Different Types of the Speaker Selector Switch
There are three different main types of the speaker selector switch: one has buttons that you press to indicate which set of speakers the audio should play through, another type
is made without buttons and can sometimes be used with a remote, and the third type is an actual switch that goes in every room that has speakers hooked up to the central speaker selector. The first two of the speaker selector switches will perform the same function, that is, they will allow you to switch between which set of speakers plays the audio. The third type that goes into each room that has speakers, allow you to further split the audio between sets of speakers or control the volume.
The standard speaker selector switch has push buttons that you press to indicate which set of speakers will play the audio from your output source. Typically, these speaker selector switches come with labels that allow you to label each button and assign it to a certain room of the house. These are the most common and least expensive type of speaker selector switch.
If you want to be able to control which speakers play the audio from your chair or any other part of your house, you will want a speaker selector switch with a remote. For example, if you are entertaining guests in the dining room, you could use the remote to play audio in the room without having to walk to the box. Likely, this will impress your guests. Speaker selector switches that are capable of using a remote are a little more expansive than the standard speaker selector, but could be worth it if you don’t want to deal with the hassle of hunting down the speaker selector box every time you want the audio to switch.
The standard type of speaker selector switch is just a knob that looks similar to a light switch and it goes in every room that has speakers hooked up to the central speaker selector box. The knob allows you to control the volume of the audio in the room that you are in, or further switch between sets of speakers in the room itself. Depending on how much money you want to spend, these are not entirely necessary, but they can be useful if you want to control the volume without hunting down the audio player and turning it up or down from there.