Re: backbone for structured wiring

["Mark Thomas" <mrt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

So'n'so wrote:
> That means using the Cat5 systems that run the
> controller back to the central area, and running the speaker wire all the
> way from the central service point.

Just making sure you understand the wiring: *all* the systems require
Cat5 to the keypad. The difference is where the amplifiers are located,
because you have to wire the speakers to the amps.

If by "Cat5 systems" you mean the ones that send audio over the Cat5 as
well (such as A-Bus or Zon), they have amps in the keypads so you only
need speaker wire from the speakers to the keypad.

The other type of system is the kind with a central amp unit (such as
the Russound CAA/CAV series) where you wire the speakers to the central
location.

The advice you were given earlier allows you to accommodate either type
of system with your wiring.