With a limited number of inputs, I put several splitters so that I could have a blu-ray player as well as a dvd player all plugged in to my stereo. It's been this way for 3 years now. I've noticed, mainly with dvds, that the sound would be pretty low and that I had to turn the volume all the way up to be able to hear it....but only just. I don't remember what made me think of it, but I disconnected the dvd player from the splitters and now the sound from the blu-ray player is just about where it should be. Does anyone know why this is ? I use the blu-ray player for movies and the dvd player for music, so I can just connect and disconnect the dvd player when I need to. Why would having the dvd player plugged in to the splitters lower the blu-ray sound ?

Probably need a bit more detail to offer any advice. What signals are you "splitting" analog or digital. What type of connector rca, optical, coax digital?

Are you aware that your bluray player also plays DVD and CD? You probably dont need both the dvd player and the bluray.

The cables are RCA and just normal left/right audio from both the blu-ray and the dvd player. My setup's a bit complicated. I have the cable coming in to the cable box. The video/audio then goes to my VCR (yes, I still use one), then goes to the tv. I have normal RCA left/right that then goes from the tv to a splitter on the back of my stereo. I have the left/right audio from the blu-ray player going into two splitters, the left audio into one and the right into another. I also have the audio from the dvd player going into 2 splitters. These two splitters go into another splitter which goes into the second side of the splitter on the back of my stereo.

See what I mean about complicated ? Like I said, I wondered why the audio from the blu-ray player while watching movies was so low. Listening to cds, the audio was just fine. Just on a lark, I disconnected the dvd player from the splitters and the sound is where it's supposed to be. Don't know why that is. I guess it's not too much trouble to just plug the dvd player back in to the splitter when I want to listen to music. And I do know that the blu-ray can play cd and dvd. I just want to keep the blu-ray for movies, as to not wear it out too soon. That's why I've kept the dvd player to use for cds.

Yes that is a mess. You don't want to "split" analog signals, you lose signal power. There used to be analog switches but I don't even see those on monoprice anymore.

I really don't have a recommendation other than check around for a used a/v receiver. You should be able to buy an old one for you purposes that is all analog for next to nothing with plenty of inputs to suite your needs. Or save up and buy a more modern receiver that will let you enjoy the benefits of digital surround sound, and will also have plenty of inputs.

And my two cents on "saving" the bluray player. Very unlikely you will "wear" it out before something else in it dies like the power supply or a capacitor. Plus they are getting very cheap.

Here I found an analog switch:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...BAQ8K4CK5AQ28W

Would something like that switch help the soft sound problem ? It seems to me that it would just be sticking something in the place of the splitters.

The problem with the splitters is you have cascaded them, so you are losing power at each split. A switch like above has no splits, it just runs one signal through at a time, so it should be just fine.

Well, I guess that one is a passive with 2 outputs, it could have some signal loss. But probably not as much as your cascaded setup. You could find others with no split at all. cseyer must have missed this one.

Where can I find one with no split ? I'm not really technically minded...well, with splitters and the like. Would something like this work ?....
http://www.amazon.com/RCA-DT902AV-2-...7870983&sr=1-2

Well, that one only has 2 inputs, how many do you need? You could try the link I put in my last post.

I'd buy a new receiver. You've outgrown the current one, which I'm assuming you've had for awhile as it sounds like you're really hurting on inputs. Also, I wouldn't constantly plug and unplug any of your components. That's too much wear and tear on your inputs. You'll start hearing cackling or worse no audio.

I have my blu-ray player and the dvd player that I use for cds. I also have the audio coming from my tv. In the back of my stereo, is a splitter. In one side (left and right), I have the audio from the tv. In the other side (left and right) I have the blu-ray and dvd players...after the other splitters, of course. So, I'd probably only need two inputs.