Sa church bro. I'll start to list down what I need first. If I can find that cat 5e na Astrix I would probablt need 180 meters. That would give me 20 inputs and 4 outputs at 30 meters.
This is my list so far:
1. 180 meters Astrix Cat 5e FTP Cable
2. 20 female XLR inputs (I don't know what this is called)
3. 4 male XLR inputs
4. 20 male XLR jacks
5. 4 TRS jacks
6. Loads of tire wires to keep my FTP cables.
I just need to get the total price of these items then I'll propose it to our church council. It takes a while usually to get approval but I got used to it.
Hmmm, ... I could not comment on this project totally as I have not tried using cat5 or 6 cables as analog audio snakes, or for analog audio connection for that matter. Now, if this was digital, no problem.
XLR connectors come into two types. Of course, male and female, and regular XLR connectors and panel (the one installed in a panel like a junction box) connectors. Normally, the panel connectors are female, if the connection is coming from the mic.
Regarding the FTP cables, my only gout would be on the insulation, grounding, flexibility (madali ba i-rolyo? Snake cable kasi) and durability. You have to consider the fact that the cable is used mainly for install purposes - hindi ginagalaw pag naka install na. A snake cable is designed for install and remove purposes (the studios I do are wired with ordinary line or mic cables, normally Belden, Mogami or another brand I cannot recall presently, not snake cables, for flexibility and better insulation). Regarding conductivity, cat 5 cables would have (I suppose) the same amount of good conductivity characteristics as all other wires (including telephone wires).
If you do it, let us know what has transpired. You can probably do a response check later to see if it works okay as an audio cable.
Regards,