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If you want a basic set of computer speakers, these will serve adequately—but you can do better. Amazon Basics Computer Speakers are indeed basic. That hasn’t changed from when we initially reviewed ...

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Stereophile magazine's John Atkinson loved the Asus Xonar Essence ST/STX sound cards. They are, by far, the least expensive way of turning a PC into a genuine high-resolution audio source. Ex-movie ...

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