cliveb;257645 Wrote: > CAT5 cable is NOT shielded. My entire house is wired up with CAT5e, and > I ran the cable and made all the RJ45 connections myself, so I think I > would have noticed if there had been a shield. (I've never used CAT6, > but I would imagine that it too is unshielded). > > NB: My statement above does not mean that I support the idea that RFI > from ethernet cables could interfere with analogue circuitry. I think > it is unlikely in the extreme.
>From Wiki: "Category 5 cable, commonly known as Cat 5 or "Cable and Telephone", is a twisted pair cable type designed for high signal integrity. Many such cables are unshielded but some are shielded. Category 5 has been superseded by the Category 5e specification. This type of cable is often used in structured cabling for computer networks such as Ethernet, and is also used to carry many other signals such as basic voice services, token ring, and ATM (at up to 155 Mbit/s, over short distances)." Category 6 cable, commonly referred to as Cat 6, is a cable standard for Gigabit Ethernet and other network protocols that is backward compatible with the Category 5/5e and Category 3 cable standards. Cat-6 features more stringent specifications for crosstalk and system noise. The cable standard provides performance of up to 250 MHz and is suitable for 10BASE-T / 100BASE-TX and 1000BASE-T (Gigabit Ethernet). It is expected to suit the 10GBASE-T (10Gigabit Ethernet) standard, although with limitations on length if unshielded Cat 6 cable is used. SO I GUESS YOU ARE RIGHT BUT ALSO WRONG: NOT ALL CAT 5 OR CAT 6 CABLES ARE SHIELDED, BUT IM SURE THE CAT 6 I RECENTLY INSTALLED IS, SORRY FOR THE GENERALIZATION. BUT ANYWAY, THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH BETTER SOUND. SO THIS TOPIC IS A BIT OUTSIDE THE POST. -- GuyDebord Reference 3A Royal Master monitors biwired with van den Hul Inspiration, REL Strata 5 sub. AMP: Pathos Classic One MKIII. ANALOGUE: Michell Gyro SE, Technoarm & Lyra Helikon SL cartridge, ASR Mini Basis SQ phono preamp, link: WireWorld Silver Eclipse 5.2. DIGITAL: MacMini, SlimDevices Transporter, link: van den Hul The Second XLRs. POWER: Isotek MiniSub GII, Isotek Elite cables (MiniSub, Rel), Siltech SPX30 MKII (Transporter), van den Hul Mainstream (Pathos) & van den Hul Mainserver (ASR). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GuyDebord's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14587 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42094
_______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
