Henry66;662281 Wrote: > OK, so the connectors join the BJ3 to the speakers. I am still a little > skeptical of the cable itself. > > I work in the networking industry where RJ-45 means cat5 cable. These > are designed for milliamps, not amps. 20W at 8 ohms is about 1.6 amps. > The latest Power Over Ethernet spec for cat5 allows for up to 34W, but > specifically limits the current to 600mA. > > I would hope that the BJ3 speaker cable is not cat5 inside, but > something beefier. Still, the RJ-45 connector itself worries me. The > contacts are tiny.
All very good points, to which I say then don't buy the Big Joe III ;) All kidding aside, it does seem strange that the manufacturer decided to go with the RJ-45 connectors when there are many other inexpensive speaker output options available. -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels -> Snatch -> The Transporter -> Transporter 2 (oops) -> Touch 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ralphpnj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10827 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90803 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
