SOUTHSKY 5.1/2.1 Audio Rush Digital Sound Decoder Converter,Optical SPDIF, Coaxial to 5.1CH 2.1CH Analog Audio (6RCA Output)

Needed to connect a new tv to an old stereo receiver. It was very easy to setup. No issues getting 5.1 vs 2 channel as some noted. I thought this would be the best connection method, take advantage of the 6 channel input on my stereo. There is one aspect I didn’t think of. there is no method to tune or balance the frequencies of each channel. The cut off to the center and fronts is quite high and thus without a subwoofer connected there is very little bass. Perhaps the alternate method to buy a digital to analog converter and use the stereo’s surround options and settings to get the best sound is a better option for my scenario. But I can’t reduce the rating based that.

The SOUTHSKY 5.1/2.1 Audio Rush Digital Sound Decoder works great for connecting my stereo Sennheiser headphones. I'm taking 5.1 surround sound from a gofanco extractor and decoding to analog RCA outs. This unit has a switch that combines the 5 surround channels making left front and right front mixed stereo outputs plus subwoofer out. I am finally able to keep surround sound playback in the room and provide headphone audio for my wife. Other splitters I have tried always switched my Receiver from 5.1 surround encoding to PCM stereo when I connected to use the left and right RCA outputs. This unit connected to a gofanco HDMI to HDMI extractor set to 5.1 surround makes my Receiver stay in surround mode so all my devices ( Firetv, Blu-ray player & Dish TV) play out surround sound.

Was trying to use a set of computer speakers for my home theatre setup. The sound floor is awful, the speakers buzz quite a bit at anything more than half volume and they’ll be there a lot because it made the speakers really quiet. While the surround sound effect was really good with great locational audio (sound stage)

Dead on arrival, nuff said. Tried different sources, connectors, even different power supply. Even did an A/B with an existing decoder just to make sure it wasn't the source. It's a POS, stay away.

Feels a little bulky, durable, fairly-built. Easy to connect and configure. Worked well on my a/v receiver, that was hooked up to my PS5. Sound is is okay. On the "DVD 5.1 Channel" format, it won't allow you to change any sound settings whatsoever (equalizer, treble, bass, gain, etc.) Sound is good. When 2.1 mode is on, the front speakers are loud, surround speakers are faded. When 5.1 mode is on, all speakers are the same volume but are not as loud as the front speakers would be if it was on 2.1 mode.