Any suggestions on which Cat5e cable to use?

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Most all the cable will be in the attic or crawlspace. Only a very small amount could be exposed outside for my install. Thanks!
 
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Most all the cable will be in the attic or crawlspace. Only a very small amount could be exposed outside for my install. Thanks!
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Buy from a known seller..no ebay etc...make sure its solid not stranded and copper not copper clad aluminium (cca)
check monoprice, or cable matters and c2g on amazon.
 
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Or you could waste your money and buy beldon or RS, unlike you guys in the US the cat5e we buy in the UK has a british standard kite mark and CE mark, if you can find a cat5e with these any will do.

Even our cheap nasty cat5e is solid copper, but it very important over longer cable runs that it is solid copper
 
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Good info there @Bentley... My plan is to use as high a quality setting for recording as possible. Cat5e should be okay as long as it's 100% copper, right? @OldStyle, send me a URL to the cable you bought on Amazon. Thanks!
 
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A good quality cat 5e cable is all you need unfortunately there are some rather poor quality cables for sale out there. Solid copper is what you want the sheathing/ coating is very important for the task at hand, exposed to weather, buried, in wall, etc. You get what you pay for I've seen cat 5e sell for $85.00 to $185.00 for 1000 feet. Some are much more expensive. Southwire is sold by home depot and other big box stores read the reviews. Southwire is a good brand. Stick with a quality brand there are a lot of them.
 
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