C2G / Cables to Go 27027 Toslink Digital Audio Splitter (Black)

TigerDirect's shipping is a little exorbitant, but I can't otherwise complain about a fine product. I bought it hoping to reverse it to put both my CD changer and my Playstation 2 into the same input on my receiver, and it works just fine. I can't have both on at once, but wasn't planning to anyway. I'm sure it works fine splitting one input into two, but that's just not what I was looking for. This product is, however, and I'd happily pass it on to anybody looking for the same solution.

I was very skeptical when buying this spliiter/switch after seeing so many bad reviews. It worked for me after little trial and error and here is what I found. For all those who complained that these splitters/switches do not work, this is what you need to do to get it right. I bought this splitter from eforcity, so I cannot say about those shipped by other sellers.... It works both ways i.e. as a splitter and as a switch.

1. For it to act as a switch, the critical thing is that only one source needs to be ON. Some sources send signal even when on stand by mode. To check whether it sends out signal, just plug one end of the toslink cable into port of the source(cable box, ps3, etc) and check the other end for red light. when on stand by, the light should not be lit.

2. The second most important thing for this splitter/switch to work is the length of the cables used. I used all 1.5 ft cables and they work perfectly. Earlier I had 3 ft cables coming out of the cable box and ps3 to the splitter and then 1.5 ft cable to the home theater. The ps3 did not work but cable box worked (not consistently though) as the signal attenuated too much by the time it reached the home theater receiver. I am not sure if there is a shorter cable than 1.5 ft and it would be great if you do have them. 1.5 ft cables work fine. I got the 1.5 ft cables from RiteAV.

Finally, the basic test to see if it works is to check for the red light after the connections. Connect in the way shown below and check for the light near the * before connecting to the receiver. Make sure only one source is ON at a time. If you see light and it still does not work after plugging into the receiver then it means that the signal attenuated too much and your receiver cannot pick it.

source 1 -->

...................splitter -->* receiver

source 2 -->

--> = 1.5 ft toslink cable

ignore the dots...

Good luck!.

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I use it to output the sound from my optical a/v selector (Impact Acoustics A/v Selector) to my surround sound receiver and also to my surround sound headphones simultaneously.

It streams the sound to both outputs without any noticeable loss of quality. Highly Recommended.

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I was hoping to use this to direct audio to both my Logitech Z-5500 speaker system and my AstroGaming A40 headset from the output of my XBox 360. Unfortunately it didn't work. No audio was detected by either the headset or the speaker system.

I had a 3 to 1 mechanical optical switch in line that I thought might cause some attenuation and when added to the attenuation of this device caused the failure. I removed the switch and connected this unit directly. Audio was detected, but it was constantly stuttering and occasionally stopping entirely. By carefully moving the cable I could get it to keep the signal but the stuttering continued.

I would not recommend this to anyone for any use without an optical amplifier to place in front of it.

Needing an optical splitter I decided to purchase an inexpensive optical amp: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000I94FRM

Placing that amplifier before the splitter allows the signal to be amplified enough so that everything works.

I've raised my review to three stars because it does work.

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Plugged it in and it didn't work. I can see the light coming out when I plug the cable in but I think the splitter dulls the optical signal too much.

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