{"title":"Sending Audio over Cat Cable","description":"\u003cp\u003eMusic streamers are connected directly to your whole-house audio controller at the primary equipment location.  But what about your other devices spread around the house, such as TVs, PCs, CD Players, turntables, and home theater receivers?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeveral options are available that utilize inexpensive Cat 5 (or higher) cable run from these devices back to the primary equipment location:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"mainbodylist\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIf you have a Lync system\u003c\/strong\u003e . . . convenient\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eInput Panels can be installed near the audio source, often behind TVs, bedside tables, etc.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFor sources with Bluetooth\u003c\/strong\u003e (smart phones, TVs, Echo Dots, etc.) . . . HTD offers a Bluetooth Extension Kit that can extend the audio signal a long distance over Cat cable.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIf your source is an Amazon Dot\u003c\/strong\u003e . . . we have two kits that allow you to mount and power the Dot in a ceiling and extend its audio along Cat cable back to your main equipment.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFor all systems\u003c\/strong\u003e . . . HTD's Dual Stereo Baluns offer a way to send two stereo signals, either both in the same direction, or in opposite directions over long runs of Cat cable.  This is often useful when sharing audio between a home theater receiver and a whole-house audio system.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"stereo-audio-baluns-bal","title":"Dual Stereo Balun (In-Wall)","description":"\u003cp\u003eNeed to connect one or two stereo sources (such as a TV, computer, receiver, CD player ...) located in one room to your whole-house audio system or home theater receiver located in another room?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWant to share sources connected to a home theater receiver with your whole-house audio system, while simultaneously sharing what is playing in a nearby room\/zone with that same home theater receiver?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can do this over a single Cat5 (or higher) cable using a pair of our dual stereo baluns (connect one at each end of the cable).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HTD","offers":[{"title":"White","offer_id":43529060712522,"sku":"BAL-IW2","price":79.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black","offer_id":43529060745290,"sku":"BAL-IW3","price":79.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Light Almond","offer_id":43529060778058,"sku":"BAL-IW4","price":79.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0644\/2582\/0234\/files\/baliw2.media-White-1.default.jpg?v=1776722411"},{"product_id":"bluetooth-extension-kit-btx","title":"Bluetooth Extension Kit","description":"\u003cp\u003e\n  \u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew!  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eInstall the Decora-style Bluetooth receiver in one location and use a Cat 5 (or better) cable to connect it to the power injector\/audio output box located near your whole-house audio equipment \u003cstrong\u003eup to 240 feet away\u003c\/strong\u003e.  Use an RCA patch cable to connect the audio output to your controller or amplifier.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n  Now, wirelessly pair a Bluetooth device (phone, Google Nest Mini, Echo Dot, TV, etc.) to the Bluetooth receiver to hear it in any room in the house. \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n  Includes a UL-approved 24V power supply and stereo RCA patch cable.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n  \u003ci\u003ePlease note that this extension kit extends the stereo audio output, \u003cu\u003enot the range of Bluetooth\u003c\/u\u003e which is still around 10 meters (30 feet).\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HTD","offers":[{"title":"White","offer_id":43535785263178,"sku":"BTX-W","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black","offer_id":43535785295946,"sku":"BTX-BK","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0644\/2582\/0234\/files\/btx.media-mainimage-1.1.jpg?v=1777004722"},{"product_id":"dot-kit-2","title":"Dot Kit 2","description":"\u003cp\u003eMount it. 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