there are two options — HDMI ARC (or ARC for short) and digital optical. Developed by Toshiba in 1983, the digital optical cable was invented so consumers could transmit digital audio signals ...

But plugging in the wrong HDMI cable can hold it back from reaching ... ensuring you get the best possible audio-visual quality from your devices, whether you’re connecting a gaming console ...

In the home theater space most people would tell you the age of optical audio ... cables with their glowing red tips have now been largely supplanted by the all-in-one capabilities of HDMI ...