Audio over IP hardware inquiry

[Ales Dravinec]

Hello,

I need a pair of hardware devices that would transmit audio over network. I found these offerings from DEVA, but was hoping for cheaper solution.
Can you help ?

Application is to send audio to a distant location, LAN is there, additional cabling can not be installed.

Inputs on transmitter and outputs on receiver must be analog of some sort, RCA, 1/8, XLR, 1/4 ... Not important

With utmost respect


Ales Dravinec, ADRaudio

 

[Nathan Ihlenfeldt]

Hi Ales,
Have you considered Barix in- and Exstreamer?
http://www.barix.com/

Nathan

 

[Ales Dravinec]

Hi Ales,
Have you considered Barix in- and Exstreamer?
http://www.barix.com/

Nathan

Thank you, Nathan.
Looks like BARIX has wanted functionality for approximately half the DEVA's price.

I guess it would be hard to find a pair for less than $500 ...

 

[Caleb Dueck]

Maybe Atterotech, but it costs a little more.

 

[JohannesHalvorsen]

If you are not afraid to tinker a bit you should take a look at this: http://jamesharrison.github.io/openob/

It is a sw solution, but one that should be possible to integrate with the needed hw, e.g. Raspberry pis, for well under 500$.

Sent from my Nexus 7

 

[Timo Ulkuniemi]

Hello

This might be plain stupid - why don´t you send audio over existing CAT-cable ? I could not find better info of how many channels you need or distance etc, but twisted pair of CAT-cable is fine over hundreds of meters/yards on line level. Isolation x-former on one end or both - depending ( I borrow this from Ivan )

 

[Rob Timmerman]

Hello

This might be plain stupid - why don´t you send audio over existing CAT-cable ? I could not find better info of how many channels you need or distance etc, but twisted pair of CAT-cable is fine over hundreds of meters/yards on line level. Isolation x-former on one end or both - depending ( I borrow this from Ivan )

LAN does not always mean twisted pair cabling. Depending on how distant the two endpoints are, there may be fiber-optic links, or multiple hops through switches. Additionally, access to the intermediate infrastructure (e.g. patch panels) may not be available.

 

[brian maddox]

Hello,

I need a pair of hardware devices that would transmit audio over network. I found these offerings from DEVA, but was hoping for cheaper solution.
Can you help ?

Application is to send audio to a distant location, LAN is there, additional cabling can not be installed.

Inputs on transmitter and outputs on receiver must be analog of some sort, RCA, 1/8, XLR, 1/4 ... Not important

With utmost respect


Ales Dravinec, ADRaudio

RDL [radio design labs] has a large selection of DANTE I/O available. Not sure how they compare cost wise with other options, but a DANTE solution does put you into a standard Audio over IP protocal which may be good for future expansion if necessary.

 

[Ben Lawrence]

You could use 2 laptops as well utilizing vlc player you can send a stream from one device directly to another.