For a truly immersive gaming experience, you can't beat a decent set of surround sound speakers. Being able to hear enemies creeping up behind you or finding yourself in the middle of a hail of gunfire ...

It's that time of year when thoughts turn to fitness regimes and getting in shape for the summer. Well, either that or the location of the nearest good beer garden which isn't going to be too ...

Active types who don't like to stray too far from their favourite gadgets are spoilt for choice these days in terms of ruggedised, hard-wearing technology. If you're the type to spend a bit of money on ...

The AC 9050 PH is German speaker specialist Teufel's first foray into the headphones market and is a full-sized set of over-ear cans aimed at professionals, home use and portable players. At first glance they certainly ...

It's getting to the point where there are more travel speakers/portable docks out for iPods than there are iPods themselves; manufacturers can't seem to resist launching new products into the market with a slight twist on ...

Thanks to the rather poor efforts that are typically supplied with most modern MP3 players, the in-ear headphone market plies a good trade amongst portable audio fans and this new s-series from JAYS boasts yet another ...

The name Zalman doesn't usually spring to mind when you think about manufacturers of stereo surround sound headphones, as the company's prime energies have been directed towards water cooling, power supplies and fan controllers for desktop ...

No matter how hard you try, sometimes you simply can't get a product to play ball. Wireless headphone sets, particularly at the budget end of the market, have traditionally had a few problems, namely with crackly ...

The Logic3 i-Station25 is yet another stab at the iPod dock market, but don't switch off just yet because this particular speaker has a few tricks up its sleeve to make the most of Apple's newer ...

If you've ever cursed the sound quality of your laptop speakers, or wished you could listen to your MP3 player without your headphones and get a decent, punchy noise, then read on. At just under £50 ...

Laptops aren't known for the quality of their sound and even upgrading a desktop's sound card can be fiddly and driver-ridden. Creative's X-Fi sound systems can produce excellent multi-channel sound and can simulate surround sound through ...

The name might sound like that of a BMW, but the Z-5s are actually a pair of omni-directional speakers from Logitech. Omni-what now? Of course, omni-directional means that noise is sent in every direction. The Z-5 ...

Ken Wright, the creator and designer of AirDrives, had a general concern - like most parents - about his young daughter's hearing after seeing her walking round with earphones firmly wedged in place and MP3 volume ...

Budgets dictate that often a hardware purchase is curtailed more by the emptiness of a bank account than any other deciding factor. Speakers, alongside keyboards, monitors and mice, tend to be among the first to be ...

The title of 'world's smallest Bluetooth headphones' is a mantle that has been passed around quite frequently over the last couple of years, and it comes to rest for the time being with the Jaybird JB-200. ...

Add-on sound dongles are not new, but Terratec has added a couple of extras to its Aureon Dual USB stick which make it particularly versatile and easy to use. Looking much like any USB memory drive, ...

You can tell a lot from a box. The packaging these headphones come in is slick looking, sturdy and well designed (there's no moulded plastic to hack through and bust your scissors on here). And the ...

Creative's GigaWorks series of speakers has been designed to target the full gamut, from dedicated gamers and surround sound high techies (the S750 and the ProGamer G500), to the more modest twin stereo speakers for musical ...

Sennheiser has built a deserved reputation for designing high-performing ‘phones at reasonable prices, and if you're not willing to spend hundreds of pounds on high-end models from companies like Shure, they should be your first port ...

Such is the wealth of iPod-oriented portable speakers and 2.1 sets around at the moment, it's not really surprising to see the odd manufacturer attempting to carve a bit of a niche with a novelty product ...