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🎤 Elevate your sound game with pro-grade modular audio routing!
The Sound Tools CAT Rack Male XLR Stage Box delivers 12 channels of analog audio over shielded CAT cables using premium Neutrik EtherCON and XLR connectors. Designed for studios, live sound, and broadcast, it reduces cable bulk while supporting phantom power and multiple signal types. Its modular rackmount design with reversible ears ensures flexible, professional installation and reliable, noise-free performance.
| ASIN | B07TV97P22 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #38,316 in Musical Instruments ( See Top 100 in Musical Instruments ) #77 in Recording Snakes |
| Brand | Sound Tools |
| Cable Type | XLR |
| Compatible Devices | Analog and Digital Mixing Consoles, Headphone Amplifiers, Microphones, Microphone Preamplifiers, Intercom devices, Power Amplifiers, Powered Speakers, Lighting Consoles, DMX Controllers |
| Compatible Phone Models | No Compatible Phone Models |
| Connector Gender | Male |
| Connector Type | EtherCON, XLR |
| Date First Available | July 1, 2019 |
| Ethernet cable category | Cat 6a |
| Indoor/Outdoor Usage | Indoor |
| Item Weight | 1.92 pounds |
| Item model number | CAT-RACK-792beb6b24 |
| Manufacturer | Sound Tools |
| Maximum Voltage | 3.16 Volts |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Number of Pins | 3 |
| Product Dimensions | 19.5 x 3.25 x 2 inches |
| Recommended Uses For Product | stage production, studios, touring |
| Shape | Round |
| Special Feature | Data Transfer |
| Specification Met | Aes72-2o |
| UPC | 696177583356 |
| Unit Count | 1.0 Count |
N**2
They work great with SHEILDED cable.
I love it, it reduced the number of wires needed to move our sound system from 12 to 3. Also because they were Sheilded Cat 5e cables they were lighter ass well, making them easier to handle. Caution if you make your own cables make sure they test out as sheilded, unshielded cables do not work. With the right cables the sound quality the comes out of these connectors is excellent. I would definitely purchase again. They worked as stated and made our system better.
G**E
Very neat, works well.
It does what a passive connector panel should do, but $250 is way too expensive. They can charge this because nobody makes a similar product... yet.
S**.
Passes anything!
Using to send AES and coms back and forth to our video room over CAT5e, zero issues. Great box, well made and worth every penny, looking forward to using more of them in the future.
J**R
Ethercon manufacturers don't wire these devices the same.
There seems to be no standard for wiring these devices. I use this rack kit with some Lynx products. Ch1 & 4 are "correct" except Ch1 is out of phase. Ch 2 & 3 are "crossed". I had to make an adapter to fix Ch1's phase (by crossing pins 2 & 3 in the XLR connector. The attached photo shows the 3 right angle adapters plugged into channels A1, B1, and C1.
K**N
Wrong wiring
I install this in my rack. I have several Lyx cat xlr boxes. The wiring didn't match. In the first four xlr jacks. Only 2 of the four matched. I determine this with a cable tester. When I say they didn't match I'm talking about pin 1 2 and 3
B**S
Classic rat product
Great design! It was plug and play, no need to figure anything out. It just works and is reliable!
L**O
Excelente producto
Excelente producto!!!
D**F
Overpriced passive twisted-pair patchbay
"Ethercon" is NOT what it implies and has NOTHING to do with Ethernet or digital audio transmission. It is a PASSIVE cabling system that uses RJ-45 network cable to carry ANALOG audio signals over twisted-pair wires. In addition to its flimsy connectors, it shorts the neutral pins of all four balanced audio signals to the outer cable shield, an open invitation to ground loops among the four audio sources. With this 12-channel patchbay, you need to run three separate RJ-45 cables between the $250 passive patchbay to ANOTHER $250 patchbay. By the time you're done, you've spent over $600 on a make-shift substitute for a 12-channel audio snake with individually isolated 3-pin connectors.
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