Calrec has adopted Van Damme cabling for its customer facility at its Hebden Bridge UK, headquarters. The facility is designed to enable clients to accurately experince and assess Calrec’s broadcast mixing consoles.

‘Following extensive soak testing in our test department, Van Damme cables have proved utterly reliable,’ says Calrec Technical Sales Coordinator, Amy Brennan. ‘When it came time to refurbish our demo room we needed cabling which we can be confident in. VDC share our ethos of providing reliable kit, which will not let customers down, and we’re delighted to be able to work with Van Damme on this project.

‘Our Hydra2 provides seamless, scalable audio networking of audio mixing consoles with routers and I/O interfaces, allowing for large numbers of inputs and outputs to be shared and controlled irrespective of location. It does not compromise audio quality, performs with negligible latency and is founded on comprehensive, built-in fault detection and redundancy. Many of the world’s most successful broadcasters rely on Hydra2 infrastructure for live on-air application in both fixed and mobile installations every day.

‘However, these high levels of redundancy are only as good as the integrity of the physical network. I/O units connect to a Hydra2 router via a single RJ45 Ethernet connection or fibre link, and can carry 512 channels of 48kHz, 24-bit audio in each direction simultaneously, along with control and error detection data.

‘As with all Calrec products, audio quality and product reliability are our top concerns. We are very proud that our lossless network transportation protocol does not compromise the high audio quality and maintains minimal latency. This is why we are pleased to be able to approve the use of Van Damme Ethernet cables in our customer facility.