Are you a Windows Vista beta tester? Have you noticed that startup sound that plays just as the PC gets to the point ready to accept your logon password? Yes. OK. It's a strange example of an arrogant ...

With a calibration DVD and sound level meter in hand, you can play a test pattern and set levels for your speakers. It also is a good idea to set all treble and bass controls to 0 as well. Set your ...

If you plan on creating an atmosphere around you when you work, play games or kick back and relax on your PC you’re going to need a pair of computer speakers. And if you’re budget conscious, you’ll ...

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A sound-pressure meter was used to test the volume of each speaker, in decibels, using an iPhone tuned to volume-level ten and placed a metre from the speaker. "Giant Steps" by John Coltrane was ...

I get offered a lot of Bluetooth speakers for review, and turn down most of them because I’ve experienced <insert company name here>’s prior offerings and have been left decidedly unimpressed. But the ...

The iPhone has gotten considerably better over the years, but which iPhone is the loudest? iClarified ran the numbers in a recent video, in which a decibel meter was placed beneath the speaker of ...

I paired an old Pioneer 5.1 receiver with 5 speakers (two floorspeakers, one center, two bookshelf; no sub) and everything seemed cool.<BR><BR>I soon noticed, however, that sound from the center was ...

The Samsung VL5 ($400) and the Samsung VL3 ($250) are the company’s newest wireless speakers that can play music over Bluetooth or your home’s wi-fi network. Both speakers have a retro design and come ...

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