I mocked up a simple mute switch by putting an SPST on/off switch in-line with the signal on one channel between my preamp and power amp. It worked perfectly, no pop or hum or leak.
When I google for mute switch implementations though, there are all much more complicated than this. I'm sure that's not just engineers wanting to overcomplicate things, so I must be missing something. What flaw is not yet apparent to me in my simple on/off switch implementation?
When I google for mute switch implementations though, there are all much more complicated than this. I'm sure that's not just engineers wanting to overcomplicate things, so I must be missing something. What flaw is not yet apparent to me in my simple on/off switch implementation?