Looking for cable to output from either HDMI or optical to RCA. Optical requires power to convert but HDMI does not. Which is a better option for audio ?

Anyone had success making long RCA cables from scratch? In theory, it's simple. An RCA cable is just a pair of wires, both connected to a tip/ring plug at each end. Pretty much any strand of wire ...

The cable connects your iPod, iPhone or iPad to a TV's RCA jacks. It has a 30-pin dock connector that fits into your iPod, a USB connector, and yellow, red and white audio/video RCA connectors.