[Avian]’s dad got a new ham radio transceiver with a 3.5 mm jack, and his pile-of-cables got him a headphone cable from Bose headphones. He built a DB9 to 3.5 mm adapter with that one – and it failed ...

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.

Learn what each audio video cable type is for and how to recognize them by their connector. Got the Home Theater system connection blues? It’s always a bit frustrating to newcomers and seasoned ...

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 ...

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 ...