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- #51 in Digital-Analog Converters
Product Description
J Park
Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2024
I have a nice Sonos Arc sound bar and a couple of Play1 surrounds for my TV. The sound is good but the surround never seemed to really be there. I was on the internet and stumbled across an issue that many TVs with optical output, only output stereo. What! So I checked my TV (with it's optical connection to my Arc sound bar) and sure enough, it only outputs stereo. It turns out I need something that will pull DD5.1 audio right out of my HDMI and send that to the speakers via an optical connetor. That's when I found this guy.This feels solid and well put together. It's small and its lights are pretty bright but not too bad. Hooking it up was fairly easy but the manual is terrible - it doesn't really tell you anything. However, I was able to figure it out and now it's hooked up and running.I have to say, the sound quality is significantly better. I am definitely getting my full surround out of my speakers. This is well worth the price!
J Park
Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2024
I have a nice Sonos Arc sound bar and a couple of Play1 surrounds for my TV. The sound is good but the surround never seemed to really be there. I was on the internet and stumbled across an issue that many TVs with optical output, only output stereo. What! So I checked my TV (with it's optical connection to my Arc sound bar) and sure enough, it only outputs stereo. It turns out I need something that will pull DD5.1 audio right out of my HDMI and send that to the speakers via an optical connetor. That's when I found this guy.This feels solid and well put together. It's small and its lights are pretty bright but not too bad. Hooking it up was fairly easy but the manual is terrible - it doesn't really tell you anything. However, I was able to figure it out and now it's hooked up and running.I have to say, the sound quality is significantly better. I am definitely getting my full surround out of my speakers. This is well worth the price!
Colonel Canby
Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2024
I'm using this with two sources, digital audio out from a TV and digital audio extracted from an AppleTV 4K, and two outputs, a DAC and a wireless headphone. Both outputs are active simultaneously and can be used with the same or different sources. The remote works well and includes a power button and 4 source buttons for each of the two outputs. With 96 kHz 24 bit lossless format audio from the AppleTV 4K, I can't hear a difference between connection through the splitter or direct. This is a high quality device at a good price.
Colonel Canby
Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2024
I'm using this with two sources, digital audio out from a TV and digital audio extracted from an AppleTV 4K, and two outputs, a DAC and a wireless headphone. Both outputs are active simultaneously and can be used with the same or different sources. The remote works well and includes a power button and 4 source buttons for each of the two outputs. With 96 kHz 24 bit lossless format audio from the AppleTV 4K, I can't hear a difference between connection through the splitter or direct. This is a high quality device at a good price.
Customer
Reviewed in Canada on April 13, 2024
Well made product, nevertheless, the remote didn't work in my case. I was using the product to connect audio from my various devices, e.g., TV to my Bose soundbar and my hearing aid streamer.In my case, I need a reliable remote to switch between audio inputs without having to walk over to the unit to manually change input or turn the unit off/on.A reliable working remote is what was missing in my case.
Customer
Reviewed in Canada on April 13, 2024
Well made product, nevertheless, the remote didn't work in my case. I was using the product to connect audio from my various devices, e.g., TV to my Bose soundbar and my hearing aid streamer.In my case, I need a reliable remote to switch between audio inputs without having to walk over to the unit to manually change input or turn the unit off/on.A reliable working remote is what was missing in my case.
tws
Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2023
Device has been connected since roughly Jan 15 2023. Used off & on between to computers, used for some minor music and/or video production or just listening to some tunes while working on the web. Yesterday, 15 Feb 23 turned on the unit and it didn't turn on. Of course power is plugged in. Still it will not turn on.Bummer. The 1 star is because it failed after, approx 3 or 4 weeks. Otherwise it would be a 4 or 5.Got in touch with Amazon Help and they are letting me return it for full credit.Maybe I got one made on Monday or Friday.I'll try something else.
tws
Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2023
Device has been connected since roughly Jan 15 2023. Used off & on between to computers, used for some minor music and/or video production or just listening to some tunes while working on the web. Yesterday, 15 Feb 23 turned on the unit and it didn't turn on. Of course power is plugged in. Still it will not turn on.Bummer. The 1 star is because it failed after, approx 3 or 4 weeks. Otherwise it would be a 4 or 5.Got in touch with Amazon Help and they are letting me return it for full credit.Maybe I got one made on Monday or Friday.I'll try something else.
Customer
Reviewed in Canada on February 3, 2021
the unit works flawlessly well made,there is no volume control.
Customer
Reviewed in Canada on February 3, 2021
the unit works flawlessly well made,there is no volume control.
Alexander Griffith
Reviewed in Canada on February 22, 2021
I was looking for a way to feed multiple toslink inputs into my receiver as one mixed signal. This product indicated that it was a "true matrix", i.e. capable of feeding any input to any output. It failed to mention that it acted only as a spliter, with no mixing capacity.If you're looking for a versatile spliter with a a ir remote this product will be perfect for you. It has excellent build quality, no noticeable sound degradation, and a handy LED indicators for active channels.
Alexander Griffith
Reviewed in Canada on February 22, 2021
I was looking for a way to feed multiple toslink inputs into my receiver as one mixed signal. This product indicated that it was a "true matrix", i.e. capable of feeding any input to any output. It failed to mention that it acted only as a spliter, with no mixing capacity.If you're looking for a versatile spliter with a a ir remote this product will be perfect for you. It has excellent build quality, no noticeable sound degradation, and a handy LED indicators for active channels.
A voracious reader
Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2019
Firstly, Amazon screwed up the first time and sent the wrong item - a similar switch from another supplier that cost about a third less, and worked only about a third as well. Sometimes it takes using an inferior product to recognize the incredible value of a quality item. I've used J-Tech products before and have always been impressed by the overall quality of manufacture. The J-Tech 4x2 matrix SPDIF TOSLINK switch might look like similar, less-expensive items, but it's much better built. The housing is very durable and the electronics are well-constructed. In contrast, the other switch had a cheap metal housing and some of the TOSLINK jacks actually physically disappeared inside the device when trying to connect an optical cable to them. Those jacks were evidently soldered directly to a circuit board without any physical support to hold them in place. In contrast, the J-Tech components are solid and reliable in use.In terms of functionality, the J-Tech switch functions very well and it's easy to use. The remote control works well but not at a distance, which is my only complaint. Selection of inputs for each of the two outputs is easy, and I like that they're independent of each other. That way, one can even have the same input connected simultaneously to both outputs if desired. Sound quality is excellent, as would be expected with digital signals. Overall, this is an excellent device.
A voracious reader
Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2019
Firstly, Amazon screwed up the first time and sent the wrong item - a similar switch from another supplier that cost about a third less, and worked only about a third as well. Sometimes it takes using an inferior product to recognize the incredible value of a quality item. I've used J-Tech products before and have always been impressed by the overall quality of manufacture. The J-Tech 4x2 matrix SPDIF TOSLINK switch might look like similar, less-expensive items, but it's much better built. The housing is very durable and the electronics are well-constructed. In contrast, the other switch had a cheap metal housing and some of the TOSLINK jacks actually physically disappeared inside the device when trying to connect an optical cable to them. Those jacks were evidently soldered directly to a circuit board without any physical support to hold them in place. In contrast, the J-Tech components are solid and reliable in use.In terms of functionality, the J-Tech switch functions very well and it's easy to use. The remote control works well but not at a distance, which is my only complaint. Selection of inputs for each of the two outputs is easy, and I like that they're independent of each other. That way, one can even have the same input connected simultaneously to both outputs if desired. Sound quality is excellent, as would be expected with digital signals. Overall, this is an excellent device.
Jonas Dohu
Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2019
Despite claiming to support only I can see the sample rate on both ends, and even 192 kHz works fine. One caveat: wiggling any of the four TOSLINK connectors involved causes dropouts. Play with that if you have connection issues.While the remote has a pretty narrow angle in which it works, the receiver is more tolerant. Pair it with a better remote like the Logitech Harmony 665 universal remote, and the switch becomes much easier to operate. Then you can also define sequences to switch the input for both outputs with just one button press.I do not like that the interface on the device is ordered in reverse, showing inputs 4 to 1 for output B, then A, then selector buttons B and A, instead of inputs 1 to 4 for output A, then B, then selector buttons A and B. That makes it a bit trickier to figure out which input is selected when I'm watching TV on the couch at night.The connectors in the back have the same order, which makes sense if you look at the device from the front since then you see inputs 1 to 4, outputs 1 and 2.And of course it's not the most attractive device. Still, well worth the asking price!
Jonas Dohu
Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2019
Despite claiming to support only I can see the sample rate on both ends, and even 192 kHz works fine. One caveat: wiggling any of the four TOSLINK connectors involved causes dropouts. Play with that if you have connection issues.While the remote has a pretty narrow angle in which it works, the receiver is more tolerant. Pair it with a better remote like the Logitech Harmony 665 universal remote, and the switch becomes much easier to operate. Then you can also define sequences to switch the input for both outputs with just one button press.I do not like that the interface on the device is ordered in reverse, showing inputs 4 to 1 for output B, then A, then selector buttons B and A, instead of inputs 1 to 4 for output A, then B, then selector buttons A and B. That makes it a bit trickier to figure out which input is selected when I'm watching TV on the couch at night.The connectors in the back have the same order, which makes sense if you look at the device from the front since then you see inputs 1 to 4, outputs 1 and 2.And of course it's not the most attractive device. Still, well worth the asking price!
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