Side by Side Comparison of: Accessory Genie vs BlueRigger vs Your Cable Store vs Pfaltzgraff

This speaker is AMAZING for the price! Pretty high quality! No problems w the packaging! Works perfect! It has great sound for movies! I would suggest a couple additional speakers for the background! For a small apartment it's perfect!

This was a great purchase. It looks classy and sounds wonderful. Great seller. For some reason, my tv doesn't like things plugged in via the audio cables so I ordered an optical cable. Worked like a charm.

Bought this for our main tv. Great quality and sound! Would definitely recommend!

Yes. This has good quality of sound. I bought 3. I would recommend for the price.

Bought this for my boyfriend's birthday in August, and I wanted to wait a while to see if the quality lasted. So far it has. The sound is great, and it's not too bulky. Really love the bluetooth feature! Sounds awesome with movies, and the boyfriend loves it for his xbox games.

I wasn't getting the volume out of my TV so I picked this up to see if it made a difference. So far my wife loves it and the clarity of sound is so much better, especially during movies. Highly recommended.

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.

Sound control could be better

I like this product but it's not wireless so I could take it outside. Other than that it's fine.

Fast shipping, easy setup, great sound! Love it!

Max volume should be better.

We are enjoying the soundbar, it makes all the difference in the world. The volume on our 55 in TV is not good and used to have to turn it all the way up with some movies and programs. This has definitely made it much better. The only thing i would change is the remote isn't very sensitive and you have to try 2 or 3 times sometimes to get it to work. Also I wish it had came adaptable to HDMI cable so that we could be even better resolution of sound. I bought one thinking i could use and the bar is not set up to allow it.

I got this for my husband for his birthday. I was looking for something affordable with great quality and price was right on this product. We have a Bose & I love it but my husband likes this one. The ONLY thing that annoys him is the remote control is super small. He wishes the remote was bigger. I honesty think this sound bar is pretty good. He loves syncing his music from his cell phone & listening to his music on this system. He was Happy. I would have given it a 5 star but the tiny remote lost 1 star.

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.

This item was returned by me because it did not meet my expectations. That does not mean that it is a bad product, so the 3 stars does not mean a thing.

Great and a good buy.

Not the best but gets the job done for the price. IR is limited to right in front of it.

We ordered this item because the reviews we read said it was fine for small rooms and we didn't want to spend a lot. We wanted it for the the living area of our 36' 5th wheel. We have the volume up all the way for most programs and even use add our TV volume at times. The sound is clear, though.

The sound is very good. However, there is a clock on the front of the unit which runs fast (doesn't keep time). There are variable EQ presets on the unit which seem to do nothing. All in all it's a fair deal for the price but I wonder what other components might prove to be defective over time.

I purchased this sound bar solely for it's Bluetooth capability as I wanted to mount it over my headboard and stream audio from my computer while I slept. In that, its function is flawless. Sound quality is good, clarity is very good, and product durability looks and feels like it will provide years of functional use.The sole issue I have with this product is that it does not keep time. Since I set the initial time on this product about 3 weeks ago, it has lost almost 6 hours of time. Since I cannot see the clock while I am laying down and do not use it as an alarm clock, I could honestly care less, but I feel that you should be made aware of the issue should you choose to use it as such.If the clock actually kept time, I would rate this product higher.

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.

Definitely would not purchase again. I bought it to be a speaker bar for my guest room TV (32" tv) the TV speakers are actually better quality and produce better sound than this sound bar, so I just use it to play music from my phone now. I get just about as good of sound from a shower speaker as I do this sound bar. I can not hear it when it is all the way up if I leave the room. Poor quality, but if you're looking for a basic speaker that won't be loud, then it's functional. Just bad quality and not worth $70. I should've went with a reputable brand instead of trying to save a few bucks.

There is not much sound coming out of this speaker. If I had it to do over, I would get something else. This sound bar is not very good.

The sound isn't that great. There is no evidence of internal subwolfer sound. I had a Visio sound bar that was better quality. When tv is turned off, and I turn it back on, the sound bar doesn't work even when I turn on power from the remote. I have to turn it on from sound bar. The remote is practically non responsive. I have to be practically in front of the sound bar for it to respond which defeats the purpose of having a remote. I've been thinking of returning it not because of the seller, but because I find the product to be of low quality all around. The speaker sound quality is not much better than the tv.speakers. I would not recommend these speakers.I give it 2.5 out of 5 starsUpdate: May 20, 2017I returned these speakers and Amazon was great with the refund process. That went smoothly. I do not recommend these speakers at all! The sound is not much better than the T V speakers. I have a samsung 32" for my bedroom. The internal subwolfer is a joke. No siynd from that at all. Spend the extra miney and buy the Samsung HW-J355 2.1 Channel 120 Watt Wired Audio Soundbar (2015 Model) at $124. It is well worth it and has the TV connect feature for tvs that are compatible. Don't waste your money oon this sound bar. It doesn't sound better than TV speakers at all. Had to turn the volume all the way up and still it just sounded a little louder, no richness or depth in the audio at all. As soon as I ordered the new Samsung speakers and hooked them up, the difference in quality of sound was immediate. These are some off brand speakers that just do not provide qyality sound. I wasnt5expecting theatre surround sound, but I was expecting better than tv speakers, this did not deliver. They didn't come with optical cables, the samsung speakers did. Amazon should vet merchandise better before selling it on their website. People do not have 80 bucks to spend on junk.

Bought it because it would have digital clock display along with good sound.The clock did not work. Returned the item for refund.

Clock doesn't keep time well. Needs more hookups for multiple inputs (DVD, Cable, etc). The sound is good though. It won't hookup to TV. Maybe my TV isn't able to sustain it. Not sure.

If your looking for bass,it's nonexistent difficult to mount, but it does have better sound than my LCD TV's speakers. Spend the extra money and buy one with a subwoofer.

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.

This was a waste of time. I ordered it and received it on time. I spent a half hour preparing it to work with the Bluetooth transmitter on the television. It was advertised as a "low latency Bluetooth wireless speaker." It is far from low latency. There must have been a second of lag between the TV picture and the sound. Completely useless as a Bluetooth TV wireless speaker. I had tried another speaker brand and found the latency to be about a half second lag, and that speaker did not even promise low latency. This one did and actually performed worse than the first. Save your time and money.

It was clearly a previously sold item, badly packaged with no outside box, unit came complete with the dog hair and scratches. Plugged in unit and no surprise it didn't work. Sent back

System is not great. Sound quality just ok. Clock doesnt work right never tells correct time

This is not digital and required me to obtain an adapter and cable. Once working, the sound is not as good as I expected. Waste of money

No sound. Followed directions, read manual over again, tried different settings - nothing. Works on small Sony in bedroom, but that's not where it was intended. I thought it may be the TV (New Samsung LED), but other speakers and components work fine.

If you have just a little jack cable and want it for one gadget it might be okay.But do not get this if you think you can hook up Bluetooth much less airplay. Will not work. Bluetooth drags and lags and is unacceptable on any level. I ripped the packaging and didn't think it was worth the work returning it. So I gave it to my son as a hand me down.

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.