Cable Electronics Labs AV 400 Prograde Composite A/V Distribution Amplifiers

Not a lot to be said, it works perfectly, it runs cool, (I don't think I've ever felt any heat at all coming from the unit actually) and it provides an affordable way to get 1:1 reproduction. This is basically the same quality as a high cost model for display rooms, but with less inputs and outputs, meant for consumer use. It was meant to be on and working for long periods of time I gather, because there's no power switch. The way you turn it off, is to unplug the power cord from the unit, or the wall. Using it is very simple, you plug the source into the input row, and plug a male/male composite cable into each/any of the outputs, and then into the respective devices. Of course, make sure you get a few high quality shielded M/M composite cables with this unit, or it'll be useless until you do.I would highly recommend this unit for doing Let's Plays, so you can be playing the game like you normally would on the TV while recording everything you're doing on a video capture card. To be paired with this, I recommend the StarTech SVID2USB2 USB 2.0 capture card. It's a fantastic addition to this product when recording an LP, and provides one of the best setups you can put together, video-wise, for under $100.I'll be uploading a sample video of what the card and this product produce to Youtube very soon. My username is I514.Pros:1:1 amplified reproductionVery low price tag for such a high quality device4 outputsVery sturdy metal casingRack mountableCons:No power switch (negligible, power cord is easy to just unplug)Bottom Line: Buy. Just, buy it. You won't find a better product for a better price.

I have 3 of these units.1 is for the Tivo, so I can have the A/V in the Family Room and in the Kitchen1 is for the DVD, same for the FR & Kitchen viewing.1 used one slightly different. I am only using the audio section for distribution of the audio output from a Sirius Starmate ( with a 3.5mm to RCA cable ) into the dist amp, and then 3 outputs, 1 in the FR next to the Sirius Starmate for the sound system ( FR and mono block amps in the basement for the 1st floor sound system ) 1 to the MBR and 1 to the office.This allows the Sirius radio to be playing in the MBR, without needing to have the FR sound system on and added the office on a stereo input rather than use the FM receiver part ( prior install had the output of the last mono block amp pair to a A/V to Cat5 balun to the MBR only ).You could use the same concept to have a CD or MP3 player in multiple rooms by using the A/V over Cat5 and dist AMP.I have an old pair of the expensive Audio only over Cat5 ( 110.00 for the pair ) and a pair of the StarTech A/V over cat5 baluns (  StarTech.com COMPUTPEXTA Composite Video Extender over Cat 5 with Audio  )Both work great for the audio usage, reviews are good for the video as well ( allows for multi room A/V without running coax cable ).I installed mine on the back of the Bello AV stand, I used 10-32 screws and nuts, and a 3/8" nut as a stand off. I did not have a previous usage of them, and wanted air circulation around the whole unit. This is just the typical belt and suspenders install that I normally do, not a requirement by the mfgr. I cannot say that it was required or if it is any better, but that is the way it is installed.

20 years ago you could buy an A/V Receiver that had both REC IN and REC OUT later AV IN/AV OUT capability for analog equipment. Then about 5 years ago the last of the major manufactures started to phase out AV OUT. I was fortunate enough to pick up a Yamaha RX-V677 here on Amazon that had an AV OUT capability as well as a ROOM 2 OUT, but I had a lot of analog equipment (Tape Decks (Reel-to-Reel, Cassette), CD Recorder, VHS, S-VHS and a DVD-Recorder but no way of getting the REC OUT or AV OUT to all those devices. The Cable Electronics Labs AV 400 Prograde Composite A/V Distribution Amplifiers solves this problem for me buy letting me take the ROOM 2 OUT function and splitting it across multiple AV distribution amps just for the AUDIO. It works good and lets an old timer like me still enjoy good ole analog equipment. I use a pair of these to extend the signal to all my analog equipment. They are slaved to the AC outlets on the back of my receiver so when the receiver is off so are the distribution amps. Now I will have time to work on the 22-year old Yamaha AV Receiver to bring it back to life, in the meantime these distribution amps work with the 5 year old Yamaha and a 44 year old Sansui.

I bought 4 Dayton Audio SUB-1500's (fully recommended by the way. UNMATCHED value for money) and needed a way to carry the LFE signal from my AVR to each of them without any power loss. This posed the most economical solution. I can not hear ANY noise from the subs, AT ALL. There isn't any noticeable distortion unless you are overdriving the inputs (verified on an old analog scope, so unfortunately no numerical values).Docked a star because inrush current is handled very poorly. Connecting the AC adapter to the switched outlets on the back of the AVR produces a very loud nasty pop through the sub when the output relay closes. This could be damaging to the sub, but is a non-issue if it's left connected to a power source constantly. If you want to use the switched outlets on the amp, there is a simple mod that will almost definitely fix the inrush issue. I've yet to try it, but I'd imagine a decoupling capacitor connected in parallel with the DC-in jack on the unit would filter the garbage from the signal when it starts up. This would have the effect of removing the pop and potentially filtering any noise from the output (if you were using unclean power or something like that.)

Very simple to install. Input & Output connections are clearly identified. The unit has holes for wall mounting which is a good feature. I had a cheap no-name brand before. I had too much problem with that. The output was so unstable and sometime it even loss the output signal. I have this AV-400 for over a month now. It is working fine.

As advertised.

I am very happy with this purchase. It is exactly as advertised and arrived quickly. Thanks

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