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Logitech 5.1 Game Console Adapter Convert Rca Plugs To A Single 1/8

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Be aware that if you are using a stereo source (two channels, red/white), you can butter it up all you want, but you are not getting surround sound. The closest you can physically get to true non-stereo sound with a stereo source is using Dolby Pro-Logic and Pro-Logic II. But to achieve that, you need a Dolby Pro-Logic/II receiver which would cost a pretty penny. This clearly does not do this.

What this adapter does, is the same thing you would achieve by splicing the rear left, front left, and center speaker wire together and connecting it to a single-channel plug (a white RCA plug). Then the same thing being repeated for the right channel with front right, rear right, and center.

Using this adapter, the sound will be all around you, but it won't be surround sound. You won't hear space ships and laser blasts flying around you, you won't hear dialog coming directly from the TV, music from the left and right, and special effects from behind you, nor will you hear any of the other advantages of a real surround sound system. It recreates two really big stereo speakers. That is all. You will hear one set of sounds on the left speakers, and another set of sounds on the right speakers. The same sound that is in your FRONT left speaker will be coming out of your REAR left speaker. Your center speaker just outputs the sound from both front left and front right speaker. The exact same thing can be accomplished by just running a speaker wire from your left speaker to another speaker behind you. What you will hear is two distinctive channels (left and right), but duplicated and sent to the back speakers. Actual 5.1 surround consists of 6 individual channels, one per speaker, plus the subwoofer.

This device does not allow 5.1 surround sound. If you buy an expensive 5.1 speaker set, you are selling yourself short.

Now if you don't care about this and you are just trying to utilize your 5.1 setup on a stereo source, by all means, the product works great. But if you are trying to avoid buying an AV receiver, you will be strongly disappointed.

I'm using this to get surround sound with my Logitech X-540 and my PS3. Although it's not true Dolby surround sound, it's super cheap as well as the X-540 is. Before I got this, I was using the matrix mode on the X-540, and it's nowhere near as good as having this adapter because the sound isn't forced into all 5 speakers. I highly recommend this to those who don't have the expensive 5.1 systems.

I needed something to connect my 5.1 surround sound speaker system to video game systems and dvd players, because they only have computer plugs. I went to several retail stores like Best Buy, Radioshack, and circuit city, but none of them had one. The closest thing they had to it were plugs that cost 50$. When i saw this on Amazon for 5$ I wasn't quite sure whether it would be good quality, but it turned out to be exactly what I was looking for. It works just fine, and to top it off they delivered it to me in less than half the estimated delivery time. This is a great product to get.

I got this game adapter to hook up my big screen TV to my Logitech X-530 surround speakers. I work third shift and live in a house that is divided into three apartments and I wanted to listen to the TV with headphones (the main speaker has a headphone jack). With the TV hooked up to the speakers (via the adapter) I can watch a movie or TV show and tune out the world at the same time while I sleep. This works great. The adapter is a hefty little black square with two RCA plugs on one side (for your TV) and three plugs on the other (green, black, and orange for your speakers). Just hook it up and you're good to go.

No problems at all with this. I used this with my Harmon Kardon computer speakers (1 sub with amp and 2 satellites) to connect to the Wii. Worked flawlessly. Definitely solid construction as well.

I bought this adapter to listen to Playstation 3 audio directly though a pair of headphones. Granted, that isn't what it was designed for, but it works great for this purpose. You get full stereo audio from the green plug and the volume level is good. Exactly what I needed, and for $5, you can't expect more.

What is this product used for?

Simply put, this device enables you to connect surround sound cables used for PCs to the red and white RCA cables used for Televisions.

How does it perform?

Perfectly! The sound is nice and loud. (This also depends on the quality of your speakers)

The 1 downfall:

1. Using this device emits sound from all of your surround speakers, but it won't be a true surround sound experience. It's technically Stereo sound split between the speakers on the left and right sides of the room. If you don't mind losing surround sound, this will definitely make a huge improvement on the cheap speakers that are built into most digital televisions.

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Works like a charm. I'm surprised how only Logitech has a product like this. It should be more widely available. I am able to hook up my Altec Lansing ADA995's to my XBOX 360 now. If you only have stereo input, you'll get stereo sound. If you have a method of Dolby, say a receiver or such, you can get 5.1 true surround. Awesome purchase!

Using it to connect a pair of old 2.1 channel speakers to my TV when my computer is in use. This provides audio to the left and right speakers before with a splitter I only got audio to the left speaker. Very happy!

I hooked this up to my Creative Inspire 4.1 system and it works great. Yes, it's not true surround sound, but I don't care about that. Now I have sounds surrounding me in the master bedroom.