In this article we discuss if cables should be used as tone controls to alter the sound of your system or if they should be transparent and accurately transfer the signal without alteration. The cable ...

The humble aux cable or, more formally, the 3.5mm auxiliary cable, has long been a universal standard for analog audio signals. Aux cables allow you to accomplish such tasks as plugging in your ...

I ditched optical audio for eARC, and Dolby Atmos finally made sense ...

Cable Vendor Claim "'Breaking in' a cable has everything to do with the insulation - not the wire itself. The insulation (or dielectric) will absorb energy from the conductor when a current is flowing ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON Connecticut, New York and power industry officials cut a last-minute deal Thursday allowing re-activation of the cross-Sound cable, possibly ending the four-year fight over the line between ...

Like expensive video cables, premium audio wiring is one of consumer electronics’ great placebos. Do you want to be a sucker? Of course not. CNET’s Steve Guttenberg provides some illuminating advice ...

Have you ever wondered what the colored rings on your headphone jack were for? As it turns out, they're not just for ...

It's time for HDMI cables to stop being so confusing.