So I'm looking for a device to switch between my speakers and headphones...

[Dragon365]

...and I'm not having much luck finding anything cheap. There's a device at Radio Shack which seems to do what i want, but it costs a bit more than I would like to spend. Does anyone have a solution? How about making one myself?

 

[PrincessGuard]

Get 3 stereo mini-jacks, a double-pole double-throw switch, some wire, and solder it all together..

 

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[Kelvrick]

Originally posted by: FallenHero
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Thats what I have. I don't use it anymore though, so I'll sell it to you if yo uwant. I don't even know if all the other functions work, but the switch does.

 

[Ornery]

Some decent speakers for your 2100 Hotness would have included a jack on the front that disables the speaker when the headphone is plugged in.

You can make one with parts from Radio Shack using 2 or 3 1/8" 3 conductor panel mount jacks and a DPDT toggle switch.

 

[Dragon365]

Originally posted by: Ornery
Some decent speakers for your 2100 Hotness would have included a jack on the front that disables the speaker when the headphone is plugged in.

You can make one with parts from Radio Shack using 2 or 3 1/8" 3 conductor panel mount jacks and a DPDT toggle switch.

Hey, don't dis the computer. I spent a good deal of money on it, although more of it probably should have been spent on the speakers, true. Thanks for the advice, though. I was thinking of rigging something together with Radio Shack adaptors, but I would prefer an out-of-the-box solution.

 

Originally posted by: Dragon365

Originally posted by: Ornery
Some decent speakers for your 2100 Hotness would have included a jack on the front that disables the speaker when the headphone is plugged in.

You can make one with parts from Radio Shack using 2 or 3 1/8" 3 conductor panel mount jacks and a DPDT toggle switch.

Hey, don't dis the computer. I spent a good deal of money on it, although more of it probably should have been spent on the speakers, true. Thanks for the advice, though. I was thinking of rigging something together with Radio Shack adaptors, but I would prefer an out-of-the-box solution.

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[Dragon365]

Originally posted by: FallenHero

Originally posted by: Dragon365

Originally posted by: Ornery
Some decent speakers for your 2100 Hotness would have included a jack on the front that disables the speaker when the headphone is plugged in.

You can make one with parts from Radio Shack using 2 or 3 1/8" 3 conductor panel mount jacks and a DPDT toggle switch.

Hey, don't dis the computer. I spent a good deal of money on it, although more of it probably should have been spent on the speakers, true. Thanks for the advice, though. I was thinking of rigging something together with Radio Shack adaptors, but I would prefer an out-of-the-box solution.

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The lowest price I can find for that, though, is $27, almost twice of what Radio Shack wants for their adaptor.

 

[PrincessGuard]

Even if you built it from parts, it would still cost ~$15.