How Do You Connect Home Theater Audio Cables?
Connecting that mass of audio cables to your home theater system on the back of your television set is easier than it looks. The key is knowing which cable goes where and what types of cable deliver the best audio. Check the back of your receiver or amplifier to determine the types of audio cables it can accommodate. Look at the back of your DVD player, set top box or other device to determine what types of audio cables it can use. At minimum, there should be a red and a white RCA connector labeled “audio output” or “to receiver.” There may be another labeled “optical,” and a third that says “digital.” Connect the appropriate cable to the matching input on your receiver. Of the standard cables, optical cable delivers the highest audio quality, with digital second and composite (red and white) third. There may also be an input for HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface), which delivers the highest quality audio and video to your system. Add a subwoofer using a digital audio cable ru
