Converts Toslink plug to optical mini plug or optical mini jack to Toslink jack. Gold plated tip for corrosion resistance.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Great adapter:
I use this to play music from iTunes on my iMac through a stereo system. It sounds fantastic through the optical connection. Certainly worth more than the small price tag.
not working:
does not work as advertised. In fact, does not work at all. Tried to connect a creative notebook card to a optical speaker source as well as connecting other audio products and is not able to work. Buy something else.
It Works:
I bought this to use with the optical output on my new laptop, but it broke because of all the moving around that comes naturally with a laptop. The base of the tip broke, so now the whole tip wiggles, but surprisingly it still works fine. I guess the optical fiber inside of the tip is flexible, while the black plastic casing around it is not.
Does what it says it'll do, and does it very well:
For anyone who's happened upon my review of the TOSLink-to-MiniTOSLink cable by Dayton, this review will sound pretty familiar and with good reason. I went two different routes in what I ordered, trying to cover all my angles in case one product turned out to be junk. I'm happy to say, both were great. In this case, here's the situation: I recently bought an Intel Mac Mini and was faced with both a golden opportunity to improve the quality of my sound output, and a dilemma. The Mini can output audio by both... more info
