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, ...

You may well load up Spotify on your phone or turn on the radio without giving the tonal balance of your music playback device a single thought. But did you know that you can often personalise your ...

For the best listening experience possible, you should familiarize yourself with the sound settings on your audio products. In particular, the equalizer (aka the EQ). Understanding how to operate this ...

Whether you're listening in your living room, in your car or on a plane, you can make audio sound the way you want using a simple equalizer (EQ). It can even help compensate (to an extent) for ...

Picture this: you're watching your favourite film on your sleek, ultra-thin laptop when suddenly you notice how remarkably full the audio sounds, despite coming from a device barely thicker than a ...

Let's start with one of the most important terms when dealing with EQ settings: Frequency. Frequency represents the number of cycles (or sonic vibrations) per second, and is measured in Hertz (Hz).