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[Adam Whetham]

I've searched the forums with Headphone Switcher, Headphone a b switcher, and I can't find what i'm looking for.

I have a church customer that wants a little AB switcher box, to be able to monitor two different headphone outputs with the flip of a switch.... Does somebody make a simple box? I've looked at Rapco Horizon, whirlwind... Someone has to make one.

Can anyone point me in the right direction? It would be awesome if you could.

[Ales Dravinec 'Alex']

Adam Whetham wrote on Mon, 14 January 2008 17:56

I've searched the forums with Headphone Switcher, Headphone a b switcher, and I can't find what i'm looking for. I have a church customer that wants a little AB switcher box, to be able to monitor two different headphone outputs with the flip of a switch.... Does somebody make a simple box? I've looked at Rapco Horizon, whirlwind... Someone has to make one. Can anyone point me in the right direction? It would be awesome if you could.

Adam,

This can be actually 'scaled down' to a simple two position switch,

except

IMHO all three 'poles' should be switchable, namely :
Tip (Left)
Ring (Right)
AND
Sleeve (common or ground)

This configuration won't cause very possible additional ground 'loop' problems.

[Don Boone]

'Break before Make' is important.

Don

[Adam Whetham]

yes, i guessed that, which is why I'm trying not to wire up something I made, as I was hoping there was a nice pre-made box to sell them. They're that kind of customer that they like pre-made stuff better anyway.

[Don Boone]

Looks like this would work:

From Rolls

RFX - The ABC904 - Route Three

The ABC904 is a passive stereo or mono signal switching device designed to route a single signal to three outputs, or three input signals to a single output. It utilizes 1/4" Tip-Ring-Sleeve jacks, uses a single 9V battery to power the indicator LEDs, and is housed in a sturdy 13 gauge (.090 in.) steel chassis.

Don

[Al Clayton]

Adam Whetham wrote on Mon, 14 January 2008 19:06

yes, i guessed that, which is why I'm trying not to wire up something I made, as I was hoping there was a nice pre-made box to sell them. They're that kind of customer that they like pre-made stuff better anyway.

Rapco can custom make it for you. (AS could PROCO, or a few others) Send them a sketch, Have them make the box & do the laser engraving, buy the switch & send it to them, wire/assemble it yourself. Talk to Laura, she takes good care of me on this kind of stuff. Not cheap, but not unreasonable.

What you end up with looks "Custom" not "home made."