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.

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 ...

Is it worth spending hundreds on expensive interconnects?

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 ...

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 ...

Audiophiles scored only 14% identifying premium cables vs bananas and mud in blind test, suggesting expensive interconnects ...

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 ...

No one needs audiophile, premium cables for their headphones or home theater setup. While this is often an agreed-upon sentiment, there are corners of the internet which think otherwise. Today, we’re ...