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 ...

For as long as I can remember audiophiles have struggled to find the best sounding digital connections. The CD debuted back in 1982 and computer audio is now fully entrenched, but even so, we still ...

Screw those freakin people you get on the phone when you call Comcast -- -- "Does Digital Cable have optical outputs and 5.1 on all channels?", only to hear somthing ...

Designs usually stick around because they work.

One of the biggest improvements to hit wireless headphones is the inclusion of lossless audio via USB. Instead of relying on a wireless Bluetooth connection, which always introduces compression and ...

If you've ever came across that trapezoidal port on the back of your DVD player or TV and thought, what the heck is that, you're probably not alone. Though once a popular way to transmit digital sound ...

A cable used to transfer analog or digital signals from an audio source to an amplifier or powered speaker. Cables are identified more by their plugs and sockets than by the shape or color of the wire ...

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.

You’re wasting money on audiophile cables, new tests suggest. A controlled comparison between a budget RCA cable and a boutique model priced in the thousands found no real change in sound quality.

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 ...

I'm not particular about cables, so I mostly use cheap ones. That said, when I've bought Chinese cables with loose connectors ...

When narrowing down the best optical audio cables, we considered length, audio quality, durability, and price. For example, if you want a straightforward, high-quality cable at a reasonable price, the ...