Terminating SoundTools SuperCAT Cable feat. Samufacturing

[@matthewcselby]

These videos have been so helpful - thank you for taking the time to share your process with us! also, I love my XLR Sniffer/Sender - can't wait for an ethercon version 😉

[@SoundToolsChannel]

Hey thanks for the comment!!! Stay posted for the etherCON!

[@simonstavenuiter2803]

Rubber sheath protects the inner wire from abrasion from the braided shield

[@simonstavenuiter2803]

At a guess the yellow connectors will take a large gauge cable as the SuperCat Sound twisted pairs are a slightly larger gauge than the regular SuperCat (white)

[@SoundToolsChannel]

Yes, the yellow connectors are also a CAT6 version so they are more ideal for the SuperCAT Sound which acts more like a CAT6 cable, where as SuperCAT cable is CAT5e.

[@wellend89]

I find it really interesting that you use the 568A termination - is there any particular reason for it? I'm asking because where I'm from we 568B for everything, I think it's been about ten years since I actually saw an A-cable.

[@SoundToolsChannel]

Backward compatibility and military standards are factors and the basis for SoundTools using T568A. However, as long as the same is used on both ends it's all good and won't make a difference in terms of quality.

[@Auxknob1]

SoundTools - Interesting. I’d be curious to see the packet crash rate when using a 568a on a network that uses 568b protocols. No doubt a properly terminated cable gets max bandwidth and NEXT/FEXT, but if the network has to resend bit packets at a higher rate, doesn’t the bandwidth suffer? Was a long time ago I went to cable school but this was something we spent more time on to figure why the government did things differently. Interesting conversation for sure

[@CountDownMusicGroup]

@@Auxknob1 A network doesn't care about what color code is used, as long as both ends are terminated using the same standard. The only difference between 568 A and B is that 568A provides backward compatibility to a two pair USOC wiring scheme.

[@Auxknob1]

@@CountDownMusicGroup I agree the pin out doesn't matter. I am curious about the impact of skew across the swapped pairs. Does that little bit of skew affect latency? Given the environments we(I) utilize audio over 802.XX does 68A or B work better? I've not seen any manufacturer recommend one over the other. And with environment affecting network cable reliability, I can't help but wonder.

[@simonstavenuiter2803]

Cotton filler in the cable makes the the cable easier to coil

[@Auxknob1]

It’s actually for pulling the cable. A lot of conductor cable like this uses cotton, twine, or sometimes Kevlar as a strain relief when pulling cable. Takes the stress off the conductors and maintains the twists when yanking on the cable. I don’t disagree it helps with coiling but the most manufacturers do it for relief. Not crucial when passing analog audio, but when you are moving high channel counts in the digital bit stream, the bandwidth and crosstalk cancellation are crucial. Again not saying it doesn’t help with wrapping but manufacturers are keen on the twist.

[@DaveRat]

@@Auxknob1 Agreed with both and actually its not cotton but a very strong low stretch fiber in there

[@asoundperson888]

can you use an Hirose TM31P like on the blue supercat? the specifications of TM31P vs TM21P suggests it should be fine

[@simonstavenuiter2803]

Does that RJ45 tester also do shield continuity?

[@TMccrury]

I have that same RJ45 tester and yes it does test the shield. Super nice tester.

[@HazeAnderson]

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