On August 13, 2015 at 12:06, Ernie Gilman said...
Brent,
what wire is actually specified for SDI? I think it might be helpful to have that mentioned in this thread. We are forever running into real world situations where we have to evaluate and choose to do something that might not work,* and I think it helps to know the target item.*
Thanks
*Cases such as having a ten foot length of CAT5 that's already in the faux-painted wall going, for some reason, around that corner to exactly where we're mounting the far speaker being the "might not work"; and 14 gauge speaker wire, which is the "target item," for instance.
Ernie:
For SDI you need to use a 75 Ohm Coax, this could be RG/6, RG/59 or Mini 59.
While testing has shown that SDI will work on Copper Clad Steel we do suggest that you use Bare Copper coax.
Testing has also shown that the distance can be from as little as 15' and up to 300' (safely).
