# Hifi-Speaker cable on/off switch?

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/hifi-speaker-cable-on-off-switch/29835>\
**Category:** Devices\
**Created:** [May 14, 2020, 9:17am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/hifi-speaker-cable-on-off-switch/29835 "2020-05-14T09:17:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Paul\_Kessels](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/paul_kessels/32/3750_2.png) [@Paul\_Kessels](https://community.homey.app/u/Paul_Kessels)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 9:17am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/hifi-speaker-cable-on-off-switch/29835/1 "2020-05-14T09:17:15Z")

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I am looking for a solution for my hifi set. I have an amplifier with 2 output channels for connecting 2 x 2 front speakers. I have 2 speakers in my living room on speaker channel A and 2 speakers in the kitchen on speaker channel B. However, the amplifier can do a lot, but it can’t receive a IR or Network command to switch channels A and B on or off. You physically have to press a button on the amplifier.

Is there a simple and affordable switch than I can put in-between a stereo speaker cable to let the music go through (on / off)?

I can then tell Homey to turn the music on in the kitchen, for which Homey will then turn this switch on, that is connected to speaker-cable and linked to the channel B on the amplifier (and the amplifier will always output to channel A and B ; the switch will decide if the music is let through the cable or not).

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**Author:** ![Martin\_van\_der\_Aart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/martin_van_der_aart/32/9658_2.png) [@Martin\_van\_der\_Aart](https://community.homey.app/u/Martin_van_der_Aart)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 11:34am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/hifi-speaker-cable-on-off-switch/29835/2 "2020-05-14T11:34:24Z")

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You could look at the Shelly-1, that can switch potential free. But for stereo speaker set you would need 2 of those.  
On the other hand, letting the amplifier play with no speakers to an output connected doesn’t seem to be very good for that device. But i am no expert on audio amplifiers so i could be wrong.