CEA 2030 Multi-Room Audio Cabling Standard defines cabling and connectors for use in distributing analog and

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audio Audio most commonly refers to sound, as it is transmitted in signal form. It may also refer to: Sound *Audio signal, an electrical representation of sound *Audio frequency, a frequency in the audio spectrum *Digital audio, representation of sound ...

signals throughout a

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. It is developed by the R3 Audio Systems Committee of the

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or CEA.

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The

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or EIA now known as the

or CEA standard ANSI/CEA-2030 as of the 3/30/2005 Publication date defines; * Wire topologies * Wire Gauge in American Wire Gauge or AWG *

twisted pair Twisted pair cabling is a type of communications cable in which two conductors of a single circuit are twisted together for the purposes of improving electromagnetic compatibility. Compared to a single conductor or an untwisted balanced ...

designation * wire routing and control locations

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