Side by Side Comparison of: Samsung vs BlueRigger vs AmazonBasics

I rarely write reviews, but I was so pleasantly surprised by this product, I had to. We had been borrowing a much more substantial sound system and, when it came time to return it, we knew we had become too spoiled to go back to the television speakers. I found this sound bar plus woofer and it was rated highly and priced well. I expected to have decent sound, but assumed such a small and inexpensive system would leave us a bit let down after what we had been borrowing... To my surprise, this little system took about 5 minutes to set up and filled the room with clear, rich sound. The remote is very easy to use and has more features than I expected. The ease of wirelessly connecting your phone via bluetooth to play music is a huge plus! When I first took the little woofer out of the box, I chuckled a bit at how tiny it looked next to the one we were packing up to return. Again, I was shocked at the richness of the sound. Understand, this isn't a full surround sound system with crazy power, but for almost any application, this will exceed your expectations.

Recently received this product. At first I was skeptical to purchase a refurbished item, however when I received the product I couldn't tell if it was refurbished or new. It was that clean. When I purchased this I also purchased a Digital Optical Audio Toslink Cable. I have a 58 inch Samsung TV and I highly recommend you use the optical cable for sound. Set up was easy. Plug the Optical cable into both the sound bar and TV, plug the subwoofer to the sound bar, plug the sound bar to power outlet. Its that simple. The sound quality is great for the little money you spend to purchase this product. I am very pleased with this product. I couldn't wait to hear the sound bar and subwoofer with a movie like Jurassic park. All I can say is that it sounded like I was sitting in a movie theatre. You will not be disappointed. Also I synced up my phone to the sound bar to play music when I don't feel like watching TV but want to just listen to music. Again great sound and quality.

If this is refurbished, I am not sure what they are selling as "new". This came in all original, sealed packaging. So it was a GREAT buy right there. This was our first soundbar purchase - upgrading from our old-school 2-speaker stereo system. I think we made the best choice for the low-end price range.Pros:*Really good sound. I can't say great because it's not a $500 - it is not going to sound like the theater. But if you're upgrading from the 2-speaker system or just your TV speakers, this will be a HUGE improvement.*Really good volume. We have turned it up to 30, which is as loud as we care to watch TV, and I have not noticed ANY distortion or crackle.*Variety of inputs. We have hooked up our TV with optical audio, our stereo receiver with the auxiliary (RCA to Aux) and we use the Bluetooth for our phones. The Bluetooth connection is solid - no complaints whatsoever about range or quality. GET THE OPTICAL AUDIO CABLE FOR YOUR TV. It DOES make a difference!*Long wire on the subwoofer. I did not want a wireless sub because I was concerned about placement and maintaining a connection, and in this price range that seemed to be a complaint for several models. My sub placement is not in a direct line from the unit, so the extra long wire was handy.*Variety of pre-set sound EQs. I like playing around with them to see what sounds best for each thing we watch/listen to (Movie, Music, News, Sports, Game, etc and simulated 3-D sound for Movies and Music).*Easy set-up. You don't have to be a tech genius to plug this in and get it running.Cons:*Auto shut-off. This is one of the most frustrating "features" of this soundbar. I like to leave music on during the day for my dogs while I am at work. Or I'll leave it on all day when I am at home cleaning and working. I am not sure how long it stays on before shutting off, but I wish it didn't do this at all. I'd take the $0.25 hit on my utility bill to have it stay on.*Pre-set sound EQ has a pause of no sound between settings. This is frustrating when you are trying to find the best sound for your movie but it gets muted for a couple of seconds when you switch settings.*The sub-woofer input plug-in is VERY loose. If you move the soundbar or the sub wire, it tends to just fall out. Luckily we don't touch ours, so we haven't had a problem except for once when I had to re-arrange the entertainment center. I keep the wire tucked under the soundbar to deter movement. A few smartly-placed pieces of tape would probably help, too.*Only 1 digital optical audio input. Not that my current 1995 stereo receiver has a digital output, but when I upgrade, it would be nice to have that clear sound instead of using the auxiliary cable.One last note: Subwoofer placement is KEY! We originally had the sub next to our entertainment center, and it didn't seem to do much. I moved it to the other side of the living room (adjacent, not diagonal) facing the couch, and it made a HUGE difference in the depth of sound and how it filled the room.

This soundbar and subwoofer is and sounds amazing. But before I go too much further, a few things should be covered that the negative reviews have posted.1.) spend the $6 and get the digital optical audio cord to connect this to your tv. Anything else is going to make this product sound sub-par (e.g.: the RCA cables that come with it). If you can't afford to pick up the $6 cable, save the money and do yourself the favor of buying it together.2.) The subwoofer sounds just fine. It's not a car audio system, it's meant to accentuate the sounds in the movie. You're not going to get constant, tympanic membrane rupturing bass from this woofer.3.) Read the directions and install exactly as directed, it's not hard.Now, this soundbar is amazing. I was doubtful at first, but once it was on, it filled my living room with great sound. Now time for the Pros and Cons.Pros:1.) Multiple sound settings, Dolby digital sound option, and dynamic sound options2.) Smart Sound is awesome. You no longer have to keep a hand on the remote and turn the volume up and down during movies, or when the tv show goes off and the loudest commercial ever comes on.3.) Sleek, simple design. No flashy lights or crazy grille. That's what drew me to this soundbar. It's simple and blends into a room well.4.) Comes with mounting hardware or you can set it on your entertainment center as it has feet under it.Cons:1.) The subwoofer is wired, but it comes with about 20' of wire. So you can place it anywhere.That's the only Con, and that's not even a big deal to me.All-in-all I love this product and plan on getting another one for my bedroom and one for my office as well. If you're on the fence about buying a soundbar like I was, pick this one up. You won't be disappointed.

I was reluctant to buy this because it was refurbished, but I'm so glad that I did. It came in original packaging, couldn't even tell it was refurbished. The sound quality is perfect. The subwoofer delivers great bass and I couldn't be more happier with this purchase. Definitely recommend!!

I already had an earlier (more expensive) soundbar from Samsung, and this one is smaller, simpler (cheaper!) and it sounds even better. I suspect it's excellent when paired with a TV but we use it as our main speaker system in the living room. We COULD hook it up to a receiver and CD player, but we mostly just stream (Bluetooth) from a phone or iPad. The very small "con" is that the subwoofer is wired (to the soundbar), requiring that it be placed nearby. In our case, that works fine, but the older, larger subwoofer could be placed anywhere in the room, which could be a major advantage in some configurations.

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've had this system going on two years now and its great. From playig music to watching the game.

Got as a gift for the in laws. Got the refurbished one. Works just fine.Seems to be a little iffy on the Bluetooth connection to their Samsung TV. But when it works it is pretty sweet. Personnaly if it was on my TV i would only use the fiber connection and run it with it's included remote, but that is just my personal preference.Sound quality is good. The smaller the room the better.The sub-woofer adds a nice richness to the sound, but not overwhelming.I might get it for myself if the wife lets me.

The improvement is sweet. The overall improvement is broad range. The bass is OK, but I would like more. The blue tooth is very enjoyable with my ipod. The price is good. Installation was easy. 300- Watt Soundbar would be better. lol. I am glad I bought it.

We have a 55" TV and this sound bar is perfect for our open floor plan.Just make sure to buy the digital optic cord that does not come with the system. Also this is not a wireless sub, you will need to run a cord to the sub. We have a hole in the wall to run wires, so we are able to hide it.If you are a sound snob, I would not go for this bar, you will want something more expensive. But if you want a radio and TV boost, this is perfect.

Well worth the price. Nice unit to fill a small area with a nice full volume sound. It definitely improved the overall sound v.s. TV .Remember to include in the order a Optical (Digital) sound cable in the length needed for your set-up. The newer TV's do not come with Audio outputs other than Optical.Remote is geared for Samsung brands. When hooked up with USB/Bluetooth it will expand your control options.Recommended.

Great sound, it's cheap and it's really an awesome buy. I've had it up pretty loud, too! The sub is ridiculous. It looks like it is going to fall apart if you turn it up too high. Fortunately, it's got enough bass to carry me through any movie I'd like! It's got boom, it's got highs... it really sounds extraordinarily great! The only reason I'm giving it a 4 instead of 5 is because I can't figure out how to make the bar work as a 'smart sound' bar. I mean, though i purchased the optical cable, it still only works with its own remote.

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.

Sound is not as clear as I thought it would be...but its not bad

Get what you pay for. Sound lacks depth and richness. Passive sub gives too much low-mid.

The speaker works great. The sound is perfect for what we needed.The directions were less than complete and none of the proper wires were included. I ended up spending about $25 more on proper cables for all the outputs etc.

The product works as advertised. My two complaints are the wrong size batteries were sent for the remote control and the remote was dirty.

Well, I'm giving 3 for now because I can't get it to work, I've hooked up everything and it does turn on but no sound from the speakers, the sound only comes from my (Samsung) TV. Will try figure it out and see what's what but the speakers are pretty nice looking and looks new to me with all the wires included.

Got this as a gift for my friend and his wife for Christmas and they have had the hardest time connecting it to their Samsung TV that it was made for. turns out it since it was refurbished it didnt come with the correct cable. actually it came with no cable at all. Slightly annoyed, but the product itself seems nice.

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

Just about everything is good with this sounds bar. The problem I have is that the soundbar has some scratches and a Crack on it. Not. A huge deal the sounbar works just fine, but the problem is the wallMount that comes with the sounbar is missing a grommett that is preventing me from hanging my soundbar. You lose 2 stars from me for having missing pieces

Lacks complete base and treble controlNot a bad unit for the priceWould not buy again

Very poor sound quality. Zero high end. From about 12k on up. Just not there. Very muffled.

I'd just bought a new Samsung SmartTV and was surprised to find the speakers weren't very strong. For a NYC apartment, my old TV's speakers did a better job of surround sound/volume. So I invested in the HW-FM35 soundbar. Months later I pretty much regret the decision and will upgrade as soon as I can justify the added cost.Here's why:Pros:Easy to installSmallLightweightHas a remote control (and a subwoofer)Has a digital screen and multiple settings (cinema, sports, movies, etc.)Cons:The sound is not robust - for my small NYC apartment, i have the volume on almost-max.The settings don't really make too much of a difference (cinema is probably the best + 3D sound effect on.) - the others are lackluster at best.HAVE TO USE THE SEPARATE REMOTE CONTROL. - urgh. this one drives me the most crazy. Instead of consolidating remotes, this adds another one to the bunch. I've read every forum there is out there, and bottom line is, you have another remote.So if you count 'em, the cons are 'fewer' than the 'pros.' But the weight of poor volume + separate remote = meh + ughh.Just an FYI. The choice is yours Amazoners.

I have used the optical cable and the line-in cables and I get the same problem every couple hours. The sound cuts out until I change the the input to another then back, or turn it off and back on. This comes with a 30 day warranty through [...]. I have now sent them two requests for service with no reply back. The sound bar sounds great when it works. The sub-woofer is nice as well. But annoying when the sound cuts out and I have to stop what I'm watching to get the sound to work again. I'll update again if the warranty company every gets a hold of me.***(Update) The warranty company (Sohnen) finally replied to my second request. They want me to pay to ship the item to them. That is unacceptable so I am returning the item to Amazon. Amazon.com gets 5 stars for their customer service. I liked this product and wished it would have worked.

I ordered this thinking it was wireless. No such luck, but it works well and provided much better sound for my flat screen than the existing speakers, for a good price. UPDATE: UNIT STARTED ACTING UP AND QUIT WORKING IN JUNE, AFTER THE 90 DAY WARRANTY EXPIRED

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).

sucks....

Terrible sound quality to the point I returned them.

Worked great for about a month. Right side stopped working. And even tho I got the protection that is only valid for 30 days. Loved the speaker. But very unhappy after one side stopped working. I have been very gentle.

Got the delivery of the product and uncovered few surprises while taking out the package.1) It has come up with a power cord which would not fit into the Adapter as adapter has round grooves and the power cord has one side square. So I cant use this power cord to switch on the device.2) Instead of Aux cable, they have sent the regular 2x2 (Red & white) RCA cable. The device is only compatible with Aux cable. So I cant use that either3) I had ordered an Optical cable along with this. The delivery of it is delayed without any confirmed date.4) The outer cover of sound bar is a very thin cloth material. It looked like as if a metal mesh cover in the picture, but the actual is a very thin cloth which did not look durable and also susceptible to dust and dirt, hence may be difficult to clean.5) Expected an HDMI input, my bad, I haven't read the the finer details. So, overall, I have the Sound Bar but I cant use it :(I will change my ratings if the sound quality is good, which I am yet to test as I am waiting for the replacement parts.

The sound quality is pretty average, and not better than my stock TV speakers. The only thing I notice is an extra bump in the bass after I installed this. I will definitely return this, and I'm not sure why there are so many good reviews for this product. Next time I am going to an actual store to test the speakers because I can't rely on user reviews apparently.

cannot get sound to sync with picture. Works ok for sporting events, but for movies or normal tv I turn it off and use the tv's built in speakers

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.