drmatt wrote: > But I might just put a SB receiver in each physical zone and run cat 5 > everywhere myself.
I agree - keep the audio in the digital domain as long as possible, and use existing networking. > > Baluns: > http://muxlab.com/product/stereo-audio-balun > I am familiar with baluns in general, in audio they usually consist of audio transformers. Yes, they can be useful if you have to carry high-impedance signals for hundreds of meters, but not really applicable to a domestic environment, where you'd get a better sound quality by using a normal balanced, differential connection (driven by a balanced or unbalanced output stage). > Don't forget the RPi has HDMI digital audio output. You can forward that > long distances if necessary and it's lossless and digital. But it is a dedicated connection that becomes legacy as soon as HDMI is replaced by the Next Great Thing. I just run cat5/cat6 everywhere to be future proof. "To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this fast-growing art of 'high fidelity' the quackery will bear a solid gilt edge that will fool many people" - Paul W Klipsch, 1953 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Julf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=42050 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=106472 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
