eSynic 192KHZ Optical to RCA Converter Pure&Clear Sound Digital to Analog Audio Converter Support|3.5mm&RCA Output|Lightweight|Aluminum Metal Case|PCM or LPCM Audio Format| for HDTV Blu Ray DVD etc

After using a SCART adapter to connect headphones to a Samsung TV (without a headphone socket) for many years I came across a problem when I tried to to use it with a Chromecast device. The TV simply did not output HDMI audio over the SCART connection. After a quick search I found out that a DAC should solve the problem by using the TV's optical out. I wanted something that was cheap, small and could be powered from a spare USB port on the TV. The ESYNiC DAC ticked all these boxes.It took 2 minutes to install and works perfectly. I am using an old set of Philips SHC2000/05 Wireless Headphones and although I am not an audio connoisseur, it sounds good to me and has ample volume.Considering you get the DAC, USB power cable and an optical cable for £9.99, it is very good value for money. The only thing they could add, is a piece of self adhesive velcro to allow you to stick it to the back of the TV, but that's being very picky.

Excellent works like a charm

Well, I gotta admit I was sceptical of this for the price, but thought I'd chance this DAC, as it seemed an easy solution to extract audio from TV to conventional amp (ie no HDMI on amp).This does the job very well (so far), it was easy enough to install with using the supplied optical cable from TV to the DACs input, a decent phono cable from DAC to amp and the supplied USB cable to power the unit; in my case, the USB of my Panasonic TV provides sufficient output to power the DAC, so no need for another power source.The audio conversion seems to be very good, no obvious distortion or lack of clarity, no interference or white noise of any sort, even on the quietest of scenes.If being used for similar conversion, you'll need to check the output mode of your TV optical interface and ensure this is set to PCM, note too that this DAC will only convert to standard stereo output to amp and not help with any Dolby surround/5.1/Atmos output.BTW, this is a digital to analogue converter only and can not be used in reverse to convert analogue to digital.One final note, digital/optical output on a TV is not varied by volume control and is fixed. If this DAC is used for TV to amp, you will not be able to alter volume from TV remote but must use the volume on your amp (I was aware of this but many folk may not realise). On this note, this also raises the only criticism, that being the output of this DAC is quite low so the volume of the connected amp does need to be cranked up ... not a show stopper but be aware.It's a simple and neat unit, easily hidden out of the way and doing an admirable job, considering its price point.

This product does exactly what I wanted of it, and has everything you need in the box.I play PS4 through an HD monitor which unfortunately has no provision for sound, so had to look for an alternative way to be able to hear my gaming. The PS4 only supports digital sound out, so to use my regular 3.5mm speakers I needed to find an adaptor. This does the job perfectly, plugging into the Toslink audio out in the back of my PS4, then into this little box, which is easily and conveniently powered by one of the USB sockets on the PS4 itself. I could then plug my speakers into the box and there has been no noticable distortion or lack of volume.I would highly recommend this product.One final tip for potentially foolish people like me - the cable supplied has covers on each end of it to protect the connectors, remember to remove these before trying to plug it into the PS4/adaptor box!

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 port in the front of the PVR I started to do a Google search to see if I could find something which might fit the bill if we used that. That's when I finally came across this this piece of equipment. Thanks to all the really helpful reviews on Amazon from people with similar headphone problems we decided to take the plunge not really knowing if it would work. It arrived very quickly, was easy to install [although the booklet with it gives no guidance whatsoever] and lo and behold it works so we're both able to enjoy the TV again.

It works exactly as I wanted - met my needs. The sound output feeds into Hi-Fi system and I enjoy clearer, more detailed reproduction, This is particularly noticeable on music videos which I watch. For the price, I am satisfied.

Works well

I purchased this as a replacement for an older device that had developed a fault and was no longer available. The volume on this device is very poor. I decided to return it but I cannot do that at the moment as the optical cable is stuck in both the device and also the BT/EETV Box and cannot be pulled out. I had no problems with removing the cable in my previous device. I have sent eSynic two messages (one by email and one via the contact form on their website) but have not received a reply. As soon as I can I can find a way of safely removing the cable I will be returning it for a refund