this be exactly what I need for the optic cable that be use for go from my headphone I just buy to my xbox 360 -lrb- 5.1 digital -rrb- . I go to a certain retail giant that have blue letter for they name , and get a $ 20 connector . it have about 20 wire hang off of it I do not need ! the red , yellow , white , red , green , blue , hdmus . I then find this little dude , and return the other one for my money 's back . thank you amazon again for come to my rescue ! one note , when plug in the optical cable , it will glow red for a secure connection . if you see no glow then might wanna check connection into xbox , ok ! P.S. the headphone I get for xbox be the sharkoon 5.1 dolby digital 's . really great ! also get from amazon !