3.5mm to Optical Headphone Adaptor

Monopot · 23-10-2008, 12:02 PM

Anyone know if you can get an adaptor which lets you plug in a 3.5mm headphone into an optical cable?

Reason I ask is my PS3/360 go via optical to a switch box. My AMP doesn't have a 3.5mm headphone socket so I though about plugging in via optical on the output of the switch, yet without an optical headphone I'd need someway to connect it up.

Any ideas?

silverfox08 · 23-10-2008, 12:36 PM

This cannot be done. As the optical cable carriers light and the 3.5mm jack carriers sounds via copper cable.

Can you draw a basic picture of what you have as its a little confusing what your wanting to do.

trailer · 23-10-2008, 1:10 PM

You'll need a DAC.

Monopot · 23-10-2008, 1:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trailer

You'll need a DAC.

Whats a DAC?

trailer · 23-10-2008, 1:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Monopot

Whats a DAC?

Something like this:

Home HIFI

mossym · 23-10-2008, 1:35 PM

and if that only has line out you'll need a headphone amp as well

trailer · 23-10-2008, 1:37 PM

The one I suggested has a headphone out with volume control.

However, not all DACs do.

mossym · 23-10-2008, 1:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trailer

The one I suggested has a headphone out with volume control.

sorted then

Monopot · 23-10-2008, 2:16 PM

Thanks everyone, kind of regretting this now. May just end up getting some decent headphones which will do me for travelling (PXC450s / QC3s) and then plug them into my TV and change my PS3/360 settings to put sound through this whenever I want to use the earphones.

Didn't realise it would need a DAC but thanks for pointing this out.

Thx