Originally Posted by
safetypee
Thanks,
Thoughts are moving away from a plug adapter to a cable based solution.
Thus what is required is a standard (larger) square optical plug for the tv output and either a mini square Toslink plug or 3.5mm audio jack for input to the Bluetooth transmitter - as you indicate. This assumes that an audio jack will work with an optical plug and does not require any 'splitting' (not understood).
An alternative may be a cable with 3.5mm at both ends which then assumes that the tv optical output is compatible; using the tv audio output (3.5mm) not an option because it inhibits the tv sound.
My reference to an audio jack plug was that the mini optical connector looks a bit like one. It won't work into a standard 3.5mm audio socket though - you'd need an adaptor with electronics inside, and you can't split an optical signal without going through some electronics either.
If your TV and Bluetooth device both have optical connectors then I'm sure you can find a cable that fits at both ends.
Does your TV have an HDMI audio output (sometimes labelled ARC). That would give you another option because you can get HDMI to bluetooth devices (at a cost of course).