OREI Optical SPDIF/Coaxial Digital to RCA L/R Analog Audio Converter with 3.5mm Jack Support & Headphone/Speaker Outputs (DA21)

It works! We recently bought a Samsung Blu-Ray player as a gift for my son-in-law and his sweetie. Their flat screen had so-so built-in speakers and their old skool receiver had no HDMI inputs, just stereo RCA analog audio inputs. I purchased this unit and ALSO purchased this cable C2G / Cables To Go 29115 Velocity S/PDIF Digital Audio Coax Cable (6 Feet) . When we hooked it up it immediately worked. Audio content from movies sounds good, clear. Sound is in sync with the picture. Now their setup has some real bass and oomph. This will be a solution for them until they can afford a modern 7.1 surround receiver/speaker setup.Note: We went into the Blu-Ray player's audio settings and confirmed that PCM was set as the default.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -CAVEATS, TECHNICAL ADVICE:Caveat 1: This only produces stereo output (Left and Right analog audio jacks). In the setting of your Blu-Ray player: You ** have ** to use PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) output setting if you want this to work right -- it specifies that right on the box. Now, some people may have an older receiver that would have a feature to synthesize surround for a 5.1 system but usually, if you have that feature available to you, then one would "tend to" also have HDMI inputs on their receiver. If you have HDMI inputs on your audio receiver... why bother? This is a work around for those who don't. IF your receiver has HDMI inputs, the high likelihood is that you don't need this. IF your receiver has HDMI inputs and you aren't getting audio output 1. Check your settings and the sequence in which you turn components on (I find that turning on my plasma TV before turning on my receiver works better). 2. You might need to find an HDMI cable that specifies it has "audio return".All that being said, if you need this kind of workaround solution to deliver an analog feed an older sound system, then ---> running your Blu-Ray player's sound output through a decent stereo's analog inputs using this interface conversion box beats the pants off using the the wimpy speakers in most TVs.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Caveat 2: OREI DOES ** NOT ** GIVE YOU A NON-OPTICAL (i.e. copper wire) CABLE ...which I believe will be the solution most people actually want. YOU HAVE TO PURCHASE ONE SEPARATELY. I strongly recommend buying a specifically "Digital" cable, labeled as being meant for SPDIF (Sony/Panasonic Digital Interface) like in the link I mentioned above - they run 5 - 10 dollars. If you try using a conventional RCA analog audio cable the digital signal may corrupt or the sound could stutter, especially over longer cable lengths.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Caveat 3: I suppose there may be some Blu-Ray players out there that, for cost cutting purposes, have omitted the SPDIF connector that looks like a single RCA jack. In which case this product would not be a solution you could use.Final note: This unit also comes with an optical connector interface and a probably 3 ft optical cable. I did not use that feature or test it so cannot speak to how well it works. You * could * run the blu-ray player's HDMI cable to your flat screen and then, IF it had an optical out, use the supplied optical cable to this OREI box and then run RCA analog cables to your stereo. The big unknown is: Will the audio output "lag" or stay in sync with your TV? Sometimes you can set video / sound delay in your TV. You'd just have to test. Again, if your receiver has HDMI built in, there is usually no need to use this kind of product.

I saw this item listed among Amazon's "Daily Deals" and impulsively clicked on it. When I reached the page, Amazon's exceptional tracking service (a box, upper left on your screen) conveniently reminded me that I had purchased the item over a year ago (the less expensive "white-colored" version, which was still 5 bucks more than I'm currently seeing for the brown/black version). Good deal!The converter has served me well for over a year.. My purpose was to send an audio signal from my desktop computer (iMac) to my stereo receiver (Onkyo TX-8222) and from there to a couple of hard-working," time-tested" (over 40 years old) Wharfdale speakers. Initially the connection worked even without a converter (don't rule out the possibility that all of these boxes are of no relevance to your needs--digital CAN travel to analog analog equipment without the use of any intermediary boxes or gadgets.But I was increasingly having difficulty making the connection work, instantl;y and reliably. My settings were correct, but it was only after disconnecting and reconnecting, re-bootinng my computer, playing off/on with the amp, and "spitting" on a jack that the connection "un-muted" itself. Apparently either my computer or analog receiver was resisting, blocking, de-prioritizing and having 2nd thoughts about transporting a digital signal to analog equipment without the benefit of a translator. Time to try one of those converter boxes (some costing less than ten bucks).Since inserting this handy, light-weight small, Orei box between my computer and my stereo receiver I've had no problems (or too few to mention, such as replacing the digital cable thoughtfully included with the Orei box (after six months' use, it began to short out).P.S. The red-light on the Orei box just now reminded me that it's powered by AC. I disconnected the electrical line in order to see if the AC adapter was dispensable. Definite NOT! Dead silence until I restored the AC connecction. On the other hand, If you're running a line not from a headphones jack but your computer's USB port (or even an attached hub's USB port), it's entirely possible you could dispense with the extra clutter of another adapter plugged into an over-heated power-strip. USB power should be enough to activate the red light on the Orei conversion box and complete the journey from digital to analog.Addendum: While doing the above experiment, I experienced difficulty reconnecting the AC to its port in the white box. After shaking it, the sound came back on, but once my hands were off the box, the sound cut out again--iin one of my two speakers (I could hear Ahmad Jamal's piano but not drums and bass). Finally, I went through enough hoops and rituals to satisfy the genie of the white box that it was O.K. for the show to go on, again. Touchy!?! (Just a reminder that we're not talking about heavy-duty, industrial-grade, top-of-the-line professional equipment with this little twenty-dollar plastic box. (When you've finally got the lines open--delivering, without a hitch, a drum solo by Buddy Rich, coming unimpeded and crystal-clear through both speakers, ride cymbal in the left, hi-hat in the right, speaker, try to remember one more thing: Don't breathe!)

I had purchased this item to get sound from my XBOX ONE to a pair of headphones. Due to the fact the XBOX ONE does not support Dolby as of (02/22/2014) I went on a search for a proper converter that will convert the audio signal to stereo. After buying SANOXY® AGPtek Digital Optical Coax to Analog RCA Audio Converter Adapter it DID NOT WORK, that device does not convert the optical audio to stereo. For the most part if you see a box that looks like the SANOXY box I will tell you that they do not work on the XBOX ONE. What the Orei DA21 does is a real conversion and allows stereo audio with headphones with RCA or a 3.5 jack (EX: earbuds,on ear or over ear headphones).I'm using a pair of Afterglow Universal Wireless Headphones. All I did was plug in the optical cable (toslink) to the converter and then the power supply to wall outlet,once that was done I plugged in my RCA cables to the converter and just like that it was done................yeah thats pretty much it. T.v volume can be lowered or raised and does not affect the audio for the headphones. The only reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 is the converter has no volume rocker to raise or lower it, so if you plug a pair of headphones or ear buds in;the volume is set to what ever the default is of the converter. With my afterglows raised all the way up on the volume rocker on the headphones themselves,the volume was loud enough where it could be to loud to some and not loud enough to others.There is also another Oreo DA21X,that one to my knowledge is just in black and metal,I can say that this one felt made well even though it is plastic.I hope this helps,if any questions please do ask,I will help as best as I can.