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Crutchfield customer from Delray Beach, FL on 2/20/2021
This worked great.
Pros: They know what they are talking about.
Cons: None.
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Crutchfield customer from Cullman, AL on 1/18/2021
Used this unit to provide analog audio output from our Hisense flat screen tv to our Yamaha RX-797 receiver. Installation was easy and the unit performs flawlessly. It has great full spectrum audio output with no hum or other issue.
Pros: Small, low profile, easy install at a great price point
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Does the job
Crutchfield customer from Fredericksburg, VA on 1/11/2021
Works well and allowed me to hook up an Apple TV box to my analog stereo system. If the stereo is on and then you turn on the box there is an initial pop noise as it powers on. Same thing if I turn the box off before the stereo. If the stereo is off when I turn the box off/on then obviously no pop noise because the stereo isn't on. Not a big deal just need to get in the habit of waiting to turn on/off the Apple box before the stereo.
Pros: Easy to install Good sound quality
Cons: Feedback pop when digital source is turned on if stereo is already on
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Crutchfield customer from Knoxville, TN on 12/30/2020
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Crutchfield customer from Lompoc, CA on 12/22/2020
Tech was very knowledgeable and Helpful .. knew exactly what I was looking for I had it ordered in very short time
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Crutchfield customer from Monroe, GA on 12/7/2020
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Worth the money
Crutchfield customer from Pittsburg, KS on 12/2/2020
Better than a DAC I purchased from another source. Completely eliminated the annoying hiss I was getting through my external speakers. DAC is connected via optical cable and RCA cables to my 2 channel integrated amp. Wish the power cable was more than 2' long.
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Crutchfield customer from Williamston, MI on 12/1/2020
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Enhanced audio
Crutchfield customer from Miamisburg, OH on 11/14/2020
Easily solved the problem of converting the LG DVD / Blue Ray output to analog for my stereo's RCA inputs thanks to guidance from Crutchfield's Tech Support.
Pros: Works great.
Cons: Included manufacturer's instructions need a bit more detail for set up.
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Crutchfield customer from Delray Beach, FL on 11/2/2020
Worked for a day then quit.
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Crutchfield customer from Newmarket, NH on 9/29/2020
Perfect solution to allow me to use an old receiver/speakers to enhance sound for for a second TV without buying a sound bar, Works great with an old Panasonic TV Thanks to Crutchfield for recommending an inexpensive product that works exactly as described
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Crutchfield customer from Charlevoix, MI on 9/24/2020
Mine came without a lens for the light that indicates it is powered on. It would not power on. Crutchfield replaced it, with another Metra and it worked fine.
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Crutchfield customer from Lagrangeville, NY on 8/16/2020
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Crutchfield customer from La Place, LA on 7/25/2020
Works great
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Good DAC for CD and home theater
Crutchfield customer from Greensboro, NC on 7/19/2020
Good D/A converter, works as it should, really enjoy being able to use my TV sound with my 2 channel stereo combined in a time-aligned way that could not be done before (would get an echo effect) . Nice sound from my 30 year old CD player as well, brings greater clarity to the sound. Highly recommended.
Pros: Clarity, ease of use
Cons: Power cored too short (only 2 feet, not 5 feet as listed)
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Crutchfield customer from Bremond, TX on 7/12/2020
Works Great - Saved me from buying a new set of earphones (was able to use existing ones )
Pros: Old earphones never sounded this good .
Cons: Thank you Willy
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Dissappointed in our attempt to save some $$$
Crutchfield customer from Valparaiso, IN on 6/18/2020
We have got either box to work yet. We have had phone/internet issues being down a day and back by back DR appointments to take time. Next step we are taking is the speakers wires, replacing with new speaker wires.
Pros: Excellent staff to help and cooperate with sending us a duplicate box and cable no charge.
Cons: Making it sound so simple as all we have to do to achieve sound from out TV thru our outdated receiver.
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Jim from MONTGOMERY, IL on 5/31/2020
great little unit, inexpensive compared to other options out there. I used them to hook up some Kanto YU2 to the bedroom television. Worked like a charm, I talked to 2 different people at Crutchfield for recommendations and this was their choice. Friendly, knowledgable people. The only question will be longevity.
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Works perfectly as described.
Crutchfield customer from Janesville, WI on 5/30/2020
Does exactly what it says. 3 minute hook up and new life from a Denon AV receiver that does not have optical or HDMI. No hum or unwanted noise. Great product, fast shipping, and as always, great customer service.
Pros: Low cost, small size and dead simple to hook up. No unwanted noise or hum.
Cons: None
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Crutchfield customer from Crofton, MD on 5/23/2020
Easy to set up, great way to continue to use my old receiver. Sound is pretty good also. Using it in my workshop.
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Crutchfield customer from Florence, KY on 4/23/2020
This did the trick. I was able to connect a 4k tv with optical audio output to my analog stereo receiver. Happy with my purchase and the customer service at Crutchfield is outstanding!
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Crutchfield customer from Lewisburg, WV on 4/3/2020
Product works perfectly. I bought I new tv and needed to hook it up to my older existing surround sound. My system only had RCA jacks for output. I hooked the RCA cable to this adapter and ran a fiber optic cable to my tv. Works perfectly. My old system is powered by a Yamaha 200 watt receiver and has 5 speakers and a sub. It would have cost thousands to replace with a comparable system if I hadn't used this adapter. Thanks to Crutchfield for telling me what I needed to do this and not try to sell me an expensive system that would have provided lesser sound quality. The electronics I need will be bought from Crutchfield. Thanks for the help!
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Crutchfield customer from Louisville, KY on 11/29/2019
service was very good archie was a big help
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Digital to Analog Converter
Crutchfield customer from Mt Washington, KY on 11/26/2019
Converter does exactly what it is supposed to do. As long as you change your audio selection in your TV menu to PCM. Sound quality is good, if your just using 2 pairs of speakers (fronts & rears). The device cannot separate dolby digital sound because of the analog But it worked for my application because I didn't want to upgrade to a digital receiver when I got my new QLed 4K TV.
Pros: Simple Set Up
Cons: Did not come with a Digital Optical Cable
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Great DAC!
Eric from Trumann, AR on 11/19/2019
I needed a digital audio converter to hook up my TV to my new Yamaha RS-202 receiver, and this one works flawlessly. It's great! I previously had one from a local store that didn't last.
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D/A converter
Crutchfield customer from Bozeman, MT on 10/6/2019
Works well, I'm going optical audio out to an old receiver (L&R stereo) in.
Pros: Easy to set up and use.
Cons: Always powered on. power cord from wall wart is only about 2'.
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Crutchfield customer from Huntington Park, CA on 6/12/2019
Does what it says, sturdy construction . . . it saved me from having to buy more speakers (Bluetooth Sound Bar). Keep in mind it needs a powered volume control. Such as an amp with a volume control or Home Stereo Receiver. Also keep in mind about how long your audio connection needs to be, I used an Optical cable. You can use an RCA Coax connection too if you'd like.
Pros: Way Less than buying a Sound Bar, a reasonable Sound Bar goes for $300 to $400 . . . I said reasonable Sound Bar, you get what you pay for folks!
Cons: I wish it had an option for an HDMI connection.
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Crutchfield customer from Poughkeepsie, NY on 6/11/2019
Exactly what I need to get the job done! I knew Crutchfield would have the answer to my dilemma of connecting old equipment with more modern equivalents! Thanks!!
Pros: Did exactly what I needed it to do!
Cons: None!
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Digital audio converted easily to your Stereo
Crutchfield customer from Plano, TX on 5/21/2019
This is the second DAC I bought. I got one from another vendor;it did not work. The product converts digital audio out from a source (TV for example) and converts it to an analog signal which is played through a different piece of audio equipment (Stereo). The Metra DAC was inexpensive and,best of all, WORKED with no issues. It comes with clear, concise instructions and is extremely easy to install. 100% recommend. H/T to Marshall for the recommendation.
Pros: easy install, relatively inexpensive, clear instructions
Cons: short length of power cord-really not that big of a deal
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Crutchfield customer from St Petersburg, FL on 3/30/2019
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Crutchfield customer from Cary, NC on 3/20/2019
My experience with all the Crutchfield employees I dealt with incident with the purchase of the Metra ethereal CS-DAC was EXCELLENT and I will certainly recommend Crutchfield when ever an occasion arises. The CS-DAC works perfectly.
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Crutchfield customer from West Falmouth, MA on 3/10/2019
This allowed me to continue to use my old receiver to listen to CD's on my new digital DVD player. The price was very reasonable.
Pros: Inexpensive way to integrate new digital equipment with an old receiver. Easy to set up.
Cons: None so far.
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Great price, good product.
Gibson from San Jose, CA on 2/27/2019
Excellent performance. Worth the price and does the job well.
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Crutchfield customer from Bethel Park, PA on 1/10/2019
Tried using this with the output of the DirtecTv teceivet to my Sonos Connect. Just hum ...
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roslyn from New York, NY on 12/28/2018
absolutely crutchfield is the best place to shop for anything you need. they are so knowledgable, cheerful, professional and eager to help you with whatever your problem is. as far as i am concerned i give it 10 stars.
Pros: everything
Cons: none
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Bob from Philadelphia, PA on 11/12/2018
My new smart Samsung 4K TV left me with no way to get my TV's sound through to my older Yamaha Pro Logic receiver. A short email to Crutchfield's on-line tech adviser service and AJ came back with the recommended Metra ethereal CS-DAC converter and instructions on how to set up the TV's PCM sound output. The DAC arrived within a few days but installation instructions were vague regarding connections the receiver. A quick call to AJ required a little research into my receiver's inputs and I was up and running in minutes. AJ's solution saved me hundreds of dollars that I would have spent for a new receiver. Thank you Crutchfield and AJ for this invaluable service. You customer care keeps me a Crutchfield customer for life.
Pros: DAC works as advertised.
Cons: None.
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Crutchfield customer from Louisville, KY on 7/26/2018
My experience with Crutchfield was outstanding. I had a problem connecting my Sennheiser headset to a anew Samsung tv and called. Ashley was very pleasant and put through to Q who was extremely helpful. He spent time and also included someone else whose name I have unfortunately forgotten. They came up with the solution , sent me what I needed, I hooked it and up and it now works great. I am very pleased and am very happy to recommend your company, and particularly the people I worked with. Q and friends.
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Problem solved!
Crutchfield customer from Griffin, GA on 5/17/2018
I needed a way to hook up my Samsung smart tv to my home stereo. Nathen my product support specialist not only spent the time to find what I needed he did so with enthusiasm. He solved my problem in a matter of minutes and was very pleasant the entire call. Top notch service as always from Crutchfield.
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Crutchfield customer from Greensboro, NC on 3/21/2018
Very pleased. Does exactly what I wanted it to do
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Jim from Beverly Hills, MI on 2/27/2018
Needed this to on the lg tv because it won't send audio signal to my denon receiver.
Pros: Works perfectly!
Cons: None
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Good clean sound from New TV
Alan from Ormond Beach, FL on 2/26/2018
Works exactly as nMarshall said it would. It is very simple to install but little more tricky to make it work. First all i got was buzzing noise but instructions say input must be PCM. Finding where to to locate the source format could be changed was a little challenging for a guy that's 80 years old. But I found it in the tv setup and once I changed it from bitstream to PCM - Voila !! Worked like a charm. Love it and my analog headset works just fine. Great product and would recommend it.
Pros: Works as it was supposed to.
Cons: None
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Crutchfield customer from Carrollton, GA on 2/18/2018
Easy to set up and use, good product and great customer service!
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Crutchfield customer from Livermore, CA on 2/9/2018
Looking for a way to use our existing headphones with our new Samsung 4K TV. Who knew the new TV manufactures would not include an analog outlet on the latest TVs. Our Samsung has the Box to which makes all connections to the TV. The TV has the capability to use wireless headphones, but will only connect to set of headphones. If you have more than one person who would like to use headphones you need another solution. Crutchfield suggested the DAC which was a great solution and a very economic way to solve our problem. Our older headphones work great on our new TV!
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Ben from Northfield, VT on 1/27/2018
Improved the sound quality for my connection of a Tv to my analog stereo.previously used the headphone output.
Pros: Cost effective sound improvement
Cons: None so far
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Crutchfield customer from Schroon Lake, NY on 1/17/2018
Needed this for headphones to work with my TV, staff as usual had me fixed in no time thanks
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Needed Device
Jack from Hillsboro, OH on 1/16/2018
The connection was a little time consuming, but I figured it out in a short time. It has its own cord, so this and the headphones must be plugged in. Obviously 1 or more surge protectors would need to be used with all electronic devices involving a television. It serves its purpose, and I needed it with my Panasonic TV.
Pros: It serves its purpose to connect the headphones to my Panasonic TV.
Cons: An extra power cord and more wires make more of a maze of wires with a television.
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Crutchfield customer from Bellevue, WA on 1/9/2018
Works exactly like expected to connect a non-bluetooth receiver to a newer TV. Easy to connect. Depending on the cable connection between the Metro and the TV, you made need to change the TV's sound source setting.
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Great little unit
Noah from nixa missouri on 12/11/2017
This is a nice sounding unit for the money. I have tried other units in the same price range but this unit is best by far in its price range and even similar higher priced units.
Pros: works better than expected sounds great.
Cons: none
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Crutchfield customer from Chattanooga, TN on 7/19/2017
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Works as advertised.
Tom from Charlottesville, VA on 7/18/2017
Works as advertised
Pros: Works as advertised.
Cons: None.
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Crutchfield customer from Pleasanton, CA on 3/23/2017
This small and inexpensive box does just what it claims. In my case I wanted to convert the digital audio signal optical output from a modern TV to analog mono on a phono jack. I haven't had it long enough to judge reliability or lifetime. In my case this is fed to an FM transmitter talking to my cochlear implant.
Pros: It works.
Cons: It does not reveal the power consumed while sitting there running away. Drives me nuts.
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Great solution!
Chip from Toano, Va on 2/19/2017
new tv had only optical output. Just don't want to give up my HK receiver amp with RCA only input. This is the perfect solution. Set the tv to pcm output, and the CS-DAConverter lit up and is nice clean tv sound. Elegant, low cost solution. Would be nice if it came with an optical cable, lucky I already had one. I couldn't be happier!
Pros: compact works perfectly!
Cons: no supplied cables
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Crutchfield customer from Arlington, VA on 1/24/2017
excellent product! does exactly what it is supposed to do and sounds great. My dvd player died, so I had to get a blue-ray player which due to the stupidity of the manufacturers has no RCA outputs. Now I'm back to my cable tv and all video and audio being in stereo and using my existing analog amp.
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Crutchfield customer from Philadelphia, PA on 1/16/2017
Basic DAC that allowed us to use the audio from out television through basic audio system.
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Crutchfield customer from Rochester, MN on 11/28/2016
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