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Review on πŸ”Œ KabelDirekt – 15ft – Optical Digital Audio Cable (TOSLINK Cord, Fiber Optic, Male to Male, Home Theater, Gold Plated, S/PDIF, for PlayStation 4/PS4 & Xbox One, black) by Roy Boone

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Use with 2015 Vizio M55-C2 4K because ARC is not stable.

I bought this product to replace ARC (Audio Return Channel) HDMI 1 on my Vizio M55-C2 55" 4K 2015 Ultra HD TV. The ARC function worked for a while and then when I... I switched cable companies and had to reset the TV to plug in the HDMI.When I did that the ARC failed.Since the Vizio M55-C2, like most Vizio TVs, transmits Dolby Digital Surround from the optics to the receiver, it worked this perfect If I decide to use Revain, Netflix or Vudu apps on the TV for 4K functionality, the sound is perfectly transmitted from the TV to my audio receiver via this TOSLINK cable.Please note that I doing this setup to delay the purchase of a new audio receiver with HDCP 2.2 encryption 15ft length perfect for booting from the TV, through the cable protection system and to my spare seat receiver HDMI ARC functionality Γ€t is great, you only need HDMI for audio when streaming Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Atmos or other lossless audio from a Blu-Ray, Ultra Blu-Ray or VUDU 4K stream with Dolby Atmos. If you only stream Dolby Digital 5.1 Plus or similar, TOSLINK is a perfect fit for your needs. If your goal is to have 4K functionality with lossless audio via an A/V receiver, your receiver should have HDCP 2.2 encryption running over HDMI 2.0 or better. Another note from what I recently learned. If you have a 6.1 or 7.1 setup and your audio stream is Dolby Digital 5.1 Plus, do not set the audio receiver to "AUTO". Check if you have Dolby Digital Extended sound field. I have found that even if Dolby Digital 5.1 is showing, the rear center channel is encoded into an audio channel and if you set it to EXTENDED your rear center channel will be enabled and receiving audio. More details can be found here: [.]Good luck!

Pros
  • 24K Gold-Plated Connectors: Corrosion-resistant gold plating keeps connectors clean. Because these cables are fiber optic cables, they are immune to RF or electromagnetic interference.
Cons
  • Minority

Comments (4)

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April 24, 2023
works excellently, just not a 'perfect' fit
April 04, 2023
Great sound and build quality
February 14, 2023
cables look
December 02, 2022
Superb value