RCA to Optical Converter


I have an older Onkyo TX-8050 receiver.  I want to connect the speaker output (left & right, each with a red & white RCA female connector, total of 4) to my Bose soundbar.  The only option I have for input on the soundbar is an optical female.  How do I do this?

jkampmeyer

@jkampmeyer 

Also, you would need to use the "Pre Out" L/R outputs into the Digital converter that @gkelly posted. 

And, with not completely understanding what you are trying to accomplish, remember, it will only be a stereo signal into the soundbar, so if you will not get any kind of surround sound.

@jkampmeyer I can confirm I have used a solution like @gkelly suggested, going from RCA to optical for a wireless headphone system, and it did work. Quality was within expectations for such a setup.

 

My challenge is that each of the speaker outputs has a red & white RCA female jack (a total of 4) I cannot find a DAC that has 4 RCA inputs. Also, I don't think I need a preamp, as my receiver has a phono input.