Review on 🔌 Digital to Analog Audio Converter with Volume Adjustment - Tiancai ARC Adapter for HDMI ARC to Stereo R/L 3.5 mm Jack, Compatible with Sound Bar, Headphone, etc. - Support Multiple Ports Output Simultaneously by Anferny Pineda

I've been using this ARC DAC for about 6 months to connect a Samsung 4K TV to an old Yamaha A-760. All along I tolerated a clearly noticeable lack of frequency response. I occasionally use Spotify on my TV for casual listening, and while my expectations for this type of experience are relatively low, it has been downright frustrating with this DAC. I expect even those who don't understand the minutiae will find that this DAC sounds bad. Since it was 2020 I figured that cheap DACs had already arrived, generally sounded decent and there was no need to bother. Unfortunately, however, the maker of this product has managed to create a product that doesn't reproduce high frequencies at all, while introducing inexplicable digital artifacts throughout. The CEC's volume control functions are also a bit wonky, requiring me to completely spam the volume button to get any noticeable change in output level. I found another ARC DAC for $10 and it's far superior to this one - shame I'll never get that $20 back.