New TV: what to do with TOSLINK optical output

I would have agreed that at $8 the converter would be garbage but maybe I got a good one as I was frankly surprised just how good it managed to sound taking the tv toslink fed into a small receiver.
And it fixed an issue on the cheap and was definitely worth an $8 experiment.
Of course I am not touting it as the last word in fidelity but it is worth considering.

Tls49

That FiiO converter does not look bad either maybe for few extra dollars that maybe the way to go after all.

And if it does not pan out as its sold by Amazon free returns!

That's a lot of money to spend when $8 will fix the issue IF the OP is happy with his present receiver and sq from it.

Now obviously if the OP fancies an upgrade of receiver while they are at it then by all means...….

EBay.
You can get a toslink and spdif to rca single ended output converter for about $8 shipped. If you are happy with your amp no need to waste money.
This little gizmo just needs a usb power source, just like a phone charger as it will come with a generic usb cable.

This will then convert your toslink to stereo rca which you just plug into back of your amp.

Been using one myself in the spare bedroom for same purpose for at least 3 years.

Problem solved.