Months ago, I was under the mistaken impression that I needed Dolby Digital Live to get 5.1 sound out of PC games when running the PC through a receiver, and that was the sole reason I got a Xonar ...

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I'm spec'ing out my new HTPC and I have some questions regarding connecting my sound card to my reciever. I know that I can use optical/SPDIFF and be done with it, but I want to be able to play DVD-A ...

One of the most common issues that arises when connecting a PC to a television through a cable is the loss of sound. This is often caused by using the incorrect cable or input, or not having the ...

We’re in the midst of a digital conversion, a coast-to-coast switcheroo, but this one hasn’t been dreamed up by the federal government, no one’s scrambling for rebate coupons and it has nothing to do ...

Sometimes, when you plug an audio line from a desktop computer into a stereo receiver or amplifier, an annoying hum comes through the speakers along with the music. You stop the music and the hum is ...

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Spotify’s new Connect service was launched this week and audio device makers used the IFA electronics show to launch the first wave of products that tie into it. I tried it out with the Yamaha RX-A830 ...