Any affordable options to eliminate the XLR cables to my active loudspeakers?
There is another option. You can convert XLR to CAT5/6 using a device like this...
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Studio Hub ADAPT-XLRF XLR Female to RJ-45 ADAPT-XLRF
You’d need a pair... one on each end, but it uses a single CAT5 cable through the wall to the wall plate. I’ve used this product to connect my controller (inside a case) to a RJ45 jack on the back of my rack, and then to the mixer in the rack. It works beautifully and it was an easy one click RJ45 connection . I don’t remember paying $50 a piece, but it looks like that’s what they’re selling for.
I don’t use mine anymore since I don’t use a separate controller/case. My controllers are now mounted in my rack, so I can use short XLR cables for my connections inside the rack.