Schwebung Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Hello, I'm looking for a good connection between a recent iMac and a Prism Sound ADA-8XR dac. Is there a manufacturer who offers Thunderbolt to Firewire 6-pin cables? It feels odd to start everything with an Apple adapter. Thanks for your help, Stephan Link to comment
Panelhead Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 No. 2012 Mac Mini, i5 - 2.5 GHz, 16 GB RAM. SSD, PM/PV software, Focusrite Clarett 4Pre 4 channel interface. Daysequerra M4.0X Broadcast monitor., My_Ref Evolution rev a , Klipsch La Scala II, Blue Sky Sub 12 Clarett used as ADC for vinyl rips. Corning Optical Thunderbolt cable used to connect computer to 4Pre. Dac fed by iFi iPower and Noise Trapper isolation transformer. Link to comment
Panelhead Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 To do this you need a TB to FW800 adapter. Then a FW400 (6 pin) to FW800 cable. I use this on a Mini that has FW800 and TB ports. The TB port with adapter sounds better than the same cable plugged into the FW800 port. I use some cheap FW cables from B&H Photo. And open up cable to clip the power wire close to the 8 pin plug. That sounds better also. 2012 Mac Mini, i5 - 2.5 GHz, 16 GB RAM. SSD, PM/PV software, Focusrite Clarett 4Pre 4 channel interface. Daysequerra M4.0X Broadcast monitor., My_Ref Evolution rev a , Klipsch La Scala II, Blue Sky Sub 12 Clarett used as ADC for vinyl rips. Corning Optical Thunderbolt cable used to connect computer to 4Pre. Dac fed by iFi iPower and Noise Trapper isolation transformer. Link to comment
Schwebung Posted September 17, 2016 Author Share Posted September 17, 2016 Thanks for your reply. Does this mean that Firewire or USB cables for PSU powered devices can do without power wire? Stephan Link to comment
Panelhead Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 Most can. Some USB require power for a "handshake" or initialization. Then operate without power in the cable. 2012 Mac Mini, i5 - 2.5 GHz, 16 GB RAM. SSD, PM/PV software, Focusrite Clarett 4Pre 4 channel interface. Daysequerra M4.0X Broadcast monitor., My_Ref Evolution rev a , Klipsch La Scala II, Blue Sky Sub 12 Clarett used as ADC for vinyl rips. Corning Optical Thunderbolt cable used to connect computer to 4Pre. Dac fed by iFi iPower and Noise Trapper isolation transformer. Link to comment
tonxiae Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 i think so,thank you Link to comment
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