If you’re unboxing your new speakers and setting up your home theater or music system, there’s one thing you should have to make sure you get the best sound quality. High-quality speaker cables make ...

Do expensive speaker wires "sound" better? Not likely. Can audiophiles and causal listeners improve their stereo system by upgrading one of the seemingly simpler components, the speaker wires and ...

bad idea, RCA uses an impedance of 75 Ohms, which you fuck up when you splice the wire. I'd recommend using RG6 cabling for the video, and, if possible, S/PDIF for the audio, but in lieu of that I'd ...

It is a question as old as stereos: how much do the cables in your system affect the sound? The main problems with assessing cables are psychological. Placebo effect and comparative listening play ...

Pre-wiring homes for today’s complex home theater systems can often times be a very frustrating task even for the highly skilled A/V professional. There are many factors that need to be considered ...

In my years as a custom AV integrator, I’ve seen many homeowners placed in difficult situations because of poor pre-wiring by either themselves or a contractor. The possible pitfalls are many, but so ...

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 ...

Hiding cabling is a perpetual struggle for the home theater builder. Save yourself the headache of punching holes in the walls or stretching cables with this simple hack. If you're not running your ...

The fantasy of truly wireless, high-quality speakers is as elusive as ever. Wireless speakers always need at least one wire, the one that plugs into the wall. Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve ...

"Maybe there are high-end bananas." The post In Blind Test, Audiophiles Unable to Tell Difference Between Sound Signal Run ...