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.

Those upgraded audio cables probably won't take your music listening pleasure up to the next level. All you need are the ...

A lab test comparing a $7 RCA cable with a $4,000 model found no real difference in sound quality, challenging a core audiophile belief and showing your upgrade budget is better spent elsewhere.The ...

We’ve seen our fair share of audiophile tomfoolery here at Hackaday, and we’ve even poked fun at a few of them over the years ...

Can cables make an audible difference? Most definitely, but usually not for the reasons that many exotic cable vendors would have you believe. And the “difference” may or may not be a good thing. We ...

Jeffrey Smith from SilverSmith Audio was nice enough to engage in an informative interview about his cable philosophies and self proclaimed sciences behind them. While his ideas about cables and ...

It is interesting that audio is the exclusive field where cables have been so hotly debated. It seems to be the only field where science and engineering practices, along with common sense, are almost ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Speed matters more with HDMI.