VPFET 4K60Hz HDMI Audio Extractor Splitter Converter to Optical and 3.5mm and AUX Adapter Supports 2.0 and 18Gpbs Bandwidth Digital DTS PCM HDR10

Super simple and effective. Clean video and audio. Set up was 2 minutes. It does exactly what I needed it to do without extra unnecessary functions.

I wanted to be sure the box was passing the 5.1 signal correctly so ran test tones for each channel through my Bluray player's HDMI port. When the switch is set to 5.1CH the extractor's optical output appears to be discrete 5.1 channel Dolby Digital output just as you'd get directly out of of the player's optical out. When I switched it to 2CH, the output changed to stereo PCM with the 5.1 channels appearing to be encoded to Pro Logic but I can't be 100% sure if it was the extractor encoding them or the player without further testing. I will follow up with more later. My only complaint with this unit is you can feel the circuit board moving side to side when you unplug the HDMI cables. This was remedied by taking the cover off one side and putting a piece of double sided tape on the edge of the board to take up the slack. Overall nice quality unit and package, comes with almost everything you need to hook it up besides the 5V power supply. After using this over a year, I've found one possible issue. I have never seen it pass Pro Logic encoded stereo AC3. For example MAX seems to stream all audio AC3 out of the Roku but some of their content has only stereo L/R signal present in the 5.1. There should be a tag to tell my processor to Pro Logic decode the L/R channels but this never happens. It's possible that it could be an issue with the content's encoding, but since I've never seen this format come out of this box, I'd tend to think it's the box. I guess you could set the switch over to 2ch to resolve, so not a big deal. Another workaround would be to temporarily set the streaming device output to stereo only. UPDATE 5/31/25: I have used this little box for nearly 3 years but I am replacing it with a switcher that extracts audio. I could still recommend this unit, but at this point you probably want an extractor that is compatible with the ARC standard, as some current televisions don't provide an option to pass standard HDMI audio formats. Why this is?? idk, it's pretty stupid imo. But if you buy a TV that has ARC audio out only then this device won't work for you.

Great product. Allowed us to have a separate volume for my mother in law that we could crank up so she could hear with her headphones but not deafen us or disturb the upstairs neighbors. We'd still be using it, but she got hearing aids.

Bought this to connect an older 5.1 Logitech speaker system to a new computer without an optical SPDIF digital connector. Using this between my monitor and computer to pick out the sounds works well. Plugged it all in and the sound is great. Doesnt disconnect the speakers in my monitor but that easily gets drowned out by the big old system. I have not had to connect the USB to get power as the HDMI provided enough to power the little box. Only issue I now have is very occasionally (once or twice an hour) my screen blanks out for about 1-2 seconds for some reason. No error or missing sound are noticed but the screen goes black. Could be this unit (hence 4 starts) but totally could be the monitor, connection, not having USB plugged in, wrong underwear, who knows. I dont mind the screen blanking as I could use the micro break.

Use Firestick with this, no audio coming out even setting up the audio as PCM. It has picture but no audio. Also no power (red light) coming from the extractor even I plugged in the included usb cable.

Why did you pick this product vs others?: Exactly what i needed and worked perfectly. The projector had only auxiliary output but Bose smart ultra needed optical input for Audio. Got this adapter and it works like a gem. Roku stick as HDMI input, Hdmi output goes to projector for video and Optical output goes to Bose. All works like a charm. Highly recommended, go for it if you have the same scenario as mine.

Extremely well assembled, if there are any cons I’ll add them but so far it’s great and pulling sound from an HDMI split source into optical signal - PS5 sounds like it needs to 👍

I have a really good set of computer speakers with a subwoofer, and I wanted the sound from my Blu-ray player to go through them instead of the HDMI, but it doesn’t have RCA jacks, just the hdmi port. The converter does come with its own HDMI cable because you do need two, but not a separate aux cable! I plugged this in, plugged in the USB cable into a power source because it does need to be powered, and then plugged it into the aux port on my speakers, and the sound was great and matched perfectly with the video. keep in mind if you’re not using RCA jacks, you need your own aux cable because it doesn’t come with a separate two sided 3.5 mm jack cord!

Cumple con su función y funciona bastante bien

Pelo preço cumpre tudo o que eu precisava, recomendo muito

Did not work. I try all the settings on the Hisense tv and the instructions in the product box. Just didn’t work. I taught it was easier to hook up.

This device works great on my projector paired with a ps5, my biggest problem is that every once in a while the screen will suddenly cut out for a few minutes or freezes completely. I have paired the splitter to an optical out, new micro usb with power adapter, and an HDMI 2.1 input. Verry hard to find help for this issue. Update. Just messaged the seller about my issue and emedietly they sent out a new device! Works much better and no issues, the replacement came super fast and the seller was willing to replace withing the 12 month purchase date with no strings attached.

Didn't work when I tried to plug my playstation to a monitor and audio speakers