I'm looking for a device to add 5.1 surround to my PC. The AMD APU doesn't support 5.1 over HDMI for whatever reason, only stereo, or I'd use my normal HDMI optical audio extractor as usual. I have a ...

I first heard of Dolby Digital Live (DDL) back when nVidia motherboards featured their Soundstorm. I thought this was a neat feature. The Yamaha speakers I had (5.1) had a receiver that would decode ...

Entry-level by price, first class by nature, the FiiO M21 does what much more expensive devices claim to do: play music in excellent quality.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. The new HIDIZS AP80 MAX PRO digital audio player is not ...