In this article we discuss if cables should be used as tone controls to alter the sound of your system or if they should be transparent and accurately transfer the signal without alteration. The cable ...

Power cables tend to be the least celebrated among audiophiles, right behind the lightbulb and maybe the wall socket itself, ...

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.

Today Nordost introduced its new Valhalla 2 Reference Cables line-up, which consist of analog, digital, and tonearm interconnects, as well as loudspeaker and power cables. The new Valhalla 2 range ...

Tributaries just released the Series 4 audiophile and video interconnect cables, which are handmade at the company’s headquarters in Orlando, Florida. The new line includes analog RCA audio, balanced ...

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 ...

Normally when a spiral shield is used on a cable it is for one of three reasons, increased flexibility, ease of termination, or reduced manufacturing costs. Let's consider the differences between a ...