Maximize Sound Control with Monoprice 108231 Speaker Selector Review

I bought these because we have two sets of outdoor speakers - one set is installed on the patio and the other set is stone speakers in the yard (imagine four speakers forming the corners of the area ). Our receiver has both A and B speaker jacks, but due to the difference in brand and speaker design, the patio setup was much louder. The receiver has no way to control the volume of speakers A and B. So I bought this to control the volume of each set of speakers and get a good balance. This…

This is a reliable component that solves a common problem at a reasonable price. I already had a distribution block, but it sent the same voltage to each selected set of speakers. In order to reproduce sufficient volume from the outer pair, the inner pair had to be turned off as the internal volume would be unacceptably high. Balancing two pairs is easy with this component. I doubt I'll be touching much volume limiter in the future, and disabling some terraces when not in use is a simple press…

Good value for money. Many people have said that it appears to be durable. Perhaps they feel the weight of several pairs of transformers in the box. Transformers balance the impedance and allow you to attenuate the volume. The volume controls click in increments - each step is a different tap on the transformer. So far, so good. I would not overdrive this unit or you would saturate the transformers and end up with distortion that beats the band. Output connectors are terrible for the cheap ones