Stratmangler;687719 Wrote: > Avoid a network grounding strategy if you can - the pins on a Cat5e/Cat6 > do not carry any ground connections (ie - everything floats) - that is > done by the cable screen, if there is one. > In most applications there is no need to screen the cable, it's for > extreme > conditions only, should they arise. > > Chris :)
Yep the pins don't have a ground connection but the SBT headshell socket does. If you use a shielded cable that has shielded plugs which are tied to the cable shield, then that cable shield will in turn be tied to the SBT ground. This may increase the noise and interference inside the SBT rather than decrease it. As you suggest, use an ungrounded/unshielded ethernet cable (unless you really know what you are doing and it integrates with your specific ethernet grounding strategy) -- HumanMedia ------------------------------------------------------------------------ HumanMedia's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=44865 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=93316 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
