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It’s unfortunate that desktop sound cards are becoming less popular. Many years ago, sound cards with their dedicated audio processors could genuinely benefit gamers and their computers when CPUs were much slower. Nowadays, sound cards are being displaced by such factors as fast CPUs, increasing usage of software audio processing, and improved motherboard audio. Nevertheless, there will always users who demand the benefits sound cards can bring to the table. Audiophiles demand sound quality, home theater PC users can utilize the outputs and connectivity, and gamers can step up their game with accurate positional audio. ASUS has tackled these challenges with its Xonar sound card line-up. Today we’re looking at the two budget Xonar cards, the DGX and the DSX, though ASUS has made an entire range of Xonar solutions...
Razer is one of the oldest manufacturer of Sound Cards. Some of you may remember the
good old Sound Blaster 1 . The product we will review here is the new Creative Sound
Blaster ZxR Sound Card.
Questa settimana abbiamo provato per voi il nuovo modello di casse 2.0 prodotte e distribuite dalla Empire Media che rispondono al nome di S-350. Presentate alla stampa all’inizio di marzo e venute disponibili la fine dello scorso mese di aprile, le Empire sono un kit 2.0, ovvero senza un sub dedicato, abbastanza atipico, che rinuncia a differenza di alcuni suoi concorrenti, ad una corsa sempre più pressante al “downsizing” dimensionale, per abbracciare una configurazione piuttosto usata nel passato nelle casse hi-fi, ovvero l’uso di un sistema a tre vie per riprodurre il suono.
Pour les amateurs gamers, mais aussi et surtout les audiophiles, le 5.1 est un artifice dont ils peuvent, ou veulent, se passer. De fait, cela amène à se tourner vers le DAC, ce petit boitier qui n’est autre qu’une carte son externe stéréo. Et quand nous disons petit, il peut aussi être de taille conséquente, en témoigne l’Essence d’Asus, voire même nettement plus... Des DAC, vous en trouverez à tous les prix, surtout les hauts. Pourtant, certains constructeurs tentent de réduire le billet d’entrée. Parmi eux, FiiO, spécialiste de l’ampli casque portable, propose donc un DAC, le FiiO Olympus. C’est celui dont nous allons parler aujourd’hui, c’est parti.
It makes me very happy today to have another Wavemaster product back in the office and after the big success that we had testing their Mx3+, Moody and Moby products, I have high hopes of seeing similarly high performance for a low cost from the products were looking at today.
On the test bench are the Wavemaster Dakota headphones, I have two pairs to play around with but other than colour they're technically the same headset, one is black, the other is white and with a price of around £25 they're set to be affordable audio products aimed at the general consumer audio market, where you expect them to be significantly better than the junk you find bundled with a lot of audio products but also significantly cheaper than enthusiast grade hardware. Of course at this price range, I'm not going to be expecting the most earth shattering performance from these headphones, but £25 is still a tidy investment for headphones and I'll still expect to see good build quality, decent audio performance and some style, anything else will be a welcome bonus in working out the value for money on this set.
Wavemaster has not long launched here in the UK, but they've already proven them selves to be one of the most popular audio brands in Germany and that trend seems to be continuing here in the UK as places like Overclockers.co.uk have started to stock and promote their products.
Music is a huge part of our lives, I know I don’t leave home without my MP3 player and if I do happen to forget it I have music on my phone. The problem with these mp3 players and phones is that the headphones that comes with them usually aren’t best especially if you like good sounding music. Today for review I have the i-Mego Throne headphones, these are over the ear style and in my time with them I found them to be excellent overall in sound and build quality. The sound from the Throne headphones is crisp and full and clear, but they might be a little bit heavy on the bass and slightly light on the treble. It just all depends on the type of music you prefer to listen to. The Throne headphones might be considered expensive by some, coming in at about $130, but for good sound you have to pay a little more and these are definitely worth the price. So read on to learn more about the i-Mego Throne headphones..
Antec are one most established names in the PC component industry, well regarded for the chassis designs, CPU coolers and of course power supplies, but more recently they've been gaining a new reputation, one for mobile products and while it seems every company ever is bringing out a range of mobile products, Antec's previous attempts stand out a little more than most.
There is no doubt that there is a mobile boom going on and while the current generation consumes mobile devices, there is little sign of the market slowing down any time soon, so it makes sense than companies like Antec would want to get in on the action. We've already taken a look at several Antec Mobile Products (AMP) in other reviews and you can check those out here and here (links open in new tab).
So with mobile well covered, high end mobile speakers, Bluetooth headsets and rechargeable USB hubs already ticked off, what about the more straightforward solution that is audio? Well that's exactly what I'll be looking at today with the Antec Mobile Products dBs headphones, a simple enough pair of in-ear headphones.
Priced at around £25.00 from most major online retailers, they're not terribly cheap or expensive, but it's still a fair investment for a set of good quality in-ear headphones. Silver, Grey, Green, Black and Pink editions are available, but the ones were looking at today are a very funky pink.
Gigabyte is not known for their audio product, but that's mostly because they've never really dived into that part of the market. Gigabyte is a brand I'm sure most of you are more than familiar with and have earned them selves on of the best reputations in the industry for high performance PC motherboards, not to mention some of the most popular budget friendly motherboards too.
Gigabyte is no stranger to the world of peripherals though and products like the Krypton mouse have already proven themselves to be some of my favourite gaming mice on the market, which proved to me that Gigabyte is more than capable of making things out side of the motherboard market. Yet other than two pairs of fairly standard PC desktop speakers, audio is a new area for them and it will be interesting to see what they have to offer.
Priced at around $50 they are not overly expensive, a suitable price range for your average consumer and so long as they have decent performance and style they could be an interesting contender for this section of the market.
I’ve got a nice assortment of headphones and earbuds that I’ve collected over the years of reviewing products but it occurs to me I’ve never owned or reviewed a set of headphones that feature active noise cancelling. I don’t know why I don’t have any, it’s just worked out that, but I finally do and I think I know understand better why people like them so much. Today for review I have the i-Mego Walker Junior Noise Cancelling Headphones that feature, as you might have guessed, active noise cancelling. The Walker Junior headphones actually need a battery to power the noise cancelling feature, something you might not expect a pair of headphones to need surely. The headphones are made for the traveler so they can fold up to a small size making them easily transportable. These aren’t just for travelers of course, anyone who likes good sound and the ability to keep outside noise out will appreciate the Walker Junior headphones. So read on to learn more about the Walker Junior headphones…
Divacore est une marque française qui s'est lancée il y a peu sur le marché concurrentiel des enceintes portables. Les petites enceintes qui n'ont d'autre but que d'améliorer la qualité médiocre, pour ne pas utiliser un autre qualificatif plus trivial, des HP embarqués de nos solutions nomades. Il est indéniable que nos tablettes et autres smartphones agressent, torturent et martyrisent nos délicates oreilles. Après un premier essai plutôt bien marqué avec la Blue Lagoon, Divacore remet le couvert avec la Ktulu. On change le look, on change aussi la technique, est-ce toujours recommandable, et cela en vaut-il la peine ? C'est ce que nous allons voir.
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