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<blockquote data-quote="Dan Mortensen" data-source="post: 146629" data-attributes="member: 2826">Re: X32 DiscussionExactly. A slight addition is that this not only applies to audio but ANYTHING using a protocol similar to Ethernet. There may be signal present in runs longer than 100 meters and you may get it to work on occasion or even regularly, but the parameters of the cable that allow it to pass these high speed signals (way higher than the audio range that we can hear) degrade with distance and you are operating on the ragged edge, where you are very close or over the line of go/no go at any given moment.However, we had a presentation about the Rane HAL system in September at our AES Section meeting, and HAL uses Ethernet cable to send AES/EBU signal (think I have that right, two channels of audio per XLR connector/cable although they are not using XLR connectors) and that is good for 1000&#039; or more, almost three times as far as Ethernet/AES50. I thought that was interesting.Also, a person can get the little boxes with XLR&#039;s as input or output and Ethercons to connect to CAT cable to run analog audio over Ethernet cable and that is not subject to the 100 meter rule, either.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.soundtools.com/catsnake.html" target="_blank">http://www.soundtools.com/catsnake.html</a>So the rule is the rule unless the details are different.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dan Mortensen, post: 146629, member: 2826"] Re: X32 Discussion Exactly. A slight addition is that this not only applies to audio but ANYTHING using a protocol similar to Ethernet. There may be signal present in runs longer than 100 meters and you may get it to work on occasion or even regularly, but the parameters of the cable that allow it to pass these high speed signals (way higher than the audio range that we can hear) degrade with distance and you are operating on the ragged edge, where you are very close or over the line of go/no go at any given moment. However, we had a presentation about the Rane HAL system in September at our AES Section meeting, and HAL uses Ethernet cable to send AES/EBU signal (think I have that right, two channels of audio per XLR connector/cable although they are not using XLR connectors) and that is good for 1000' or more, almost three times as far as Ethernet/AES50. I thought that was interesting. Also, a person can get the little boxes with XLR's as input or output and Ethercons to connect to CAT cable to run analog audio over Ethernet cable and that is not subject to the 100 meter rule, either. [url]http://www.soundtools.com/catsnake.html[/url] So the rule is the rule unless the details are different. [/QUOTE]

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