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February 12, 2008
Tim Gideon |
Bose Computer MusicMonitor The Computer MusicMonitor won't take up much space, but these computer speakers don't come cheap.   |
PC World
February 28, 2008
Darren Gladstone |
Razor Mako 2.1 Advanced Desktop Audio System This pricey two-speaker system sounds as good as some 5.1 speaker kits. |
PC Magazine
March 15, 2007
Tim Gideon |
Altec Lansing FX4021 This is a great set of speakers for PC gaming and DVD-watching, and with a little EQ-fiddling, it makes a pretty good pair of music speakers, too. |
PC Magazine
November 25, 2003 |
Super Sound With much of the PC speaker market focused on thunderous surround sound for gamers, here's a pair of high-end stereo speakers targeting those who want the most from their music. |
PC World
February 2004
Michael Gowan |
Audio Nirvana: Cards to Speakers The right combination of speakers and sound card can yield amazing PC audio. We tested five speaker sets and four cards. |
PC World
January 2002
Eric Dahl |
Powerful PC Speaker Set The THX-certified Z-560 speaker set from Logitech offers impressive sound for a reasonable price... |
PC Magazine
November 3, 2008
Tim Gideon |
Altec Lansing Expressionist Bass FX3022 Altec Lansing's sweet-sounding FX3022 PC speaker set builds the subwoofer into its design. |
Home Theater
October 2, 2001 |
ICBM Improves Surround-sound Bass Recognizing that many home theater fans have satellite-and-subwoofer systems, or systems that don't go very low, Durham, NH-based Outlaw Audio has introduced an add-on device to send the bass where it will sound the best: from the subwoofer... |
PC World
January 2001
Joel Strauch |
Theater-Quality Sound Comes to the PC Break out the popcorn and boot up the PC: Home theater-quality audio is coming to a PC near you--if your wallet's agreeable... |
PC Magazine
January 5, 2008
Tim Gideon |
Logitech Z Cinema These speakers produce some solid low end and work well with Windows Media Center, but controlling software remotely is not always intuitive. |
Home Toys
December 2005
Steve Faber |
Home Theater Design & Construction The correct seating and speaker placement to get the best sound quality and preserve the true theater experience. |
Home Toys
August 2004
Mark Stone |
Thoughts On Getting the Best Bass in Your Listening Room The use of powered subwoofers and separate midrange/treble satellites both allows you to be conservative in the amount of power your main amplifier produces. |
Home Theater
November 22, 2001 |
Heavy Metal: Boston Acoustics System 9000II Bundled speaker systems are great solutions for folks just getting into home theater or looking to put together a secondary system in a small room. Boston Acoustics has just this market in mind with its new System 9000II, a five-channel-plus-subwoofer package for $1000... |
PC Magazine
March 2, 2005
Carol A. Mangis |
From Lap to Desk If you use your notebook PC on a desk more than on your lap, the ingenious Kensington Laptop Desktop USB 2.0 can make the experience a lot more pleasant. |
Home Theater
September 24, 2002 |
Nirotek Launches Niro Two 6.1 System Unlike standard 6.1 surround sound systems, which include three front speakers and three in the rear, plus a subwoofer, the Niro Two 6.1 employs just two front and rear speakers, and a compact subwoofer. |
Popular Mechanics
July 2005
Lawson Wong |
Surround Sound Showdown Getting 3D acoustics at home is a tough challenge. Can virtual systems keep up with multispeaker setups in a listening test? |
PC Magazine
December 22, 2005
Don Labriola |
Logitech Z-5450 Digital The biggest reason to buy the Logitech Z-5450 Digital instead of Logitech's more powerful, less expensive Z-5500 is the Z-5450's pair of nifty wireless surround satellites. |
PC Magazine
August 3, 2004 |
Resolution Limitation Some notebook computers have displays with resolutions as high as 1,600 by 1,200 pixels on a 15-inch panel, yet 17-inch LCD monitors are limited to 1,280-by-1,024. Why can't manufacturers make desktop monitors with higher resolutions? |
Home Theater
July 30, 2002 |
Atlantic Technology System 5 Intended to work equally well as full-range stereo speakers or in surround sound applications, the System 5 high-performance in-wall loudspeakers are designed for consumers who want speakers that integrate seamlessly with their interior decor without sacrificing sound quality. |
PC Magazine
June 20, 2006
Mike Kobrin |
Logitech mm28 If you're a traveler looking for a portable speaker for hotel-room listening, or you just need something tiny for your office, this very affordable and compact speaker has a sound that belies its size. |
PC World
November 2003
Stan Miastkowski |
Surround Yourself With PC Sound Install a sound card or sound processor to pump up your system's audio power. |
PC World
April 20, 2001
Joel Strauch |
Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 Delivers Sound You Can Feel Lots of watts: Three-speaker system brings power and clarity--for a price... |
Home Theater
June 10, 2001 |
Aperion Audio Announces Compact, Affordable Subwoofer Passive radiators fell out of favor with loudspeaker manufacturers in the early 1980's, but the technology always showed promise for extending the low-end response from small cabinets. Aperion Audio has revived the design with the introduction of a new 150-watt powered subwoofer... |
| AskMen.com |
Top 5 Sexy Home Theater Systems A new generation of HTIBs combines attractive design with impressive sound quality -- all without breaking the bank. Here are five examples: Yamaha DVX-S120... Panasonic SC-HT920... Boston Acoustics Avidea 610... Onkyo LS-V955... Sony DAV-FR9... |
PC Magazine
March 6, 2007
Tim Gideon |
Genius SW-Flat 2.1 850 Even at a bargain price, poor sound quality and design flaws make it hard to recommend these speakers. |
| AskMen.com |
Top 5 Home Theater In A Box Systems Descriptions and reviews of the top 5 home theaters in a box systems. |
| AskMen.com |
Home Theater Systems For Under $300 Samsung HT-TQ85... Panasonic SC-HT940... JVC TH-C30... Philips HTS6500... Panasonic SC-HT640W... |
PC Magazine
July 9, 2007
Tim Gideon |
Logitech X-240 Logitech's low-priced X-240 2.1 speakers have some big-time issues. |
PC Magazine
December 19, 2007
Tim Gideon |
Boston Acoustics TVee Model 2 The TVee Model 2 home theater speaker set packs a wireless subwoofer and minimizes the messy cables. |
PC Magazine
February 15, 2007
Tim Gideon |
JBL Spyro Virtually identical in price to Harman/Kardon's Sound Sticks II, the Spyros sound almost as good but are lacking a bit in ergonomic design. |
PC Magazine
January 11, 2007
Tim Gideon |
Logitech Z-10 Interactive 2.0 Speaker System The Z-10s are great-sounding, great-looking speakers with useful controls (that are not quite as responsive to touch as they should be). |
U.S. CPSC
May 16, 2002 |
Speaker Power Adapters Sold with HP Computers Recalled by Philips Electronics The speaker power adapter's power cord connector is not grounded, posing a potential shock hazard to consumers... |
Home Theater
January 2004
Michael Trei |
Magnepan Magneplanar MGMC1 Speaker System A flat, fabric-covered, 10- by 46-inch panel, the MGMC1 attaches directly to the wall and is typically angled away from the wall. What makes the MGMC1 really slick, though, is that the wall mount is actually a hinge that allows you to fold the speaker flat against the wall when you don't need it. |
Home Theater
October 10, 2001 |
AR HC6: Big Sound, Compact Size, Price Acoustic Research, one of the most well known names in American audio, is also a major player in the home theater arena. The Lake Mary, Fl.-based speaker manufacturer has recently introduced the HC6 system, a six-piece surround array in glossy piano black... |
Home Theater
March 7, 2007
Darryl Wilkinson |
Va Va Va Verve The new NHT "Verve" system speakers look good, but with prices for full home theater systems staring at $1,999, their advertisement term "affordable" is definitely relative. |
PC Magazine
April 2, 2008
Tim Gideon |
Razer Mako The 2.1 Mako speaker system delivers clear, thunderous sound, but it comes at a price. |
PC Magazine
November 16, 2005
Jim Louderback |
Speakers of the House Even though it scored slightly lower on the listening tests, I still think Logitech's X-230 offers the best overall value in my low-cost speaker tests. |
Home Theater
November 15, 2001 |
Onkyo Breaks Price Barrier with Bundled System Onkyo has introduced a very affordable complete home theater system, with surround-sound receiver, DVD/CD player, and multichannel speakers... |
Home Theater
September 2001
Michael Trei |
PSB Image Series Speaker System With the Image Series speaker system, PSB proves that you can cut corners without compromising performance... |
PC Magazine
October 17, 2005
Michael Kobrin |
Pioneer XW-HT1 Digital Wireless Speaker System The XW-HT1 adds value to any home theater that doesn't already include a true surround speaker setup. |
PC World
April 2001
Joel Strauch |
A Sound Supreme Looking for good PC audio? A new $299 speaker set from Sonigistix, the Monsoon MM-2000, delivers a veritable storm of desktop sound... |
PC Magazine
January 20, 2006
Michael Kobrin |
Creative TravelDock Zen Micro Overall, this is a very good choice for travelers who have a Creative Zen Micro if you can find it for below list price. Home or office users will definitely want a powered subwoofer. |
Home Theater
May 2008
Adrienne Maxwell |
The Power of One Can the all-in-one soundbar really replace a dedicated home theater system? |
PC World
September 2005
Kalpana Ettenson |
Surround Sound in a Box Skeptics might disagree, but it's possible to get great sound from a one-box unit. These four options save space and reduce hassles. |
PC World
January 2003
Ramon G. McLeod |
Superior PC Audio Gear PC audiophiles, start your drooling now. Creative Labs moves desktop audio up another octave with its Sound Blaster Audigy 2, the first sound card that lets you listen to DVD-Audio (DVD-A) playback at either 24 bits/192 kHz (for two-channel stereo) or 24 bits/96 kHz (for full six.channel surround sound). |
Home Theater
October 2007
Steve Guttenberg |
Klipsch Reference RF-83 Speaker System The Klipsch Reference RF-83 speaker system not only delivers full throttle home theater Sturm und Drang, it sounds sweet with music. |
Home Theater
November 2005
Chris Chiarella |
Binaura Sound Environment B102A This is clearly a lifestyle product: Its choice of colors makes it decor friendly, and it is compact and easy to install and use. And, yet, it has an impressive sound -- a richness and complexity of sound beyond what should logically emanate from one small loudspeaker cabinet and a subwoofer. |
PC Magazine
September 5, 2007
Tim Gideon |
Ferguson Hill FH007 and FH008 The inflated price for the Ferguson Hill FH007 and FH008 speaker/subwoofer combo is a result of it being both a design piece and a quality audio product... Altec Lansing iMV712... Logitech AudioStation... etc. |
InternetNews
August 11, 2009 |
Sorry, But Desktops Are Still Tops In plenty of areas, notebooks and netbooks just don't cut it. |
Home Toys
April 2004 |
The Challenges of Room Acoustics and System Integration It is no longer necessary to endlessly fiddle with the many knobs on subwoofer crossovers that at the very best only approximate the right response and usually leave the consumer frustrated and feeling inadequate to the task. |
