What are Digital Audio Cables?
If you love audio, one of the major components to making your audio sound great are the audio video cables and connectors. While there are many types of audio cables available, here is a summary of the most common ones used. Digital Audio Cables Today’s audio equipment no longer uses analog signals to create sound, they use digital signals made from data, such as 0’s and 1’s. Analog is usually a term used for phonographs or audio cassettes. Digital media includes CD’s, MP3’s and DVD audio signals that are processed by a chip and usually create superior sound that lasts far longer than analog audio. Digital Audio Cables look to preserve and transmit the highest quality digital signal possible. They usually come in two distinct flavors; coaxial digital cables and optical digital cables. Coaxial Digital Cables Coaxial digital cables are the most common type of connection cable used for digital audio today. They look similar to the RCA cables that many people use and are familiar with. The
