Computer Geeks: I need an audio switch

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Computer Geeks: I need an audio switch

Posted: 1/3/2006 9:48:24 AM EDT

I have one set of surround sound speakers and two PCs I want to be able to run the speakers (not at the same time). Can anybody recommend a low-cost switch that will let me switch the speaker input between the PCs?

Posted: 1/3/2006 9:52:10 AM EDT

[#1]

The only thing I could find off newegg were multimedia KVM switches:

www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?Submit=GO&Range=1&bop=and&description=speaker+switch&InnerCata=143

Posted: 1/3/2006 9:55:36 AM EDT

[#2]

Do you want to switch all the channels of the surround sound? How are you currently connecting from the computer to the speakers?

Posted: 1/3/2006 9:57:11 AM EDT

[#3]

Make one. Seriously, I've made a/b switches for $10 bucks and a few minutes of my time telling the guy at Radio Shack to leave me alone.

Posted: 1/3/2006 9:57:33 AM EDT

[#4]

Quoted:
The only thing I could find off newegg were multimedia KVM switches:

www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?Submit=GO&Range=1&bop=and&description=speaker+switch&InnerCata=143

Thanks, but I don't need a full-blown KVM switch.

Posted: 1/3/2006 9:58:42 AM EDT

[#5]

Quoted:
Make one. Seriously, I've made a/b switches for $10 bucks and a few minutes of my time telling the guy at Radio Shack to leave me alone.

Yeah, that's what I'm thinking of doing. Do I just need to run two wires from each jack?

Posted: 1/3/2006 9:59:43 AM EDT

[#6]

Quoted:
Do you want to switch all the channels of the surround sound? How are you currently connecting from the computer to the speakers?

Just using the simple "speaker" jack on my sound card.

Posted: 1/3/2006 10:02:19 AM EDT

[#7]

Quoted:
Make one. Seriously, I've made a/b switches for $10 bucks and a few minutes of my time telling the guy at Radio Shack to leave me alone.

No you havent.

Posted: 1/3/2006 10:08:02 AM EDT

[#8]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Make one. Seriously, I've made a/b switches for $10 bucks and a few minutes of my time telling the guy at Radio Shack to leave me alone.

No you havent.

WTF?

Posted: 1/3/2006 10:10:37 AM EDT

[#9]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Make one. Seriously, I've made a/b switches for $10 bucks and a few minutes of my time telling the guy at Radio Shack to leave me alone.

Yeah, that's what I'm thinking of doing. Do I just need to run two wires from each jack?

Just google something like "guitar a/b switch schematic". That's what I did. You just end up using 1/8" jacks instead of 1/4" inch jacks. Nothin' to it.

Posted: 1/3/2006 10:12:16 AM EDT

[#10]

$21 if you don't feel like doing your own soldering.

Link

Posted: 1/3/2006 10:15:58 AM EDT

[#11]

Quoted:
$21 if you don't feel like doing your own soldering.

Link

Thanks. This is the one I came up with when I Google'd for it, but I figured there would be cheaper ones out there. I'll probably run by Radio Shack tonight. If they don't have one I can buy, I'll just pick up the materials and make one myself.

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