Selector switch w/ 2 outputs instead of inputs (reversed)

[ridiculous]

So it seems that all the selector switches I've found will accept 2 inputs (or more) and provide one output. Maybe I'm thinking about this the wrong way but here is what I'm trying to do:

Laptop (optical)-> Zero DAC (rca jacks) | -> speakers
Laptop (optical)-> Zero DAC (rca jacks) | -> LD I+ -> headphones

So I am wanting a switch that will allow me to either drive the output from the DAC to the LD amp OR the speakers directly, currently I have to manually plug/unplug.

I'm sure this exists but I'm not sure exactly what it would be called.

Thank you in advance for any assistance you can provide.

 

[leeperry]

use the switch the other way around?

 

[joe_cool]

You could use a pair of RCA splitters and drive both all the time.

 

[ridiculous]

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Originally Posted by joe_cool /img/forum/go_quote.gif You could use a pair of RCA splitters and drive both all the time.

Would that degrade the audio quality it all?

 

[ridiculous]

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Originally Posted by leeperry /img/forum/go_quote.gif use the switch the other way around?

Just grabbed a switch from Radio Shack and the guy said he didn't know if it would work "backwards" brought it home and bada-bing! Works great!

I'm assuming this would not hurt any of my audio equipment?

Thank you!!!

 

[leeperry]

no worries, I very often use an analog source selector the other way around...it's just a logical device

 

[Armaegis]

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Originally Posted by ridiculous /img/forum/go_quote.gif Would that degrade the audio quality it all?

It shouldn't be a problem if only one device is on at a time.

 

[dcpoor]

don't forget to make sure your interconnects are connected in the right direction.

 

[ridiculous]

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Originally Posted by leeperry /img/forum/go_quote.gif no worries, I very often use an analog source selector the other way around...it's just a logical device

Not sure why this is so groundbreaking to me, I've been telling everyone about it (getting blank stares)

Thank you guys for all your help!

 

[joe_cool]

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Originally Posted by dcpoor /img/forum/go_quote.gif don't forget to make sure your interconnects are connected in the right direction.

Yea, those Monster Cables have arrows on them...

 

[mrarroyo]

The RCA splitters work very well and at a an economical alternative.

 

[usf09]

This may be overkill for you, with 6 choices, but this is an input/output selector that I've been using for about a year...it's not electronic, so there's no added noise, and from what I can tell, there has been absolutely no degradation of sound quality. For you, connect the Zero RCA to the selector(switch 1), then amp/speakers(switches 2/3) to 2 other RCA pairs, and you can pick which inputs/outputs you want active. So just pick 1/2 for Zero->amp, and so on...This really works if you decide to add on other equipment later on (either input or output)...this sounds like a sales pitch, I'm well aware, but in reality I just really like the product, most other splitters I've tried had some sort of problem....


Amazon.com: TCC TC-716 6-Way Stereo Source Selector: Electronics

 

[vinay]

Quote:

Quote:

Originally Posted by leeperry /img/forum/go_quote.gif use the switch the other way around?

Just grabbed a switch from Radio Shack and the guy said he didn't know if it would work "backwards" brought it home and bada-bing! Works great!

I'm assuming this would not hurt any of my audio equipment?

Thank you!!!

Could you post some pics please  .. was planning on the same ...
Was thinking something like this:http://www.instructables.com/id/Audio-Switcher-Box-18quot-stereo-jacks/   or  http://www.instructables.com/id/Audio-Splitter/