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 ...

If you have a fancy home theater system with a soundbar and surround sound speakers, then how you connect it to your TV is an important consideration. There are legacy options you may be more familiar ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. The FiiO M23 can be used with Bluetooth earphones or wired ...

Reinforcing its commitment to provide high-quality integrated circuits for consumer audio electronics, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) [NYSE: TXN] has announced a new addition to its line of ...

After having tried out (reasonably) cost-effective high-quality headphones, along with computer-connected DACs and amplifiers for them, I thought it might be interesting to also pair the former with a ...

Soundbars and surround-sound systems are two of the best ways to experience pulse-pounding sound when watching your favorite movies and TV shows, but sometimes you might want or need to use a pair of ...

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 ...

We continue to receive several reports regarding difficulty with recording and outputting digital audio on a broad range of Macs under Mac OS X 10.2.x. Most issues deal with USB audio devices. Derek ...

In previous installments of the AudioFile, we’ve talked about basic PCM audio, which encodes audio into a series of numbers that a computer can play or manipulate. We’ve also discussed the process of ...

The Wattson Audio Emerson Digital streamer is not inexpensive but it offers straight forward high-end digital playback that delivers sonically. Digital audio network streamers are one of the fastest ...

Clarion sees the potential to apply its Full Digital Sound (FDS) car-audio technology to headphones and custom-installed multiroom audio systems. FDS, unveiled at CES, sends audio in digital form ...

Direct-digital synthesis (DDS) is a sample-playback technique that is useful for adding a little bit of audio to your projects without additional hardware. Want your robot to say ouch when it bumps ...