Hello Hello...

I'm interested in installing my A/V equipment in an enclosed cabinet, so that the system is out of sight. (Yes, I've taken all factors such as heat into consideration) I've seen similar custom A/V installs where there are Fiber Optic cables with one end attached (glued? taped?) to the eye of a certain component, while the other end is exposed and mounted somehow to the outside of the cabinet. The purpose of this, of course, is to allow IR operation of said components while behind the cabinet wall. I've also seen similar systems in A/V rooms where multiple S-VHS decks will be wired with Fiber Optic cables so that only 1 remote is needed, and all the decks perform simultaneous tasks.

So... my question is... where can I find these Fiber Optic cable "kits"? What are they called? Any help on this subject would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

They are not fibre optic, they are IR repeaters, or flashers. They actually are LED's. You should be able to get them from any local AV store. (No, I don't include CC or Best Buy as an AV store!) Tweeter or Magnolia's would be an example. I think there all over the left coast.

Check out this link:

[Link: xantech.com]

And look for this item: 490-KIT

a bit more explanation:

An IR sensor "sees" the IR signal from any remote and turns it into an electrical signal. Inside the cabinet, the electrical signal is turned into IR again by having the signal turn LEDs on and off at the same rate as the original remote control's IR emitting LED.

This is WAY more flexible than any fiber optic system could be -- I am finishing up a home where there are three sensors in the living room that has both a TV and a projection system in different areas, as well as a whole-house audio system, and you can control the whole-house system from the main rooms and the three bedrooms via IR remote controls; there are also five locations where keypads have been programmed to issue macros, or sequences, of the electrical analog of the IR signal; this gets turned into IR as well, so the house system is controlled via IR from both keypads and remote controls.

And a couple of the zones of the curtain IR controls are used to turn the two fireplaces on and off.....

Thanks for the help... I checked the link that "Cruz2002" posted and looked at smarthome.com, it seems that this type of kit retails for anywhere between $99-799, depending on what equipment is needed...