With the Widio, Albatron has taken a vacation from graphics cards to reinvent wireless earphones. The result is a practical and convenient to use product, but its sound quality is insufficient for true music buffs. And given that, is it worth a price of around $150? Read more

PC audio vendors pack a lot more wallop in the punch of value-segment 2.1 Hi-Fi audio. So you say you don't want to spend your paycheck on PC speakers but still want great sound and other features? See what the Fall crop from Altec Lansing, Logitech and Creative has to offer. Read more

Altec purports to have packed its latest Lansing FX 6021 speakers with sound technology that enabled the company to establish a legacy stake in the professional sound reproduction world. Does Altec's high-end 2.1 speaker system live up to the company's marketing pretenses? Read more

High-end PC stereo systems complete with subwoofer speakers are finding their way into the mainstream. THG looks at the Altec CS21 and the Klipsch ProMedia GMX A-2.1, which offer high-end sound for less than $200. Read more

A recognized name in multimedia equipment, Altec Lansing now faces stiff competition. Will the release of a new high-end loudspeaker system bring Altec get back into the lead? Read more

USB sound cards have changed from peripheral devices to essential must have equipment, aided in part by eroding laptop prices and the emergence of new and popular multimedia applications. By reviewing five new USB sound cards, THG shows USB external audio's limits and possibilities. Read more

Home theater costs a lot. Even entry-level home theater sound systems are expensive for the quality of sound reproduction they offer, especially compared to PC speakers, which offer much more for a lot less money. Creative Labs DDTS-100 decoder enables relatively high-performance, low-cost PC speakers to work with DVD players, games consoles and TV sets. For an investment of around $150 (€169), Creative Labs DDTS-100 allows for home theater audio for twice as less. Read more

PC speakers no longer represent a poor man's stereo system. Long confined to the bride's maid category of stereo sound, PC speakers have seen considerable quality jumps commensurate with the rising popularity of home cinema and 3D games. Speaker systems we review include offerings from Creative, Logitech and Terratec. Read more

Many have been called, but few have been chosen that can come up with the cash to become a DJ pro, or even to play DJ at a frat house keg party. Now, Hercules claims it offers an all-in-one, PC peripheral that replaces the traditional DJ gear of turntables, vinyl records and the like, all for less than $250. We took Hercules' DJ Console into our labs to see if it fit the bill. Read more

Altec, Creative and Logitech have attempted to appeal to form factor and space constraint concerns PC users have when it comes to PC sound systems. But while these new PC speakers were obviously designed to address interior-decorating concerns, delivering on sound quality in such a small form factor poses challenges. Read more