1394 ports and high-quality DACs... |
Home Theater
June 9, 2003 |
Integra's DTR-6.4 THX Select Receiver An increasing number of home theater enthusiasts are adapting the Super Audio Compact Disc and DVD-Audio formats. Many also have "whole-house" or distributed A/V systems. Integra has introduced a versatile, affordable receiver designed with just such movie-and-music fans in mind. |
