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When your guitar cable, or any audio cable, creates static, it is usually a bad solder joint within the cable. I will show you how I fix Guitar cables instead of buying new ones.

Video graphics array, or VGA, cables are the basic connection used to link between a component and a monitor. The computer you're using right now has its own: the cable used to link the monitor to...

The RCA connector, or plug, is an ubiquitous feature of audio systems. The RCA plug was developed by the RCA company in the 1940s to connect turntables to RCA radio sets and has since become...

Speaker wires don't require a lot of preparation before use--just strip the insulation off the end and stick the bare wire in the terminal. But while that's all that is strictly necessary, it's...

Coax cable is popular for many audio and other noise-sensitive systems. It provides a rugged connection while being flexible and difficult to short out. BNC connections are the most common type of...

The RCA connector was developed by the RCA Company in the 1940s as a way to allow turntables to be plugged into RCA radios that featured an input. The simple design and robust construction of the...

An RCA cable--a length of wire with a male RCA connector at either end--usually comes premade. These cables are almost ubiquitous in home and car stereo systems. They're used for connecting audio...

Subwoofers are ideal audio components for recreating extremely low frequency sounds and generating deep bass output. Many home and car audio situations call for more than one subwoofer to increase...

LED candles can create romantic ambiance without the fire danger associated with real candles. You can also put them throughout the house when the lights go out and you don't want to use...

Professional musicians everywhere know just how easy it is to kill an audio cable. They also know how expensive the cables are to replace and how the sound is affected with each new cable. That is...