Why do so many audio (and video) cables have the same connector on both ends? [more inside]
posted by RustyBrooks on Jun 17, 2009 - 24 answers

What's that stinky smell that old audio cables have? [more inside]
posted by fvox13 on Mar 17, 2009 - 3 answers

Can you help me find a 1/4'' Stereo Female to 1/8'' Right Angle Stereo Male cable? [more inside]
posted by Jimmie on Feb 15, 2009 - 4 answers

How can I modify the 360 Xbox component/analog cable so I can use the HDMI for video and the analog audio cables for the audio...at the same time? OR Which wire(s) should I cut? - pics included [more inside]
posted by pilibeen on Sep 18, 2008 - 17 answers

can I go directly from my earphone plug on my digital voice recorder to the microphone port on my Mac laptop? [more inside]
posted by flowerofhighrank on Feb 12, 2008 - 4 answers

What's the best balanced audio wiring stuff, and where do I get it all? [more inside]
posted by Skorgu on Jul 18, 2007 - 14 answers

Can one use RCA cables (red/white/yellow) in component jacks (red/blue/green)? I understand that the jacks carry much different data/signal/whatever, but I was told that there is no need to buy (very) pricey component cables...you can actually just hook up good quality red/white/yellow RCA cables to the component jacks for the same purpose. [more inside]
posted by tpl1212 on Sep 14, 2006 - 17 answers

Home networking wizards: What cool stuff can be done when a house is wired with RG-6 and Cat6? Not just vanilla internet and file sharing. What wired activities and equipment do you love or covet? [more inside]
posted by Dave 9 on Aug 31, 2006 - 8 answers

Help me inexpensively and at least somewhat discreetly wire my place for surround. The problem: Really challenging room layout and a tight budget. [more inside]
posted by twiggy on Jun 26, 2006 - 16 answers

Any way to send 1 coax TV signal to a TV in another room wirelessly? [more inside]
posted by ilikebike on Mar 12, 2006 - 9 answers

Short version: Want to piggy back the audio/video output of my receiver onto my cable TV signal. Long version: I want to take the output of my receiver which is in RCA plugs (2 audio, 1 video) and somehow put that onto coax that ALSO contains my basic cable channels. I'm sure I stumbled onto something like this while looking at home automation stuff months ago, but I'm not finding it now. Effectively what I want is to be able to put my receiver's output on channel 100 or something on my coax. This would allow me to split that coax and run it to other TV's in my house and have the output from the receiver available on any TV on channel 100, while still having the regular cable channels available as normal. This will allow me to play Xbox on any TV in my house with my wireless controller. I found this but it only puts the one signal onto coax, it doesn't add it to coax with an existing set of channels. Not what I want, but its the closest thing I've found. Is this even possible or am I dreaming that I have seen this before?
posted by gfroese on Jan 6, 2006 - 4 answers

Audio Cables 101: tell me exactly how to feed a stereo mix from my mixer to my breakout box. [more inside]
posted by cortex on Dec 20, 2005 - 11 answers