You can buy “special” IEC mains cables at outrageous prices for example, or audiophile quality digital cables for Ethernet, USB, TOSlink, or HDMI.

High-Fidelity Audio Setups: For audiophiles looking to preserve the quality of audio signals when connecting to external DACs (Digital-to-Analog Converters) or amplifiers.

The quality is excellent, but optical ports are limited to certain kinds of audio content. Optical connections can handle two-channel stereo and up to 5.1 channels of Dolby Digital sound.

Connect an optical audio cable (no longer than 5 meters) from the TV’s Optical Out (or OPT OUT) to the soundbar’s Optical In (or OPT IN). 3.

Ironically, the best USB-C cable I have come across, didn’t even come with a set of USB Audio headphones. It’s the power cable that comes with Master & Dynamic’s MC300 headphone stand.

As a bonus, the Brilliance single-pair AES/EBU cable can also be used in balanced-line analog situations. The cable’s inherent low capacitance results in excellent analog audio performance, even over ...

The following was excerpted from “Maintaining Audio Quality in the Broadcast and Netcast Facility.” In this segment, the authors deal with the many-faceted and often misunderstood subject of quality ...

Dual DACs for Superior Sound Quality At the heart of the Fiio JM21 is its powerful audio processing hardware. The device houses dual high-end Cirrus Logic CS43198 DACs (Digital-to-Analog ...