In the home theater space most people would tell you the age of optical audio, known officially as TOSLINK, is over. While at one time they were the standard for surround sound systems ...

the chances are it has a TOSLINK port on the back. This is a fairly simple interface that sends I 2 S S/PDIF digital audio data down a short length of optical fibre, and it’s designed to run ...

This move, apparently an exercise in learning more about optical data transmission, involved more than just sending unconventional data. Toslink is typically restricted to just 10 meters but was ...