Re: [LAD] embedded high end audio

Well, another way to do it is run balanced audio over one or more of the pairs in cat5. In fact 100 megabit ethernet uses only 2 of the 4 available pairs, so you could in theory run stereo audio and ethernet over a single cable (though I haven't tried this, maybe crosstalk would add some audible noise). If your transmitters and receivers are properly balanced, I bet a blind listening test wouldn't reveal any difference. It's also cheap to implement, zero latency, and synchronization is at worst the maximum difference between wires divided by the speed of light. If you aren't sold on the idea, you can make a box with a tube in it, illuminated by an LED, and say it adds tube warmth or something.