Adding inputs/outputs to preamp

[hitpicker]

Hi, I have an older Rotel Tuner/Preamp. I like it very much; but I have run out of imputs/outputs
with which to add more components.
It has the typical "CD, Phono, Aux, Tape 1-2" I have filled all those positions with two CD players,
Bluetooth transmitter/receiver, TV, Blue Ray player.
My question is; how can I add more inputs/outputs to my tuner/preamp without having to replace it?
Is there a box that can be added that has inputs/outputs?
I tried various searches but only came up with various simple to complex preamps on their own.
Would appreciate any advice or product recommendations.
Thanks

 

[ryanosaur]

I used to have pretty simple 4-way RCA switch boxes. I presume those still exist, even though radio shack doesn't. Check Monoprice or Amazon for RCA Switchers. More recently, I had a Monoprice HDMI switcher that was more advanced than my gear (at the time).

 

[everettT]

Why 2 CD and a bluray?

 

[hitpicker]

Why 2 CD and a bluray?

well, a high quality, single tray player for pure listening, and, a 250 disc changer for long periods of
uninterrupted listening, background/entertaining,

 

[hitpicker]

I used to have pretty simple 4-way RCA switch boxes. I presume those still exist, even though radio shack doesn't. Check Monoprice or Amazon for RCA Switchers. More recently, I had a Monoprice HDMI switcher that was more advanced than my gear (at the time).

thanks, but i am having a very hard time finding anything that is not Video related. And before anyone tells me to just ignore the video inputs;
i really want a switcher “dedicated “ to stereo
only. Although ultimately i may have to accept that type. i just feel that video combo switches will not match the transparency and quality of the mother preamp . just thought someone would have found an elegant solution to this problem and pass along a source for the proper switcher. thanks

 

[everettT]

What are your speakers?

 

[ryanosaur]

thanks, but i am having a very hard time finding anything that is not Video related. And before anyone tells me to just ignore the video inputs;
i really want a switcher “dedicated “ to stereo
only. Although ultimately i may have to accept that type. i just feel that video combo switches will not match the transparency and quality of the mother preamp . just thought someone would have found an elegant solution to this problem and pass along a source for the proper switcher. thanks

#Boom-Pow
Less than 2 minutes on google and amazon
https://www.amazon.com/Source-Tabletop-Control-Switch-Internal/dp/B0056DQT1A/ref=sr_1_3?hvadid=174277469495&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9032360&hvnetw=g&hvpos=1t1&hvqmt=e&hvrand=8143090355525147173&hvtargid=kwd-6852986613&keywords=rca+audio+switcher&qid=1550702499&s=gateway&sr=8-3&tag=googhydr-20

 

[Verdinut]

You could also gain one input just by removing the single CD player and using your blu-ray player for playing the CDs.

 

[TLS Guy]

What are your speakers?

He wants to be able to control inputs and outputs. A unit like that no longer exists. However there are plenty of the old Radio Shack units on eBay usually, like this one. One of these is really what he needs.

 

[everettT]

He wants to be able to control inputs and outputs. A unit like that no longer exists. However there are plenty of the old Radio Shack units on eBay usually, like this one. One of these is really what he needs.

I know just curious what speakers warrant all the disc players is all.

 

[Swerd]

I know just curious what speakers warrant all the disc players is all.

I agree. If he retired the single disc CD player, and used the BR player instead to play CDs, he would gain one pair of RCA jacks. All BR players I know of are fully capable of doing that. I'm assuming his older preamp lacks digital inputs.

 

[one more time]

There's a myriad of audio/video switch boxes out there. They work fine for line level audio input switching. You don't need to use the video jacks.

 

[JerryLove]

He wants to be able to control inputs and outputs. A unit like that no longer exists.

I would have thought that would be common in pro audio at least.

 

[lovinthehd]

I'd agree in reducing the optical disc player count to open up an input....might even be able to get rid of the bluetooth thing and just use the bluray player to stream thru.

 

[hitpicker]

What are your speakers?

You would probably laugh at my speakers as they are very unusual and are not of any of the major audiophile coveted brands. They are “Sawafugi
Digital 20’s” I bought some years ago from a online liquidation sale. they have old Japanese flat wave transducers for mid’s and bass and ribbon tweeters for highs; in a dipolar arrangement. they have to be toed in to hit their sweet spot, and can’t be overdriven. they are best suited for jazz and classical. They really sound great to me, have a wide sound stage beyond the sweet spot, and can almost disappear when given the right recorded material. i would show a picture, but your server said an iphone picture is too large a file. Anyway; i love having multiple music sources hooked to my preamp to play music through my speakers and have spent many happy hours enjoying the detail these speakers are capable of exhibiting. Also, some electronics supply house was liquidating their mid/base transducers after the company went under and I built a center channel speaker out of several of them and it really works well with a surround processor for movies.

 

[hitpicker]

#Boom-Pow
Less than 2 minutes on google and amazon

thanks for the link, I will definitely purchase this unit as it looks well made.

 

[everettT]

You would probably laugh at my speakers as they are very unusual and are not of any of the major audiophile coveted brands. They are “Sawafugi
Digital 20’s” I bought some years ago from a online liquidation sale. they have old Japanese flat wave transducers for mid’s and bass and ribbon tweeters for highs; in a dipolar arrangement. they have to be toed in to hit their sweet spot, and can’t be overdriven. they are best suited for jazz and classical. They really sound great to me, have a wide sound stage beyond the sweet spot, and can almost disappear when given the right recorded material. i would show a picture, but your server said an iphone picture is too large a file. Anyway; i love having multiple music sources hooked to my preamp to play music through my speakers and have spent many happy hours enjoying the detail these speakers are capable of exhibiting. Also, some electronics supply house was liquidating their mid/base transducers after the company went under and I built a center channel speaker out of several of them and it really works well with a surround processor for movies.

If it were me , I'd use the bluray for you primary transport.