An XLR cable is an essential addition when dealing with professional audio, video, or stage lighting equipment. It’s also pretty important even when using one of the best microphones for streaming ...

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I stopped relying on budget mics after realizing the device I carry daily sounds far better than cheap alternatives.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 recently had the opportunity to build a lavalliere microphone. The goal is to have a lavalliere microphone drive a small audio amplifier with an appropriate signal level. Technically, the lavalliere ...

In an effort to record system audio on a laptop with no system output in my Recording Control, I decided to try plugging a short male-male mini cable from my headphone output to my mic input.