Couple of things could be going on here:
1. Smart TV has a variable volume for the toslink output (not likely) -- try turning on the volume on the remote.
2. This Prozor does not have a good enough gain and analog output level. This is probably what’s happening here. There isn’t anything you can do other than return it and look for an actual DAC.
Do you know anyone who has a regular DAC which has a toslink input? You can just connect it to test to see if its a TV/toslink issue. If you get good volume out of the real DAC, you can look at alternatives.
About the cheapest powered DAC I know of is $69:
https://www.shenzhenaudio.com/fx-audio-dac-x6-hifi-optical-coaxial-usb-digital-audio-amp-dac-decoder.html
Or you can scour ebay for used DAC, but it’s likely to be $150+.
1. Smart TV has a variable volume for the toslink output (not likely) -- try turning on the volume on the remote.
2. This Prozor does not have a good enough gain and analog output level. This is probably what’s happening here. There isn’t anything you can do other than return it and look for an actual DAC.
Do you know anyone who has a regular DAC which has a toslink input? You can just connect it to test to see if its a TV/toslink issue. If you get good volume out of the real DAC, you can look at alternatives.
About the cheapest powered DAC I know of is $69:
https://www.shenzhenaudio.com/fx-audio-dac-x6-hifi-optical-coaxial-usb-digital-audio-amp-dac-decoder.html
Or you can scour ebay for used DAC, but it’s likely to be $150+.