Re: Audio over Cat5 ???

[Art Todesco <actodesco@xxxxxxxxx>]

Lucas Tam wrote:
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>>What if any problems will I run int if I run audio over Cat5? What I
>>would like to do is run Cat5 from an stereo amplifier to a stepped
>>volume control and from there run speaker wire to two speakers on my
>>deck. Not looking for high quality audio at the speaker location but
>>would not want it to be distorted. The length of Cat5 would be about
>>25 feet and from the volume control to the speakers another 25 feet.
>>The Cat5 is already in place in the wall and I'd just have to run the
>>speaker wire.
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> Easiest solution would be to run line level audio via Cat 5. Have a second
> amp on the other end of the run to power the speakers.
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> I heard you could get upto 5 - 10W via Cat 5 with proprietary Cat5 audio
> systems, but I don't know if it's safe for regular home equipment to do so.
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Shouldn't really be a problem unless you are pumping lots of watts ...
there will always be some loss due to the resistance of the cable.
However, for that short a run, at speaker level and impedance (8 ohms),
the loss will be very small.  You could double up pairs, i.e. 2 pairs
for each speaker, to even have less loss.