HDMI ARC Audio Extractor 192KHz, HDMI ARC Adapter with 3.5mm Audio and L/R Stereo Audio for HDTV Soundbar Speaker Amplifier

It took a while to find this solution. I just wanted a way to connect my TV to external speakers, and still just use one remote control (the one for the TV). The TV has an optical audio out port, and an HDMI ARC port. The optical audio will not allow you to control volume with the TV remote, so that was out. The HDMI ARC port allows you to do this if you have CEC turned on in your TV settings. The piece I was missing was this converter (HDMI to RCA). The other converters advertised either did not address the volume issue, or they specifically indicated that it was not possible. This one confirmed it would work, and it does work as advertised. Very pleased.

Does the job. LG TV recognize it as audio device, volume is adjusted using tv remote, audio quality is very good.4 stars because:L/R channels are swapped on 3.5mm output. Colors are wrong on RCA outputs ( “L” left one is red, “R” right one is white, should be vice versa)Also, I’m getting a popping noise on my speakers when this thing is turned on/off. Don’t know - maybe it’s ground loop, maybe not. I just always leave it powered on to avoid the thumping noise. Shouldn’t be making noticeable change on electrical bill.I’ll update this review if something goes wrong with the adapter.

If you plug it into the TV's usb it will not get enough amperage to function. The red power light will come on and it will output sound at a low volume. Using an old phone charger with a 1A rating powered the device properly, the blue light came on, and it worked without issue.

It is an easy solution. I didn't have any trouble connecting everything to my Samsung Smart TV.When it worked it worked very well. But I should have returned it when I could. Now I can't. I would often have to unplug the power and plug it in again to get it to work. Most of the time when I selected it on the TV it would show that it was active but I couldn't change the volume or mute it and I had to power it off and back on. Sometimes it was active when I turned on the TV. If it was selected it should always work when I turn on the TV. When the TV is turned off it doesn't default back to the TV speakers in the TV settings. Today it quit working altogether and I've tried everything I know to get it to work. I guess it's dead. I gave it 2 stars solely for the fact that the sound quality was good. But the reliability of mine was bad.

Product works great. ARC works with HDMI-CEC on my Sony TV with android TV. Recognized the device right away and I’m able to change the volume using my TV remote.My Sony has a 900mA USB port and it worked fine on that without the included power brick. That said, my TV actually would recognize thedevice as a USB headphone amplifier. This was awesome as it meant I didn’t even need to connect the HDMI cable for ARC. Unfortunately, I found out that Netflix/Android TV does not allow the use of headphones while trying to watch Netflix shows. YouTube worked just fine but the moment I had this device plugged in Netflix refused to play any videos. Not a fault of this device. I assume it has something to do with piracy protection but regardless I reported it to Sony in case it’s a bug.All around useful product. Does what it said. Sturdy metal case.

Bought to use with 2022 model year X85K SONY television without analog audio outputs. Hooked up to an amplifier and analog bookshelf speakers. Works okay BUT at certain frequencies, it gets overwhelmed and clips the audio, causing a split-second but noticeable and unpleasant high frequency noise. Not good if you are listening to music from your smart TV to your speakers. Volume control using TV remote goes in 3 step increments, instead of 1. I will be trying a different brand since it is outside of return window.

So I've got a cheapo Samsung NU7100 TV which has very limited outputs and I was unable to control the volume of my external speakers with the TV remote nor my Roku one. Didn't want to buy an expensive receiver with it's own remote and no way was I going the soundbar route. Optical out was no use since it's set volume only, so I found out about HDMI Arc and decided I'd give an adapter a try. It actually works! Thought I would end up having to upgrade my chi-fi receiver that I connect my Pioneer bookshelf speaks to, but this allows control of volume with either of the remotes I have. Now I can play PS2 or use my Roku without having to get up to turn the volume knob on the receiver/amp - just follow the instructions in the description for Samsung TVs. Chuffed to bits. Time will tell how it holds up, but seems solid enough for a brand I've never heard of.

If you need this sort of device, this is the only product I’ve found on Amazon that fits the bill. Others I’ve tried have weird audio compression issues that ruins the quality, especially on high quality studio monitor speakers.I would give 5 stars if the audio channels weren’t reversed. No idea about the 3.5mm audio, I haven’t tried that connector, but the right and left RCA connectors are reversed. It’s easy to work around though and other than this issue it works well, I don’t notice any difference from my phone output to these speakers.I did initially try to use the TV’s USB port for power and it does not work, presumably it needs more power than the tv can deliver, or it gets confused by being connected to a computer instead of a dumb wall wart. It works fine with my 12w Apple usb power supply, I didn’t try the included transformer because I don’t trust no name brands from China to use quality designs with high voltage.