I just built a new system with the Maximus II Formula board and am running Vista x64. I have configured the system for 5.1 speakers (Altec Lansing) both in Windows and in the Creative software and yet ...

Do you ever wish those loudspeakers you bought just has a smidge more bass? The thought has crossed my mind many times over the years, especially if I’ve heard someone else’s hi-fi and been beguiled ...

Subwoofers are a type of speaker that boost the lowest frequencies in whatever audio you're listening to. These low frequencies usually include bass guitars, pipe organs, deep voices, kick drums, and ...

We review dozens of speakers each year here at PCMag, and we thoroughly test each one. The short story is that we listen to them. The long story is a bit more complicated. This is how we test speakers ...

The Amazon Echo Sub is a welcome addition to the Echo speaker family. The sound is not audiophile-quality, but it’s better than I expected from a 6-inch sub, making it well worth the price. Amazon’s ...

Portable Bluetooth speakers are designed to cover a wider, often outdoor area with powerful sound, so their audio driver layout differs from that of traditional stereo. It usually includes a larger ...

Any desire to add a subwoofer to your stereo hi-fi system will naturally stem from your desire to hear more bass, deeper bass, or both. After all, typically even the largest floorstanders packed with ...

The stock speakers might have been installed with some kind of surrounds that channeled bass into the interior. If the new ones don't have that or it was lost during the replacement process, you might ...

Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a high-end audio salesman, and as a record producer. Steve reviewed audio products for CNET and worked as a freelance writer for ...