▲ 168 ▼ How a USB-connected speaker can infect a PC without ever being touched (arstechnica.com) submitted 5 months ago by Some_Emo_Chick@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 15 comments fedilink hide all child comments Seller of the Sound Blaster Katana V2X doesn’t consider the behavior a vulnerability.
[–] yesman@lemmy.world 21 points 5 months ago (5 children) $300 for a PC speaker? Madness. permalink fedilink source hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Zen_Shinobi@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago (1 child) This is Sparta! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 months ago kicks speaker into trash can permalink fedilink source parent [–] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 5 months ago An old surround sound receiver and some decent speakers will sound better than any PC speakers. permalink fedilink source parent [–] makeshift0546@lemmy.today -2 points 5 months ago* (1 child) These are probably garbage, but some people have money and understand that a good set of speakers is more important than the latest GPU for immersion 🤷♂️ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Junkers_Klunker@feddit.dk 3 points 5 months ago A quality sound setup really is friggen nice when you don’t enjoy headphones while gaming, especially in racing games. For me, that’s way more important than the last couple of fps. And it doesn’t have to be expensive, I’ve found some old quality speakers that looked like shit but were mechanically sound and then went on the hunt for the best amplifier with the least amount of features I could afford. All in, it was under 1500dkk/$200. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zen_Shinobi@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago (1 child) This is Sparta! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 months ago kicks speaker into trash can permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 months ago kicks speaker into trash can permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 5 months ago An old surround sound receiver and some decent speakers will sound better than any PC speakers. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] makeshift0546@lemmy.today -2 points 5 months ago* (1 child) These are probably garbage, but some people have money and understand that a good set of speakers is more important than the latest GPU for immersion 🤷♂️ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Junkers_Klunker@feddit.dk 3 points 5 months ago A quality sound setup really is friggen nice when you don’t enjoy headphones while gaming, especially in racing games. For me, that’s way more important than the last couple of fps. And it doesn’t have to be expensive, I’ve found some old quality speakers that looked like shit but were mechanically sound and then went on the hunt for the best amplifier with the least amount of features I could afford. All in, it was under 1500dkk/$200. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Junkers_Klunker@feddit.dk 3 points 5 months ago A quality sound setup really is friggen nice when you don’t enjoy headphones while gaming, especially in racing games. For me, that’s way more important than the last couple of fps. And it doesn’t have to be expensive, I’ve found some old quality speakers that looked like shit but were mechanically sound and then went on the hunt for the best amplifier with the least amount of features I could afford. All in, it was under 1500dkk/$200. permalink fedilink source parent