I have a very nice (for my needs, anyway) PCIe sound blaster (a real one) in my Ubuntu 14.04 LTS box. Works great. But I have to take it out as I need the space it is using, for something else.

Audio and desktop PCs have a long history of not playing well together. Most PCs get okay audio, but your average desktop doesn't have great sound-system tuning, which leaves you having to do the ...

Games are more than just an interactive visual experience. The time and effort that developers spend in creating and incorporating immersive audio and soundtracks are not experienced to their fullest ...

Ask a veteran gamer about the Sound Blaster name, and they’ll share tales of how the firm’s sound cards were mandatory in almost any gaming rig. Back in the DOOM era it was the MIDI support, while ...

Title says it all. My SP35P2-Pro is doing duty as a Linux HTPC. When I got it, I read about the 2 PCI slots, but later, I found out the onboard sound chip was fried. I used USB sound cards as a ...

The Sound Blaster X-Fi Go! makes for a nice upgrade to any notebook that is lacking high quality audio, and the device's USB connectivity makes sure no user is left out. Even desktop users could ...

An inexpensive card available from Amazon allows users of Apple's Mac Pro tower with PCI-E slots to get some of the benefits of the new USB-C connector — and faster USB 3.1 speeds. AppleInsider tells ...