Amazon Basics 4K @30Hz HDMI to HDMI and Audio Extractor Converter with SPDIF, Stereo Audio Output, Toslink Optical Audio for Apple TV, Fire TV, Fire Stick, Blu-Ray Players, Black

I have a very high end amplifier and speakers, and with our present at home concert requirement (thank you coronavirus), as soon as I projected to a television so my better half could see and hear too, the sound quality was just plain dreadful. I cringed, no matter what I tried. This device fits between the source and the television in the HDMI cable chain and provides "line out" audio from whatever source is sent to the television (note off the air television will not function, although cable will work fine). The impedance match is perfect. For the record every television set I have ever seen has dreadful audio, if you are an audiophile. I use a 4k Chromecast device and my concerts are live quality audio again. This is highly recommended. One misleading aspect of this particular device is that while it does have 3mm stereo out, there is only a single RCA jack, so to the best of my knowledge, there is no way that can carry both channels, slightly misleading specs. That said, a 3mm to RCA output cable performs fine, and my superb quality McIntosh amplifier is now effectively connected to the internet (via Chromecast). This box is trivial to set up. Just plug it in, set your television to whatever HDMI input you plug this box into, and the rest is completely transparent.

Worked about as well as could be expected. Split the audio signal nicely out of the 4K Roku's HDMI signal to my cheap projector to let me install a surround sound system for my on a budget theater. Super easy to install, just plug in the HDMI cables and your optical audio cable. Feels like it'll hold up forever with the steel case its wrapped up in. It will function with anything that takes HDMI for video/audio and any stereo that takes optical audio. I also wouldn't consider 30hz a limitation for this device, as most professional movies are filmed at 24fps, so it isn't going to have any noticeable stutter or frame drops on anything filmed in the last 100 years. Does not have a noticeable impact on image quality.

I bought it because my tv is older and doesn’t have toslink/hdmi ARC or anything i can use to connect it directly to my Sonos Ray soundbar. I have a roku stick that i’ve been using to stream on my tv for years, and I plugged in the roku into the adapter, and the tv & sonos into the output side. It worked perfectly, there is no lag. if you read the instructions, it tells you that clicking the button on the adapter and getting it to flash red means it is on 5.1. my sonos supports the 5.1 and it sounds nice and dynamic as if there was no adapter and it was connected straight to the tv. Definitely recommend, saved me from having to buy a brand new tv

Works pretty good. The video resolution is limited to 1080p due to HDCP limitations of the extractor. I put my FireStick right on the input, with the HDMI output to the TV & optical audio to my home theater receiver. It worked right off: no need to adjust any delays. Be sure to power both this box and your FireStick so they stay powered all the time, and you won't have to constantly reset things.

i plugged in a hdmi into hdmi in. plugged a hdmi into hdmi out. plugged in a aux for some amazon basic speakers. no audio comes out. and if i unplug the speakers and plug them back in everything will flicker then i MIGHT get audio out of it... sometimes if i get audio it will play got about 5-10 minutes then ill hear a loud pop and then the screen will turn off for a few then turn back on but now with no audio... trying to get a small monitor going for a kids tv with a roku express the monitor doesnt have speakers and the kids broke the last tv they had so im just trying to get this one working untill they eventually break it then they prolly wont have a tv for a bit. but having no audio sucks honesty i would not recommend to buy this unless i happened to get a faulty one. but this is junk save your money

I have a projector home theater setup with an older, non-HDMI compatible surround sound head unit. This wasn't an issue when I was using an old Xbox one as my media player because the Xbox had a "Toslink" is optical audio out option that could go to the stereo. However, every modern streaming device (Roku, Apple TV, etc) re just HDMI out, so when I switched to a Roku Ultra I had no way to get audio. This worked great, and the 5.1 channel DTS/Dolby surround option (press the button, light turns on) is putting out great audio. Saved me from huge expense and effort of upgrading an older home theater projection setup and stereo. Recommend. I've only had it working for a day, so I'll try to update my review if the product stops working in under a year.

Out of the box, this item worked as expected. It was able to separate the audio from hdmi out of Apple TV 4K and transmit via optical cable to the receiver. However, after that first use, now we always have to make sure the Apple TV is powered in first. Otherwise, if this box is powered on first, we lose mid-range frequencies. (Usually speaking voices from whatever we are watching. )

I have been looking for an audio extractor for the Apple TV 4K, for reason that my (old but good) AVR only has HDMI pass through. It does not decode audio. And unlike the previous Apple TV, the latest does not have optical/audio out. There are so many of these audio extractors available, and none have consistently good reviews. I purchased a different one on Amazon which I returned because the video picture was distorted and all snow. In a second attempt I purchased this Amazon Basics extractor. Works great! Picture is no different than without the extractor. And now I have optical out for my AVR. That sound is great as well. Pretty much plug and play device. The only adjustment I made was to the Apple TV audio setting. It did not recognize that Dolby 5.1 was switched on the extractor. However it did allow me to select it. Doing so, surround sound kicked in and the Dolby indicator lit up on my AVR. Sounds great! Even sounds better than the old Apple TV with optical out.

El equipo funciona bien, PERO OJO!: - La conexión HDMI IN a la TV. - La salida ÓPTICA al equipo audio. Esta configuración puede parecer correcta, pero no. La conexión HDMI OUT también la tuve que conectar a la misma TV. De esta forma si funciona.

ho utilizzato il prodotto per estrarre l'audio dalla presa hdmi di un vecchio portatile HP con vista dedicato ora alla lettura di chiavette con file audio sia mp3 sia rippati da cd. Nell'impianto audio (4 vie in multiamplificazione attiva) il suono è ottimo senza perdite di volume e senza soprattutto la presenza di fastidiosi ronzii o disturbi. La lettura avviene con VLC. Il computer è stato ripulito d tutto quanto non serve ed inibiti programmi dall'avvio automatico o dal background. La batteria era già defunta da tempo e quindi l'utilizzo è fatto con il suo alimentatore di rete. L'estrattore è alimentato con un alimentatore da muro usb da 2ampere. L'uscita hdmi dello stesso è inutilizzata. E poi "dicono" di adottare computer dedicati con caricati programmi dedicati.........Non commento ma mi trovo molto bene e soprattutto l'impianto funzionante ti invita a godere l'ascolto e non a spegnere e fare altro. L'estrattore è un prodotto valido e molto adeguato allo scopo. Si potrebbe forse migliorare prelevando il segnale da una delle due prese digitali (io lo prelevo dall'uscita jack con adattatore rca) ed affidarlo ad un dac esterno per la conversione? Questo è il mio quinto impianto in funzione tra due case e visto il risultato non ho alcuna intenzione di buttare sia pure i 200euro per un dac esterno e cercare miglioramenti. Viva l'ascolto della musica se ti dà le sensazioni che le chiedi.

Does exactly what it's supposed to. In my case it was used as a audio splitter for my Grandma's TV so we could attach a separate headphones while still allowing the TV to control it's own volume. It was placed between a set-top box and the TV.

Me funcionó perfecto para extraer video y audio de un Apple TV 4K, los cuales dirijo a un Samsung Freestyle 1 y un teatro Sony HTS20R. La calidad de video parece disminuir un poco, pero nada que moleste. El audio suena increíble.

Perfect! But take notice of our use case an save yourself some troubleshooting time : Thomson streaming box 240m was unable to provide 5.1 Ch sound via optical out to a Sony Bravia Theater 6 soundsystem while the HDMI provided video to a HD projector.... (Due to the HD projector negociating 2ch pcm was the max in channels). This audio extractor fixes this but took us some hours to figure out congestion from the beamer - Thomson box (like Chromecast) --} hdmi extractor --} optical to Sony home theater, HDMI to HD beamer. Usage: DONT connect the HDMI to HD projector yet! First turn on all devices, press the button on back of the audio extractor so it turns red (5.1ch.), NOW connect the HDMI out to the projector and audio should work fine on the Sony in 5.1 channels. Perfect solution.