RE: Gee, Tony. . . the way I read that article you linked to. . .

Posted by Tony Lauck (A) on January 26, 2015 at 07:45:34

In Reply to: Gee, Tony. . . the way I read that article you linked to. . . posted by Chris from Lafayette on January 25, 2015 at 22:13:53:

I don't know what fraction of Firewire devices fail on hot plug. It probably depends on the electrical environment in the boxes and in the power wiring (e.g. ground loops, static electricity). I had one Firewire device blow up years ago, but it was in an ancient machine (c. 1998) that was a POS. I have yet to have a problem with any USB 2.0 devices.

Firewire works with my Mytek DAC, but I don't use it, because USB seems to work better. I connect the Firewire cable only to flash firmware, since there is no way to reflash the Mytek firmware over USB. Preferences are going to depend on all the software involved, including O/S, driver, driver interface, player software, DAC firmware, so YMMV. There are also various parameter settings associated with each of the above and these can interact in ever more complex fashions... So it may be that there is a different magic incantation that would make my hardware work better with Firewire, but I have stopped looking for it.

Tony Lauck

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Topic - Why Firewire has passed away ? - beppe61 23:16:21 01/19/15 (21)

RE: Why Firewire has passed away ? - Thorsten 07:12:49 01/23/15 (4)

Junk Firewire Products - Tony Lauck 10:12:43 01/23/15 (2)

Gee, Tony. . . the way I read that article you linked to. . . - Chris from Lafayette 22:13:53 01/25/15 (1)

RE: Gee, Tony. . . the way I read that article you linked to. . . - Tony Lauck 07:45:34 01/26/15 (0)

RE: Why Firewire has passed away ? - beppe61 07:40:22 01/23/15 (0)

FW capacity is limiting - Bill Way 13:53:31 01/20/15 (3)

RE: FW capacity is limiting - beppe61 04:20:41 01/21/15 (2)

RE: FW capacity is limiting - Roseval 07:12:58 01/21/15 (1)

RE: FW capacity is limiting - beppe61 08:26:49 01/21/15 (0)

Because USB 3 is finally good enough and Thunderbolt is available when it's not.... - AbeCollins 12:44:26 01/20/15 (3)

RE: Because USB 3 is finally good enough and Thunderbolt is available when it's not.... - beppe61 04:17:23 01/21/15 (2)

RE: Because USB 3 is finally good enough and Thunderbolt is available when it's not.... - AbeCollins 10:33:47 01/21/15 (1)

RE: Because USB 3 is finally good enough and Thunderbolt is available when it's not.... - beppe61 11:10:23 01/21/15 (0)

I use Firewire on my Mytec Dac. nt - oldmkvi 07:15:45 01/20/15 (3)

RE: I use Firewire on my Mytec Dac. nt - beppe61 04:14:35 01/21/15 (2)

RE: I use Firewire on my Mytec Dac. nt - oldmkvi 14:17:49 01/21/15 (1)

RE: I use Firewire on my Mytec Dac. nt - beppe61 22:55:57 01/21/15 (0)

RE: Why Firewire has passed away ? - PAR 03:16:31 01/20/15 (1)

RE: Why Firewire has passed away ? - beppe61 04:18:25 01/20/15 (0)

RE: Why Firewire has passed away ? - EmailTim 00:11:28 01/20/15 (1)

RE: Why Firewire has passed away ? - beppe61 04:08:59 01/20/15 (0)

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RE: Gee, Tony. . . the way I read that article you linked to. . . - Tony Lauck 07:45:34 01/26/15 (0)

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