Has anyone tried using shielded Cat 5 cable in an audio application? I am thinking about using short (12 inches or less) runs of Cat 5 as jumpers between the XO and panels of my Magnepan MGIIIa. Given the bandwidth capabilities of certified Cat 5....
I replaced AudioQuest Midnights with Cat 5.I used 4 runs of it 2 pos 2 neg. I use it in MY HT set up. Economy of Scale. If I where to sell this CAT 5 Commercially, it would sell for over 300.00 Very labour intensive to make and I used Cardas Spades.
If you are a DIY and have 5/10 hours to kill go for it.
Single runs are better than average cables but if you double up twist them shrink wrap and use good connectors they are very good.. Plenum grade as a Minimum.
Thanks everyone for the input! I can always rely AGoners. Probably will give it a try. As a network admin guy, I have a couple of 1000 ft spools of Belden Datatwist 1585A verified Cat 5 in my office. I've been staring at it for a couple of days saying "Hmmm, I wonder...."
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