Specifications

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In review, here are the three routing solutions we’ve looked at.
DIRECT WIRE
Complexity: For all but the simplest, Point A-to-Point B situations, terrible
Wiring material cost: High, and increases geometrically with added drops
Wiring labor cost: High, and also increases geometrically with added drops; high likelihood of errors
Reliability: Highly prone to ground loops and EMI
Ease of use: Difficult
Routing: Individual channels
Expandability: Not advisable
Distance: Depends on conditions; a practical limit might be a couple hundred feet, although longer
distances are possible with suitable precautions
CROSSPOINT ROUTER
Complexity: Reasonable
Wiring material cost: Moderate to high
Wiring labor cost: Moderate to high
Reliability: Susceptible to EMI; may be prone to ground loops; unlikely to have redundant capabilities
Ease of use: Good
Routing: Usually by individual or pairs of channels
Expandability: Possible, depending on the capacity of the router
Distance: Depends on conditions; a practical limit might be a couple hundred feet
RAVE DIGITAL AUDIO ROUTER
Complexity: Very simple
Wiring material cost: Very low; might even already be installed
Wiring labor cost: Very low
Reliability: Free of ground loops; highly immune to EMI; capable of redundant operation
Ease of use: Good
Routing: Blocks of 8 audio channels
Expandability: Easy; up to 64 transmitted audio channels, but can accommodate any number of
receiving devices
Distance: With CAT5 UTP cable, up to 100 meters (328 feet) between hub and RAVE unit; with
100baseFX optical fiber, up to 2 kilometers (1.24 miles) under certain conditions