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Title: digital patchbays
Post by: keepongoin on November 19, 2004, 03:07:15 PM: 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?

(http://kindkables.com/catalog/images/patchbay2.jpg)
Title: Re: digital patchbays
Post by: jpschust on November 19, 2004, 03:19:48 PM: 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
Title: Re: digital patchbays
Post by: nickgregory on November 19, 2004, 03:21:01 PM: I have always been impressed with Ed at Kindkables workmanship on the cables, I am sure this is no exception
Title: Re: digital patchbays
Post by: keepongoin on November 19, 2004, 03:42:26 PM: Quote from: Antwaan Randle El on November 19, 2004, 03:19:48 PM
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.
Title: Re: digital patchbays
Post by: Tim on November 19, 2004, 04:17:18 PM: Quote from: nickgregory on November 19, 2004, 03:21:01 PM
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...
Title: Re: digital patchbays
Post by: John R on November 23, 2004, 05:40:54 PM: it's a great patchbay.
Title: Re: digital patchbays
Post by: dnsacks on November 23, 2004, 06:41:51 PM: 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.
Title: Re: digital patchbays
Post by: F.O.Bean on November 23, 2004, 06:45:22 PM: why does a digi patchbay have a gain knob tho?
Title: Re: digital patchbays
Post by: Todd R on November 23, 2004, 07:06:47 PM: Quote from: Bean on November 23, 2004, 06:45:22 PM
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.
Title: Re: digital patchbays
Post by: F.O.Bean on November 23, 2004, 07:09:35 PM: thanks todd
Title: Re: digital patchbays
Post by: Todd R on November 23, 2004, 08:11:03 PM: Quote from: dnsacks on November 23, 2004, 06:41:51 PM
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.
Title: Re: digital patchbays
Post by: heath on November 24, 2004, 09:16:14 AM: i run a pro-digital patchbay and it works great. ;D looks almost identical to that one.

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Title: Re: digital patchbays
Post by: coloartist on December 14, 2004, 10:01:17 PM: 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 .