BEST ANSWER:There are different versions of DTS and Dolby, so the answer is that it depends. I got 5.1 surround sound from a blu-ray player to an old 5.1 Dolby Digital/DTS receiver about a decade ago, but I've read that the newer versions (Dolby Digital Plus for example) only work through HDMI because they require more bandwidth than optical can deliver.
BEST ANSWER:There are different versions of DTS and Dolby, so the answer is that it depends. I got 5.1 surround sound from a blu-ray player to an old 5.1 Dolby Digital/DTS receiver about a decade ago, but I've read that the newer versions (Dolby Digital Plus for example) only work through HDMI because they require more bandwidth than optical can deliver.
Does this adapter support DTS and Dobly surround sound? Wil it work for a turtle beach headset that requires the use of an optical cable? Lastly does it also work using a astro gaming mixamp?
Yes- I know it says "mini" in the product title, and yes it's my own fault, but I had never seen a mini toslink on a device, only the regular and did not even notice. I will keep it around because of the low price. (You can see the plug slightly better in the 12 ft version, still I missed it because I tossed it in cart based on 6).
Purchased this in September 2012 to connect devices to a MacBook Pro. I'm certain it was OK when I received it. Stored it loosely coiled in a one-gallon plastic 'zipper' bag.
I attempted to use it a couple of years later (fall 2014) and found that the optical 'conductor' was sticking out of the connectors on both ends by sizable fractions of an inch. Apparently the conductor 'floats' within the jacket and connectors, and the jacket must have shrunk a bit in length over time.
I carefully stretched the jacket by running it through pinched fingers and was able to get the ends of the optical conductor to retreat into the connectors. It's now working OK, but in just over an hour the conductor is starting to emerge from the 3.5 mm connector. Since I only use the cable occasionally the (temporary) fix may work for me.
It's hard to complain about it at the price ($3), but users might want to check the condition of theirs to avoid being unpleasantly surprised.
PROS: Inexpensive. Connectors fit devices correctly. Appears to be well made.
CONS: Optical conductor apparently not bonded to jacket or connectors.
I use optical cable to send the digital signal from my MacBook Pro to my sound system while mixing tracks from live band recordings. I don't have to worry about breaking optical cable mini adapters, this cable has a mini optical connector securely molded to it.
PROS: Good solid full size optical audio connector on one end and the mini on the other. That is just what I needed.
