On its own, your computer can't make a sound. Digital data from audio and video files needs to be turned into something that our ears can hear, and this requires specialized hardware and sophisticated ...

My music server (an old desktop PC) finally died and I'm looking to build a new box to replace it. Due to the age of my receiver, I need the new server to output digital audio via an S/PDIF coaxial ...

If you've ever connected a headset, monitor, or Bluetooth speaker to your PC only to have Windows start routing audio to the ...

Since phone manufacturers stopped including headphone jacks on devices, USB DACs have been on the rise, but just what are ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. Astell&Kern has announced the PD10, a new digital audio ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. The SP4000 is the brand's first DAP that runs a full ...

Let's dispel the mystery about the back of your DVD player by using the most complex type of DVD player available as our example, the Universal DVD player. Universal DVD players like Onkyo's DV-SP1000 ...

Astell&Kern (A&K) has released a new version of its flagship portable digital audio player that is even more portable and more affordable. The A&K A&Ultima SP3000M takes virtually every feature found ...

We tested 20 televisions to see if they could output surround sound via their optical output when fed a signal from an external source. Ty Pendlebury Editor Ty Pendlebury is CNET's senior editor for ...