Orei DA21 Optical SPDIF/Coaxial Digital to RCA L/R Analog Audio Converter with 3.5mm Jack Support Headphone/Speaker Outputs

Quality is good

I use it to convert digital to analog sound.

This unit works well when you listen on low volumes. On High volumes my headphones Jarr. I use over the year Audio Technica Headphones which are really high quality headphones, so the problem is with the unit. It is ok, if you want to watch movies at a medium volume. If you try listening to Music at high volumes this is not for you.

Nice little piece of magic.. i am able to connect my TV, music player, my phone... all into one set

The sound output is quite poor. Both the system & TV sound output is quite loud but when using convertor, sound is equivalent to 20% of the maximum output even when both Tv & system are on full volume

Sooooper

Product is all good but not volume control at all.

Bought so I could try to run my tv through a Pioneer SX 727. Worked perfectly. Was a bit surprised as the wire coming from the "optical" audio output was very thin. To be honest, now the sound coming out of the TV is as good or better than any of the other inputs! Also, very easy to install. I see they are lumping several models into this review section, so, I bought the blue and white one if that helps. Needs an outlet for the power supply. Good purchase!

Nesecitaba un producto como este para la salida de audio digital de un proyector que usamos para reuniones por motivos religiosos...Funciono muy bien, compacto, pero muy funcional sin ninguna distorsion de audio. La verdad buena relacion calidad/precio. Y les digo funciono muy bien esa primera y unica vez porque de ahi a los dos dias entraron unos ladrones y se llevaron todo(Esto es Mexico). En fin......ahora tendremos que empezar a comprar todo de nuevo y no dudare en comprar otro...Saludos¡¡¡¡

Like many people who outfitted their entertainment systems with nice audio systems years ago, I'm between a rock and a hard place as a growing number of companies are no longer including standard RCA analog outputs on their equipment. Specifically, I purchased a Sony Blu-Ray/DVD player and it will output only HDMI or digital coaxial sound. That means for me that I can play it through my modern tv speakers only, but not through my twenty year old gorgeous sounding audio system which I love! Enter this nifty little converter, which was easy to use with only one difficulty, which was quickly resolved. First I hooked it up in the most obvious way possible. (In case anyone wants the obvious details: Plug one end of a digital coaxial cable into your Blu-Ray/DVD player and the other end into this converter box. Then plug a pair of red-and-white RCA cables into the converter and the other end into stereo receiver's input. Then plug the converter into a/c power outlet.) First result? Noise. So I looked at the box and noticed a red sticker that said "Important notice! please set the digital output of the audio source to PCM, otherwise there will be noise." I did that, and it worked like a charm. I had thought that since my device was set to "auto" it would automatically pick the right format, but it did not. The red sticker also warns you that the product doesn't decode dolby digital or DTS audio stream. So I guess if you have either of those, don't buy this! For me it worked great. If you do buy it, make sure you have a digital cable (coaxial or SPDIF optical) and a pair of red-and-white RCA cables. Neither are included. PROS Works great to hook up modern digital sound devices (Blu-Ray/DVD players for example) to an older audio receiver and speakers. Can also be used to hook up a device with digital sound output (ie. a DVD/Blu-Ray player) to stereo headphones via a simple headphone jack. Simple to use and good sound quality Directions minimal but essential info included via a red sticker on the box. Read the red sticker! CONS Doesn't work for dolby digital or DTS audio stream. Cables not included---buy your own first!

Really good and easy to set up it worked straight out of the box with no hassle. The only issue I had was with the Sony PlayStation 5 audio sounding weird at first, but that turned out to be a settings issue rather than the device itself. Switching the PS5 audio output to 2-channel instead of 7.1 fixed it completely. Overall, very solid and does exactly what it’s supposed to.

I used this to connect my Apple TV (optical) to my high end stereo (analog). It works best using a USB port to power the unit rather than the included power supply. The DAC in the Orei sounds very good. I have a highly regarded dragonfly 1.2 USB DAC and the Orei sounds better in some ways. The dragonfly is more refined, but the Orei has a significantly better soundstage and a brighter sound. I get the feeling that the lower end DAC in the Orei does less processing so the sound is more true. Higher end DACs refine the sound more in an attempt to sound more analog and refined. I like listening to both DACs I have depending on what I'm listening to. DACs definitely have an effect on the stereo performance that I can't achieve with my equalizer.