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Most AVR Receivers cannot play a digital input (eg HDMI) to both Zone 1 and Zone 2 simultaneously. In my case I want to have an AppleTV (4th Gen) play music in both zones simultaneously. This allows the AppleTV to plug into the AVR with HDMI for Zone 1, and also have an analog audio input into the AVR to be played to Zone 2.

I bought this to be able to get 5.1 sound to my receiver even though one of my TVs only supports 2.0 pcm. The a-b switch on the back works great but if I want to watch the TV that doesn't have the receiver and only supports 2.0 it only can receive sound information on channels with 2.0 soundtracks or if I switch it back to A and force a 2.0 output. I ended up buying an optical to analog decoder on amazon as there was no equivalent part available from monoprice. This part could be perfect if there were a second version that included the DD and DTS decoder built-in.

PROS: Does everything it says it does.

CONS: It would be useful if there were a version that converted dolby digital and dts to 2 channel analog.

I needed to connect my receiver without hdmi inputs to a pc with an hdmi output. And it has performed flawlessly. I had an issue with your shipping time. I paid for 3-4 day shipping and I received my purchase in 6 days. When monoprice offered "free" shipping I also received my purchase in 6 days! Sounds fishy guys you may want to work on that.

PROS: Works great!

CONS: None

I can now listen to Google Play Music with Chromecast without having TV on. This is great because running the TV while using Chromecast to listen to music through Google Play just wastes energy. I connected the 3.5 mm audio coming out of the adapter to an aux input on my audio amp. Works great!

PROS: Small footprint. Lots of audio output options. Allows you to use an old audio amplifier that has no HDMI inputs.

CONS: None, other than it's a bit expensive, but not too bad.

Samsung TVs generally don't output Dolby Digital from their optical audio output (Toslink) *if* the source is connected via HDMI (lame, I know), so I needed this Monoprice (reviewed) part to go between the TiVo Mini and the Samsung TV in order to get a Toslink connection to the Sonos Playbar that did contain Dolby Digital (not simply 2ch).



The one change I made to the arrangement was instead of using the power supply (supplied) for the Monorprice part, I connected a USB-to-power adapter from the Samsung TV. When we used the power supply that came with the Monoprice part, after turning off the TV, the sound from the TiVo Mini would continue to play out of the Sonos Playbar, because the Playbar continued to receive audio information. By connecting the USB-to-power cable from the Samsung TV to the Monoprice, the power would be cut whenever the TV turned off, and this perfectly sorted out the issue. FYI, this Samsung TV had (2) USB inputs, both of which supplied power whenever the TV was turned on – one with 0.5 amps, another with 1.0 amps, and we used the higher amperage output.

I bought this so I can get dolby true HD out of the coax or optical connection. I need to split the audio to my preamp and pass the video to my HDMI matrix. This doesnt decode those audio streams, only passes them through the HDMI connection. I will have to return this and get a HDMI splitter that supports Dolby true HD.

PROS: Small and easy to hook up

CONS: Does NOT support dolby True HD/ DTS-HD Master audio output on the coax or optical connectors. Will pass them through the HDMI. This should be more clear on the description.

I wanted to pull stereo audio onto RCA jacks off my Roku 3 and it worked perfectly. As others have noted, if you want to stereo signals out of the unit, it must be stereo coming in there is no digital conversion. But this works fine for my needs.

PROS: * Easy setup, just worked

CONS: * Only pulls off stereo audio onto stereo output

It appears this product suffers from the Netflix Dolby Digital Plus curse as everything other route I've tried or considered. I have a 5.1 Vizio Soundbar that when fed Netflix (DD+) will produce no sound. You must switch Netflix to 2-ch Stereo to view Netflix on Roku. Amazon Fire TV has the same problem but it has a DD Optical Out that will give 5.1.



Is their any product that will downcode DD+ via HDMI to DD via Optical so a non-DD+ capable soundbar can play sound.

I got this to connect an old Roku 3 to an hdtv and a 25 yr-old stereo amp which I still prefer over a newer receiver I bought last year. The hdmi out connects to my TV and the analog audio out connects to my amp. It's a perfect solution to a Roku with only an hdmi out. Beware, however, that the NEW Roku 2 and 3 which recently came out are apparently not compatible with these devices. So say review comments at Amazon.

PROS: Works just the way it's supposed to with my old Roku 3.

CONS: None

Awesome device to convert HDMI into multiple outputs. I'm using it on a 2 zone receiver where the 2nd zone can play non digital inputs only. I connected my apple TV to it and split the output with both HDMI and RCA plugs to play the same source in both zones. Works awesome and happy I can control the music from my bedroom while listening

CONS: Wish the RCAs had pigtails on them vs the headphone to RCA converter.

USED FOR ROKU 2 XS MEDIA PLAYER
HAVE OLDER AMOLIFIER WITH NO HDMI HOOK UP
GREAT SOUND REPRODUCTION WITH HDMI CONVERTER AND OPTICAL AUDIO

PROS: EXCELLENT PRODUCT
WORKS AS ADVERTISED

CONS: NONE

Great for connecting a non-HDMI receiver to HDMI audio. I use it audio-only with Google Chromecast so that I have an all-digital path from my music in the cloud to my 10-year old receiver.



PROS: Connects older non-HDMI receivers to HDMI audio.

Has a digital coax jack so that you don't have to use up an optical jack on the receiver.



CONS: Needs its own power supply.

Got this so that I could connect a Chromcast to my old Onkyo receiver with only analog inputs so that I could stream internet radio. It took all of ten seconds to connect and it works and sounds great! I highly recommend this device.

PROS: Easy setup

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It's hard to give a rating to this unit. I guess it does what it claims to do so it should get a 10, but it didn't do what I was hoping it would do after reading other reviews. I recently purchased a Roku 3 and wanted to stream Netflix through it. Trouble was, my AVR is a Denon 3801 from ~1999 that doesn't have HDMI. I was hoping this would let me send the DD (or should I say DD+) to my receiver for decoding. My receiver doesn't have a DD+ decoder, just a DD, but from what I've read DD+ was supposed to be backward compatible. Well it didn't work for me, I tried 3 different optical cables, and even tried a coax. I was hoping to spend ~$50 rather than drop big bucks on a new quality receiver, but it looks like I have to give up the ghost. Too bad, that Denon still sounds great with OTA and Blu-Rays piped through it. Hope this helps somebody out with their decision.

PROS: Does what it's supposed to

Quick delivery

I use it to split the audio signal from HDMI output of PS4, since I connect my PS4 to a monitor which doesn't have audio output for HDMI... Work perfectly.

PROS: simple to use

CONS: no

Bought this for our Demo room to showcase a Sonos 5.1 Playbar surround sound system. But after installing and testing with ATV, Blu-ray and also an XBox one it only seems to output the 2.0. (You can check the output in your controller and go under about my system). Maybe I'm missing something but we try several setup and all it would output was the 2.0 stereo. That being said we will still use these going forward for devices like the New Apple TV which only has HDMI out. It's great for house audio system to get 2.0 analog audio from HDMI only sources. If the Multi-channel worked I would gladly give it a 10.

PROS: Great for pulling basic 2.0 audio from HDMI when there is no Analog,or Digital audio out. (New Apple TV, Chromcast, Amazon Fire Stick, etc)

CONS: Does not seem to pull multi-channel audio from HDMI. Only 2.0

This box works quite well for certain scenarios, and is working nicely for mine, but be aware of the caveats listed in my Cons section. I now have to powercycle my monitor occasionally due to the HDMI handshake (or similar) failing when the source (PS3) changes resolutions, which never happened without this device in the chain. Decoding of ubiquitous lossy schemes like DD-Surround for output to the analog out would have been nice. The analog out volume does seem significantly lower than expected, but I can compensate in the receiver. When using the optical digital out, it does pass Dolby Digital Surround intact: I have not tested the coaxial digital output, nor any audio streams besides standard resolution/depth PCM stereo and DD-Surround.

PROS: Allows you to break out the audio, in certain scenarios, from an HDMI signalwhich is what I needed.

CONS: Unit doesn't seem to decode Dolby Digital Surround-encoded audio (perhaps not even Dolby Digital stereo but I haven't tested this) for output over the analog stereo jack. It works with standard 16-bit, 48 KHz stereo PCM, though. The included stereo RCA breakout cable was wired with left and right channels swapped. HDMI signal from source to display is now more problematic with this device in the chaindisplay loses sync sometimes on resolution changes where it never did previously.

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PROS: None

CONS: Didn't work, Hdmi in hdmi out, no optical out. That was why i boughtit.

I am using this product because neither my Xfinity X1 satellite nor my TV have any audio outputs. The HDMI audio converter acts as a linkage between the satellite and the TV. It provides 3 options for audio out: optical, coaxial, and analog. I am using the optical out. There has been no change in picture quality or reception on the TV and the sound is as expected for digital out. I am very pleased so far with this product.

PROS: Easy to use, multiple options for audio out, no loss in signal or picture quality.

CONS: None

I use it to connect Chromecast to my pure analog amplifier to listen to my music, works as expected.

PROS: Works with Chromecast

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CONS: No power switch

Glad I bought it.

PROS: Item performed as promised. It's the LED showing it's on is nice to have.

CONS: A slight nit, but if you do not have the downstream (output) device turned on, then the device itself will be reported to the upstream (input) device. This behavior probably as expected but it would be nice if the instructions included this information. It took some head scratching to realize that the device listed in the Windows sound control panel as "EP-HDMI-RX-1" and in my NVidia control panel as "Date Export E_-HDMI-RX" was this device when the downsteam (receiver) was not turned on.

Firstly I was surprised by the small size of the item. It doesn't feel cheap by any means, the plugs are well made and sturdy. I have had other components where when you attach a cable, the port seems flimsy not the case here. The only issue I have is that it's a bit messy once you get everything connected. I'm not sure how else this could be built to ease this, maybe both in and out HDMI on the back to keep a clean face? I will just fab a mount to hide it away just having things on the front and back make this small item take up more space. Other than that I am very satisfied as usual with another item from Monoprice.

PROS: Small, does exactly what it says it does, price point.

CONS: There will be a lot of wires coming off of it.

It works great right out of the box. It provided a separate audio stream that I could hook directly to my antiquated stereo system.

PROS: Size. HDMI audio in to RCA audio out.

I was surprised how small/compact it is. It works exactly as advertised. I was able to send an hdmi link through it and have it redirect the audio to my DAC via digital coaxial.

PROS: Simple, compact, works well.

CONS: None

Monoprice online chat helped me quickly identify the unit best for my use.
Easy web navigation and payment options provided easy purchase & fast delivery.
Easy to install and good quality sound makes it a good purchase.
Plugged it into our new Roku box because our older LCD TV does not have audio out to go to our A/V surround tuner. This adapter solves the problem. Easy peasy :)

PROS: plugged it in and it works
good output options
decent sound quality

CONS: maybe a little pricey

My wife listens to the Roku stations through her stereo and likes to turn the TV off sometimes to save power. The Rokyu 3 only has the one HDMI output (aside from the remote I suppose) and her stereo had only a pair of RCA inputs left. Hooked it up turned it on and it was perfect. No adjustment or issues.

PROS: Flawless

CONS: Maybe a little pricey and too bad you need a power adapter but it requires some horsepower to do what it does so I'm not unhappy.

I originally bought something similar to this to extract the audio from a Chromecast to my speaker system which only supports 2ch audio but nothing I tried ever worked. I plugged this in, and everything worked without any fuss at all. Like all other AV gear I've bought on monorpice, this device works exactly as advertised.

PROS: Small, easy to use, does audio duplication leaving original signal intact

CONS: None

Needed to run my Roku 2 to my analog surround system and this little gadget did the job. It has three different audio out.

PROS: Easy to hide on back of TV with velcro

CONS: None that I can tell.

5/5

PROS: Plug and Play, excellent price, and it just works

CONS: None that I know of

I have had no problems with this device, works great and easy to setup. Good, clear picture and sound.



I have an older receiver, a Denon AVR-3805, without HDMI ports. I bought this to get 5.1 out of my Roku 3 which has just the HDMI output. You may or may not know that most TVs are not capable of passing 5.1 out of their optical ports except for the OTA content.



I also tested this with 5.1 content on my laptop from the displayport to an hdmi cable into this device to my TV and receiver, it worked just as well.



If you have a newer device without an optical or coaxial digital output for your older receiver and you still want to get 5.1 audio, this is the one you need.

PROS: Good price

Simple setup

Good picture

Good sound

Small and easy to hide

CONS: None

I have best-in-class home theater that was built just before HDMI was widely adopted. The Monoprice is enabling me to add a Roku3 to my system and decrypt all surround type into my system. It is working very well and I couldn't be happier.

PROS: Device arrived very quickly. Did exactly what it is supposed to even when coupled with a HDFury2 to convert the video portion.

CONS: This is really not a big deal, but I wanted to include something. I appreciate if the power supply was clearly labeled as Monoprice. I have several devices plugged in the same area and it was hard to tell which was for which.

Took about 10 minutes to hook up from my new DVD player to my old Bose system.For such a small unit it works great.perfect for what I needed it for. Great product.

I have an Apple TV 3rd generation. The speakers in my HD Vizio flat screen TV are really underwhelming. I've just purchased an Apogee Duet for iPad, iPhone & Mac. This is a very high end AD/DA interface which sends glorious sound to my Mackie studio monitors but, it doesn't have an optical audio input. Strictly analog connections except for the USB connection which relays high end audio back and forth to the DAW in my MacBook Pro. This HDMI Audio Converter (extractor) and HDMI Pass Through enables me to tap into the audio contained in the HDMI output of the Apple TV, send that audio from a 1/8" stereo mini jack into two 1/4" phone plugs into the 1/4" line inputs of the Apogee Duet which then sends excellent audio to my Mackie monitor speakers. I purchased an additional HDMI cable from MonoPrice to pass through the signal from the Apple TV to the Vizio and simple turned the audio all of the way down on the TV. A Super Simple yet Elegant Solution which I have made overly complicated by trying to describe it to you all. This is an excellent value as I've found competing products elsewhere for more money and they weren't as versatile as this unit. MonoPrice is simple the best.

PROS: Super Simple yet Elegant Solution. Feature set was just what I needed. A real value for the money.

CONS: None.

Finally got this unit, had everything ready to install it. Attached to my Roku 3, HD TV, and the sound to my surround Home Theater. Even noticed the sound still comes through my HD TV, which emphasized the sound quality. Had the room really pumping. Everything worked great.

PROS: Excellent unit, HDMI pass through is flawless, and the audio is great.

No problems experienced.

CONS: It's too bad that the HDMI input is on the front of the unit. This makes for hiding the wires difficult.

I USED THIS ITEM TO EXTRACT THE SOUND FROM MY INPUT GOING INTO MY PROJECTOR. MY PROJECTOR CAME WITH SOME INTERNAL SPEAKERS THAT WERE NOT LOUD ENOUGH FOR MY NEEDS. THERE WAS NO WAY NO CONNECT EXTERNAL SPEAKERS WITHOUT USING A BIG COMPLICATED ROUND ABOUT WAY UNTIL I FOUND THIS BOX. I CAN NOW HOOK UP MY FIRESTICK TO THE INPUT AND OUTPUT TO PROJECTOR. SOUND IS CONNECTED TO MY EXTERNAL SPEAKERS, WORKS GREAT.

converter works as advertised. very happy!

This unit did exactly as intended pulled out digital optical audio for my receiver while sending video on to the TV. Coupled with a switcher, it really beefs up the number of devices you can use, and also helps you work around lack of 1080p HD video support on an older receiver.

PROS: no problems with it

CONS: none

5/5

PROS: Good Product - No Issues worked well in our device

As mentioned in the Cons section, if you have a long HDMI cable, this may have difficulty driving it. Although this depends on what is at the receiving end as well. Your results may vary. With a more typical length cable, this unit does exactly as advertised.

PROS: Works as advertised, HDMI in, HDMI out, Audio gets "spliced" out to be sent to a receiver/stereo. I have a projector at the back of the room, and stereo at the front. I needed to split the audio out to the stereo, before sending the HDMI video along a long cable to the projector.

CONS: Looks like the HDMI output driver is not as strong as some. This unit has difficulty driving the long cable. It works initially, and then after ~5-10 minutes, the screen goes blank. If I reset this Audio Converter, the picture comes back...for 5-10 minutes. (Luckily, I have a 1-to-5 HDMI switch I am using, and if I use this Audi Converter to drive the switch, and then the output of the switch drives the long HDMI cable, all works OK).

4/5

PROS: My TV sound output does not transport sound coming from an HDMI input. The converter provided exactly what I needed, a digital coax to my sound bar.

CONS: none

I have this component in-line with a split system that serves both our living room TV and our projector & outdoor speaker setup outside. This component allows me to pass HDMI audio out to analog to send over to our modest amp that powers outdoor speakers. Then it passes the video signal along to our projector. That signal first comes from a component to a Monoprice HDMI switcher then to an HDMI splitter then through the audio convert and then over a 65' Redmere cable and out to the projector. No video signal loss that I can see.

PROS: Good pass through. Small size. No signal issues. No A/V sync issues that I've noticed yet

CONS: 1/8" stereo jack output only- I would have liked to have had a few more options (i.e. optical, RCA) built in.

Easy setup. Worked as expected. Only issue is that I have to Increase the volume on my receiver. When changing to another component on my audio receiver, the volume level is very loud.

PROS: Easy setup. Works well.

CONS: Have to increase the volume on my audio receiver above normal levels.

3/5

PROS: They keep jacking the price incrementally on this useful gem. Used to be 36 and now is 46 in the matter of a month. I suppose they're benefitting nicely, so there is the pro.

CONS: The con is that this unit didn't work and there's no such thing as a phone number to call to let them know something doesn't work. Sound fun? Buy monoprice on amazon and get prime shipping. At least you know you aren't getting smoked on shipping time in and out.

I run a 5 input HDMI switcher (MonoPrice product ID 10251) which I run out to a 30ft cable to my television. Its a long run- but I fortunately have never had any issues with it. When I put this little box between the switcher and the 30ft HDMI cable, the signal was too low to work reliably. Bummer.



If you have a long run, stay away.



I eventually replaces both boxes with a matrix 6x2 switcher with built-in audio extraction.

PROS: Simple, affordable, does what is says it will.

CONS: Output signal is lower than input signal.

Analog audio only came out if the source audio was PCM. If the source was dobly digital, there was no analog audio. I contacted customer support and they did not reply.

PROS: If you only need it for PCM, it works.

CONS: Doesn't work for encoded audio.

The reality is that it is a Netflix problem. If you connect the optical digital feed to the receiver and video via HDMI to the display, you will only get a 2.0 stereo feed. That's because of newer Roku's using Dolby Digital +, which Toslink can't support. If I stream Amazon Prime or HBO GO, they will send a Dolby Digital signal to my receiver, which will give me a digital 5.1 solution. Looks like I need to return this splitter and find a cheap networked-HTR with minimum four HDMI inputs. Sorry, Monoprice...I thought this would really work!

PROS: Excellent product for the right people and need.

CONS: Doesn't work in feeding Toslink to older non-HDMI home theater receiver, with the HDMI going to a Samsung plasma.

Does not work with HDMI 1.4 cables, even though they are backward compatible. Beware, this unit works only with HDMI 1.3, not 1.4!