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    HDTV Audio Switcher?

    I'm new and a novice.
    I need a switcher to go back & forth betw. my Cinema speakers and my headphones. (all RCA inputs & outputs).
    I have HD TV with HDMI Audio and I do not want to lose any signal.
    I see many of the following types of switchers but I am not sure of the differences between: Component Inputs, Stereo Analog Audio Inputs, Stereo Coaxial Stereo Inputs, Composite, Toslink optical digital audio, etc.
    Which would work best for HD TV / HDMI Speakers and headphones?
    Thanks.
    Bruce

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    Cool

    If you are using your TV's speakers then its simple, just use the headphone jack of your set, or get two rca plugs connected to a phono plug and plug the rcas into the speaker outs of your tv
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    RE: Audio Switchers

    Both my set of speakers as well as my headphones use a set of RCA jacks - and I have only one input for the RCA jacks so I need a switcher. But I am not sure of the differences between switchers that have differnet kinds of audio inputs such as: Component Inputs, Stereo Analog Audio Inputs, Stereo Coaxial Stereo Inputs, Composite, Toslink optical digital audio, etc.
    Which would work best for BOSE cinemate speakers and a pair of wireless headphones on HDTV for the best sound with least signal loss? Component Inputs? Stereo Analog Inputs? Stereo Coaxial Inputs? Composite?
    Thanks.

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    I've never come across a set of headphones that have RCA jacks at the end of the cable. I suspect they're left and right and they're male plugs, is that correct? I and probably a lot of others here have little to no experience with Bose cinemate speakers, so you may not get much help in that regard. Is there a receiver in the mix? Is this a Home Theater in a Box type of arrangement? What brand and model are your headphones?

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    I suspect they're left and right and they're male plugs - that is CORRECT.
    The WIRELESS headphones sit on a base which has L&R RCA jacks.
    http://www.amazon.com/Sony-MDR-RF960.../dp/B0001YFZ46
    The BOSE Cinemate speakers have a small receiver that also have L&R RCA jacks that plug into the SAME 2 RCA audio inputs in the TV.
    I need to switch back & forth.
    I know it just requires a simple A-B switch, but I am looking for one that has high quality connections and switches so as to try and not lose any of the audio quality.
    Thanks.

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    Any AB switcher will do. Niles Audio makes a lot of high quality switchers for various uses.
    www.nilesaudio.com

    I use a niles switcher for switching between 2 power amps and and 1 pair of speakers.
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    Excellent! Thank you.

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