DB25 Data Switch Box w/Audio

[Whoareyou]

Just curious if anyone has tried one of these type data switches with multichannel audio?

Amazon.com: KENTEK DB25 4 Way Manual Data Switch Box RS-232 Parallel Serial D-Sub 25 Pin Female I/O ABCD Port for PC MAC to Peripherals Devices Printer Modem : Electronics

 

[twsecrest]

That's an old style switch box for stuff that has not really been sold in 20 years.
What are you trying to do?

 

[Whoareyou]

What are you trying to do?

For switching multichannel audio. I don't want to cobble together multiple boxes.
DB25 is common in pro-audio equipment. It can carry 8 channels of balanced audio.
There are (much) more expensive DB25 switches available, and I am sure they are manufactured to higher standards.
But that does not mean a cheaper switch is not of good quality.

 

[Frgirard]

For switching multichannel audio. I don't want to cobble together multiple boxes.
DB25 is common in pro-audio equipment. It can carry 8 channels of balanced audio.
There are (much) more expensive DB25 switches available, and I am sure they are manufactured to higher standards.
But that does not mean a cheaper switch is not of good quality.

I used them 20 years ago for printers. Most of them finished in the trash.

 

[JeffS7444]

It will probably work, but you may need to turn the volume down when you switch to avoid hearing a "pop" through your speakers as you switch. Purpose-built audio switches generally do some sort of shorting to prevent this.

 

[Whoareyou]

Reviving an old thread, was wondering if anyone has ever taken a look at switches similar to the ones sold by electrostandards for multichannel switching, with some remote controllable:

7261 DB25 A/B/C/D Switch, RS232 & Contact Closure Remote Control Port

Model 7261 Single Channel DB-25 A/B/C/D Switch allows a device connected to its Common port access to any of four other similar interface devices connected to ports A, B, C, and D. Switch features both RS-232 and Contact Closure Remote Control.

www.electrostandards.com

8470 DB25 THX Audio Interface A/B/C/D Switch, Rackmount, Manual Operation, Removable Brackets

8470 DB25 THX Audio Interface A/B/C/D Switch, Rackmount, Manual Operation, Removable Brackets

www.electrostandards.com

Model 8454 DB25 THX Audio Interface A/B/C/D Manual Data Switch

The Model 8454 is a DB25 THX Audio Interface A/B/C/D Network Switch Box that has wire pairing to minimize audio signal crosstalk for THX signal assignment at DB25 interface.

www.electrostandards.com

 

[Kal Rubinson]

I picked up one of their other switches with the same intention. It was, however, used and cheap (https://www.electrostandards.com/_resources/documents/product/S9256_4454-07.pdf) and, unfortunately, the switching noise was intolerable. I cannot say if it was defective in that regard but all their switches are break-before-make.
OTOH, the Coleman 7.1SW has been faultless.

 

[Whoareyou]

That's disappointing and surprising considering these switches are not exactly cheap. At these prices, I expect switches to be of high quality that withstand a certain amount of abuse over many years of operation.

Coleman is probably the way to go, but too bad their switch doesn't offer some type of wireless control.