While wireless audio is likely our future, cables will almost certainly remain part of our audio and home cinema set-ups for years to come. So it pays to know a thing or two about the different types ...

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An optical audio port, also known as a TOSLINK (Toshiba Link) port, is a type of digital audio connection that uses light to transmit audio signals between devices. This port is commonly found on ...

If you’re bought yourself a swanky new TV and want to connect it to your A/V system, you’ll have the option of a few different cable types to use. There are classics like 3.5mm and optical, but you’re ...

Gary Geaves’ interview with What HiFi did not directly address headsets, but it did talk about spatial audio, which would also be relevant to augmented reality (AR)/virtual reality (VR) headsets.

The transmission of signals using a beam of light was a topic for science fiction writers just a few short decades ago. The ability to harness the incredible speeds and data density capabilities of ...

Your soundbar should always sound better than a flat-panel TV’s built-in speakers, but I'm willing to bet it’s not working at its peak potential. If your audio still feels flat, compressed, or ...

Monoprice Component & S/PDIF Digital Coax/Optical Toslink Audio to HDMI Converter does what it says. While it isn't without its quirks, it does work. Mostly. Monoprice has a singular reputation in the ...

In my office at work, I use my MacBook Pro (Santa Rosa 2.4G) with optical-out audio via a TOSLink cable (Belkin PureAV) into a Philips HT receiver I got for free. I realize that it's not the highest ...

I'm looking for a device to add 5.1 surround to my PC. The AMD APU doesn't support 5.1 over HDMI for whatever reason, only stereo, or I'd use my normal HDMI optical audio extractor as usual. I have a ...