Topic: digital patchbays

[keepongoin]

OK - it this a decent patchbay:

http://kindkables.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=19

I am thinking of buying this to facilitate easy patching at YMSB's NYE show.

Anybody ever use one of these things?

[jpschust]

im not sure how theirs is, but if you want a fun soldering project building a digi patchbay is one of the easier starter projects

[nickgregory]

I have always been impressed with Ed at Kindkables workmanship on the cables, I am sure this is no exception

[keepongoin]

im not sure how theirs is, but if you want a fun soldering project building a digi patchbay is one of the easier starter projects

i don't have time to turn anything outside of work into a project.

[Tim]

I have always been impressed with Ed at Kindkables workmanship on the cables, I am sure this is no exception

Ed is a friend. I would buy from him without hesitation...

[John R]

it's a great patchbay.

[dnsacks]

THinking out loud here, but wouldn't a composite video digital distribution amplifier do the same thing?

Agree with the above -- ed is good people and I would continue to buy from him without hesitation.

[F.O.Bean]

why does a digi patchbay have a gain knob tho?

[Todd R]

why does a digi patchbay have a gain knob tho?

The gain is just a calibration pot to insure the patchbay is putting out the right voltage for a spdif signal.  I imagine Ed/kindkables gets it set where it needs to be before sending it out to the end user.  Nothing you'd need to mess with in the field.

[F.O.Bean]

thanks todd

[Todd R]

THinking out loud here, but wouldn't a composite video digital distribution amplifier do the same thing?

Agree with the above -- ed is good people and I would continue to buy from him without hesitation.

Yep, for instance the Kramer Tools KR-105V video distribution amp would work as a digital coax patchbay.  $135 from markertek.  I'd say spending the extra few bucks from Ed/kindkables to get the field battery system and to have it correctly calibrated for our purposes is worth it though.

[heath]

i run a pro-digital patchbay and it works great.      looks almost identical to that one.

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[coloartist]

I have used Ed's patch bay, and it works very well .  I am going to be bringing one on the www.jamcruise.com as a matter of fact.

I always reccommend www.kindkables.com .