Q: I have a new HDTV with a whole bunch of input connections on the back, but only one audio output, an “optical digital audio” jack. I have this connected with an optical connector to an external ...

Using a silicon photonic chip platform, Volker J. Sorger and other researchers at the George Washington University and University of California, Los Angeles, have created an all optical ...

High-quality digital-to-analog conversion is a crucial ingredient in high-end audio sound, and Chord Electronics has just unveiled a contender for the world's best. Ex-movie theater projectionist ...

When it comes time to connect your shiny new soundbar or AV receiver, your two main choices are HDMI or optical digital audio. The simplest advice is to go with HDMI when you can. But if you can't ...

In the home theater space most people would tell you the age of optical audio, known officially as TOSLINK, is over. While at one time they were the standard for surround sound systems, the fiber ...