NI Audio 4 vs Presonus Firebox

[BentoSan]

One other thing to bear in mind - if you're using a laptop and are lucky enough to have a fullsize firewire port you should be OK. If, like me you have a mini one, and are doing lots of gigs - USB is probably your best option. I've had the FW card drop out on me so many times from just a little knock.

Thats why i use one of these

[cmcpress]

Thats why i use one of these

Texas instruments chipset?

[Karlos Santos]

I use an Apple FireWire cable . Its by far the most firm fitting cable ive ever had. It clicks in really hard. The cable that come with the Firebox is rubbish, very wobbly.
Dont know about a FW 4pin to 6pin though.

RE: USA. I dont think you will have any problems, are they that much cheaper?
I contacted Presonus about an extra SPDIF cable, they put me onto the UK distributor and sorted me out immediatley so id say they are a good company to use.
I wouldnt worry as long as the store is a good trusted one.

[djhipnotikk]

yeah i really need to upgrade my firewire cable for my firebox..

and now i feel like an idiot. i just looked beside me.

i bought an apple firewire cable to transfer files from my old imac. i've been using the shitty presonus one that pops out on the slightest tilt. karlos, i have to thank you. you reminded this idiot of his idiocracy :P

[Karlos Santos]

No dude i did exactly the same thing. I pissed about with that crap cable for ages and one time whilst i was looking in my MBP box for the install discs i came across the Firewire cable and though id give it a go. Never used anything else since.

[BentoSan]

Texas instruments chipset?

Yurrrrp, texas insturments chipset all the way.

[MisterMoleyMole]

RE: USA. I dont think you will have any problems, are they that much cheaper?
I contacted Presonus about an extra SPDIF cable, they put me onto the UK distributor and sorted me out immediatley so id say they are a good company to use.
I wouldnt worry as long as the store is a good trusted one.

I'm talkin ebay purchases not shops .. lookin at about £130 + about £30 postage ... ahh will i have extra to pay on that when it hits the country ?

[MisterMoleyMole]

............also with regards to the firewire capabilitys of the Presonus and not the Audio 4, what are the benefits here as the NI is advertised as zero latency so is there need for firewire?

I understand that this would free up USB slots but other than this, why?

Ta Very Much
Gav

[cmcpress]

Yurrrrp, texas insturments chipset all the way.

Nice, you may have just saved me £200!

[charo]

............also with regards to the firewire capabilitys of the Presonus and not the Audio 4, what are the benefits here as the NI is advertised as zero latency so is there need for firewire?

I understand that this would free up USB slots but other than this, why?

Ta Very Much
Gav

no soundcard is going to give zero latency perhaps they are advertising zero latency monitoring?

basically firewire is less of a strain on the system by not needing to use cpu cycles like usb does. this means lower latencies and the recording and or playback of more tracks.