The folks at HTF who have used the Radio Shack switches have seemed pretty pleased with the result. Someone at HTF was building a switchbox (selling them for around $200), but most folks seem to stick with the Rat Shack switches. There's also the approach that merc is using. Sony made a pre/pro a few years ago and left off the 5.1 input (it was before they went multichannel with SACD, and they didn't have much reason to support DVD-Audio). When a 5.1 input became a necessity, they created an add-on unit (the TA-P9000) that is a fancy 5.1 switch. It has a 5.1 bypass, a stereo bypass, and two or three 5.1 inputs. Stick one of those between your two players and your 1050 and you're set -- but it'll cost you. They are kinda hard to find (discontinued?), and I think still run in the $400-$500 range.

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