Pa System (Public Address)

[J_G]

Not sure wether this is the right section to post in

but...

Im newish to PA Systems, and was wondering the best way to wire this system?

1 x Rack & Amps

1 x Touchsceen Mic

1 x DAB radio

1 x 5CD Changer

2 x Mute Swiches

2 x remote CD inputs

2 x Remote Mic Inputs

39 Ceiling Speakers (music Quality)

18 Cabinet Speakers (music Quality)

And what cable to use? There is 8 zones on the PA system, presumably they all need to be wired seperately back to the amplifier?

[james.wilson]

Are you using 100v line?

I would expect you will be using cat5 and baluns for the remote stuff and then twin flex for the speakers.

[njinstallation]

.75 2 core flex should be ok , what are the distances, each zone back to amp, is it a bosch system ?

[breff]

I would have thought anything being used as an input (ie mic or cd) should be wired in screened audio cable

[fozzies]

Depends on the technology used breff. it used to be mic cable, but some kit these days uses rs485, so cat5 could be right. i dread the thought of installing a pa system without proper planning, if it were merely a bgm system then at least you couldnt get sued if someone didnt hear the pa announcement sayin run run run