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 ...

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 ...

If you have a fancy home theater system with a soundbar and surround sound speakers, then how you connect it to your TV is an important consideration. There are legacy options you may be more familiar ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Today, however, most offer such analogue inputs alongside digital ones – optical, coaxial and USB ...

It was once the most high-tech and futuristic feature you could find: Transmit sound -- with light! Lasers! A cable not of copper, but glass! Except, it was almost never glass, and was usually ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. For many people who grew up in the age of wireless technology, ...

My music server (an old desktop PC) finally died and I'm looking to build a new box to replace it. Due to the age of my receiver, I need the new server to output digital audio via an S/PDIF coaxial ...

USB is currently widely used to link between devices, but Intel's optical technology could reduce the need for other cables Intel sees its Light Peak technology for linking devices by optical cable as ...