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Apparently, from January all speakers listed below will no longer have the traditional Powerlink DIN sockets.
Instead, they will be fitted with RJ45 sockets and therefore you will need different Powerlink cables.
Speakers which will be manufacturered with RJ45 sockets are:-
The following diagram shows the connections from an RJ45 to powerlink
Location: Hampshire, England
What are the implications of this for attaching to non B&O equipment (Airport Express or optical out from an Apple TV for example)?
What are the implications
RJ45 is used for a lot of other applications these days. But, I sure we will not have to wait long before someone plugs their local area network cable into one thinking its a network connection.
Location: Hampshire, England
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I'm sure I'll get a myriad of posts about this, but I have to ask - what's the point?
I don't know what the point is from B&O's point of view, but I see it immensely easier and cheaper for everyone if you can use all the existing RJ45 installation hardware and even house wiring instead of hunting for (expensive, small series) Powerlink wall plates etc.
Installers (and anyone else) will also save about 95% of their time by using crimp tools to make custom length speaker cables instead of struggling with a DIN and a soldering iron.
What are the implications of this for attaching to non B&O equipment
(Airport Express or optical out from an Apple TV for example)?
You'll need a different adapter cable
- but PowerLink remains an analogue signal
- just the plug will be changed.
Optical is a digital signal - no way.
In Network Link (CAT 7) installations a CAT 6 patch cable RJ45<>RJ45
between wall outlet / PL distribution module and the speaker
will replace all versions of PowerLink cables.
This will make it a lot easyer to customize cables, soldering 8 pins
takes a lot more time than crimping a RJ45 plug.
I'm sure I'll get a myriad of posts about this, but I have to ask - what's the point?I don't know what the point is from B&O's point of view, but I see it immensely easier and cheaper for everyone if you can use all the existing RJ45 installation hardware and even house wiring instead of hunting for (expensive, small series) Powerlink wall plates etc.
Installers (and anyone else) will also save about 95% of their time by using crimp tools to make custom length speaker cables instead of struggling with a DIN and a soldering iron.
It is NOT an ISSUE OF BANDWIDTH why you need CAT 7 for an analogue signal
- IT'S THE SUFFICIENT SHIELDING / SCREENING !
CAT 7 cables will always fulfill this SHIELDING requirements for ANALOGUE USE
CAT 6 cables in many cases,
CAT 5/e cables won't be sufficient in most cases.
Hi folks,
With such cables, will it still be needed to put some masterlink cables between both the master and the "slave"?
Here is what I've seen on the web:
You can also send Masterlink over Cat 7, but in this thread we are ONLY talking about Powerlink over CAT 7
Location: Hampshire, England
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