Cat5 cable has four pairs of wires, so it only supports 4 channels. I guess that you have the choice to use either the male or the female connector on each channel. Likewise if you use the link connector to daisy chain you still only have the four channels. It's just a matter of having more choice as to where you link into a particular channel. The unit is just a passive connection box, routing the XLR wires into the Cat5 wires and back again at the other end. What looks good about this until is that having a choice of male or female on each channel. you don't need adaptors, it easily adapts to changes in the number of mikes or speaker feeds at your location.
Hey @AJAYTHECEO if you look through there spec sheet these devices are just using the colored pairs for each channel. So channel 1 is over the orange pair of wires for instance. That being said you can only run 4 connections off this device the in and out listed as Jack 1 share the same pair of wires so you really only have 4 inputs or outputs not 4 of each.
@@AJaytheCEO that is correct, the input 1 is wired in parallel to the output 1 so you can't use both at the same time without some funkiness. That applies to all 4 lines. the shield is what makes phantom power work and is also the ground line for all xls connections. so make sure you use the right cat cable. These type of converters are extremely handy, it is basically a wire to wire converter cable, that's why they don't require any form of power. Last note, because these are basically converting the 12 wires of the xlr cables into the 8+shield you cannot really daisy chain them to add more ins and outs down the line, if you daisy chained a 3 or more boxes all it does is give you another patch point for the same 4 xlr cables.
the wireless mics will not be used with this. the amp for the keyboard will also be something separate from this but honestly, it should go through the house speakers instead of the amp.
ow, they didn't clean the soldering flux ! (that's the sticky stuff, use IPA to clean it up) so, it's each XLR plug in one of the cat 5e twisted pair, there is no daisy chaining. the thing is only a passive adapter, there's no active electronics. you'll need 2 cat 5e cables, one for each block of 4 xlr plugs
What sort of length does it run and work, especially if you max out the connections? (I am thinking of attempted hdmi over CATx where it works on short, but not long distance)
Cat5 cable has four pairs of wires, so it only supports 4 channels. I guess that you have the choice to use either the male or the female connector on each channel. Likewise if you use the link connector to daisy chain you still only have the four channels. It's just a matter of having more choice as to where you link into a particular channel. The unit is just a passive connection box, routing the XLR wires into the Cat5 wires and back again at the other end. What looks good about this until is that having a choice of male or female on each channel. you don't need adaptors, it easily adapts to changes in the number of mikes or speaker feeds at your location.
Hey @AJAYTHECEO if you look through there spec sheet these devices are just using the colored pairs for each channel. So channel 1 is over the orange pair of wires for instance. That being said you can only run 4 connections off this device the in and out listed as Jack 1 share the same pair of wires so you really only have 4 inputs or outputs not 4 of each.
Ok thanks for that. So in my install this will still work i just can add any additional inputs since I have 2 speakers and 2 instruments
@@AJaytheCEO that is correct, the input 1 is wired in parallel to the output 1 so you can't use both at the same time without some funkiness. That applies to all 4 lines. the shield is what makes phantom power work and is also the ground line for all xls connections. so make sure you use the right cat cable. These type of converters are extremely handy, it is basically a wire to wire converter cable, that's why they don't require any form of power. Last note, because these are basically converting the 12 wires of the xlr cables into the 8+shield you cannot really daisy chain them to add more ins and outs down the line, if you daisy chained a 3 or more boxes all it does is give you another patch point for the same 4 xlr cables.
Hi, will multiple channels work together.. Can we control each channel separately..
yes via the sound mixer. These are simple extenders with no added control from the source
there are 6 wireless mics and a keyboard. the keyboard has a separate speaker will that make a difference?
the wireless mics will not be used with this. the amp for the keyboard will also be something separate from this but honestly, it should go through the house speakers instead of the amp.
ow, they didn't clean the soldering flux ! (that's the sticky stuff, use IPA to clean it up)
so, it's each XLR plug in one of the cat 5e twisted pair, there is no daisy chaining. the thing is only a passive adapter, there's no active electronics.
you'll need 2 cat 5e cables, one for each block of 4 xlr plugs
Thanks for the info!
Hey man just found your channel, super helpful! Do you know anything about phantom powering mics n stuff with a setup like this?
It should pass through fine. Poe can send the same voltage over ethernet so I don't see how this would be a problem
@@AJaytheCEO okay awesome, a lot of the details on stuff like that aren’t explicitly covered elsewhere
To run phantom power. Use shielded cable. “STP”. It requires it for the ground.
Yeah that's the type I installed there
As a follow up works great for me too, only problem is limited models of wall panel, wouldn’t mind a 16x16
What sort of length does it run and work, especially if you max out the connections? (I am thinking of attempted hdmi over CATx where it works on short, but not long distance)
I have 150ft on this one and it works fine for me
Can these be used with a digital mixer and stage box
Yes they can
There is a lot of motherboard noise in your audio. Try a groud lift in the power cable.
Noise Levels?
Can this work on an analog mixer?
Yes. That is what I connected it to for the install
@@AJaytheCEO Thank you so much for the timely feedback.