Solved! Multi Input Solution

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First post in here, so hopefully, I can get the help I need.

I own a cigar bar and have 5 TV's that customers watch. I want to develop a sound system that goes throughout the bar, but want each TV to be able to connect to the sound system and I choose which audio goes through the sound system (especially during football season when I have all 5 TV's playing games but everyone wants to hear the local game. Is there a way to connect all 5 TV's to a sound system? Three of the TV's only have firesticks as their video input, and two have firesticks and cable boxes attached.

This may be s simple solution, but as you can probably tell by now, I am a newbie to electronics, but don't want to pay thousands to have someone come hook it up if I can do it myself.

Thanks,
 
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Get a matrix audio switcher and run whatever the sound source is through that. With using firesticks you need the TVs to have audio out ports on them and you probably need to do some wiring to connect things to the switcher like this https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1236295-REG/denon_dn_508mx_8_zone_digital_mixer.html/?ap=y&ap=y&smp=y&smp=y&lsft=BI:6879&gclid=Cj0KCQjw06OTBhC_ARIsAAU1yOXAJ09vU0qaKCyxC1uO_uYzr3d87y06RKvpjTmexKBedLSjtzjhPaUaAo_EEALw_wcB

Here is one with an amp built in for the speakers https://www.monoprice.com/product?p...k48HMJjpBcKF5SadbStE8hNGJ1Ziu_oIaAqk3EALw_wcB

This will not be very simple or cheap, proper matrix switches, adapters and...
Get a matrix audio switcher and run whatever the sound source is through that. With using firesticks you need the TVs to have audio out ports on them and you probably need to do some wiring to connect things to the switcher like this https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1236295-REG/denon_dn_508mx_8_zone_digital_mixer.html/?ap=y&ap=y&smp=y&smp=y&lsft=BI:6879&gclid=Cj0KCQjw06OTBhC_ARIsAAU1yOXAJ09vU0qaKCyxC1uO_uYzr3d87y06RKvpjTmexKBedLSjtzjhPaUaAo_EEALw_wcB

Here is one with an amp built in for the speakers https://www.monoprice.com/product?p...k48HMJjpBcKF5SadbStE8hNGJ1Ziu_oIaAqk3EALw_wcB

This will not be very simple or cheap, proper matrix switches, adapters and speakers/amps will all cost a decent amount.

If you already have an existing sound system that will make things easier. To enable control of things where each TV or sources plays to the speakers you really should get an A/V shop to set it up properly and with good robust products.
 
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