Optical interconnect

[Dirk Bruere at NeoPax]

Does anyone do a *real* optical system for long(ish) distances eg up to
100m? Not TOSLINK plastic cable.

Dirk

[Scott Dorsey]

Dirk Bruere at NeoPax > wrote:
>Does anyone do a *real* optical system for long(ish) distances eg up to
>100m? Not TOSLINK plastic cable.

Several folks do. The cheapest is probably the Hosa gadget that allows you
to run S-PDIF over a single 62.5 fibre. For more money you can get gadgets
like the LightViper that allow you to run multiple channels over the same
fibre.
--scott


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[danger]

On Wed, 23 Aug 2006 00:47:51 +0100, Dirk Bruere at NeoPax
> wrote:

>Does anyone do a *real* optical system for long(ish) distances eg up to
>100m? Not TOSLINK plastic cable.
>
>Dirk

Ear makes a device that converts adat to cat5 and back I use that for
long distances,

[Dirk Bruere at NeoPax]

danger wrote:
> On Wed, 23 Aug 2006 00:47:51 +0100, Dirk Bruere at NeoPax
> > wrote:
>
>> Does anyone do a *real* optical system for long(ish) distances eg up to
>> 100m? Not TOSLINK plastic cable.
>>
>> Dirk
>
> Ear makes a device that converts adat to cat5 and back I use that for
> long distances,

CAT5 is probably OK but optical sounds better for audiofools.

Dirk

[Dirk Bruere at NeoPax]

Dirk Bruere at NeoPax wrote:
> danger wrote:
>> On Wed, 23 Aug 2006 00:47:51 +0100, Dirk Bruere at NeoPax
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Does anyone do a *real* optical system for long(ish) distances eg up
>>> to 100m? Not TOSLINK plastic cable.
>>>
>>> Dirk
>>
>> Ear makes a device that converts adat to cat5 and back I use that for
>> long distances,
>
> CAT5 is probably OK but optical sounds better for audiofools.

Plus, of course, there is no possibility whatsoever of earth loops
screwing things up.

--
Dirk

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[Scott Dorsey]

Dirk Bruere at NeoPax > wrote:
>Dirk Bruere at NeoPax wrote:
>> danger wrote:
>>> On Wed, 23 Aug 2006 00:47:51 +0100, Dirk Bruere at NeoPax
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Does anyone do a *real* optical system for long(ish) distances eg up
>>>> to 100m? Not TOSLINK plastic cable.
>>>>
>>>> Dirk
>>>
>>> Ear makes a device that converts adat to cat5 and back I use that for
>>> long distances,
>>
>> CAT5 is probably OK but optical sounds better for audiofools.
>
>Plus, of course, there is no possibility whatsoever of earth loops
>screwing things up.

If you're using unshielded Cat-5 and the devices use transformer isolation
(as is required in the AES/EBU spec but not the newer IEC spec), then there
is no possibility of ground loops anyway.
--scott

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"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

[Dirk Bruere at NeoPax]

Scott Dorsey wrote:
> Dirk Bruere at NeoPax > wrote:
>> Dirk Bruere at NeoPax wrote:
>>> danger wrote:
>>>> On Wed, 23 Aug 2006 00:47:51 +0100, Dirk Bruere at NeoPax
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Does anyone do a *real* optical system for long(ish) distances eg up
>>>>> to 100m? Not TOSLINK plastic cable.
>>>>>
>>>>> Dirk
>>>> Ear makes a device that converts adat to cat5 and back I use that for
>>>> long distances,
>>> CAT5 is probably OK but optical sounds better for audiofools.
>> Plus, of course, there is no possibility whatsoever of earth loops
>> screwing things up.
>
> If you're using unshielded Cat-5 and the devices use transformer isolation
> (as is required in the AES/EBU spec but not the newer IEC spec), then there
> is no possibility of ground loops anyway.
> --scott
>
True, but optical always seems 'cleaner' IMO, although it does come with
its own problems.

--
Dirk

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Presented by Dirk Bruere and Marc Power on ResonanceFM