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I don't believe the Audigy2 control panel has a separate equalizer for each channel, just a single equalizer for all channels. It's conceivable that the ability to adjust the equalization for the center and rear channels independently could be used to heighten the spatial effect. If that's...

Actually, I owned an Audigy2 ES card for quite some time, and have worked with the Audigy4 and X-Fi series cards. But since you're using a PCMCIA card version of the Audigy 2 ZS, I assumed you were on a laptop, which is why I recommended the headphones with the external power supply. Either...

To be perfectly honest, even though you're dead-set on them, '5.1 surround' headphones typically don't produce a very convincing surround effect. Instead, they tend to skimp on the quality of the drivers and housing in order to remain competitive with high-end 2-channel headphones. I'd suggest...

From the Techgage News: Things have certainly been rough for AMD as of late. Today, AMD's CEO, Hector Ruiz, stepped down from his position at the company. There is no way of knowing whether or not his departure is a result of the company's performance, but after Jerry Sanders' and Phil Hester's...

For those wishing for a picture of the inside of a Razer Mako satellite, your wish has been granted -- the opening splash page of their new website for the mako, www.redefiningsound.com, depicts an X-ray view of the Mako satellite speaker. In the picture, the 'front' of the speaker is oriented...

This was an...erm...interesting review, because it integrated elements of a case review, motherboard review, video card review, and sound card review -- due to the self-contained nature of the product. Rob and I began using this article as an opportunity to develop a suite of tests that are...

...from us guys at Techgage. :techgage: ;)

Agreed. Activation is only a hassle if you're constantly swapping out CPUs or motherboards, or trying to overclock. Though this tip would be handy if you fall into either of those categories, I typically just go through with the activation on my main machine, which barely ever sees any hardware...

There's a bevy of options out there if you're looking for an affordable docking speaker system for your iPod, but not all of them have the same design priorities in mind. Here's our detailed look at XtremeMac's Tango X2 iPod speaker system. Does the Tango X2 sound as good as it looks? Check...

Good question. I don't have access to that specific information, though sometimes it's possible to tell (if the card manufacturer is using better opamps for the front left and right channels). The Barracuda's opamps are not user-replaceable, so I wouldn't agonize too much over this -- if you...

I see no reason why it wouldn't have some form of angle adjustment, given that it's been a standard feature on PC keyboards since the late 1970s. You should be good.

Hey, I happen to love my Scythe Ninja. The Ninja, Ninja Mini, Ninja Copper, and the OCZ Vindicator (which looks almost exactly like the Ninja) have very wide fin spacing, which means that airflow impedance is lower than other coolers where the fins are more tightly packed. The advantage to a low...

Sounds like a great event. If I weren't short on cash these days, I'd definitely ask Greg if there's any more open seats in his car.

I want to comment on the discussion of PSU airflow that happened several posts back. I personally own and use an Antec NeoHE 500W (the new NeoPower series power supplies are the same, just updated for higher efficiency), and find that its single 80mm fan is almost perfectly as good for...

Ok, folks, here are my complete thoughts on the new Xonar sound cards. Xonar HDMI - This card really pushes the state of the HTPC forward, since it allows an HTPC to be fully integrated into a home theater setup where the receiver (integrated amplifier, tuner, preamplifier, signal switching)...

What you're looking at is Intel SpeedStep Technology in action. On my older Core Duo laptop, the operating system dynamically changes the CPU clock speed between 1 GHz and 1.6 GHz (the CPU is a 1.6GHz Core Duo T2300) depending on the system load. This is done as a power-saving measure. To...

Hey, everyone; Rory here. Regarding the new HDMI Xonar cards' ability to pass video, I'm not sure about the ASUS Xonar HDMI, but the ASUS Xonar HDAV1.3 supports video passthrough via its HDMI 1.3a-compliant HDMI ports -- which means that it would be your choice for a home theater PC. I...

If you just need something cheaply, I don't suppose you'll be too disappointed with what you might get from Altec Lansing or Logitech. However, none of these will really be as good-sounding as stereo headphones in the $100-$200 price category. You might check out the $40-ish Sennheiser PC151...

Have you ever wanted to create a small animated clip for a special email or for your blog page? Do you believe it is over your head? Reallusion may have your answer, and we have your look at their product, Crazy Talk 5.0. Check out the original article here and discuss it here!

Hi, Rory here. What I meant was, if you only run a few programs at once, and are looking for faster performance in non-multithreaded games, it would make more sense to buy a faster dual-core processor for the same price as the slower quad-core. Just a general rule of thumb. If your PC gets more...