S-1608/S-0816 Digital Snake Owner’s Manual 25
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S-1608/S-0816 System Overview
The S-1608/S-0816 System brings the digital revolution to the world of audio snakes. Using computer
networking technology, the system allows you to transfer 24 channels of high-quality audio over an
extremely long distance on a single lightweight cable. The digital advantage also brings with it easy
installation, low cost, portability, and pain-free expansion.
The Old School...
Traditional audio snakes transfer signals as analog audio. They consist of a large diameter cable
containing multiple wires—one for each channel—that carry the audio signals from one location to
the other. Though they get the job done, analog snakes are bulky, heavy, and often very expensive. On
top of that, analog signals traveling through hundreds of feet of cable always have some degree of
high-frequency loss and overall degradation due to cable capacitance, inductance, and resistance.
...Meets the New Generation
The fundamental benefit of the digital snake is that it eliminates long analog audio signal transfers and
the signal degradation and noise interference that always comes along with them. This is
accomplished by converting audio signals to digital data near the source, allowing them to be
transferred hundreds of feet with absolutely no loss in sound quality. Additionally, since the multiple
signals are transferred over a single lightweight cable, the enormous bulk of the analog snake’s
multichannel cable is also eliminated.
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