AudioQuest 0.75m RJ/E Cinnamon RJECIN0.75 User Manual
Product codes
RJECIN0.75
Ethernet, and the Local Area Network (LAN) systems it enables, has become the copper plumbing
of the digital age. The Ethernet system offers bit-perfect transmission of audio, video and data
signals as far as 1,000 feet without an active booster/repeater, and is high bandwidth, low jitter, and
has low latency (minimal digital-timing and time-delay distortion). This has led to a revolution in the
way people store, distribute, and access digital media, allowing today’s digital entertainment and
other crucial data to be streamed to every room in the house.
of the digital age. The Ethernet system offers bit-perfect transmission of audio, video and data
signals as far as 1,000 feet without an active booster/repeater, and is high bandwidth, low jitter, and
has low latency (minimal digital-timing and time-delay distortion). This has led to a revolution in the
way people store, distribute, and access digital media, allowing today’s digital entertainment and
other crucial data to be streamed to every room in the house.
Wireless transmission of data from the Internet, Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, photos and
emails, and even multi-room video and music as background, is simple and convenient. However
the convenience of wireless comes at a steep qualitative price: even generic office-supply Ethernet
cable-on-a-spool offers audio performance that’s vastly superior to the fastest, most
robust wireless networked audio system.
emails, and even multi-room video and music as background, is simple and convenient. However
the convenience of wireless comes at a steep qualitative price: even generic office-supply Ethernet
cable-on-a-spool offers audio performance that’s vastly superior to the fastest, most
robust wireless networked audio system.
Moving beyond the limitations of wireless, the specific cable matters too. Bulk data
transfers may not be appreciably affected by cable, but lesser Ethernet cable does
affect the real-time playback quality of any Ethernet-based network-audio system.
Digitally-packaged information is carried as an on/off analog signal, and is vulnerable
to most of the same distortion-causing mechanisms as analog audio or video.
Absolute time coherence is required for all analog and digital cables, including USB,
HDMI, FireWire, and Ethernet.
transfers may not be appreciably affected by cable, but lesser Ethernet cable does
affect the real-time playback quality of any Ethernet-based network-audio system.
Digitally-packaged information is carried as an on/off analog signal, and is vulnerable
to most of the same distortion-causing mechanisms as analog audio or video.
Absolute time coherence is required for all analog and digital cables, including USB,
HDMI, FireWire, and Ethernet.
In order to maximize the performance potential of a whole-house network-audio (and
data) system, AudioQuest offers multiple CAT600 (Cat6) and CAT700 (Cat7) bulk
Ethernet cables for whole-house “electronic plumbing,” as well as prepared RJ/E
Ethernet cables. While the bulk CAT600 and CAT700 cables are the clear choice for
whole-house network infrastructure, prepared RJ/E cables–Pearl, Forest, Cinnamon,
Vodka and Diamond–are recommended for shorter runs in high-performance
applications, such as moving audio data from an in-room network drop to a streaming
DAC or network music-player device.
data) system, AudioQuest offers multiple CAT600 (Cat6) and CAT700 (Cat7) bulk
Ethernet cables for whole-house “electronic plumbing,” as well as prepared RJ/E
Ethernet cables. While the bulk CAT600 and CAT700 cables are the clear choice for
whole-house network infrastructure, prepared RJ/E cables–Pearl, Forest, Cinnamon,
Vodka and Diamond–are recommended for shorter runs in high-performance
applications, such as moving audio data from an in-room network drop to a streaming
DAC or network music-player device.
While Cat6/CAT600 cables support network speeds up to 100 Megabits per second
(Mbps), Cat7/CAT700 cables support full "Gigabit Ethernet," which is defined as 1
Gigabit per second. However, it is crucial to note that Cat7, the highest Cat standard,
requires that each of the 4 twisted pairs of signal conductors must be individually
shielded, which has an inherent advantage in audio applications. AudioQuest’s CAT700
and RJ/E prepared Ethernet cables are all built on a Cat7 foundation.
(Mbps), Cat7/CAT700 cables support full "Gigabit Ethernet," which is defined as 1
Gigabit per second. However, it is crucial to note that Cat7, the highest Cat standard,
requires that each of the 4 twisted pairs of signal conductors must be individually
shielded, which has an inherent advantage in audio applications. AudioQuest’s CAT700
and RJ/E prepared Ethernet cables are all built on a Cat7 foundation.
All of AudioQuest’s bulk and prepared Ethernet cables use solid conductors, which
completely eliminate strand interaction, the single biggest cause of distortion in cables,
for clearer, more dynamic and involving sound. Superior conductor metals minimize
distortion by having fewer grain boundaries and less impurities (such as oxides) at
completely eliminate strand interaction, the single biggest cause of distortion in cables,
for clearer, more dynamic and involving sound. Superior conductor metals minimize
distortion by having fewer grain boundaries and less impurities (such as oxides) at
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March 15, 2013
New Product Announcement:
CAT600 and CAT700 Bulk Ethernet Cables, Connectors,
and Prepared RJ/E Ethernet Cables
those boundaries. Solid High-Density Polyethylene (PE) insulation helps maintain critical signal-pair
geometry. Of course all AudioQuest Ethernet cables honor the directionality inherent in all analog
and digital audio cables; arrows on the jackets indicate the direction (from source to destination) for
the best audio performance.
geometry. Of course all AudioQuest Ethernet cables honor the directionality inherent in all analog
and digital audio cables; arrows on the jackets indicate the direction (from source to destination) for
the best audio performance.
While there’s so much good stuff hidden away inside all these cables, the extraordinary Telegartner
RJ45 connectors on Vodka and Diamond are very much in one’s face. These connectors use a
patented combination of geometry and circuitry to minimize the inevitable impedance mismatch
that occurs as when a cable's 4 twisted pairs are laid out in a straight row. The scale of this
performance difference is slap-in-the-ears obvious and indicative of the difference all connectors
make, and installers who compare these connectors will have the opportunity to hear for themselves
just how big a deal a connector can be.
RJ45 connectors on Vodka and Diamond are very much in one’s face. These connectors use a
patented combination of geometry and circuitry to minimize the inevitable impedance mismatch
that occurs as when a cable's 4 twisted pairs are laid out in a straight row. The scale of this
performance difference is slap-in-the-ears obvious and indicative of the difference all connectors
make, and installers who compare these connectors will have the opportunity to hear for themselves
just how big a deal a connector can be.
RJ/E Diamond and improved RJ/E Vodka are now shipping with AQ’s proprietary Noise-Dissipation
System (NDS) inside. Typical cable shield systems absorb and then drain noise and RF energy to
component ground, which modulates and distorts the critical “reference” ground plane. NDS’s
application of metal- and carbon-loaded synthetics “shields the shield,” absorbing and reflecting
most of this energy before it reaches the layer attached to component ground. This reduces
distortion and increases sonic performance, which is to say that as great sounding as the
first-generation RJ/E Vodka was, the version shipping now is clearly even more sonically addictive.
System (NDS) inside. Typical cable shield systems absorb and then drain noise and RF energy to
component ground, which modulates and distorts the critical “reference” ground plane. NDS’s
application of metal- and carbon-loaded synthetics “shields the shield,” absorbing and reflecting
most of this energy before it reaches the layer attached to component ground. This reduces
distortion and increases sonic performance, which is to say that as great sounding as the
first-generation RJ/E Vodka was, the version shipping now is clearly even more sonically addictive.
Currently two levels of male Cat connectors are available for order with the CAT600 and CAT700 bulk
cables: a low-profile high-performance model and the Telegartner ultra-performance model
described above. A crimping tool with die for terminating the low-profile connectors properly is
available now, and female wall-plate connectors are anticipated to begin shipping in the coming
months.
cables: a low-profile high-performance model and the Telegartner ultra-performance model
described above. A crimping tool with die for terminating the low-profile connectors properly is
available now, and female wall-plate connectors are anticipated to begin shipping in the coming
months.
Moving streaming digital bits from one place to another throughout a home is a relatively simple
matter that can be accomplished with generic prepared and spool Ethernet cables. Honoring and
preserving fragile digital-information packages in such a way that the data can be faithfully
reconstructed into video that transports you and music that inspires you is the reason to choose
AudioQuest’s CAT600 and CAT700 bulk and RJ/E Ethernet cables.
matter that can be accomplished with generic prepared and spool Ethernet cables. Honoring and
preserving fragile digital-information packages in such a way that the data can be faithfully
reconstructed into video that transports you and music that inspires you is the reason to choose
AudioQuest’s CAT600 and CAT700 bulk and RJ/E Ethernet cables.