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 ...

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.

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 ...

Looking for affordable high-end audio cables that won’t empty your bank account? QED Audio Cables are well made and very solid performers. I’m waltzing into the cable minefield this week because I ...

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 ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. You may not have spent much time thinking about the cables in your hi-fi system, but it can be ...

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 ...

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 ...

The audio industry is full of hype with the most nonsense surrounding the simplest component of the A/V chain - interconnects and speaker cables. Because there are often very little measurable and ...

No one needs audiophile, premium cables for their headphones or home theater setup. While this is often an agreed-upon sentiment, there are corners of the internet which think otherwise. Today, we’re ...