rob aylestone
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I'm going to revamp my studio in a few weeks and the plan is to put both computers in a separate space because the fan noise is audible and my new shaped studio won't have two rooms anymore, just one bigger space and the noise will be a pain. This means that I will need to extend the USB and firewire cables under the floor. So I'm thinking of bringing all each computer's connectors to the new console I'm building. 3m could be too short, so 5m is more like it. Ignoring the paper specs, USB3 down 5m cables, and the same with firewire - am I going to get grief? Decent cable with real copper is what I'm thinking but is 5m too long? If it is - any solutions? I'll probably end up with some powered USB3 3 or 4 way units to connect extra things? My system is stable at the moment - anyone got experience of things like USB drives, interfaces (USB and Firewire) and other data heavy devices on long cables. monitor feeds appear OK -HDMI, VGA and DVI all seem to be 5m capable.