Cordial Ravenna (rebranded CAT 5) or Cordial CAT 7 for Hapi

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Cordial Ravenna (rebranded CAT 5) or Cordial CAT 7 for Hapi

Postby MorganN » Mon Dec 01, 2014 00:38

Hi,

Does anybody know the preferred CAT standard for the Horus/Hapi interface for long cable runs (75-100 meter)?

Cordial has made a Ravenna version of their CAT 5e (just different jacket), but
they also have a CAT 7 cable with better specs than the CAT5e.

http://www.cordial.eu/en/news/73-ccat-5-ravenna.html
http://katalog.cordial.eu/media//produk ... avenna.pdf
http://katalog.cordial.eu/media//produk ... AT%207.pdf
http://ravenna.alcnetworx.com/partners/ ... rdial.html

Other options?

Thanks!

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Morgan

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Re: Cordial Ravenna (rebranded CAT 5) or Cordial CAT 7 for H

Postby AndrewB » Mon Dec 01, 2014 02:25

From what I know so far, Merging has certified use of Cat5e and Cat6. Cat6 will be a better choice for longer cable runs.

There is an existing discussion on the topic of cable run length:
viewtopic.php?f=54&t=8267

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Re: Cordial Ravenna (rebranded CAT 5) or Cordial CAT 7 for H

Postby MorganN » Mon Dec 01, 2014 20:16

Thanks, Andrew!

CAT7 is backward compatible and the Cordial CAT7 is rated for use with Dante, so it should work (on paper..?)
I also see Yamaha recommends CAT7 for longer cable runs for their gear.

Will continue on the existing discussion. Thanks for the link!