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Belden’s Digital Audio Cables, Available from Maser, Provide Optimal Digital/Analog Performance and Installation Ease (1/4/2009)

Belden Brilliance 1353A, a new Cat 5e digital audio single-pair cable, is ideal for use in professional and commercial audio applications. Since it is essentially ‘single pair- Category 5e,’ tested to 100 MHz, its low capacitance (15 pF/ft, 49 pF/m) makes it excellent for both analog and digital audio.

Available from Maser Communications (UK), one of Belden’s leading Specialised Distributors and DNA Partners for the UK and Ireland. The 1353A is especially valuable where small size, low weight, and high performance are required, and can be used anywhere a traditional analog or digital shielded pair might be employed, even where cabling may experience rough handling and harsh environmental conditions.

Other benefits if this new Cat 5e digital audio single-pair cable include the following:

1) Installation Efficiency

Many installers routinely use Category 5e or Category 6 cables for audio applications. But, until now if you wanted a single Cat 5e pair, it was necessary to take a four-pair cable and laboriously separate out a pair. The availability of this new ready-to-use jacketed single pair eliminates those inconvenient steps, saving installation time and improving installation efficiency.

2) Installable Performance

Belden’s patented Bonded-Pair technology provides maximum ruggedness and consistent electrical properties during and after installation. During installation, cables are typically pulled, bent, and even kinked. All of these actions can alter the dimensions and physical properties of the cable, degrading its electrical performance. However, the Bonded- Pair design attaches the two wires together (without glue!) for a uniform conductor-to conductor spacing. This helps the cable withstand the rigors of installation and maintain high performance.

3) Its Not Just for Digital Use, But Analog Too, and More

As a bonus, the 1353A Single-pair Digital Audio Cable can be used for analog applications as well as digital. As by nature of the products design, Belden Digital Audio Cables have a low capacitance due to their high impedance, making them excellent analog cables.

4) Outstanding Construction for Indoor/Outdoor Versatility

This innovative new product’s jacket is made of a rugged matte-finish PVC, yet the cable is still highly flexible and very round. Overall nominal cable diameter is 0.126 in. so the minimum installed bend radius is 1.26 in. The insulation on the pair is polyolefin. Operating temperature range for Belden 1353A is -20ºC to 60ºC and this cable complies with NEC/(UL) CMR (riser) and CEC/(UL) CMG fire ratings.

For further information contact the Maser Sales Team on 01329 835 480 or visit:

www.masercomms.co.uk