Best place for switch for speakers

[FraGGleR]

Currently the speaker taps are not hooked up in my S.E.X. 2.1, but I want to see how well they work driving my bookshelf speakers.  I have a locking Neutrik jack and a Neutrik 4pin XLR jack installed for headphone use, neither of which have a built in switch.  From an impact on sound (if any), where in the chain would be the best place to place a simple switch?  I have the impedance boards and the C4S board in place, FYI.

Thanks!

 

[Grainger49]

Switching at speaker level is the least offensive voltage level to work with.  Switching sources is much more critical.  So I would do it at the amplifier output, after the impedance switch and before the output connections.

 

[Paul Birkeland]

I'd just unplug the headphones.

If you need to actually wire in the speaker posts, wire them to your 4 pin XLR jack.

 

[FraGGleR]

It would definitely be simpler to do that.  Would it not be better to split from the output of the impedance board to reduce the length of the runs?  I will do whatever maintains the highest fidelity for the headphone jack since that is my primary listening method.

 

[Paul Birkeland]

I don't think I would bother, but you could certainly try it both ways and let us know if you hear any difference (we do keep track of data like this).

-PB