Walking around the gaming hardware halls at Gamescom 2026, we noticed that OXS has shown some intriguing audio hardware. The company is showcasing its new Thunder Duo and Thunder Duo X speaker systems, with the latter featuring a rather unique wireless neck speaker. The Thunder Duo is a 3.1.2-channel system rated at 110 W RMS and 220 W peak, while the Duo X includes rear-channel audio via the neck speaker, transforming it into a 5.1.2-channel system. This is an interesting approach to surround sound, especially for a desktop setup where finding space for physical rear speakers can be challenging. <\/p>\n
OXS is also utilizing alloy-magnet drivers, dual DSP processing, and bass ports designed around fluid dynamics, with the company claiming distortion below 0.5%. The appeal here is less about impressive numbers and more about achieving convincing positional audio without filling an entire room with speakers. Connectivity options are well covered, with HDMI 2.1\/eARC, USB-C, Bluetooth 5.3, and optical inputs.<\/p>\n
OXS is also displaying its higher-end Thunder Pro Max, which takes the same basic concept significantly further. This is a 7.1.2-channel Dolby Atmos system that combines a desktop soundbar, an 80 W subwoofer, and the wireless Satellite Neck Speaker. The neck unit handles the rear channels, while the system’s additional height channels are designed to create the overhead effects that make Atmos mixes more immersive. With ten drivers spread across ten channels, the Pro Max is clearly aimed at users who want something more substantial than a typical soundbar but do not want to build a full home-theater-style setup around their gaming PC. OXS lists the Pro Max at $749.99, although it is currently sold out on the company’s website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Walking around the gaming hardware halls at Gamescom 2026, we noticed that OXS has shown some intriguing audio…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":874064,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[64,63,105],"class_list":["post-874063","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/874063","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=874063"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/874063\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/874064"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=874063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=874063"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=874063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}