Your USB audio port can be surprisingly useful--giving you even better sound than your computer's regular audio output. Here's how to use it. Eliot Van Buskirk Evolver.fm Editor Eliot Van Buskirk has ...

I’ve got some bad news: Those nice headphones and great speakers that you spent so much money on? They probably don’t sound as good as they could. You spent the time searching for the best audio gear ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. This sleek sound bar is powered via USB and connects to devices via its 3.5mm AUX input to offer ...

The death of the headphone jack has been widely lamented. Pick up a flagship phone and you won't see one, it's gone and it's not likely to come back. But that doesn't mean we're left using Bluetooth ...

How low can you go in price and still get a quality set of computer speakers? That’s the question Amazon effectively poses with each set of its AmazonBasics speakers. We may have found the answer with ...

One of the issues that budding podcasters may eventually encounter is how best to get sound into their computers. The obvious answer, of course, is through one of the sound inputs that the system ...

Some soundbar USB ports are more useful than they seem, while others are much more limited than people expect when they first ...

Games are more than just an interactive visual experience. The time and effort that developers spend in creating and incorporating immersive audio and soundtracks are not experienced to their fullest ...

Although many use portable speakers via Bluetooth nowadays, most speakers still have USB ports for reasons other than playing ...

With an emphasis on cutting-edge graphics and some NVIDIA GPUs costing thousands of dollars, it's easy to forget how important sound is when assembling a gaming PC. Most motherboards have integrated ...

If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. For most PC and mobile device makers, sound is a binary spec. Does it have sound? Yes? Good. Great ...