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This is a brilliant bit of kit. I had just bought a new LG TV for the kitchen and when unpacked I discovered it did not have an ordinary audi socket for a set of wireless earphones which I need to listen to the TV without deafening everyone else. Instead it had a digital audio port which I could not plug the earphone base station into. I searched long and hard for the solution, found no satisfactory help on the forums, so started a search on Amazon where I came up with this converter. It worked like a dream straight out of the box and was extremely easy to set up. I strongly recommend it for anyone who has the same problem with newer TVs.

Great little gadget, that solves a massive problem of the NEW generation tv’s that are made without an audio out jack. I have a 2016 model Samsung with the only option to connect to a sound system is through an optical cable.

As a consequence I was unable to connect it to any of my sound devices. I have BT speakers, a soundbar and an older Sony audio system, all of them without optical (useless with the TV). Not anymore, with this little gadget, that now connects my tv with the soundbar I have. The sound is nice and clear and way better than before.

I definitely recommend the converter. I had recently purchased a new TV only to discover that for some 'unexplained reason' at the time, my rather dated although perfectly serviceable surround sound theater system did not work despite being all plugged in and connected correctly. Upon asking some technically minded persons, they suggested that my theater system which produced Dolby 5.1 digital sound actually converted analog into digital, and that my television which is ultra modern produced digital sound.

Unfortunately this was unreadable to the theatre system as it only received analog. What I needed was a product to convert the digital sound from the TV, back into analog so that the theatre system could converts it back into digital.cross eyed confused look upon my face.Hence the purchase of this product, which as I am giving it a 5 star review it works. I now have a superb television with superb sound all thanks to this. I recently purchased a new model Samsung tv and was astonished to find that there was no headphone jack input so could not utilise my Sony headphones. This was my third Samsung and the previous models both had standard jack inputs. I enquired for solutions at my local Currys/PC store and they were next to useless. The Samsung rep.

Was unaware of the problem and the Currys asst. Said there was no kit available to solve the problem and maybe I should buy new headphones. So I went to Amazon for a solution and spotted this little beauty. It arrived within two days of ordering and I had it set up inside two minutes. The optical cable supplied inserted into the audio optical out socket on the tv and into the box supplied.

The headphone jack plugged into the box and there was a cable supplied which plugged. My husband is hard of hearing and has a pair of wireless headphones but, because the insertion of the headphone jack into the socket on the back of the TV mutes the sound for everyone else, we were able, by using a simple adapter, to insert them into the left and right outputs in the back of our Humax PVR. Problem solved.

We all had sound. THEN we bought a new PVR and despite doing a lot of reading of tech specs and customer reviews we failed to understand that this new machine had no left and right sockets.

In fact it only had one HDMI cable to attach to the TV.We asked our more switched on 'techie' friends, the staff in the TV and sound department of a large local store and in a well known electronic retailers and no one could help. Because we have a USB. So like many people i upgrade my TV to new Smart TV only to find it only has optical audio out.

Why o why they cannot have normal audio out i'm not sure. Anyway this little box takes the optical signal and converts it to regular audio out to send to hifi stereo amp etc.

Its powered via a spare usb socket on back of TV which is neat and saves another plug to find amongst the cable spaghetti at the back! Just plug it in and your set. Oh and it also has 3.5mm headphone out although to be honest i'll probably plug into headphone socket on amp. Quickly delivered too.

I needed a DAC (Digital to analogue converter) to run my TV into my stereo system that has no optical inputs. So: To use your TV into a stereo amplifier you need: A DAC, optical lead (Toslink) and a pair of phono to phono leads. If you want to input a Coax digital lead from your DVD / Blu Ray player you will need a lead for this.Previously I had used a cheap little black box device to do this, there's loads about priced around £10.I was never happy with the sound from the cheap box and decided to buy the Avantree DAC and bite the bullet of the £24 cost. I am very happy that I did.

This 'improved' model is the one to get as there are plenty of reviews for the earlier version that show up some shortcommings.It arrived and I plugged it in straight out of. Having returned a cheaper converter, the PROZOR DAC, which DIDN'T WORK AT ALL (check out my review!), it was with some trepidation that I purchased the Avantree.

I'm very pleased to report that it worked flawlessly first time, and has done so over numerous testings in the last 24 hours. I wish I'd come across it earlier!

The volume control means I can adjust it to the right level for my headphones, and the fact that it has an on/off switch means I don't have to keep unplugging it to conserve its operational life. How long that working life is remains to be seen, but right now I'm delighted! I can now connect my TV with its optical audio signal output to my amplifier or to my headphones for private listening. I am happy to recommend it to other users who want to do the same. Given the low price of this DAC relative to the cost of DAC's in the world of HIFI, I have been impressed by the sound quality. I have used the DAC to connect to my TV with the sound output going into my preamp/hifi and through to my speakers.

It is connected to a high quality system and this small and stylishly designed DAC is performing well. I only have one minor criticism to make, and that is that I have had to turn the volume control knob on the DAC to maximum to get a decent volume through my speakers, and in order to get a loud sound when desired, I have to turn my preamp up to around 80 - 85% of full volume but this is nonetheless perfectly adequate. It should be taken into account in this review that I did not use the accompanying optical cable. I have just upgraded to SKY Q. I did have one of the 2TB HD boxes which I plugged my wireless headphones in using the RCA ports in the back. The Q box only has and optical port.This gadget converts the optical signal to the RCA brilliantly. My Sennheiser headphones have their own volume control, and I only needed to turn up the volume minimally on the gadget to achieve the same level of volume control as I had before with the old SKY box.The Q box also has USB ports, one of which is being used to power the gadget, saving a valuable plug socket!Just a note, the instructions say turn it off when not being used, it has been powered on constantly for 48 hours now (used for a few hours) and it is not even warm.

Seems very impractical to putting the USB connector in. Great value and a overall a well-made product that's hard to criticise given its price. But I will anyway:-)Build quality is exemplary both inside and out (yes, I took it apart - see later) and it drives my hard to drive AKG headphones perfectly.

However, as I touched the (metal) volume control I could hear faint mains hum which vanished if I also touched the metal of the phono connectors, indicating the metal case (and volume knob) are not grounded and thus act as an aerial for mains hum whenever I touch it. Reaching for a screwdriver I removed the back panel (it looks good inside, too!) and looped a bit of fine copper wire around the coaxial socket (which is grounded) and the screw hole for the rear panel which I then replaced, thereby grounding the case.

No more mains hum:-)I feel almost guilty for docking a. This was a 2am beer induced purchase. Upon waking in the morrow I was shocked to find said purchased delivered and waiting.

As the harsh dawn of the next day hit me, I was 100 per cent set on sending this back via Amazon's return policy. However, curiosity got the better of me and after testing this out on my laptop, PC and phone: I am hooked. I can't go back. What is seen, or heard in this case, cannot be unheard. Sounds are richer and fuller. I spent five hours listening to my collection of music and then hit YouTube and Spotify.which was greatly improved.It's like a fine wine, sure beer will get you there but this little gizmo adds pure class. Best drunken mistake I ever made.

Hearing is believing. This morning I downloaded a new recording of Beethoven String Quartets played by Cuarteto Casals onto my iPhone via the TIDAL app. I plugged in my new DragonFly Red using the Apple Camera Adapter, and plugged Etymotic ear phones into the Red. I listed carefully whilst sitting on the tube on the way to work.There is no question that the Red provided a far, far more open and detailed rendition of the music than has ever been possible with the iPhone's on-board circuitry. The 'air' around the four instrumentalists was apparent, the space between them, the depth of sound, the touch of finger on string. Even in these far from ideal conditions, it was an entirely satisfying experience of the music at high-end levels of audio delivery.

(For those interested: listening for 45 minutes used 9% of my iPhone battery life).I have also used the. The DAC comes very well packed with a colourful box with specifications and a list of accessories, out of the box you will get the DAC and a leather carry case, you will need to buy an extra cable to use it with mobile devices, it works out of the box with USB devices.Music is greatly improved on all devices, I used it on my MackBook Pro, the set up is very easy and it only takes a couple of minutes, most of my music is hight resolution MP3 at 320kpbs only a few FLACS, but with the MP3 files you can see a big different in sound, the sound it's much more detailed and louder. I use it with Sennheiser IE80 and Klipsch X11i, both sound amazing. Better to have some good headphones.I use it with an iPhone 6 with the lightning connector, the USB camera adapter it works.

Great little box that overcomes the problem with my new Samsung UE49K5500 TV (along with most other newer smart TV's I gather) that there is no headphone socket. I can now carry on using my Sennheiser TR130 wireless headphones. It has also enabled me to continue to use my fairly old Panasonic home cinema system, and by that I mean that I can output the TV sound into the Panasonic for better quality audio, as the Panasonic only has the old phono type inputs and the TV only appears to output audio from an optical audio connection (Toslink?).

Now I think I understand that this box converts a digital signal to analogue, and I don't know if I am not getting the best from my TV, but I am happy with the sound quality and it has fixed my problem without any more excessive expense. It appears solid in construction. This is the 'Magic' box that thousands of British owners of NEW Smart TV's are looking for. The TV manufacturers in their wisdom have stopped providing a 'audio-out' facility on their TV's. It has driven me made for the last three weeks, trying all sorts of connections, and listening to 'customer forums' each with more complicated solutions than the last,for someone who wants to just couple-in their existing wireless headphones to the system. This little box is the answer to ALL our prayers, just couple in the Optical lead to this box, and the 3.5 mm jack from your Headphones transmitter base, and all is well. You are back to being able to hear the TV at your level without upsetting other TV watchers in the household.Absolutely brilliant.

Thank you so very much. A hard of hearing pensioner. I bought this on behalf of my friend who bought a new TV that only has an optical audio output.He needed something to convert the optical output to his amplifier's usual RCA (white and red) input.After a quick search, I could see that there are plenty of products on here that offer a solution.In all honesty, I went for this one as it was the cheapest I could find that offered Prime delivery.This has worked perfectly; we haven't noticed any ill-effects from using this digital to analogue converter.It's worth noting that this requires external power by means of a USB cable. Thankfully my friend could plug the cable into his TV but if you use a Chromecast or other similar device then you may need to add another power source.I'd highly recommend this device and would happily buy this for myself if I ever fell into his situation.

This is a super product for the price. Does the job perfectly (optical link between TV Toslink output and HiFi).The actual DAC used inside is an Everest Semiconductor ES7144 LV which is not mentioned anywhere because most people are stupidly obsessed with the number of bits resolution when talking about a R-2R DAC architecture. However this is a multi level Delta-Sigma architecture DAC where the resolution s achieved by other means.

What is important is the conversion THD+noise (-85 dB typ.) and the Signal to Noise ratio (SNR) which is 90 dB (100 dB typ.). This is more than good for the average HiFi installation. The DAC is capable of processing 24 bit pcm data streams but this has nothing to do with the DAC resolution.You may not want to use this information because most punters are not electronic engineers (I am). However for those who do know about DAC. Recently i bought a monitor that has no input for speakers and I had to cope with the terrible internal monitor speakers. I can confirm to those skeptical about this product that it works amazing with a PC MONITOR that has no speaker inputs. All is needed is a 3.5mm jack connecting your external speakers to your DAC box.

And the dac should also have a USB cable inserted into the DAC and XBOX to supply power use. There is a two-way S/PDIF cable which is connected to the Back of an XBOX and to the DAC box. You may also have to check out your xbox audio settings to get it to work. I was really impressed with this product and i can confirm it works perfectly. ThankyouAlso it makes Wolfenstein II sound incredible.

No downgrades or CONS. Solid device, provides a clean sound, neutral but most DACs typicaly are. It is a great addition as you can get the best possible audio from your home devices such as your TV or games console using the spdif (optical input).If you have never listened to a set of headphones of speakers running through and external DAC before, then let me just say that your in for a big shock, to put it simply it opens up the sounds, gives whatever your listening to definition and clarity. The price is very unreflective of the quality of this product, it has a good build quality and the addition of a volume control knob is really nice at this price. However if you are looking for something to power speakers and not just headphones then I would suggest looking at a Amp&DAC combo or maybe if your on a tight. I bought this device for use with an LG television which doesn’t have an audio jack socket that can be used at the same time as the main TV speakers. The device is ideal for this purpose.

I have had to buy a much longer (3m) optical Toslink lead than the one supplied, so that the device with its volume control knob can be located next to my armchair rather than behind the TV. A 3m Toslink cable costs about £5; for a 43 inch screen a 4m cable might be better. A 13 amp or USB power supply is required for the device (a USB plug is supplied).I can now listen to the TV through my headphones at a volume of my choosing, while my wife can use the main TV speakers at her own chosen volume.It is well worth buying a converter with a. This is the answer to most buyers not realising they cannot listen on headphones (if phones socket provided!) if anyone else is watching TV.

Panasonic are one of few manufacturers who have provided seperate control of TV speakers AND phones output, but even they are drifting from that scenario. It's a disgrace with all the hundreds af options clogging up your smart TV guide, the option of seperate speakers and phones output is essential for the hard of hearing.This unit does the job, and even self powered from USB lead.

I am able to mute the speakers or turn down the TV all without affecting the audio out of the DAC. It's so good I can't believe something won't go wrong! The volume control is very useful otherwise the headphones would be too loud, would be OK if connected to a controllable device such as audio system etc.

We recently had Sky Q installed and lost the ability to use our hi-fi amp and speakers instead of the tv speakers. Sky Q boxes have no rf out analog connection - only a digital output.

I purchased this great little product hooked it up to the sky q digital output and used it's rf out analog connector to connect to my hi-fi amp (I had a digital connector on the hi-fi but it is used by my cd player, hence the need for an analog input).Note, I did have to play around with the dolby settings on my sky q box - the converter worked perfectly for live transmissions, but bizarrely was not working on recorded or downloaded programs. Changing the base setting on the sky q box remedied the issue.Now we can use the hifi system when watching films or listening to music and get a much better. I had just bought a Samsung QLED that when launched cost £1699. To my shock and amazement at that price they don't fit them with a head phone socket! This little device gets round that problem a treat. I did not want to splash out on a reciever for surround sound as the tv is only being used for gaming in the spare room. For the cost this device has to get five stars.

Getting this model is a must if you intend to plug the head phones directly into this as it has a volume control that goes much louder and quieter than the other variants that have no volume control. A big thank you to the designers, great job at a great price. I've taken a bet and bought it to connect my Yamaha TT-N503 networked turntable to Cambridge Audio CXN v2. Basically analogue signal from turntable is converted to digital(your need turntable with phono stage built in) and processed by CXN with spectacular outcome, this little thing is using LPCM lossless format. Some explanation for nerds. 'LPCM (acronym for Linear Pulse Code Modulation) is uncompressed audio encoding which employs a combination of values like sample sizes, sample rate, number of channels, etc.

Idoser youtube. LPCM is referred to as PCM Plus. As a particular kind of PCM, LPCM's quantization levels are linearly uniform, using PCM with linear quantization. By comparison, the quantization levels of PCM change with amplitude. LPCM is a lossless audio coding that delivers CD quality sound, so it occupies huge disc space. LPCM is used to transmit uncompressed digital audio information via HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface)'.

This is a really great piece of kit. I have a very good Quad amp with an excellent reference turntable and an Ortofon MC cartridge mounted in an SME arm.

Sadly the Quad amp does not have a digital output, so previously in order to feed this to my Pioneer AV receiver I had to use an analogue connection, and although the distance between the two amp is only about 3 meters the loss of frequencies and quality was quite noticeable. Using this little box to convert the output from the Quad to a digital signal and feeding the digital signal to the Pioneer AV amp has made a dramatic difference to the sound.

I can highly recommend this unit, and it is so easy to install. ( Please Be aware this is an Analogue to Digital converter). Similar to some other buyers, the analogue RCA and Aux inputs on my amp failed, so I could no longer play my vinyl deck (which includes both a pre amp output, normal line out and Bluetooth), tho it took some testing to identify that was the cause and not the deck or cables.This has driven me crazy for months. Not only that, but the closest kit to replace my stereo amp is £1699.

Or a 'no guarantee' ship back to base for repair, which I was most hesitant to do. This left me with the only vinyl option of Bluetooth to my surround amp, amusing but not ideal. At least the deck worked!Connected the L/R RCA plugs into input of this little black box and a digital coaxial into the output socket. And into the amp's coax in. Nice vinyl loveliness restored. And sounds OK so far.Only gripe.

Hi.If u are a Sky Q subscriber and want to listen to Tv shows on wireless headphones (not Bluetooth) this gadget is for you.Easy set up, connect optical cable to Q box and this device, plug in wireless headphone jack and turn on power and ur are done. It's just works.Note. I am a setting fiddler.

So I had to switch the Q box optical back to normal to alow this gadget to work. So it yours doesn't work first time this maybe the reason.Finally. I had another device that allowed me to listen to Sky Q box but the volume was very low. This devise has very loud volume. It's exactly what I wanted. I wanted to feed the sound from a Sony DVD player with co-axial audio output plus a Humax PVR with Optical output into my hi-fi, an ancient Yamaha with phono plug inputs. This clever box almost worked for me.

The sound conversion was flawless for my purposes. Unfortunately, I found that the optical input took preference over the co-ax. I had hoped I could leave both plugged in and simply turn on the source I wanted to hear, but plugging in the optical lead nuked the other one until I unplugged it. This is mentioned in the paperwork that came with the converter, but not in the Amazon blurb.

So the box is relegated to converting the co-ax signal, I used the analogue outputs on the Humax and I have to switch inputs on the Yamaha. Not a major problem but that's why I gave 4 stars not 5. First time I've actually ever taken out the time to go back and bother to leave a review on a product, that in itself should say something.Really nice, cool looking piece of kit, from the general aesthetic to the sturdy metallic finish! Would look great amongst any electronics enthusiasts set up/ collection.Looks only get you so far in this world though. So how good is it?Well, I've previously owned a Chord Mojo and an iFi Audio iDSD Micro (silver version) and sure enough, after extensive, critical, to the point of half going nuts back and forth testing between the Chord, iFi, my laptop and my phone, I ended up returning both.Ultimately, i just couldn't justify spending that much money on something that, to my ears, made very little difference in a few select songs (honestly, probably just placebo) to no difference at all in most songs, in comparison to just.

I purchased IfI's Zen DAC to stream MQA audio from my MacBook (running the TIDAL app) onto my existing HiFi Stereo system. TIDAL is an incredible music streaming service, with MQA audio quality. MQA is comparable to studio-quality, far superior to CDs and MP3. The drawback is you normally need a very expensive HiFi system to render this. IFi's Zen DAC is a very affordable and effective way to play full MQA quality onto your existing HiFi. It really works. It even has a LED that turns purple when detecting MQA quality.

But believe me, you don't need to look at it, the sound is just incredible. IFi Zen DAC is a great product. Just make sure to get your own RCA and USB cables, the ones supplied in the box are really short. Music streaming services such as Tidal are now offering “Masters” quality Hi-Res versions of albums. The tracks on these albums have been digitally sampled at 24-bit/96kHz which promises to offer a superior audio experience to CD versions of the album which are always digitally sampled at a lower 16-bit/44kHz frequency. The great news is that “Masters” albums are not just limited to recent releases by the likes of Ed Sheeran, Stormzy, Justin Bieber and Drake. The entire back catalogue of musical icons such as the Beatles, Bowie and Led Zeppelin have been resampled at this higher bit rate and frequency from the original Master tapes.I initially expected that it would be relatively easy to enjoy the full Hi-Res audio experience from MQA (Masters Quality Authenticated) files played from the Tidal app on my iOS devices.

After a little bit of research I soon learned that MQA files require two. Great price and does exactly what I bought it for.

I have a Samsung UE40MU6120 TV that ridiculously, has no Aux output for the headphones, this linked to the fact that it has no Bluetooth built in, means that I can not attach a Bluetooth converter for the headphones. The only output on the TV is Toslink, Digital Optical Output. Amc annotated mcq book. So, because of that, the only way to get my Aux lead to connect the Adaptor and TV together is with this.Extremely simple to use, you get an optical lead with it and a power cable so once connected you are set to go. Watch the video I've attached it should explain it better than I just have but just to say, this is a life saver. I needed a way to connect my hi-fi to my new 4k tv.My tv doesn't have the capacity to connect the traditional red and white (L/R) audio cables.With this device you can connect the (L/R) cables to one side of the converter and the digital out to the other side. Works so far with no issues (9 days) and the little box doesn't overheat either.It does need a power source connected too but you can do so via USB which is very helpful.I would recommend this to anyone who desperately wants to connect their old hi-fi to a new tv! Purchased as a temporary fix for my Sony DTC-P7 DAT (Digital Audio Tape) machine as it's internal DAC has failed.

This Neoteck DAC seemed perfect for a few weeks, aside from some audible interference whenever I fast wound tapes which is perfectly fine. That was until it started adding very noticeable distortion to the audio, it's gone from perfect to unbearable which is a shame cos it seemed the perfect solution.

I've tried hooking it up to my CD player and it sounds just as bad so its definitely the Neoteck at fault. I suppose you get what you pay for.

I required the Neoteck HDMI Audio Extractor to use with my Amazon FireTV stick whilst plugged into HDMI 2 on my computer monitor and needed to extract the audio for independent amplification through a Logitech speaker system. This means I can use the monitor as TV with computer on or off and also independently listen to music, radio or news using the Alexa feature.This device does exactly what I wanted. It is solidly built with the internals being housed in a sturdy metal case having a good quality finish. The analogue audio output has a good strong output level too, with very low noise. But note, in my case, I had to power the FireTV and HDMI Audio Extractor devices from separate USB power sources as audio noise was substantial. I think this relates to USB audio devices being susceptible to common mode earth loops. It's not a fault.

Does what it’s supposed to and does it very well. The sound quality from the headphone jack and the RCA out is surprisingly good. However, I highly recommend you do not use a computer USB port (or any USB port) for power.

It introduces all sorts of interference. The sort you’d get with a poorly shielded PC sound card (electronic beeping and squeaking). But used with a typical phone charger and plugging straight into a mains supply, the audio sounds just as good as most onboard sound cards, and there is no interference whatsoever. A really good way to get audio out of HDMI. I can use the headphone and RCA out at the same time. It also continues to provide audio to your TV or monitor. So I’m effectively getting 3 way simultaneous audio.

I’ve not tried the optical or digital coax out so can’t really comment on that. It does what I needed it to do when used with a PS4 but I need use the USB lead to power the device (some other users seem to get sufficient power from the HDMI port).

It's not really a major issue though as the PS4 has USB ports and you can also use an external USB charger.It feels fairly robust with a metal chassis and gold plated ports. I have not tried the optical output but the RCA seems to work OK.The blue LEDs are very bright and quite distracting.

There seems to be no way to turn these off or adjust them, so a couple of bits of black insulation tape have sorted that out;). Maybe I expected too much out of this product, cause I've been reading about it for a year or so. OK, to begin from negative sides. This DAC doesn't have sound stage at all, to be more precise, it is really NARROW.

It gives you an impression of music right in your face, which was probably their intention. But the music just doesn't 'breathe'. Second, it is really dry. It is probably side effect of them doing EQ so it pronounces some frequencies which might guide you to believe that you can hear some things you didn't before. It sounds fake at the end. That harshness of dry sound can be tiring after a while.To summarize, this DAC is for the people who want music in your face, without subtleties, and with higher volume than their current DAC provides.

If this is a plus for you, then this is the. Firstly; There are no blindingly bright blue LED's, as is the case with so many electronic devices today.Secondly; What it does have is, five gentle green LED's, one each for mute, coaxial, toslink and volume up and down, plus an equally gentle red power indicator. Also on the front panel are three buttons, two for adjusting the volume and one to select the input mode along with an infrared receiving window.On the rear there are three inputs, 5volt power, (i.e. Mobile phone charger), one for toslink and the other for coaxial. There is also three outputs, two RCA phono's for the left and right channels and a 3.5mm coaxial socket.Does it work?.Yes!

And it does it very well. I use it to feed the digital audio from my Kodi TV box to my analogue Audiolab 8000A amplifier which drives my Magnaplanar MG-1.4's speakers. I was a little sceptical of it's. You must read this.When using an AC DC mains charging plug (I tried both genuine apple ipad and iphone chargers and a nexus charger) I experienced a slight digital hum in quiet passages, very noticeable with audiophile quality revealing headphones. Additionally, if I so much as touched the unit the sound cut out and took a few seconds before returning. At first, I blamed the power lead but I tried three others and all had the same problem.

Then I assumed the micro USB port on the unit was at fault, as whenever I touched the power lead it would cut out. I couldn't use the volume because as soon as I touched the unit anywhere the sound cut out. I was already using a QED optical cable that I knew was very good quality and worked. The sound when working was surprisingly clear and it solved my problem. There are a couple of small things I did not like hence only 4 stars. First the volume control can be turned in either direction unrestricted, also the volume affects both the headphone output and line out it should only affect headphone output.

Secondly the power light is very bright, it does not need to be so bright.Note I use it powered from a power bank as this is more convenient but also there is no on/off switch and it is easier to unplug from power bank to turn off and it needs to be turned off when not required because of the annoying bright light. Also I read some reviews that said they heard a low level hum and using a power bank eliminated that.The sound quality seems quite good, I personally feel the bass is a bit lacking but it may just depend what what you are watching. I got this because I have an original Xbox One connected to a Samsung UHD TV. My controller is one of the old style with no 3.5mm jack and my new controller with a 3.5mm decided to break. My Samsung TV annoyingly has no headphone socket and connects with bluetooth which is all well and good but is does drop in and out and there is plenty of noise with the connection.I was ready to spit my dummy out and send this back when it seemed like it was just down mixing to mono not 2 channel as described.

I eventually figured out that while it does say in the blurb it can do Dolby Digital and DTS downmixing and even the instruction manual it is only happy with specific settings namely PCM where possible;I connected the Xbox to the Samsung TV with the HDMI. This item is really, really good.I loved how easy it was to set up, my biggest issue was working out where to place it. It's currently under the TV, nestled in between the cable box and the sonos box. The only installation issue I had was the fact it didn't come with a plug, so be aware you need to buy one separately. I eventually ended using the USB port on the TV.The Bluetooth connected seemlesly with the TV LG6300uk49 and dished out a great sound instantly to my very old (2001 videologic) surround sound system.

I've used the 3.5mm jack for output.I then disconnected the TV and attached my phone, easy peasy.I then disconnected my phone and connected Google home again, easy peasy. Once I found the Bluetooth settings on the home app.Not gonna lie, it's a nice little box.

I'm gonna have to buy a plug to have. Bought this to use as a music source for our garden speakers, it's fantastic. Being Bluetooth 5 and my phone is also, the range and quality is surprisingly good. Quite a handy little device, the main purpose of which was I needed something that would allow me to connect multiple devices to a single set of speakers.The other requirement I had was that I needed it to be able to connet to my old Logitech Z2200 - in essence a DAC.Ihave to admit, sound quality is very good, especially when i put on music that i now wuld have suffered previously.Gripes:Bluetooth works and i didnt notice any audio sync issues when watching a movie or some YouTube stuff. The only down side is that you need to disconnect a device if its already connnected before connecting another that you want to listen to.The knobBeautiful device, really smooth, butin such a bloody awkward space. It would be realy nice if it had nothing around it so that you could twist it more easily.

This unit provided the link between the 50' TV Digital Output to the Cambridge 740 Stereo unit, the latter acting as a 'Sound Box' instead of the TV speakers which are not very clear at the best of times. It has solved most of the problems with clarity of speech which was lacking in the original TV back-facing speaker arrangement.Therefore it is a very inexpensive solution to an abundant problem with digital TV.

Also, it was an inexpensive test to prove that the sound signal from Freeview or Freesat can be made audible even to us 'oldies'.It is also worth trying before purchasing an expensive sound box and setting it up as a permanent feature.

How do I copy recordings from a Sky+ box?Copying Recordings from Sky boxes:If you’ve got a Sky or Sky+ HD box, you may find that you want to copy your recordings from the built-in hard drive to something else.Here are some notes on the subject:Copy onto DVD – Connect a DVD recorder to one of the SCART sockets on the Sky+ box and dub off your recordings onto DVD. More help:Copy onto a PC – Connect your Sky+ box to a PC and copy your recordings over to a digital format – you’ll have to do this in real-time and may need extra hardware on your PC. If your PC or Mac has a TV tuner card, then the software supplied with that card may allow you to make recordings from a connected Sky+ box.

Otherwise, you’ll need something like the Dazzle Video Creator (pictured below), which connects to your PC via USB and allows you to copy content from a connected Sky+ box into MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 and DivX formats.The Dazzle Video Creator is available from, andMy Sky+ box has a USB socket – can I copy using this?Sadly no. The USB connector on a Sky+ or Sky+ HD box can’t be used for copying recordings. The USB socket is, according to Sky, “reserved for future use”My Sky+ HD box has a SATA socket – can I copy using this?Sorry, but no. The SATA port is currently “reserved for future use”.

At the moment, you can’t use this to plug in an external SATA hard drive and copy files to and from your Sky boxI’ve upgraded from Sky+ to Sky+ HD. How do I copy over old recordings?Sorry, but you don’t.

Your options are as follows:. Archive off your recordings on the old Sky+ box onto DVD or PC (as we discuss above). Hang on to your old Sky+ box and plug that in when you want to watch an old recording. You will need to connect it to the satellite and plug your current viewing card in to get access to those old recordings. Premium recordings that you have made won’t play back, as Sky “pair” your subscription card to the set-top box. Consider using your old box in another room – sign up to Sky Multiroom and use the Sky+ box on a cheap. Try using a software package called Copy+.

This software allows you to extract and copy recordings from a Sky+ hard drive. This is not supported (or recommended) by Sky, and may invalidate your box warranty.

You’ll need to be able to dismantle your Sky+ box and have some technical knowledge about how to connect drives to a PC. If you want to try this, download Copy+ (at your own risk) from.