Optical to AUX adapter not working

[RasmusT]

I currently have a soundbar which only has a toslink connection to connect to an audio source. The problem is that i switched out my motherboard from one with a toslink output to one without (MSI B250M Mortar).

So i bought a toslink to 3.5mm AUX and hope it would work, but it doesn't. I put in the toslink to AUX adapter into the audio L-OUT on the motherboard, but no audio is coming out. I can see that there's a connection since it shows an audio output in Windows.

Does anyone have a clue if it's the motherboard, or maybe i need a different kind of adapter...

thanks

 

[RasmusT]

This is the adapter i bought: https://www.google.dk/search?q=toslink+to+3.5mm&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjsgJmLrJjWAhUE1BoKHRWuBxMQ_AUICigB&biw=1920&bih=950#imgrc=8ykFVCisD0PQkM:

 

[BuddhaSkoota]

I currently have a soundbar which only has a toslink connection to connect to an audio source. The problem is that i switched out my motherboard from one with a toslink output to one without (MSI B250M Mortar).

So i bought a toslink to 3.5mm AUX and hope it would work, but it doesn't. I put in the toslink to AUX adapter into the audio L-OUT on the motherboard, but no audio is coming out. I can see that there's a connection since it shows an audio output in Windows.

Does anyone have a clue if it's the motherboard, or maybe i need a different kind of adapter...

This is the adapter i bought: https://www.google.dk/search?q=toslink+to+3.5mm&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjsgJmLrJjWAhUE1BoKHRWuBxMQ_AUICigB&biw=1920&bih=950#imgrc=8ykFVCisD0PQkM:

That is a Toslink-to-MiniToslink adapter (optical to optical). It will not work on a standard 3.5mm audio jack.

What you need is a digital-to-analog converter like this:

http://www.prozoreu.com/index.php/2015/07/23/prozor-dac01-stereo-audio-rl-converter-adapter/

 

[RasmusT]

I currently have a soundbar which only has a toslink connection to connect to an audio source. The problem is that i switched out my motherboard from one with a toslink output to one without (MSI B250M Mortar).

So i bought a toslink to 3.5mm AUX and hope it would work, but it doesn't. I put in the toslink to AUX adapter into the audio L-OUT on the motherboard, but no audio is coming out. I can see that there's a connection since it shows an audio output in Windows.

Does anyone have a clue if it's the motherboard, or maybe i need a different kind of adapter...

This is the adapter i bought: https://www.google.dk/search?q=toslink+to+3.5mm&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjsgJmLrJjWAhUE1BoKHRWuBxMQ_AUICigB&biw=1920&bih=950#imgrc=8ykFVCisD0PQkM:

That is a Toslink-to-MiniToslink adapter (optical to optical). It will not work on a standard 3.5mm audio jack.

What you need is a digital-to-analog converter like this:

http://www.prozoreu.com/index.php/2015/07/23/prozor-dac01-stereo-audio-rl-converter-adapter/

But how do i use that? Since the speaker is the output and ONLY has a toslink connection, i can't plug it into any of the outputs on that box.

 

[BuddhaSkoota]

Sorry, you need a converter that goes in the opposite direction (analog to digital). I'll find a link to what you need...

 

[BuddhaSkoota]

This looks similar to the one previously posted but it converts from analog to digital (Toslink output):

https://www.amazon.com/J-Tech-Digital-Premium-Converter-Headphone/dp/B00J2BR9DY/ref=sr_1_10?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1504970908&sr=1-10&keywords=analog+to+digital+optical+3.5mm