Cubilux USB A to TOSLINK Optical SPDIF Adapter, 192 kHz / 24 Bit

Age (mine) caused me to buy this. I listen to Amazon Music on my Hi-Fi via a Wiim Pro Plus streamer. I like the sound but although the controlling App for the Wiim is very good, it is not available on a PC. Using a tablet or phone, I have difficulty reading the screen and prefer to see the Amazon Music site online on the 60 inch TV in my living room. I needed a way of getting the sound from the USB outlet of the mini pc attached to the hi-fi into the optical input of the Wiim to take advantage of its AKG DAC. Should have been simply plug and play using the Cubilux and would have been had the said mini PC been attached to a screen. It isn't. The screen is attached to another mini PC connected to to the TV about 12 ft away. The answer was to control the pc attached to the hi-fi from the pc attached to the TV using Windows 'Remote Desktop'. Confusion on my part about which was the host and which was the receving PC led to 2 or 3 hours of changing and mixing settings before getting it right. The cubilux, completely oblivious and unperturbed by my confusion just worked. The sound is perfect and delivering the promised full 24 bit 192 khz to my hifi via an interface which is fully legible and straightforward. Summation, the Cubilux is simple, straightforward and effective. Me, not so much.

Bought to go with a raspberry pi running ropi into a linn akurate system to avoid buying the linn akurate ds. This sounds as good as any optical input and saved a fortune on buying a digital streamer- would highly recommend as a hifi input source.

I got this to hook up my sonos ray as only input is optical, my MacBook is connected to Monitor via displaylink and adapter connected to monitor via usb, i then set MacBook sound output to usb in settings, also changed monitor sound output to usb, sound quality and connectivity all good, easy to install, good quality.

Bought for a PC that didn't have optical out. Works just as expected. Easy to install. Sounds good.

Works as advertised. got this to use on my main desktop pc. audio quility is 10/10 and just works with my windows 11 pc. Only down side is audio cuts out with skipping back or forward. so i think the audio chip can't keep up with fast audio switching so only giving 4/5 score.

Artical was what I expected

The first one I brought, overheated when I placed it in my computer. I tried plugging it into another port, did not help. I brought another one after asking for a refund and this one came in a worse condition. Please refer to the photo as it shows the USB was bent. This one also didn’t arrive in a plastic protective sleeve or plastic wrapping on the USB like the original one did. It could still be plugged and this time I could see the red colour from the SPDIF signalling it works. My computer read it just fine but as I plugged in my sound bar and configured all settings on my soundbar to receive optical audio, it wouldn’t work. So I tried plugging it into my iPad, my iPad read it fine and the red light was blooming but I couldn’t get my sound bar working with it. All in all, really disappointed with the lack of quality and now my Amazon account has 2 back to back refunds being requested. I hope my review has helped.

Works really well for computers that have no built-in digital/optical output. I praise the product because it turns the optical connection output of when nothing is playing; this is useful for receivers, like sound bars, that can turn themselves on and off automatically using signal detection. No special drivers are needed, you just plug it in, and it does what it's advertised to do. Wha you will want to do manual is set the bitrate and frequency in your computer's settings to a config supported by the receiving device as well as set it as the "default device" if other audio devices/outputs are available. The cable is a little on the thin side, but I'm not docking any points for that because, as with any other digital product, it'll last if looked after. I'm using this product with a Dell OptiPlex 3000 Micro (2022 model), which is serving as part of a bedroom theatre system; it has no rear output audio port at all, so it's a perfect fit! I have mine configured for 24-bit @ 48kHz, and the sound is just pure bliss... you just can't ask for more. If you're looking into moving away from copper cables because of signal crosstalk or residual hissing noise, this product is one great way to make that transition.

Compré este adaptador para conectar mi barra de sonido Sonos Ray al PC y la verdad es que cumple perfectamente con su función. La instalación fue muy sencilla: lo conecté y funcionó al instante, sin necesidad de configuraciones complicadas. La calidad de sonido es excelente, no he notado pérdidas ni interferencias. Se nota que transmite bien la señal y permite aprovechar al máximo la barra de sonido. Además, es un accesorio compacto y ligero, fácil de llevar o guardar. En resumen, un producto práctico, fiable y totalmente recomendable si necesitas una solución para conectar por óptico desde un puerto USB.

Funciona mais ou menos. No modo 192khz ele as vezes trava, fica distorcido. No modo 48khz ele funciona sem problemas. Não sei se é problema no firmware dele, não sei se tem como atualizar, no manual não tinha nenhuma informação sobre isso, eu busquei informacao e diz que nao tem, entao o problema pode ser permanente.

muy bien, me esta funcionado perfectamente!!

I'm using this to get digital audio out of a Raspberry Pi and into an SMSL SU-1 dac, and for that purpose it's exactly what I needed. I love how simple it is. I do think it's a tad expensive though, it's about the same price as an HDMI audio extractor which could do the same thing but this is a simpler device.. but whatever it works great. Side note: I've seen some reviews mentioning it doesn't work with Dolby or DTS. Although I haven't tried that, from what I know about optical audio there's really no reason it shouldn't work. It will not transcode your audio into Dolby or DTS though, as in it wont just output all audio that way. The software you're using must support sending those formats over optical audio (such as Kodi), and the file you're attempting to play must contain one of those audio formats. Once the software is configured to pass the audio through optical it should work.

Without any other driver installations or anything, it was found and properly worked instantly