John Schmidt, P.E., is principal of John Schmidt Audio Video Systems Design in Hempstead, N.Y. For 36 years until retirement, he worked for ABC Television in New York as a senior audio video systems ...

All XLR connectors are industry-standard, but not all XLR cables are equal. Here are our pro audio picks! By Julian Vittorio Updated Oct 15, 2023 11:36 PM EDT We may earn revenue from the products ...

Effect Audio isn't a brand that's familiar to most, but go down far along the audio rabbit hole, and you encounter boutique ...

Premium headphone maker Master & Dynamic began offering an in-house way for its customers to plug its gear into Apple's latest iPhones without the need for a Lightning-to-headphone adapter.

Robin Cross, chief engineer at KCUR-FM Kansas City, needed a snake for the station’s remote kit. The snake had specific needs for types of connection: A commercially available snake would work, but ...

ALEXANDRIA, VA.—As television engineers age, those brought up in the era of analog signals and the subsequent transition to digital are retiring and talking hard-earned knowledge with them. Younger ...

If you want the best audio fidelity, attaching a ModMic 5 to your studio headphones might be a good option. An inelegant setup process and some cut corners hold it back slightly though. “Why buy a ...

I started down the road, then looked a little further and found some other cables with different impedance. I used Belden 1800B cable, which is rated at 110 Ohm, while I see some other cables that are ...