Hi,
My situation is as follows (I use 3,5mm jacks for all of them):
1x chromecast audio
1x TV
1x 2.1 Speaker set
1x Stereo Headphones
The TV is either hooked up to the speakers (during daytime movie watching) or to the headphones (nighttime movie watching).
The chromecast is almost always hooked up to the speakers (if the speakers aren't already hooked up to the TV).
It is quite a pain in the behind to keep switching plugs around every time I want to change the setup (watching TV (day/night) or listening to music).
So... I want to take the output from the chromecast and/or TV, and switch between using the speakers and headphones.
I currently own a Linep A985 audio signal switcher https://www.aliexpress.com/snapshot/0.html?orderId=82641766910923&productId=32561386096
Which feeds 1 selectable input to 4 outputs, or 4 inputs to 1 selectable output.
However, I have read somewhere that having multiple active input signals (chromecast and TV at the same time) can cause damage to the output device. So I have not yet tried multiple input signals to one output device.
So my question is. Is it safe to use that switch? And if not, what recommendations would you guys give to prevent me from blowing up my headphones/speakers?
Cheers,
ShadoKitteh