BlueRigger Digital Optical Audio Splitter (Active Toslink Splitter 1 in 2 Out, SPDIF, Fiber Optic Adapter) - Compatible with Home Theatre, Xbox, PS4, DVD, Receiver, TV, LPCM2.0, DTS, Dolby Digital

Fantastic box. My wife has Phonak hearing aids that include a TV dongle that accepts either 3.5 mm audio jack or optical connector. When our previous Sony TV that included a 3.5 mm audio jack died, our replacement Samsung TV (or any recent TV) did not have an audio jack. Momentary panic! I bought two possible solutions - this optical splitter with the appropriate cables and a Bluetooth receiver. The Bluetooth receiver worked, but she immediately noticed the optical signal was far superior for clarity. Problem solved. Now we split the optical output from theTV, with one side for her hearing aids and the second to my stereo receiver optical input to push the speakers.

Working perfectly for sound bar and hearing aids. Thank you for a great product!

The spliter worked great. No problems.

Worked when a different brand would not.

Tried attaching two separate sound systems but seems to be cutting in and out not sure what it is .

Ease of setup. Cable quality is very good and picture quality is very good

My LG TV has a single optical output. I use it to feed both my stereo and my sound bar (that way I can use the sound bar as a center speaker for movies with the stereo). Normally I just use the sound bar. I have a fully working and functional active optical splitter that I was using (and am still using). I figured I’d clean up the mess behind my TV with a passive optical splitter (no power supply). That didn’t work out at all!If you look closely at the end of a standard Toslink optical cable you will notice that the end is not quite square. There are two small ridges sticking out on opposite sides and one side is perfectly flat and one side has the corners slightly notched off. Why the hell they did that I cannot imagine since a perfectly round connector would have made more sense - But that’s the Toslink standard…The two female optical jacks do not actually match the shape of the Toslink connector - At least not on the one I got. It has the two ridges but the two other sides are identical - unlike the actual optical connectors. The male end is properly shaped. By the way I am a now retired Electronic Engineer - I do know how to insert connectors. No matter what orientation I tried on the weird connector neither my sound bar nor stereo received the optical input - I assume the problem is that the connectors were not fully aligned and engaged.To answer my title’s question - “How can you go wrong with a passive splitter.” The answer is if you use the wrong connector or the splitter is improperly assembled!For the seller or manufacturer - Don’t bother asking, this review stays up.

Worked very well for soundbar and audio streamer to work at the same time.