Side by Side Comparison of: LG vs BlueRigger vs AmazonBasics

Bought this after my home theater died. Matched it with my 55" LG Plasma TV.Puts out more enough sound to fill the room.The sound is 10x better than my TV speakers.The sound is rich with lots of bass from the woofer...Don't know why some reviews feel the bass was weak?I had to turn the bass down.Easy set up Optical port. Plug/play.

Bought this after my home theatre gave up its ghost. Matched it with my 60" LG Plasma TV.I have 10 x 14 living room.Puts out more enough sound to fill the room.The sound is 20x better then crappie TV speakers.Doesn't rattle the windows like my home theatre, but at $99.00 refurbish...it more then gets the job done.The sound is rich with lots of bass from the woofer...Don't know why some reviews feel the bass was weak?I had to turn the bass down.Easy set up Optical port. Plug/play.I gave 4 stars for the quality and 1 for value, even better if you can get a refurbish one a little cheaper.($50.00 cheaper)

I purchased this for my brother as a Christmas gift. He wanted a sound bar for his LG TV ever since he bought it but was having difficulties saving for one. He said it was a super easy install and the sound is great! I was glad to hear he did not have any issues with the installation and the sound quality is what he was hoping for.

I bought it to connect to my lg TV through Bluetooth. Bought NewRice Wireless Bluetooth 4.0 Music Transmitter from Amazon. Although the soundbar has a dedicated channel to connect to lg TV with optical cable, Bluetooth was more practicable for me as I wanted to keep the speakers behind the sofa, whish is about 15 feet from the TV. Not to mention, I'm able to connect the sound bar to BT Transmitter effortlessly, the sound quality is great, at a total investment of about 120$. There is slight lag in sound, even though it is BT version 4.0, but not a big deal, u can easily live with it.

Bought this to go with my new LG tv.Sounds great. Looks great.Fits under TV. Easy hook upEasy to useWorks with Comcast remoteOn/off and volume.Fantastic priceI might get another one for my Vizio tv

I replaced a finicky Polk sound bar with this. I could never get the Polk to respond to my LG TV remote as it was supposed to be able to do. This one worked flawlessly with no effort (being an LG probably helped). Does not sound as good as my Yamaha/Polk 7.1, but sounds a lot better than the TV speakers.

Very happy with my choice. Before purchasing, I read some of the reviews about the Amazon Basics Optic cable, and didn't like the comments regarding the size of the ends of the cable. I didn't want to file down the ends or force it in just so the cable would fit. This cable was the next result in the list and had great reviews all around. I ultimately decided to pay the $1-2 difference and go with this one. I did not have that problem with this cable at all. It was quick and easy. I snapped it right into place and the ends are the appropriate size. I am using this cord to hook up my Sanyo sound bar purchased from Walmart to my LG flat screen TV. There is definitely a noticeable difference when using the optic cable vs the line-in (aux cable) that the sound bar comes with! The surround sound is so much better and playing music sounds amazing now. Get the most out of your sound bar by purchasing one of these.

There's not much to say about this as it's an optical cable, but for the price it seems to be well made and fits my needs perfectly. The ends and cable seem pretty durable as well as they seem to be more heavy duty than most default cables that come with different products. I bought 3 of these and used one for my sound bar and will use another to replace the stock one for my Astro A50 headset as the one that came with it is a little short and pretty flimsy compared to these ones. The last one I originally planned on having as a spare just in case, but I may try to use it for my PC if my speakers have an optical connection.For cables, they were pretty well packaged/protected. The ends had caps on them and were wrapped neatly in their bags. I think most, if not all, cables have the caps, but it's nice to see companies try to protect their products until customers get them. I've only been using one of them for about a week and it's been working perfectly fine so far. The length is pretty good as well. At 6 feet, I think that would fit most peoples needs as well. My sound bar is literally right in front of my TV so I only needed about a foot at most, but for people who have it a little farther away or want to use the cable for other applications the extra length should come in handy.If I have any issues going forward I will update this, but as of right now they work just fine and I would recommend them to anyone who wants/needs one or more of these.

[11/9/2016]I bought this cable as part of a home theater upgrade (along with a new HD projector, a ViewHD 4x2 HDMI matrix switch, and a set of Twisted Veins HDMI cables). When video is directed to the projector, audio needs to be sent separately to the sound system. This cable does the job perfectly. It also contributed to the removal of almost a dozen other cables (primarily numerous video and audio cables).I would buy this product again. and I recommend it to you. In fact, I am planning to get at least one more of these cables (for the DVD player).[4/14/2017]I just bought another one. Good cable, great seller, reasonable price, highly recommended.

Cheap, high quality, what more could you want out of this?

Great cable, my speakers were making a crackling noise on my tv. Wasn't quite sure if it was the cable or interference. For the price of these cables I figured I'd give it a shot. This cable is is about twice a thick as the one that came with my speakers but the jacks are the same. Took care of the problem immediately.

After purchasing a new TV last year I discovered that the new TV didn't have RCA audio outs anymore. Since my home theater system didn't accept Digital audio, I had to connect the audio from the cable box to the home theater system. The sound wasn't as good and it didn't sync with the TV as well. After getting a new sound bar last month I hooked up the RCA cables again and then ordered the BlueRigger Digital Optical Audio Toslink Cable. The sound is so much better than the RCA cables sound. The sound is rich and fills the room. The TV and the soundbar are perfectly in sync and I don't have to mute the TV to hear the soundbar properly. I highly recommend this audio cable to anyone looking to improve their audio system. The cable seems well made and sturdy and was super easy to connect. The setup was complete within a minute. I would buy more of these but I don't have any other TV's that hook up to compatible sound systems.

I got this to be "ready" for the new TV that Black Friday will provide! So I have not used the item yet to speak to in service quality. However the impression I get from the product and quality design and materials is very good. They are not flashy and covered in a gimmick style first design. Just good logical design and quality materials. Basics.. what you need and at a good price. If you have not priced these local you may not realize what a great deal Amazon has on Basics.

For the price and quality this is the best cable on the market. In terms of issues there aren't any that hurt your experience but there are a few that could make it better. For instance the head of the cable is a larger making it a little difficult to get it into slots on sound bars but it still does fit snug and work great. I think these minor inconviences may bother some but for the price and quality I still think this is the best in the market

AmazonBasics strikes again! Amazon has once again been able to produce a high quality audio cable for a great, great price! I realized that I needed a Toslink to Toslink cord after purchasing the Audioengine D-1 DAC/Amp to go with my Audioengine A5+ speakers. I needed a cord that I could connect between my computer and the DAC and I didnt want to send the audio through the usb port. This cord has been working out perfectly thus far! The cord feels sturdy, well made and of a high quality and it cant be beat for the price!

These are good quality optical digital audio cables. The plugs fit perfectly into the sockets on my CD recorder. I also like the expanded diameter of the cable, feels more like an audio cable rather than a tiny fragile piece of glass.I'll buy more of these when I need more.Good music to you!

I bought this cable to replace the extra thin one that came with my Sony sound bar. With the old cable, my wife complained about voice sync being off. With this cable, I haven't heard any complaints!The cable shielding is thick, but flexible. The ends of the cake feel durable and reliable. The length is perfect to go from one side of my 65 inch TV to the middle of my entertainment center without tugging or being exposed. Overall, a great and affordable choice.

I got the product pictured, not any "smaller" version. Other reviewers are correct that if you have a tight spot for this connector, they are a bit large. In my case though on the back of my TV and my soundbar there was tons of room, so no issue, no tight angles for me either (not good with an optical cable to have a sharp angle). It feels like a decent cable and I don't feel like I had to be as careful with it as I did those cables with tiny wire. I know the wire inside is tiny but these have a good size rubber outing about as thick as an HDMI cable. Works great.

I bought a 55 inch LG hdtv last winter. I have been impressed with the picture quality, especially for the price. I have had a phillips sound bar for the last 3 years. It gave up the ghost so I went a searchin on Amazon. It was a toss up between Vizio, Samsung and LG. The top rated vizio had a misleading review count due to multiple models being grouped under the model I was looking at. So it was hard to commit to that model and I had a bad experience with my last Samsung purchase. A "Smart" blue ray player. Smart in quotes is appropriate. I like my Sony smart blue ray player much better. I really wanted to get an LG but was concerned due to numerous reviews citing an underpowered sub. Well, the reviews dont lie. Sorry to say. My 80 dollar phillips sound bar put out better bass. However, the LG sound bar itself puts out much better quality sound. The soundbar has a VERY bright sound. I have the bass all the way up, the sub all the way up and the treble all the way down and set on Bass/Treble sound mode. With these settings I am getting decent bass and not too bright a sound. The styling is one of the reasons I chose the LG. It looks slick, much better than the Vizio. I am sitting listening to music right now, did I say the sound quality is good? Its really good, I just wish I could have more bass. Oh well. Blue tooth worked well. My tv doesnt have bluetooth capability, but I can use my tv's remote for volume so thats nice.So if having heavy bass is essential, you might want to pass. Sound quality is excellent, just no way to get a lot of bass.

Very nice sound bar, only wish my TV had the wireless connection (and LG makes it difficult to know - more below). Decodes Dolby Digital and DTS audio, which is a nice bonus. The subwoofer is pretty powerful in my small living room. The wall mount for the sound bar is decent as well. My only complaint when wall mounting is that they give you no way to manage the cables, so you have to be creative. Otherwise, it's a really nice sound for the price.I believed my LG TV to have the wireless sound sync for one reason... it's in the sound menu. Now, it is greyed out but sometimes this is how options look when devices are not present or connected. I should have looked up my model, so it is "shame on me" and I know better. But seriously, why is this an option in the menu firmware. Wireless sound sync should not show up if it's not available for the hardware; there is logic to grey out the option, why not make it invisible?

This was a Christmas present for my husband. It is a great, affordable sound bar with really great sound quality. It has multiple settings for music and movies, etc. we can connect via Bluetooth and play music very easy. It was easy to set up and easy to use. The display has a sleep function so the bar will not display any words at all once you turn that feature on.4 stars because when the tv (in our case Netflix through Apple TV) is paused for a little bit the sound bar will go to sleep. Then it must be turned back on before play can continue with sound. Not the biggest issue, but can be a tiny bit annoying especially when pause is only a minute or two (I could understand an excessive time period like 20-30 minutes). Maybe there is a feature to change the setting on this, but I haven't figured out how to change it just yet.

Really great product for the price. The base leave something to be desired, but much better than the TV speakers. If you are looking for an awesome sound system for a large room, this is not for you. But, if you are looking for better sound than the TV speakers for a smaller room this is a great product. No HDMI though.

For the price is absolutely amazing. Still don't understand to turn it on with tv remote. Sometimes it works, sometimes I need to click 20 times.

Bought this on sale for $99, which I thought was a good deal. I wanted a sound bar with a subwoofer, since logically subwoofer = bass. Boy was I wrong. The bass coming from the sub is so weak, when you put your hand on top of the sub you can barely feel it. Even with the sub level turned up to max, it has no effect on deepening the bass. Sadly I threw away the packaging so I couldn't return it.This sound bar + sub is on par with a sound bar - sub. The subwoofer is just really there for show, it barely adds anything. There's a reason why it was only $99. I was hoping to find a good value, but instead I purchased a cheap product.I gave this three stars because it's better than the stock TV sound, but that's not saying much.EDIT: I wanted to come back and edit this review. Turns out I had the subwoofer wired incorrectly (it was plugged in, but not connected) so it wasn't producing any bass. Now that it's wired correctly, the bass is there - still not as much bass as I wanted, but I can't complain too much for a $99 sound bar. These are only worth a buy when they're on sale.

I bought this to use with a Sennheiser RS 175 transmitter, and the plug is too big to use with that particular device. The opening on the transmitter port is too small to allow the big plug on the Blue Rigger cable to seat fully. If you have a Sennheiser device, just use the digital audio cable that comes with it. It seats fine and works very well. The Blue Rigger is a really well-made cable, but I had to dock one star because the oversized plug will not work with all applications.

The cable quality is amazing. My only complaint is that the heads of the chord are so thick that it made it near impossible to plug them into my audio device. The input on my audio device is right next to a plastic corner. If you have the same thing, you will have to grind down the rubber on the head of the cable

Pros: Good length, solid feel, thick jacket, good end connector fittingsCons: Despite the pros, it still gives off a cheap, "made-in-China" vibe because they areI used this in-wall to connect Samsung LED-LCD TV (audio out) to Pioneer amp (audio in). It provides the same or similar quality as my shorter Monster optical audio cable. Overall I'm pleased with the product and the quality of the audio.

Sounds terrible there is a reason the ones at bestbuy cost 50$ for 6 feet lol. 50ft is just too long for this type of cord at high volumes without a premium cord. If you dont crank it (whats the point of theater systems) then it sounds fine. If your a real audio head you will know what im talking about.Update: After reinstalling my drivers and updating it seems the sound is much better now all issues i was having are gone.

This product performed well, as specified. I only had a problem, where to plug the ends in on the Samsung sound bar and my Samsung HDTV.It wasn't until I realizes, unlike other connections, these outlets, were covered by a flip lid, So you have to push against that tiny door, to plug it in,I would have saved time, had the Sound Bar, been more descriptive. But Knowing they were there, it was just a matter, of, lining them up and pushing them in place.So far, it's done the job well, in boosting my Sound, I'd recommend it to anyone, buying a Sound bar, just as I found out, in some one, how posted a review on his sound bar. Thanks to him, I'm enjoying my new sound system.I just gave it four stars, at present, as I haven't had it long enough, to see how it will work in the long run, but I suspect, it will continue to be a good buy.

I had a very basic need for this cable. Take my xbox one digital out to my x41 headset box soon to be replaced with some astro a40s. There is zero input lag despite being 15ft, but anybody who did thier research will know that optical is fast and 15ft is nothing. Thr cable is very nice. Braided and sturdy. Connectors popped in with some hesitation, but I will take a snug fit over a loose fit any day. Overall,if I need some more optical cables, I know where to go.Edit: 12/25/14- so today my x41 Rd base started acting very wierd. Thr lights would keep changing from Dts to Dolby digital Pl iis repeatedly with crackles in between. I isolated thr incident to the cable. Thr cable does not like to fit into the xbox securely. It will sit in R back of the xbox and wiggle around. If it wiggles around or gets itself St thr right angle, I only assume thr light retracts and starts sending a bad signal. If you place your xbox and realign thr cable and make sure it doesn't move and comes straight out of thr xbox, thr problem resolves itself. I will try taking some tape and putting it around the connector to make a tighter fit. I confirmed it was thr cable because my other much cheaper and shorter optical cables pushed in very smoothly and we're very snug in thr xbox. I honestly think it is just a defect on one side of the cable because the other end is just fine and fits snug in every socket I tried.

Works okay most of the time but I hear distorted sounds over a longer period of time. I am yet to figure if that is coming from the speaker or due to the wire. That said, it's good quality so hopefully I will find and fix the issue soon

For some reason I have to reset the cable connection about once a month but I don't know if it's this cable or the adapter it's plugged into.Regardless it does it's job and I get nice clean audio into my surround sound system. Love it.

I'm giving this 4 stars even though I ended up returning it. For some reason I couldn't get any sound from my TV to my receiver. I thought I had a bad cable so Amazon sent me another one the next day --- EXCELLENT customer service --- but still it didn't work. So I am going to assume it's something either with my TV or receiver and not the cable.

The cord works great but comes with clear plastic caps on the ends and if you're like me and never owned an optical cable before you may not have any idea what the ends are supposed to look like. I ordered a longer one months ago, plugged it right in no problem. Never had an issue with sound. Bought the 1 meter cord and one end kept popping out. I thought it was the plug and returned it, got another one. Same thing. Couldn't understand why the longer cord worked and the shorter one didn't. (Still don't. Even when nothing was pulling on it the shorter one just didn't stay plugged in.) Finally, after reading reviews I realized all of them, even the ones currently working in my house with no problem had those caps on them. Oops. LolNo packaging = No instructions = One star removed for not telling consumers how to properly use the product.

fine. no complaints. but I prefer cables that are colored. I bought one with blue at each end for same price. It makes it easier to keep track of which is going where if color coded. personal preference.

These AmazonBasics optical audio cables work fine and look like good quality, but be aware that the plugs are rather large and the cables rather thick. For connecting one end to my Klipsch soundbar it made for a tight turn. Works, but probably not ideal. Note in picture attached, AmazonBasics plug on left, factory cable I replaced because it was too short on right. Other picture shows how cable had to be bent to fit the space.

Not very loud good for bedroom not living room

For the price I paid ($50 - Used) and it's current use (background music) this is an ok unit, I did expect a bit better from LG (since my Vizio with same rating rocks). The overall sound seems a bit muffled and boxy and the bass is on the weak side, but the sub placement is key to optimize that. Bluetooth connection to devices is quite simple and identifies what device is currently connected. There are EQ modes you can choose from and even separate Treble and Bass controls you can tinker with the sound.

Easy set up, great sound, but I do have a couple of issues. First, it times out INCREDIBLY fast when it's linked to the TV. I'll pause to fill a water glass and I have to turn it back on by the time I get back (about one minute, maybe). Second, the volume level adjusts on its own when I'm streaming music through the blue tooth. I'll set the volume at 10 and after a song or two I'll notice it seems louder. I keep turning it down, and it keeps going back up. Very annoying when listening for longer periods, as I'm constantly turning it down.

Its ok I guess. Its a decent starter soundbar if you cant afford a $300-$400 one. However, I am constantly having to adjust the sound when people are talking in a scene because it is too low. Then when an action scene comes along it is way too loud. I have adjusted all the settings which are extremely limited and it did not seem to fix the issue. Anyway, if you really can be patient and save up an extra $100 or $200 then save yourself the hassle and just get a better soundbar otherwise I probably would not buy this.

Certainly better than most thin cabinet TV speakers, but not worth anything over a hundred dollars. The included subwoofer is really worthless, doesn't produce much bass in my opinion from TV broadcasts. Your money would be better spent on a Yamaha or a Sony system that produces better sound.

For the price it is fine. Very basic sound and maybe should have bought a higher-value model. But easy to hook up.

Works good but looked chewed on when we received it. We needed it fast so we kept it and didn't return

So this cable is pretty weird it will fit into the plug of my computer but when i try to plug it into my sound bar it just hangs loose and has no tension holding it together. Beware of this cable as other reviews have also posted this cable does not fit all optical sockets. Strange i have never had this problem with other cables i have owned.

I purchased the 15' BlueRigger Digital Optical Audio Cable to connect to my receiver, a Visio 50" LED TV. The TV is wall mounted, and its optical digital port is accessed from the rear of the set. The port resides alongside the HDMI ports under a "shelf" perpendicular to the rear of the set. Meaning, to plug the optical audio cable in, it must enter the port from below the shelf, and parallel to the screen. Unfortunately, this cable would not "latch-in". It would almost make connection, but fall out without clicking into the small port opening(socket). Close inspection showed that the soft rubber shroud at the cable end was too large in diameter to allow the cable terminal to fully enter the socket. Carefully trimming away 1/4" of the shroud allowed the terminal enough clearance to engage in the optical audio port, and let the terminal "clicked in". Function of the cable has been fine, but unless you are prepared to make this modification, and are trying to use with a similar Visio TV, you might want to consider a cable without such a generous rubber shroud.

Locking nubs were too large and would not seat in my equipment until I took a file to them and removed a few thousands. They go in and out just fine now. The three footer I ordered prior to this six footer is still stuck in my TV optical outlet. I will have to get some large pliers and really pull to get it loose as I did not file down the nubs on this cable.

Cable works, sound is as expected. I'm giving 3 stars, because as of now everything is fine. I hope not to experience this, but I expect the connection to fail after some time. Plugging in doesn't provide a solid snap connection, as my audiovox & sounbard included cables have. With just a gentle touch the cable becomes unconnected.If it still has a solid connection after a year, i'll up to 5.

It's a toslink cable, so it's either going to work or not work, right? I used mine to connect a Vizio TV to my amplifier. The Vizio end of the connection is recessed, and the cable comes with a thick soft blue/black grip at the end, which prevented me from pushing the cable all the way into the TV plug to make it lock. I fixed this by carving out one side of the cable-end grip with a pocket knife. Not a huge deal, but thinning or removing these grips alltogether would make the product more universally applicable.

I may not be the best person to write a review. As far as length of cord and ease of use it is good. Fit into the openings, etc. as expected. We needed it to hook to an adapter for a bluetooth headset 3.5 mm jack and our 4K TV didn't have one. Overall our TV to cord to adapter to jack on headset didn't work. All we got was white noise. My belief is that the headset isn't compatible with the 4K. The fact that I got white noise, to me, meant that the cord was working. So, yeah, it works.

This is a very good quality cable. That being said, it didn't work for me because the plug is so large. I had a fairly small space to connect it and the plug is large and cable fairly stiff. Just be careful that it will actually fit.

Although the cables work, they are very thick and heavy. If your device has an optical port facing out (not down), the weight of the cable pulls it slightly out of socket, causing audio loss. I fixed the issue by running the wire through a clip above the port on my TV to lift the weight of the wire off the plug, but other optical cables do not have this issue.

The cable keeps unplugging from the tv. The cable does not click in and just sits in the slot. A tiny pull will make it fall out. Other theb that good quality and works great

They would not fin into my Vizio 60 in 4k TV, It may be something with the VIZIO's because I see now that other people have had the same issue. Other than this major issue the cable appeared to be of good quality. Very thick cable.

I typically buy "Amazon Basic Cables" and I am usually very pleased with them. This one did not work out for me and Amazon quickly refunded my money. Cable would not stay connected at either end. I purchased this one instead and I am very pleased with it. Will still buy "Amazon Basic Cables" in the future.https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B004LT2C5W/ref=cm_cr_ryp_prd_ttl_sol_33

Honestly, kind of disappointed.I hooked it up using the optical cable it came with. The bass is weak. Seems to have too much treble. Doesnt sync well with tv sound causing an echoing effect. I tried syncing it manually and still cant get it right.Im going to try on my samsung instead of my sony but i just thought this would be much better. You get what you pay for i guess.Compared to my bose companion 5 (pc speakers hooked up to tv via aux) this is very weak.

The sound output is pretty good but after less than 2 months I'm noticing a crackling sound happening when watching any action heavy movies. I tried various sound options including lowering the treble and bass to -5. There's no way to exchange the product on Amazon which is a disappointment.

The sound bar was pretty easy to get going, no issues with connections or pairing with several different bluetooth devices. My only complaint, is that it is lacking the the volume department. The subwoofer seems significantly underpowered, so there isn't much bass or depth to movies and music. In order to get the sound from the sub, the volume has to be turned up pretty high. I'm giving it 2 stars because I have Samsung sound bar that is very similar and the sound is MUCH better. If i'm not mistaken, the prices were in the same ballpark range as well. If I had it to do over again, I'd get the Samsung...

Audio Quality:The audio quality of this 2.1 sound bar is just okay. With the lows response being adequate and starting in mid 40hz range. Overall the unit is a bit on the bright side. It's not as clear and open sounding as other products on the market.Looks:Definitely a sleek design and doesn't take up a lot space. Fits nicely below my tv.Bells and Whisles:1 optical out, line in, Bluetooth connectivity.Set Up:Easy setup, plug in the woofer, plug in audio source, and plug in power. Good to go.Overall:Meh, just meh. Probably better than just the naked TV speakers. But cheap price, more often than not, equals okay products.

Cannot review product itself as it was not compatible with our sound system, but Bluerigger's customer service is horrible. They're not helpful, asked pointless questions that took the inquiry nowhere, and were slow to respond.

This was the last item necessary for the home theater I set up for my daughter. I use this cable to return television sound (decoded by the television by "smart" apps like Amazon and Netflix built-in to the television) to the Yamaha Amp. Within a day of installing this cable, the sound disappeared. Under its own weight, this cable had pulled loose from the Digital Output Interface on her Vizio TV. I finally used gaffer tape (NOT DUCT TAPE) to secure the cable so it will function. Unacceptable for a supposed higher than normal quality product.

Purchased in order to connect a LG SmartTV with a LG LAP340 Soundplate. The cable doesn't fit in the LAP340 SPDIF port. Doesn't firmly attach to it. With minor movement the connector gets loose.

Does not stay in the tv receptacle!

Wanted to relocate my Vizio Sound Bar to the other side of room from Vizio TV. Had heavy interference, because of the loose fit of the connections. Purchased 2 CG/Cables to Go 40016 Velocity Right Angle Toslink Port Saver Adapters. They work great. Now the system is static free! The added expense of $8.64 for the adapters was well worth it!

These cables are not high quality. The connecters are made of plastic that is too soft and, the connecters don't fit very snuggly. If you are going to stick with digital optical you might want to spend a few extra dollars on cables that are thicker and have metal connecters like 3ft Premium Toslink Digital Optical Audio Cable (S/PDIF). I have just gone back to digital coaxial- they both support all the same digital audio formats. A detailed account of my experience is below along with links to premium digital coaxial cables and components:I bought three of these to try to give digital optical another try. I also got a C2G / Cables to Go 27027 Toslink Digital Audio Splitter (Black) to feed the audio from my VIZIO E3D470VX 47-Inch Class Theater 3D LCD HDTV with Internet Apps which only has optical out. As was the case many years ago, I still find optical audio to be inferior to digital coaxial. The solution above was not working, so I got Toslink-to-coaxial Rohs to convert the audio to digital coaxial. This feeds the coaxial audio through Forza-700 Series 40757 Digital Coaxial Audio Cables (3 M) to a remote controlled digital coaxial distibution amplifier and splitter [google: "Ambery"] and then to my 3 JVC 5.1 digital receivers JVC RX-5060B - AV receiver - 5.1 channel - black. Things were working fine until 2 days ago when I lost audio to the receivers. After some time I isolated the problem to the one BlueRigger Digital Optical Audio Toslink Cable (6 feet). Luckily I still had 2 more of these optical cables and one of them got the sound back. So, I ordered a 6ft Premium Toslink Digital Optical Audio Cable (S/PDIF) since I need at least 1 working one. I'm definitely avoiding digital optical as much as possible in the future; unfortunately, my HDTV only has optical out.

Not sure how to rate this product. It seems like a decent-quality cable but I'm not getting any input from the TV to the converter. I need to try another cable to see if the problem is this cable or the TV, or what?

it is too thick and big. I am connecting it to my sound bar and it just comes right out. if i hold it in, everything works, but once i let go it slides right out. I have a samsung surround sound

I have purchased other similarly priced cables and have had very good experiences. I purchased 4 of these cables for a new project and when I opened these cables, I was impressed with how sturdy and well made they were. However after trying to install these, it became painfully obvious that the ends are not suitable for many devices. I had 6 different types of devices that I connected to and none of them had any problem with the thickness of the cable causing an issue with turns. But, the ends only clicked in to 1 device firmly and on 2 devices they need help to stay in place.

Fits perfectly into my Samsung one multi HDMI and audio control unit but no click fit into sound bar? Just went ahead and wired via HDMI cause optical audio didn't function properly... Could be me & I don't setup entertainment equip for a living BUT you know when you get a good fit / secure connection & when you don't. Just my thoughts, maybe another brand. Maybe don't buy samsung.

Bought this to connect my computer to this headphone amp: SMSL SD793-II PCM1793 DIR9001 DAC Digital Audio Decoder Amplifier, BlackConnectors do not push all the way in for either of my devices. They hang out a bit, and any bump will dislodge them. Despite this, the cable worked fine for about a month without issues. However, now my headphones are making an occasional popping noise (every minute or two), and the amp makes an audible click at the same time. I tried another (shorter) optical cable I had lying around and it solved the issue. The spare also actually connects all the way.

It works ok, but I ordered 4 of these cables. Only one of those four came as pictured from the site. The other 3 cables did say amazonbasic on them, but were clearly different optical cables, they looked different, they were less thick and generally felt less sturdy than the one cable I actually got that was the same as what I ordered.Seeing that I ordered 4 of these, and 75% of that order came in as "not-what-I-ordered-or-expected", I would say this is kind of lame.Functionality wise, they probably work (haven't gotten to hook them up).

Had this for a year and a half and it broke. No warrantee or anything.. waste of money

It did not work.

I would not recommend this product. I had it just long enough to make it not returnable and it quit working. I'm out $150 and back to a crappy sound on my tv.

It worked great when I plugged it with my TV.But the next day this sound bar is lower than the TV speaker.I'm glad I bought it from Amazon , so i can return it

This cable has a really bad toxic odor when you cut open the sealed bag. The strong chemical smell irritated my nose and throat. I had to air it out for two days before using it.Though it appears to be a decent quality cable, it does not work in the application for which I had bought it.What was not obvious from the item description is that it is not eligible for return, so I'm stuck with it. Not happy.

Sound delay... lips and actions on tv don't match sound. No bueno

Cable will not lock in like most other optical cables. I own numerous other brands of optical cables but needed one longer for a new LG OLED tv. All of my other cables lock in perfectly into the tv. The bluerigger just sits in the optical port but will easily fall out since the input is located down and not out the back of the tv. To make matter worse, no return policy.

Had it a few months then quit passing signal.

The rubber insulation is too thick for it to fit in back of my TV Optical hole connection. The only way that it will fit is by cutting excess rubber insulation.

Bought this cable looking at the great reviews. Had good experience with bluerigger before, but this cable is not. The loose fitted connector will cause the decoder to produce occasional noise in the audio, due to light leaking perhaps? I didn't know this was possible until I switched this cable out with an old cheap optical cable that came with a sound card. The cheap looking one fitted perfectly and produced crackling free sound. Nailed the problem down to the cable. This one needs to go back to the drawing board, good looking quality but cheap in actual use... I use it to connect an apple tv to a 5.1 wireless sub/sat soundbar.

Would not secure in optical port and would just fall out. So it fell into the trash can.

Very poor quality, it does not plug in well and actually frayed.

The ends are big & hard to fit in, broke the little black tab off my tv optical port trying to fit it in but it works once its in.

The optical won't plug into any inputs. I push it in but it doesn't fully plug in. My other optical fits great and plays audio but this one won't fit so I cant play through it. Extremely frustrating knowing I can't trust Amazon's approved items.

it does not fit in back of my ty optical connection, the end is too bulky. Its in my collecting dust collection

The plug keeps falling out. Both sides.