Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. I love pocket DACs. These Digital-to-Analog gizmos combine ...

In the ever-evolving world of gaming and audio technology, finding the perfect balance between immersive sound and seamless connectivity can often feel like an elusive quest. Whether you’re a ...

When I think of Sound Blaster, I go way back to the early '90s. The Sound Blaster 1.0 was the gold standard if you had a PC. In 1998, Creative released the Sound Blaster Live!. It featured EAX ...

Creative's Black Friday 2026 sale offers up to 23% off soundbars, desktop speakers, wireless earbuds, and gaming audio gear ...

REVIEW – Since headphone ports on mobile devices are a dying breed, I’ve been using a cheap adaptor for my iPad Pro, which uses USB-C but no headphone jack. And no, I don’t like using Bluetooth! Today ...

The Creative Sound Blaster X5 looks more like a high end DAC or headphone amp than your usual external soundcard, and there is a good reason for that. Inside it’s 216 x 170 x 72mm (8.5 x 6.7 x 2.8″) ...

The discrete sound card is dead, long live the discrete sound card! Wait, what? Here we are in the year 2026 and Creative is still pumping out discrete sound cards, the latest of which is a Sound ...

He founded Creative in 1981 and ran it ever since. He founded Creative in 1981 and ran it ever since. is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent ...

Don’t be distracted by the RGB – this sound bar produces great audio Packaging and Contents Katana V2 Design and Features Usage Impressions Final Thoughts Don’t be distracted by the RGB – this sound ...

Don’t cite the deep magic to me, PC gamers, I was there when you had to edit your config.sys and autoexec.bat before you could play games. Back in the earliest days of PC gaming, when your sound card ...

The Creative Sound Blaster GS3 is a superb and compact soundbar that doesn't;t take up too much desk-space but produces a big sound. Computer speakers come in all shapes and sizes from the little ones ...

Creative has launched their latest headphone amplifier, the Creative Sound Blaster X1, the device comes with the Sound Blaster Acoustic Engine technology. The new Creative Sound Blaster X1 is now ...