Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Home Theater cables, coax, optical, s-video, which is best??

Jon, I hope that you've learned to be wary of the term "high-end". Audio discussion is rife with nonsense which attempts to divide equipment into different classes, but unless price alone is the factor under discussion, it's pure hogwash. In audio there's very little correlation between price and sound quality.

Optical and coaxial connections are equal in quality, but the coaxial cable is a bit more sturdy and should be slightly preferred. Look for very inexpensive cables; here in particular price is meaningless.

Yes, other factors being equal, the S-video connection will give a somewhat better picture than the composite connection.