When hooking up an audio system or sound bar, you generally have to choose an HDMI or optical digital audio connection. Find out which one is better and why.

HDMI is the new standard for audio/video connections, but a great optical audio cable is just as important. Here are several of the best optical connections.

And while the optical cable was the digital audio transfer method of choice for decades, it has started to disappear. More and more products are dropping the optical connection.

An RCA connector is maybe the most frequently used electrical cable to carry analog audio and video signals.

If you’ve been doing some tech spring-cleaning lately, there’s a good chance you might find an optical audio cable (also ...

HDMI cables are a slightly different story. If you are strictly using an HDMI cable to pass audio from your TV to your soundbar, you should be able to use any HDMI cable that has the length you need.

Its uncompressed, digital format transports high-definition video, multi-channel audio and control signals between components. By combining audio with video on one cable, HDMI offers a convenient ...

All XLR connectors are industry-standard, but not all XLR cables are equal. Here's our picks of the best XLR cables for a quality connection.

Many modern TVs, especially of the midrange and premium variety, have cable guides built into their rear chassis, allowing you to push the TV’s power cable and AV-connection cables into place to ...

The connection is the same shape as HDMI 2.0 and 2.1, so if you buy an HDMI 2.2-compatible TV, you can still use your old cables (though you will miss out on the new features that come with HDMI 2.2).

Classic British audio brand QED is offering a whole new range of great value cables and adapters in the UK and EU markets.

Coaxial digital connection RCA-terminated coaxial cables Probably the least common connection when it comes to modern AV kit, coaxial digital uses electricity to transmit audio. The connector is a ...