Creative’s Sound Blaster Katana V2 has been a long time coming, but it’s been worth the wait. The V1, released in late 2016, has long been regarded as one of the best soundbars gamers can buy. The V2 ...

Creative has made a DAC/headphone amp that’s quite good for the price, but you should ignore its Windows/Mac software-driven special features unless you have a lot of patience and persistence.

Motherboard audio is good enough for most people. When it is not, the obvious upgrade is usually an external DAC or headphone amplifier: Easy to connect, easy to reach and easy to carry over to the ...