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Digital Audio To Analog Audio Converter

by Gefen
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  • Takes a coaxial/optical (S/PDIF or TOSLink) digital audio source and converts it to standard analog left/right audio, available for connection to an external device such as an amplifier or recording deck.
  • Bridge your legacy sound system with digital sources such as DVD and CD players that don't have RCA-style analog outputs.
  • Accepts uncompressed digital audio as input with 32, 44.1, 48 and 96 KHz sample rates
  • Supports 2-channel LPCM (Linear Pulse Code Modulation) and 24-bit S/PDIF incoming bitstream on left and right channels.
  • Compact and easy to install.
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Technical Details

  • Model: EXT-DIGAUD-2-AAUD

Product Details

  • Product Dimensions: 0.9 x 1.8 x 1.8 inches ; 1 pounds
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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  • ASIN: B0013LWK3A
  • Item model number: EXT-DIGAUD-2-AAUD
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (192 customer reviews)
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  • Date first available at Amazon.com: September 1, 2004
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Product Description

Product Description

This handy Digital To Analog Audio converter box takes your coaxial/optical (S/PDIF or TOSLink) digital audio source and converts it to standard analog left/right audio, for connection to an external device such as an amplifier or recording deck via standard RCA-style jacks. Bridge your legacy sound system with digital sources such as DVD and CD players that don't have RCA-style analog outputs.

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This handy Digital To Analog Audio converter box takes your coaxial/optical (S/PDIF or TOSLink) digital audio source and converts it to standard analog left/right audio, for connection to an external device such as an amplifier or recording deck via standard RCA-style jacks. Bridge your legacy sound system with digital sources such as DVD and CD players that don't have RCA-style analog outputs.

Gefen Digital To Analog Audio converter
Convert your digital audio source to standard analog left/right audio.
Gefen Digital To Analog Audio converter RCA
Outputs a standard two-channel RCA signal.
Gefen Digital To Analog Audio converter RCA
Optical/Coaxial inputs accepted.
Compact Profile

In a handsome white plastic chassis, this device is a small 1.65 x 0.87 x 1.59 inches in size, and weighs just 25g. It's a breeze to set up and keep out of the way.

Handles Most Digital Signals

This box converts S/PDIF or TOSLink digital audio signals to analog L/R audio, accepting uncompressed digital audio at 32, 44.1, 48 and 96 KHz sample rates.

How it Works

Simply run a short extension cable from an available digital audio output jack on your digital source device to the same type of digital input on the Converter. Select which kind of digital signal (coaxial or optical) is being input with the selector switch on the converter, then hook up your analog RCA-style left and right cables to the Converter's analog RCA jack outputs and power up all equipment.

**Please note that this product does not support encoded Dolby Digital audio. Verify you can turn off Dolby Digital in the source you will be connecting to this converter.

What's in the Box
Gefen Digital Audio To Analog Audio Converter, Power Supply, User's Manual

Customer Questions & Answers

Customer Reviews

Definitely would recommend to friends & clients!
Eric Beck
The LCD TV has no RCA jacks so I needed a converter for my optical digital output cable and this works just great!
BobBert
Bottom line is the Gefen product is good but I applied it inappropriately.
Raymond Zachary

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

379 of 387 people found the following review helpful By David J. Pines on July 24, 2009
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Received this item as satisfactorily as possible, and promptly, but before installing it (for a neighbor's high def TV), I called the techs at Gefen to be certain it would operate properly for this application. Answer (from Gefen): no. No because high def channels broadcast audio in 5.1, which this converter is incapable of processing. In other words, it will work with a digital non-high def signal, but not with a channel broadcasting high def with 5.1 surround sound. The solution: Gefen model GTV-DD-2-AA, slightly more expensive, which processes any/all digital audio signals. Not having verified the accuracy of what the Gefen tech told me, at least I want to give buyers a "heads-up" about the product.
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82 of 87 people found the following review helpful By Richard J. Mckay on December 2, 2009
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So the reason why I bought this product was because my TV only has one audio out connection, an optical digital audio out. I have a 2.1 Shelf stereo system that I mistakingly thought I could connect via RCA to my TV, and to my surprise I saw that there was no RCA or headphone jack, just an optical digital audio out.

We have an xbox 360, ps3, and wii hooked up to our TV, and all work with this product. An optical audio cable goes from the TV to the product, the switch needs to be on 'optical' and then I have an RCA cable connected from my stereo system to the converter.

*BEFORE YOU BUY*
You must make sure that your TV is not broadcasting in anything but STEREO (2 channel) audio. If you have digital cable, it is likely that some of your channels broadcast in surround sound, which this box DOES NOT SUPPORT. Gefen makes a more expensive model that does support surround sound, but this one does not. If any of your gaming systems are set to broadcast in surround sound, you need to change the options to make them broadcast in stereo only. I haven't tried a movie yet, but it seems the default for both xbox 360 and ps3 games is stereo.

Another thing: I tried contacting Gefen product support to make sure that my setup would work with their product. They have operators that will give you the runaround. When their product support guys are busy, they tell you to call back in 15 minutes and when you call back, they tell you the same thing. Your best bet is to leave your number for them to call you back.

When I finally did get to talk to a tech support guy from Gefen, he really didn't seem very helpful. He gave answers like 'Yeah, that should work' 'probably' and so on..
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47 of 50 people found the following review helpful By Lori on November 22, 2009
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Got this, hooked it up and it would not work,frustrated i tried everything
until i figured out that i needed to change the digital output in the menu on
the tv and it works fine now. If you are having problems, try this to get it
to work.
(This may or maynot work on your tv depending on how its set up)
1.Turn on your tv and get to the menu
2.Find the sound settings and find the digital audio out and change it to PCM.
3.Now it should work (assuming you are able to do this on your tv)
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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful By D. H. Schmid on December 16, 2010
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I have a 2nd Gen Apple TV (which is fantastic BTW). I use the ATV and Airplay for streaming itunes music throughout my home. I also use the internet radio feature for the same purpose. As for amplification I use my Yamaha AVR for the home theatre room and then I have an older Onkyo integrated amp that I use to power my in wall speakers in the rest of the house (BTW, running them through a Niles balance box and using in wall Niles volume controls in each room). The problem I had after installing the ATV is that the Onkyo is analog only, with the ATV pushing out a digital audio signal. I purchased and installed the Gefen DA converter between the ATV and the Onkyo using the optical out on the ATV to the Gefen then RCA audio cables from the DA box to the Onkyo. Works great, sounds great.

One issue I ran into had nothing to do with the Gefen but I will bring it up here in case anyone runs into something similar. I hooked everything up on the first go round (it was the first time I used optical cable) and it didn't work. I checked the settings on the ATV and it still wan't producing sound. I could see the red light in the cable so I new the ATV was putting out something, why wasn't it working? Was the Gefen a dud? After reading some forum postings, I realized I had not removed the little, hardly noticeable clear covers on the each end of the optical cable. I removed those, reconnected the cable and it worked perfectly.

Note: I ordered a toslink optical cable from Amazon when I ordered the Gefen. It turned out Gefen supplies a cable with the DA converter, so if you order one of these, no need for a cable. That said, the Amazon branded cable seemed nicer and more "heavy duty" (Amazon cabling products are usually excellent values) but in the end the Gefen cable would likely have been fine.

Again a nice product that is working well for me in my particular application.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful By B. Plummer on April 20, 2010
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I bought this so I could use wireless headphones with my flat screen TV. The TV has optical out only. This unit is small enough that I was able to tuck it behind the TV to keep the install clean. I haven't noticed any kind of distortion or anything else with the sound.

Note: this unit does come with an optical cable. It isn't listed as coming in the box so I bought a separate one I didn't need.
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