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RE: Newbie to KAT5


  • Subject: RE: Newbie to KAT5
  • From: James Hoye
  • Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2001 11:09:00 +0000

> Thanks James, I wasn't aware that CAT5 and speakers was a NoNo. I
> assume then I would teminate them using standard RCA phono sockets?

Better to use either
<a href="http://www.home-automation.info/make_speaker_terminal_wallplates.htm";>http://www.home-automation.info/make_speaker_terminal_wallplates.htm</a>
or
search rswww.com for 464-690 or
<a href="http://www.comfort.org.uk/products/main5.html#spkwplt";>http://www.comfort.org.uk/products/main5.html#spkwplt</a>

> Would that then let me take an audio feed from the swither, straight
> to the speakers as well as the TV?

As I understand it, the switcher will switch line-level audio only. You
would need to feed that through a suitable amplifier and then onto
speakers.

James H






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