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Review: Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty soundcard

Niall Magennis — 2008-07-21T10:00:00.000Z

Niall Magennis, Personal Computer World, Monday 21 July 2008 at 10:00:00

This Soundblaster PCI Express card is designed specifically for gamers

Although the latest gaming PCs are fitted with faster PCI Express card slots, most soundcards are still designed to be plugged into older, slower PCI slots....

Review: Auzentech X-Fi Prelude 7.1 soundcard

Niall Magennis — 2008-05-01T11:41:00.000Z

Niall Magennis, Personal Computer World, Thursday 1 May 2008 at 11:41:00

An impressive high-end, all-purpose soundcard

This soundcard is a bit special because it is built around one of Creative’s X-Fi audio processors – the same chip that sits at the heart of all of Creative’s...

Review: Creative X-Fi Xtreme Audio Notebook

Niall Magennis — 2007-07-06T00:00:00.000Z

Niall Magennis, Personal Computer World, Friday 6 July 2007 at 00:00:00

Produce impressive sound from your notebook PC

If you're fed up with poor quality audio from your laptop, Creative’s X-Fi Xtreme Audio Notebook might be what you’re after....

Review: Terratec Aureon 7.1 soundcard

Terry Relph-Knight — 2006-03-27T00:00:00.000Z

Terry Relph-Knight, Personal Computer World, Monday 27 March 2006 at 00:00:00

A high-quality soundcard for the dedicated audiophile

If you aren't already feeling sufficiently surrounded by 5.1 sound, the new Terratec Aureon 7.1 PCI might be the soundcard for you....

MXL Desktop Recording Kit

Clive Akass — 2005-12-08T00:00:00.000Z

Clive Akass, Personal Computer World, Thursday 8 December 2005 at 00:00:00

A studio-class condenser microphone

Studio-class condenser microphones were, for a long time, too costly for non-professional use. Prices have fallen but most models use XLR connectors and require a 48v power supply, so cannot...

Creative Audigy 2 ZS Notebook

Rory Reid — 2005-04-20T11:52:56.000Z

Rory Reid, Personal Computer World, Wednesday 20 April 2005 at 11:52:56

Top quality sound for your notebook PC

The Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Notebook is aimed at users who want desktop-quality audio on a portable PC.It features two integrated optical/mini-jack input and output ports, with a central...

Creative Audigy 2ZS and Inspire T7700

Mark Walsh — 2004-08-03T14:32:26.000Z

Mark Walsh, Personal Computer World, Tuesday 3 August 2004 at 14:32:26

The best surround-sound speakers and a great card create a winning combination.

For a company that prides itself in being at the forefront of audio technology, it seems a little late for Creative to be releasing a 7.1 sound card and speaker...

Hercules Gamesurround

Leo Waldock — 2004-04-08T09:29:52.000Z

Leo Waldock, Personal Computer World, Thursday 8 April 2004 at 09:29:52

Stylish looks but average performance.

We've seen a few external USB audio devices in recent years. Generally they look like a small box with a number of mini jacks for your speakers and possibly digital...

Philips PSC805

Jonathan Parkyn — 2004-02-13T10:52:29.000Z

Jonathan Parkyn, Personal Computer World, Friday 13 February 2004 at 10:52:29

A sleek and powerful sound solution.

Modern computers come fitted with all manner of hardware aimed at those eager to watch DVD movies, play the latest games, create digital music libraries and record time shift video.Sadly,...

Terratec Aureon 5.1 USB

Jonathan Parkyn — 2004-02-06T13:13:36.000Z

Jonathan Parkyn, Personal Computer World, Friday 6 February 2004 at 13:13:36

Rich audio from this convenient card.

Terratec is a name usually associated with computer sound products designed for those who enjoy making music as well as listening to it....

Creative Audigy 2 NX

Chris Cain — 2004-01-23T15:26:18.000Z

Chris Cain, Personal Computer World, Friday 23 January 2004 at 15:26:18

Enchance your sound with an audio upgrade.

When it comes to upgrading your PC's audio capabilities, the traditional solution is to buy a new sound card. If, however, you've got a notebook or don't fancy delving inside...

Creative Audigy 2 Platinum EX

Niall Magennis — 2003-06-04T11:42:14.000Z

Niall Magennis, Personal Computer World, Wednesday 4 June 2003 at 11:42:14

Another feature-packed card from Creative.

Creative has always tried to offer something special on its top-of-the-range audio cards and the Audigy 2 Platinum EX is no different.This time the company has decided to ditch the...

Dolby Digital EX 7.1 soundcards

Mark Walsh — 2003-04-24T11:32:59.000Z

Mark Walsh, Personal Computer World, Thursday 24 April 2003 at 11:32:59

Terratec's Aureon 7.1 Space & M-Audio's Revolution 7.1 compared.

Let's be honest - a 7.1 soundcard is currently pretty pointless, as there are no multimedia speakers that can output all eight Dolby EX-compliant channels.However, as eight-channel speaker sets are...

M-audio Sonica

Niall Magennis — 2003-02-06T17:21:33.000Z

Niall Magennis, Personal Computer World, Thursday 6 February 2003 at 17:21:33

Audiophiles will be thrilled with the quality playback of this soundcard.

Previously know as Midiman, M-audio is a big name in professional and semi-professional audio hardware, but the Sonica is targeted at consumers who want the best audio playback quality from...

Creative Audigy 2 & Inspire 6700 speakers

Mark Walsh — 2003-01-06T17:02:25.000Z

Mark Walsh, Personal Computer World, Monday 6 January 2003 at 17:02:25

Impressive enhancements keep this sound card and speakers ahead of the pack.

Creative's first Audigy card was a staple in audio-proficient PCs, and with good reason; it's one of the best cards around....