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 ...

An optical connection also can’t support more than two channels of uncompressed PCM audio. Then there's the threat of damage if an optical cable is bent too tightly. Launched in 2002, HDMI is a ...

Developed by Toshiba in 1983, the digital optical cable was invented so consumers could transmit digital audio signals from CD and Laserdisc players to an AV receiver or stereo system. Thanks to ...

The Chromecast Audio has been out for several months now, but Google has just now released some official cable accessories for the device. Neither of them are particularly special, but they do ...

Recently...like in the past couple of weeks I started to hear audio cutting in and out from any source out of the on-board RealTek optical out to a Sonos sound bar ...

The ARC connection lets you listen to your TV audio without having to use an extra cable, such as optical. ARC is most important if you plan on using the apps on your TV, such as the Netflix app ...

Jeff K. has a bone to pick with Apple: I have a great set of speakers that I connected to my old iMac with a optical audio/mini-plug cable through the headphone jack. They had terrific sound.

What just happened? Two hackers have successfully extended the range of Toslink optical audio cables, enabling data transmission over unprecedented distances. While the practical applications may ...

the debut DS-W1 used a beam of light – much like you'd see via a digital optical cable – to detect the vibrations from the stylus. DS Audio's argument for this method lies around its inherent ...

Both HDMI and optical pass digital audio from one device to another. Both are better than analog (the red and white cables). Both can pass multi-channel audio, like Dolby Digital. Both cables can ...

Finally, Mini-TOSLINK to TOSLINK (optical) cables can also be used to connect Chromecast Audio to some modern AV receivers, soundbars, high-end desktop speakers and studio monitor speakers that ...