avedio Links 4K HDMI Audio Extractor Splitter, 1080P HDMI Audio Converter Adapter + Optical Toslink SPDIF + L/R Stereo Analog Audio Compatible with Fire Stick, Blu-Ray Player (4K 30Hz Black)

So I bought this thing a while back after moving my nice Samsung tv into my living room and the tv it’s self doesn’t have an optical output on it so I bought this and when I first got it I couldn’t get it to play with my receiver right so I thought parts of it didn’t work but if you are having a similar issue regardless of PlayStation or Xbox make sure to check your consoles audio output signals because now I’m able to get Dolby Digital because my receiver is older

I recently started using my Dell G7 Gaming laptop to DJ with. Being a Windows machine, it has been a journey to learn how to get the best performance for delivering the best and most stable audio performance using Serato DJ Pro. But I noticed when I ran iTunes playlists or other sounds out of the headphone jack into the aux on my DJ board that there was a humming buzz sound I had not noticed before. Had a fantastic support call with Dell technicians who shared with me that the best sound source within my laptop was actually the NDVIA graphics card's "HDMI Audio" and suggested I try an HDMI audio extractor device to get the best audio, far superior than that which the headphone jack on my laptop was able to deliver.I purchased this one from avedio links and tried to use it connected to my 4k monitor and no "HDMI audio" source came up in my Windows settings. I reached out to avedio links for support and they explained to me that the only way I can get "HDMI audio" to come up as a sound output option from my laptop was to plug the HDMI cable into either a television or a monitor with built-in speakers.I thought it couldn't hurt with Amazon Prime's easy return process to go ahead and buy a 27" flatscreen monitor with speakers, I chose the "SANSUI Monitor 27 Inch IPS 100Hz Computer Monitor, USB-C FHD HDR Built-in Speakers" (and so far, I really like it). Sure enough, "HDMI Audio" because a sound source option in Windows. So I first hooked up my DJ speakers to the stereo output jack on the monitor, and the sound was good, but noticed when I opened up more than one application, unwanted noise would enter the sound.But then I inserted this avedio links HDMI Audio Extractor Splitter, then connected my DJ speakers to the sound output from the splitter, and yes, my tech support friend at Dell was absolutely correct:I finally achieved superb sound output from my computer!I played Billie Eilish "What Was I Made For" because there's plenty of quiet space in that song and her unearthly pure vocals were at least for me a ready-made audio benchmark test for high fidelity audio.And yes, not only was it the best sound I ever experienced coming out of my latpop computer into my DJ speakers, but when I paused the recording, turned the speakers way up along with the computer volume, amazing, amazing, hell yes, finally, no buzz, no hum, ready go from zero noise to Rave Dance Hall Jammin Powerhouse volume, all because I discovered HDMI Sound using a good, high quality HDMI Audio Spliter, and I'm very pleased that avedio links delivered just what I desired in tapping into the full breathtaking sound my NVIDIA graphics card has been waiting to deliver, and grateful for both Dell Computers and avedio links support for helping me to get there!

Only issue with a Viewsonic PX-749 4k projector (excellent picture and great for gamimg systems) is an hdmi arc so you will need this handy little gadget to get volume to your soundbar or receiver via spdif (optical cable) it will need a power source (outlet) works flawlessly

This thing is really clean on optical. The analog is also nice. Only complaint is the optical turns off if analog is plugged in.I woud buy again.

This item worked as advertised. Perfect

I really wanted this is be a solid unit. But right or off the box, it was problematic. The RCA output jacks where NOT secure at all. I tried to plug in a set of RAC cables to it only to notice the red colored jack was half INSIDE the base. And neither the red or white input jacks where secure plugs. The RAC cables do not stay plugged in, they just fall right out.I tried the HDMI passthrough as well with an Xbox series x console. Anytime a loading screen or change in the Xbox screen occured, it would cause blackouts and flickering in the screen.Look elsewhere. This thing isn't worth it.

Haven't gotten any use out of it yet. For what I needed it apparently has incorrect inputs and outputs

I got it as an alternative to google chromecast audio that may soon to start disappearing, even in used form. This extractor works great chromecast Hd and 4K, but its analog outputs volume is about 65%. It is not just means lower volume - it also means lower dynamic range of the audio. Analog output has no "circuit" noise (present on some inexpensive converter when operating), but it sounded narrow and compressed, so if you are looking for HDMI to analog audio, you need to keep looking. The good news - the optical digital output is at 100% (full dynamic range) and it is clean as a whistle. it means this unit extracts the 2ch digital audio from HDMI stream and just passing it to the amp, no messing around with audio data. I was comparing it to WIIM pro and found no difference in audio quality on optical out.