I have not (yet) stereo. So far have a pair of powered speakers (active = with integrated amplifier) serve for the sound from the cable box, the DVD player and the CD player as the sound from the television is usually worse. Previously I had the RCA cable then umstöpseln Always. Now with the switch eliminates the hassle of plugging. The problem I would even be able to solve multi-Y-cables. That would indeed have been a little cheaper, but not as aesthetically.
The housing is made of sturdy metal. He has already survived at me without quirks a fall, but I had a quirk in the wooden floor. The jack input is not too bad either, if you'd like the laptop to connect to the TV for example, to present its own digital videos.
In short, it does the job and looks relatively good about it from.