I have two jobs with Roku pieces where i need to get the analog audio out to a matrix for distributed audio.

Please help.


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Sleepless in Detroit

Last I checked an hdmi audio stripper that also did Dolby down mixing was like 3.5-4 times the price of the roku itself. That was an Atlona unit. If you can get away with setting the roku to stereo only I have had fine results with $40-50 Amazon hdmi audio strippers. However the cheap ones that promise to downmix have had mixed results.

Despite being skeptical, we have a few of these in the wild that do work and have been trouble free. [Link: knollsystems.com]

Petra does have them in stock. [Link: petra.com] If you don't have or want an account, I can send one up.


Aren't you headed here this weekend?

Which Roku? Will they use the TV to navigate? If so, analog RCA will work, or you could use a small DAC, which can receive either Optical or Digital Coax input to convert to analog. Gefen, Key Digital (I think) and others sell these. I have bought them from Skywalker and they seem to be the same as Gefen, Vanco, etc. I keep at least one in my van at all times and they're not expensive. I have no complaints about the sound quality.

Thanks team. We are feeding the roku and other devices into a Zektor audio matrix and need to grab a signal (stereo) out of the blue box.

I grabbed some for testing.

Roku 1 is still available and has analog L-R audio outputs.

longshot is not discussing model numbers despite being asked.

1) The old Roku's from several years ago, that still had outputs other than HDMI, will NOT do all the services anymore (example: Spotify). They have been made just about obsolete, unless the only services the customer cares about (or will care about) are still available on the old ones.
The new Roku's, that only have HDMI output, you will have to use an HDMI audio extractor - longshot16 already knew this, that is why he asked specifically about the HDMI audio extractor. It is obviously a newer Roku.

2) As others have said, there are many options from cheap to expensive for audio extractors. And you will need to set the Roku to output 2 channel only.
As I mentioned last year when I went thru this - there are no HDMI audio extractors that will give you a digital audio output (coax/optical) that will work with surround sound on Netflix, Vudu, and others. Because they use "Dolby Digital Plus" and none of these HDMI audio extractors can/will convert to regular DD.

We use these all the time:
[Link: monoprice.com]

They work, and although it doesn't decode or downmix DD or other digital formats, it does have a selector switch for selecting to either pass the EDID from display or passthrough digital of even TrueHD or DTS MA streams.

I buy Roku 2 models. They have analog out.

Actually it is the Roku1 model that has the analog output. The Roku1's are also slower compared to the others and don't support some of the features the other Roku do (Mirror display, Netflix profiles, dual-band & hardwire port, etc...).

I had forgot all about the Roku1, since I always sell the Roku3 with all the features. But the Roku1 is cheap enough ($50) you could buy one just for the music streaming and for that, it should work fine.

[edit]: And before you post, Roku can be very confusing in their models and #'s they use. The NEW 2015 Roku2 does not have the analog connections anymore. The Roku2 from last year did (along with the slower processor from the Roku1).

So I have never touched a Roku in my life. We are exclusive to Apple TV but we have had a quick run on Roku's because of Sling TV and international channels.

Sorry for the no model number posts but I grabbed some of the cheap pieces with analog out. I got the ones with digital because they actually had RCA outputs for a cleaner rack layout.

Sling TV is pretty cool for those looking for a soft landing spot from cutting the cord.

Wtf? Who changes features on existing models? Thanks, you probably saved me next time I need to order a roku

we are split in our shop. I'm an appleTV supporter because it's the path I took and got my kids iPads. So iTunes works for me. My boss though went with Vudu back when they still had their own hardware unit, so Roku makes more sense for him. And when a client wants streaming I try to figure out which device fits them best.