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Mad Dog Multimedia's Entertainer 7.1 sound card
Who's the man now, dog?
Mad Dog Multimedia's Entertainer 7.1 is one of the first discrete sound cards to use VIA's mid-range Envy24HT-S audio controller, and it promises to deliver great sound for audio enthusiasts on a budget. I've put an Entertainer through a...
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Last by master at 4:38 PM on 02/12/04 -
An interview with VIA's Keith Kowal
Exploring the Envy24 audio chip lineup
VIA'S ENVY24 family of high-fidelity audio processors is easily the most exciting challenge to Creative's dominance of the PC audio market since Aureal took a stab at the SoundBlaster giant. Recently, I had the chance to check out...
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Last by JimmyBoy at 7:47 AM on 04/10/03 -
M-Audio's Revolution 7.1 sound card
Talking 'bout a revolution
LAST YEAR, Terratec's high-end DMX 6fire 24/96 opened my eyes to how good PC audio can be. In our audio card comparison, the DMX 6fire 24/96's audio quality blew away every other card we tested. Not only...
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Last by Anonymous Gerbil at 8:52 AM on 07/29/03 -
Exploring the AIW 9700 Pro's VIVO/PVR capabilities
Kick out the noise, bring in the funk
FOR YEARS, ATI's All-in-Wonder "do anything" graphics cards have been the Swiss Army knives of the graphics card world. If they existed during the mid-80s, MacGuyver would have surely been running one in his PC. Probably with a...
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Last by ldsucese at 7:33 AM on 10/16/08 -
Samsung's Yepp YP-90S personal audio player
The little MP3 player that could
IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS, I've become completely dependent on my MP3 library. No, I didn't stop buying CDs, but I did rip my CD audio library to high-bit rate MP3s. Since then, I haven't touched my jewel...
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Last by batphink at 11:15 PM on 01/24/03 -
Seven PC audio solutions compared
Seven PC audio solutions compared
MUCH TO MY DISMAY, audio seems to be one of the more universally neglected components of today's PCs, even the high-end ones. Quite honestly, it's not hard to see why. It's much easier to flash some benchmarks showing...
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Last by Anonymous Gerbil at 11:16 AM on 03/31/03 -
Sound alternatives: Sound card round-up
Pick a peck of sound cards
After months of testing, it's finally ready. Our six-way sound card round-up is here, and it's comprehensive. Andy's audiophile sense will guide you through the PC sound minefield. He covers everything from the basics of PC sound to performance...
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Last by Anonymous Gerbil at 3:38 PM on 07/27/03 -
Xitel's DG2 MD-Port
21st century digital toy
DIGITAL IS WHERE IT'S AT in portable audio right now, and I'm all for it. Personally, I'm a big fan of the MiniDisc format. MiniDisc's superb audio quality, coupled with its trivial media costs when compared with...
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Last by Anonymous Gerbil at 6:07 PM on 06/26/02
