Optical audio cables, also known as TOSLINK cables, are essential for transmitting audio signals between devices in your home cinema setup. They are particularly useful for connecting older sound ...

But don't throw it out just yet ...

If you've never heard of HDMI with Ethernet, you're not alone. Though this technology has been around for years, you're ...

Check any audiophile facebook group or forum and you will find dozens of enthusiasts asking the oh so common question "what are the best cables to use with my audio components?" There are never ...

Is it worth spending hundreds on expensive interconnects?

Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a high-end audio salesman, and as a record producer. Steve reviewed audio products for CNET and worked as a freelance writer for ...

It is interesting that audio is the exclusive field where cables have been so hotly debated. It seems to be the only field where science and engineering practices, along with common sense, are almost ...

ALEXANDRIA, VA.—As television engineers age, those brought up in the era of analog signals and the subsequent transition to digital are retiring and talking hard-earned knowledge with them. Younger ...

We’ve now spent several months in this series journeying through the world of audio, and along the way we’ve looked at the various parts of a Hi-Fi system from the speaker backwards to the source.

Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a high-end audio salesman, and as a record producer. Steve reviewed audio products for CNET and worked as a freelance writer for ...

Can cables make an audible difference? Most definitely, but usually not for the reasons that many exotic cable vendors would have you believe. And the “difference” may or may not be a good thing. We ...

An HDMI splitter (not to be confused with an HDMI switch) can be useful for showing the same content on multiple streams, but ...