No home theater system is complete without the necessary cables and home theater speaker wire that connect everything together.
Most components come equipped with the necessary cables and interconnects to hook up your system and get it running within a short time.
But...
Are these 'free' interconnects really good for the job?
Will replacing these 'free' A/V cables always make a difference in system performance?
And...
How does cable length fit into the overall performance equation?
Is there a way to make the most out of your existing audio video interconnects?
What constitutes a good quality home theater cable?
With the vast selection of available options, choosing the right cables can be confusing.
Making the wrong choice is surely not an option; good quality home theater interconnects can turn out to be expensive and may amount to a good portion of any home theater budget.
We are featuring a series of articles designed to provide with the required information to help you choose the right video and audio cables for your home theater system. The information includes details of the various AV interconnects, speaker wire and connectors, as well as easy-to-follow cable connection 'tips' to get the best results from your equipment.
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Quality,
Cable Length, and Performance Implications How does cable quality and cable length impact system performance? |
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Home Theater Connections - An Intro to
Cable Anatomy We discuss the anatomy of home theater cables. Do silver-coated conductors make a real difference in system performance? Discover more here. |
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Audio Cables A guide to analog and digital home theater audio cables and interconnects. |
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Video Cables An introductory guide to analog and digital video interconnects |
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A Short
Guide to DVI Cables The numerous flavors of DVI cables can turn out to be an incomprehensible mess. This needs no longer be the case - our DVI Cable Guide explains it all! |
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HDMI
Cables To many, HDMI is still an unfamiliar term. This short guide will explain all there is the need to know about HDMI Cables and interconnects. |
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Extending DVI and HDMI Cables - Fiber or Copper? Discover possible available options to extend an HDTV connection beyond the practical distances supported by DVI and HDMI. |
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RGB &
Component video, or DVI & HDMI - Which is better? Is digital always better? We discuss the use of RGB and component video interconnects as against DVI and HDMI cables. |
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Speaker Wires &
Connectors Selecting home theater speaker wires and connectors. |
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Home Theater Cable Connection Tips Easy-to-follow tips to get the best results out of your AV cables and interconnects.
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Purchasing Quality Home Theater Cables: While good quality cables need not necessarily be expensive - especially at the shorter lengths - yet it is always recommended to purchase high quality cables from a reputable supplier. This is the only way to ensure that you get all the quality you are paying for.
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