DACT

DACT audio input selector switch. Danish Audio ConnecT manufactures the CT3 High-End audio input selector switch for Hi-Fi, A/V and Pro-Audio, used by DIY Audiophiles and audio equipment manufacturers throughout the world: CT3 has 4 poles allowing it to switch 2-channels, both signal and ground, simultaneously. CT3 is mechanically programmable for 1-5 input sources, and is available with solder lugs for wires or for PCB mounting.

CT3 audio selector switches

CT3 audio selector switches

Very compact 5-positions audio input selector switches (switches between up to 5 input sources)

All contacts and connections are gold plated for long lifetime even in the most challenging environments

Same basic construction and size as the DACT CT2 audio attenuators and CT4 balance controls

Ideal together with DACT’s CT2 stepped attenuators for active or passive preamplifiers

Fig. 1 (above). Left: CT3-5-4/wire. Right: CT3-5-8/wire

CT3 gold plated connections

AVAILABLE VERSIONS

CT3-5-4/wire

4-pole switch. Solder lugs for wire connections. Non-shorting. Switches up to either:

- 2 channels with signal and ground simultaneously

- 4 channels, signal only

- 2 balanced channels, + and - signal only (excl. ground)

CT3-5-4/PCB

Same as CT3-5-4/wire but for PCB mounting instead of wire soldering

CT3-5-8/wire

8-pole switch. Solder lugs for wire connections. Non-shorting. Switches up to either

- 4 channels with signal and ground simultaneously

- 8 channels, signal only

- 4 balanced channels, + and - signal only (excl. ground)

- 2 balanced channels, +/- signal and ground for both channels

Click here to view CT3 connection scheme
and connections examples

Fig. 2. Connections on solder lug versions

OTHER CT3 RESOURCES

If you want to view any of the resources below on your monitor, we recommend that you click on the HTML version of the resource.
For printing or archiving we recommend downloading the PDF version.

CT3 Data Sheet
Click here for on-screen viewing
Click here to download PDF version (199KB)

Application note
Using CT3 to switch between multiple outputs in a preamp