An entertaining article in a 1958 issue of "Popular Mechanics" calls the evolution of stereo "the biggest thing that's come along since high-fidelity sound." The article goes on to explain how ...

We may not realize it, but digital audio technology is one of our closest companions. Do you listen to music, podcasts, and watch TV or movies on your smartphone? These days, audio and video ...

The circuit was constructed for the purpose of transforming a stereo power amplifier to mono where the two channels are bridged internally. Stereo – derived from the words stereophonic sound, refers ...

When using only one earbud, you may miss parts of songs and other audio, but mono output will prevent this. Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a contributing author to MacFixIt ...

Bluetooth, a short-range wireless communication system, has been around for so long that we expect every PC and accompanying peripheral to support it without fuss or bother. However, for transmitting ...

I recently received an e-mail from a reader, Raul, whose daughter is deaf in one ear. She loves music, but with headphones she'd only get one channel. While my initial thought was for a fairly simple ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. In my last column, I introduced the BTSC sound standard for analog NTSC television and the AC-3 ...

Microsoft has improved Bluetooth audio quality in Windows 11 24H2 — particularly, over a Bluetooth headset / earbuds during voice chats and video calls. The company announced in a blog post that it ...

AirPods are “truly wireless” earbuds that require no cable between the left and right earbud. That means that you can easily share AirPods with a significant other or friend to listen to something at ...