Reddit reviews Optical to Coax, Tendak Optical SPDIF Toslink to Coaxial and Coaxial to Optical SPDIF Toslink Bi-Directional Swtich Digital Audio Converter Splitter Adapter
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OPTICAL TO COAXIAL BI-DIRECTIONAL AUDIO CONVERTER - Switch to select either OPTICAL TOSLINK or COAX input and convert the signal (as is) to both its COAXIAL and OPTICAL TOSLINK output portsAUDIO FORMAT - Audio Input & Output Support audio format: LPCM2.0/ DTS/ DOLBY-AC3. And the highest support 192 KHZ sampling rate. Noise-free transmission, high definition audio output for your amplifier and speakerEASY TO SETUP - Plug and Play, no need any software and drive. It's able to power this Optical to Coax Converter from Phone Adapter and a USB jack on the TV or nearby USB port deviceLONG DISTANCE - Use optical fiber cable loss less the 0.2Db/m, Output distance is up to 30 Meters(98 Feet), Use the standard coaxial cable output can be up to 10 meters (32 Feet)WIDE APPLICABILITY - Compatible with Blu-ray Player, Satellite receiver, BR player, Xbox 360, HDTV, DVD, Amplifier, Sound Bar, Speaker and all device with digital audio out port
/u/IsItTheFrankOrBeans is correct, but he/she fails to explain completely. In one of the images you show there is an RCA connector labeled COAX, that like an optical cable carries a digital audio signal, but instead of doing it with light it does it over metal conductors.
What you need is a Coax to Toslink (optical cable) converter, such as: https://www.amazon.com/Optical-Tendak-Bi-directional-Splitter-Converter/dp/B06XCTGZFT/
You'll also need cables!
You can use a RCA cable to plug into the adapter if that's all you have, but it would be recommended to buy one that is labeled as Coax as these have more shielding than a standard RCA cable.
Does that all make sense?
all good, it actually has spdif coaxial and not toslink unfortunately :(
would using a 3.5mm to 2RCA and connecting it to this work?
https://imgur.com/lCgsc1Q
or should i just buy this
https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B06XCTGZFT/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=A3B4LLV7B4EQYR&psc=1
and go amp>toslink>converter>coaxial>tv?
Yup, just one more RCA connection in there:
laptop 3.5mm -> RCA -> Digital Converter -> RCA -> 3.5mm speaker input
Hmmm, so the issue I'm having is that, again, my assumption is that the speakers are looking for a signal over digital coax. If we want to use your optical output, we certainly could, but I believe this will actually cost a little more money, and be less universal, since you'd only be able to plug in the Macbook.
If that's the path you wanted to go, you'd get something like this
Macbook -> Mini-TOSLINK/TOSLINK cable -> Digital Converter -> RCA/3.5mm cable -> speaker input
I wish there were some way to test my theory without buying a bunch of adapters and crossing our fingers...
I posted this in pcmasterrace as well and finally got a solution. Credit goes to /u/BillTheCommunistCat but he said this.
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I think you want something like this which is bidirectional
https://www.amazon.com/Optical-Tendak-Bi-Directional-Converter-Splitter/dp/B06XCTGZFT
Your mobo has SPDIF (coax) output so just get one of those cables to go from the PC to converter.
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You could get an audio interface that has spdif like this one.
https://focusrite.com/usb-audio-interface/scarlett/scarlett-6i6
Then get a toslink to spdif like this one
Optical to Coax, Tendak Optical SPDIF Toslink to Coaxial and Coaxial to Optical SPDIF Toslink Bi-Directional Swtich Digital Audio Converter Splitter Adapter https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XCTGZFT/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_qbbzCb2TFMTYG
Does your TV have optical out? Not sure if your solution would work or not, but a possible alternative would be optical-to-coax adapters, which are pretty cheap. But you'd have to adapt the standard F-connector to RCA on both ends, plus use the optical-to-HDMI adapter that Sonos sells on the Amp end.
Convoluted, I know. But might work if the HDMI over coax solution doesn't. Plus, it'd be less $$.
Cheers.