[BC] Radio's computerized future?

[Mike McCarthy]

I will concur with the use of RJ45's.  Using a good/high quality gold 
plated CAT 6 rated RJ45 will speed a studio install by quite a bit.  If you 
have the right tool, they will go on in less than a minute.  Try that with 
a DB9---or a pair of XLR connectors.

MM

At 09:03 PM 2/16/2006 -0600, Kirk Harnack wrote
>WFIFeng at aol.com wrote:
>>The only thing I find a little puzzling, is the choice of RJ45 jacks for 
>>the analog I/O on the rack unit... I'd think XLR would be better... but 
>>then, I'm just a "horse & buggy" kind'a guy, who's still learning all 
>>this newfangled stuff. ;)
>
>Willie,
>
>I'll take credit or blame for Axia gear having RF-45's for audio - analog 
>or AES.
>
>The original Axia nodes used Dsub-9 connectors.   YUCCHHH!  Have you EVER 
>soldered one of those neatly?  I never have.
>
>We discussed RJ-45's quite a lot with Dan Braverman at Radio Systems. His 
>StudioHub system had been out for several years with an excellent track 
>record for ease of installation and reliable connections.  So, after a few 
>hundred e-mails back and forth with Axia R&D guys, me and a couple of 
>others chiming in, we decided that the RJ-45, using the StudioHub de facto 
>wiring standard, was the way to go.
>
>Here's an source of some quick info on that system, specific to Axia...
>http://www.studiohub.com/axia/
>
>Best regards,
>
>Kirk Harnack
>Telos/Omnia/Axia
>
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