Coms 2 Port Stereo Manual Selector Audio Sharing Switch Box

I previously had 2 of these types of switches, both made by Plantronics, and I paid more than twice as much for them. They died after just a little over a year.I've had this one year, and it's still going strong. Will update review if something goes wrong.Things to know:*Requires male to male 3.5mm(1/8 inch) cables to plug your stuff in. These are not included.How it works:*Takes TWO 3.5mm(1/8 inch) connections and passively routes them to ONE switchable connection (AB Push Switch)*OR Takes ONE 3.5mm(1/8 inch) connection and routes it to TWO switchable connections (AB PushSwitch)If this helps you make a decision, please give a helpful rating. Thanks!____________UPDATE MAY 2021: This thing is still going strong at 2.5 years now! WAY outlasted those more expensive switchers. Just, as mentioned before- make sure you realize that you need your own cables for this. :-)Also- I have had NONE of the ground loop "hum" problems that some of the other reviews complain about. 20 year audio engineer here... so maybe I'm just more careful about checking WHERE the "hum" is coming from. ;-) This is JUST a SIMPLE PASSIVE SWITCH. That is all. There are NO ACTIVE ELECTRONICS, so NOTHING in this could possibly produce a hum...

I recently got a pair of stereo headphones so that I could game at night without waking everyone in my house (I primarily use a quite powerful 2.1 stereo speaker system for sound). My USB ports don't play particularly well with USB headsets, I had a sound card, and I wanted something I could use on my phone. As a result of all three of these factors, I got a model of headphones that connected via 3.5mm audio cable, and had to be plugged in to work (not that I'm complaining). However, when they arrived, I remembered that the headphone ports on the front of my computer didn't work, and that as a desktop user, I had to slide my tower out, unplug my speakers, and plug my headphones into my sound card - which is in the back of my computer - to switch between the two. So, I looked at audio switchers. I found a few DIY solutions, but I'm not that good at electronics and the soldering thereof, so I decided to buy one instead. Most that I found were either really expensive, low-rated, had too many outputs, or some combination of the three. So, when I found this, I was happy to find a 2-output switcher, but still a bit skeptical, seeing as how there were at least a few negative reviews for seemingly every audio switcher I found. However, when I saw this was only $13, I figured it wouldn't be too much of a financial risk if it didn't work. So I bought it. When it arrived, I plugged one end of the input cable into my sound card, the other end into the input on the switcher, and plugged my headphones in one output port on the switcher and my speakers in the other. I tested it first with my speakers - my subwoofer and both satellites worked flawlessly. I then switched to my headphones, and at first, was disappointed. I could only get mono sound (both channels in the left ear) on my stereo headphones, and there was a slight crackling. I looked at the switcher, saw nothing wrong, looked at my headphones, and saw that the connection on the earcup was slightly loose. I secured the connection, and my stereo sound was back. Everything worked perfectly. I switched between the two outputs a few times to check for flimsy solder connections, but found no problems. On top of that, the switcher preserved the improved audio quality that my sound card provided. It sounded exactly as if the selected output was plugged in directly to the sound card. My one qualm with this product is that if you select an output and then drop the switcher any more than about six inches, the button for the input/output that was selected goes back up, effectively de-selecting the source. Other than that, it's perfect. If you're looking for an audio switcher that allows you to switch between two inputs or outputs, preserves high-quality audio, and adheres to your budget, then look no further.

The desktop front panel audio jack is a convenience, as plugging in headphones or other audio devices automatically switches off the rear stereo output with no hassle. The problem though, is that the 3mm jack in said front panels tends to wear out internally with frequent use.Using this switch from the rear stereo output instead, bypasses that problem, as there's no need to ever unplug any cables, meaning that there's no wear on input and output jacks.I'd reccomend this for any application where you'd otherwise need to plug and unplug your audio cables fequently to switch inputs or outputs; as manually removing and inserting audio cables frequently will inevitably ruin pcb style audio jacks.

Need male to male stereo cables. Great purchase and one of the affordable switches on the market that is good quality. I didn't realize when I bought it that I needed two male to male stereo cables to connect two different input components. Might be obvious to some people reading this review, but I thought I would mention it here.

I've only been using this product for about 2 weeks but so far it does exactly what I wanted and more. I have two computers and wanted to be able to easily switch audio between my single pair of computer speakers. Previously to this product I would have to unplug the stereo line in order to swap sources. Now I just press the button "A" or "B" of the source I want to play. As an added bonus I can broadcast both sources at the same time by pushing down "A" and "B" or mute the audio all together by making sure both "A" and "B" are not selected. The product is small enough to fit on my cluttered desk. I am very happy with the value that this product offers.

I have a lovely new sound bar that sounds so good that I want to share it between my two A/V computers. This selector switch makes that a breeze to hook-up. I also like the fact that its an easy to operate push button to select which of the computers gets the sound. Thus its a positive selection and not a slide switch which is not always as positive a connection as the push button is.A nice small switch that doesn't require any power or software to make it work. Its the easiest to use piece of equipment in my whole system!