TV and home video editor Ty Pendlebury joined CNET Australia in 2006, and moved to New York City to be a part of CNET in 2011. He tests, reviews and writes about the latest TVs and audio equipment.

Edifier launches S201MKII 2.1 speaker system with Hi-Res audio, wireless subwoofer, Bluetooth 6.0, LDAC, OLED display, and 150W tri-amp output ...

I've been a contributing editor for PCMag since 2011. Before that, I was PCMag's lead audio analyst from 2006 to 2011. Even though I'm a freelancer now, PCMag has been my home for well over a decade, ...

While Creative Labs has expanded its product offerings into other arenas, the company has never waivered from its core competency: PC and home audio. The Sound Blaster maker has almost always offered ...

Sound United announced that they will be selling a new pair of upgraded "A" receivers. The two new units, dubbed the Denon AVR-X8500HA and Marantz AV8805A boast many exciting updates. 8K/60Hz ...

Soundbars are a great first step into home theater audio because they are generally compact and easy to set up and sound vastly better than most built-in TV speakers. Seriously: Nearly all TV speakers ...

With its rich sound and low price, the Sound BlasterX Kratos S3 is an excellent option for upgrading to your first 2.1 speaker system. A pair of external PC speakers will improve any PC’s audio, but ...

Google released Android 16 Beta 2 two weeks ago, with some new functionality on board. Today Google follows that up with Android 16 Beta 2.1, consisting mostly of bug fixes Beta 3 has already been ...

This soundbar offers a lot for the money with an enveloping sound field, excellent build quality and a powerful subwoofer. TV and home video editor Ty Pendlebury joined CNET Australia in 2006, and ...

Once upon a time, desktop computer speakers actually mattered. That was more than a decade ago, long before gaming headsets filled the land and wireless Bluetooth headphones were any good. In the ...

The Logitech Z323 is a powerful speaker system but the effort required to balance the boomy bass makes it tough to recommend. The Logitech Z323 ($70 on Amazon) is one of a handful of 2.1 computer ...

There was a time, not so long ago, when most of us were perfectly content with our 32-inch CRT screens and their tinny, built-in speakers. However, with the proliferation of affordable audio-visual ...