<div dir="auto">Many of the smaller relays you would want to use have limited on times -- i.e. you wouldn't want to use them as a toggle replacement. If you were to go down this path make sure you read the data sheets closely.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Once upon a time I was looking at how I could replace multi-pole switches with spdt, and relays were on the table until I found this out. For most applications good analog switches (e.g. DG*) are sufficient. In my case V104 fets did well for the rest.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Pete</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, May 31, 2021 at 7:09 AM Gordonjcp <<a href="mailto:gordonjcp@gjcp.net">gordonjcp@gjcp.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)">On Sun, May 30, 2021 at 11:22:38AM +0200, cheater cheater wrote:<br>
> Why can I not use relays to switch audio? What's wrong with relays?<br>
> <br>
> BTW, I was thinking of acoustically dampening relays. EG use sound<br>
> proofing foam.<br>
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They're electrically noisy as well as mechanically noisy. They're unreliable when you use them for switching tiny currents. They introduce a lot of distortion.<br>
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Literally nothing sane uses relays in the audio path.<br>
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-- <br>
Gordonjcp<br>
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