LiNKFOR 3.5mm Stereo Audio Switcher Support 1 In 2 Out or 2 In 1 Out with One-click Mute Volume Control 2 Ports 3.5mm Audio Selector for PC Phone Laptop Speaker Headphone

A simple two-to-one 3.5mm audio switch in a nicely-engineered black box. Good solution for a simple physical switch between speakers and headphones with all essential features: button to switch between output 1 or 2, a mute button, and a volume knob. All these physical controls are fine. The included audio cable is a nice little extra and is of good quality.Note that this is a passive switch - it does not provide amplification for speakers or headphones. So you need to think how to use it best in your audio stream. In many use cases the passive on-unit volume dial won't be enough to compensate for the different volume output of, say, powered speakers and non-powered headphones. It can after all only cut out sound not boost it. In practise for cleanest sound it might be best to just leave the volume dial always at full and set headphone levels to that with the powered speakers at zero volume then turn up the powered speaker level at the speaker end when they are used.But in summary does what it says with a good audio performance.

I bought this as I wanted to connect my GameCube and PC to my speakers.I had an audio cable connecting the monitor that my GameCube was plugged into to one of the inputs on the splitter and a cable conencting my pc to the remaining input.Finally, I connected my speakers to the output on the front and lo and behold I can now switch between my pc audio and the GameCube audio at the press of a button!In terms of audio quality I noticed no difference between plugging them into my speakers directly or through the splitter. Plugging my headphones into the output led to a lot of hissing and static noise though which was remedied by adjusting the volume knob. Not an ideal solution but it worksThe build quality is great, sturdy and feels nice to the touch.Also note for some people: this won't let you listen to both sources at the same time, it's a switch not a mixer.My only criticism for future revisions would be to have the output come out the side or the back for aesthetic reasons as I mainly intend it to be plugged into my speakers. It'll look much better if it were to come out the back ratehr than the front then curving backwards. But this is a minor nitpick.

Although all inputs say in and out, it wouldn't let me plug input and output on the back, I had to use the front and back ports, it works without no noticeable loss of audio, the only criticism I have is I wish the volume control was a bit more sensitive as it can go from off to a bit above what I want as it seems to lack the stages, so it seems 0 to 15% instead of being sentive to every increment. (I'm being fussy) I believe this device will work flawlessly for most people, great buy, very happy!

I have only had this for two days and tried it out with a little trepidation after reading a very few negative reviews regarding sound- but the alternatives had even more negative reviews. Anyway, this impressed from the moment I opened the box. It is a solidly made little device. It does nothing to the sound - what you put in, you get back out - exactly what is required. There is no buzzing or hissing that some have reported, just clean sound. My PC is the sound source "IN" and my speakers and my headphones are the sound "OUT". The mute button is good if I get a phone call and need to stop the sound quickly. The switch switches cleanly and easily between my speakers and my headphones (my primary reason for getting the switch). I would say, as others have suggested, that the volume switch is not graduated as evenly as I would ideally like - but it turns the volume from off to full - the intermediate points on the switch do not have to be mathematically exact! So far, I can highly recommend it.

I have a home recording set up with an iMac and Apogee ONE DAC. This is exactly what I needed to save 'hot plugging' and unplugging powered speakers or headphones into the DAC that only has one 3.5mm output. Previously I was recording and having to plug and unplug headphones to check a recording mix. Now with this compact device I can switch between outputs at the press of a button and easily adjust the level of the output, or mute whenever necessary. Does exactly as it says at a very reasonable cost. You could also use it for the opposite function of managing two sources into one.

Does exactly what I wanted

I was really hoping this wouldn't suffer form it, but it does introduce some previously absent buzzing noise from the speakers. I sometimes turn my music off and prefer to work in silence, and the buzzing is only slight, but I just can't ignore it. If slight buzzing won't bother you, it might be a good choice for you.

The product seems to be well made & sturdy. it comes with a 1m male to male 3.5mm aux lead with braided coating. I am reviewing the 1 to 2 / 2 to 1 version.I use the switcher to output one of two inputs (TV & music streamer) into the aux port of a radio. I find no difference in audio quality between going through the switcher & using a direct aux lead connection to each input device. I definitely can't hear any background hum / hiss from either input & I am quite fussy with things like that.I looked at other similar switches, but I went for this one due to the mainly positive reviews & the fact that it has its own volume slider button & mute button. The volume slider allows for fine tuning of the volume going into the output device & I have found that the switch works best with my radio at about 75%.The only thing on the switcher I would change would be the location of the input & output ports. They are located on opposite sides & I think that in terms of ergonomics, it would make more sense if they were either on the same side, or on adjacent sides at 90 degrees to each other. I had to buy some aux leads with "L" shaped plugs to connect up the switcher & make it look a bit neater.