gullfo
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I was cruising through some computer site that had CAT5 patch panels for pretty cheap and thought why couldn't you use CAT5 patch panels instead of 1/4" patch panels for audio? CAT5 is twisted pair (or shielded even) designed for 100mhz signals.
just curious... if the back end was all soldered connection to 1/4" (or whatever type of connector the equipment used), could short 1-2' CAT5 connections be used? is it a case of tradition? impedence? noise? confusion between digital and analog? maybe normalized/open/half-normalled may be tricky? dunno...
just curious... if the back end was all soldered connection to 1/4" (or whatever type of connector the equipment used), could short 1-2' CAT5 connections be used? is it a case of tradition? impedence? noise? confusion between digital and analog? maybe normalized/open/half-normalled may be tricky? dunno...