I recently fell victim to the dreaded 2.1 DIN curse.  There is a temporary fix in place.

I was considering modding the amp/sub box and pod with female rj45 connections.  The pod would just have a wired stub sticking out, because there is very limited room on the back of the pod.  I like the idea of not having a set length between the pod and amp/sub, by using a cat5 cable of almost any length.

Physically it seems feasible, but what would be the drawbacks? 

It's Alive!

With the help of a dremel, Cat5 Keystone jack, silicon, RJ-45 connector, solder iron, RJ-45 coupler and RJ-45 crimp tool, I have modded the promedia 2.1 to use a cat5 cable to connect the pod to the sub/amp box.

It was a learning experience and would do a few things different if I had to do it again, but it's a solid connection. 

 Photos coming soon.

This is actually kind of cool idea!

How painful was it to do?

Photos online. 

http://members.cox.net/jalbum/ProMedia_2.1/