I have seen here on the forum time to time. what usb hubs work with our gear as myself is also looking for one.
I have been emailing manufacturers to find out if their hubs do indeed have Multi TT (Transaction Translator), which is what we need due to the vestax and some other gear still in the usb 1.1 world… 99% of the manufacturers don’t post this information in their spec sheets because 99% of the customers have no idea what a TT is
So far only one of the brands I have contacted has responded, i will edit and update as which ones I find out on…
I am still awating responses from Koutech, IoGear, and D-Link
Confirmed Multi TT Hubs
USB-1870 7-Port Cables Unlimited Avg Price $30.00
GUH274 4-Port IOGear Avg Price $15.00
UH-217C-US 7-Port LinXcel Avg Price $20.00 (looks like a cloned USB-1870)
Update 12-23-09 Belkin finally responded… here is a list of their brand Multi TT hubs.
F5U237 7 Port USB 2.0 Hub With Power adapter
F5U259 7 Port Economy USB 2.0 (discontinued)
F5U307 7-Port Plus Hub USB 2.0 With power adapter
F5U234 4 Port USB 2.0 Hub (self Powered)
F4U017 7 Port USB 2.0 Hub with power adapter
Brand: Rosewill
[QUOTE]Dear Valued Customer, Thank you for your patience as we get the update from our engineers. All our hubs are using one TT chip because Multi-TT is used for USB 1.1 device to upper the transaction speed. For USB 2.0 devices, the speed are the same no matter one TT chip usedor Multi TT chip. As MTT is much more expensive, we have no plan to produce USB hub withMTT support. Thank you for your patience. Please let us know if you have any other questions or concerns.
Sincerely, Sophia Rosewill Support
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Brand: Cables To Go
[QUOTE] Tim, Unfortunately, we do not offer a hub that will have multiple transaction translators. Our hubs will only have a single transaction translator. Please check with one of our channel partners who may offer a solution for you. Thank you! Cables To Go Technical Support[/QUOTE]
Isn’t there some way to get access to product spec sheets with some digging? I’ll ask my brother about that sometime… he’s an electrical engineer and this is his bag.
Yea the cables unltd is in fact a multi TT, I have never seen it as any traditional brick and mortar store, only online and not many carry it…
I am wanting to see whats all out there, someones in a bind and need one quick then a bounce over to a Staples, Fry’s or Whatever.. I know the older Belkin TetraHub was but they don’t make it anymore,
That’s the one I have and, just a note, it’s plasticky as hell. About the size of a pack of cards and lighter than the USB cable it comes with. I’m seriously thinking of repackaging mine in a standard metal box. I also think the USB slots are not great quality and I may replace them too, but as for performance? It does exactly what it says it does. You get 7 ports and everything runs at full speed.
Aww weak, I was afraid that thing was gonna be cheap from the looks of it. Yeah looks like a project box might be needed to reinforce the thing, maybe a thin metal plate can be gently drilled to the bottom of the case to give it more weight?
what i never understood is why NI, Vestax, Akai, Korg never bothered to release a USB hub. it would become the default USB hub for all musicians .. even if it would be overpriced.
Just added Belkin’s list to the first post… i finally got word back from them…
Tim
although nice idea .. but to be honest. why did vestax akai, korg, ni release products with a usb1.1 port instead of a usb 2.0 port especially when the new USB 3.0 isn’t to far off..
Firewire has slightly lower round-trip latency than USB. So, in the case of recording through a microphone, processing the sound inside your computer and pumping it back out to the performer, Firewire is preferable. DJ apps almost never need to do roundtrips, they just send out music, so USB vs. Firewire in that application is not an issue. Either will do.
firewire will never fade, its latency for audio and video are superior and the latest firewire hitting 800Mmbps. but USB 3.0 may change all that.
USB 3.0 (Superspeed USB) will have a theoretical bandwidth of 4.8Gbps (minus packet overhead), ability to provide a 900ma per device current limit. connectors will be different,but are planned to be backwards compatible
The new 3.0 Spec uses 4 pairs of wires instead of 2 pairs that’s used in the current usb 2.0 & 1.0 spec.
Don’t Expect to see usb 3.0 in the mainstream for at least another 1-2 years or so
Intel is bucking the new usb3.0 and wont support it till 2011 thay have something else they had in the works and calls it code name “Light Peak” it is an Optical cable running at 10Gbps with capabilities to reach 100Gbps in future revisions.
Their thinking is that “light peak” will be the answer to all high speed connectivity (Sata, USB, Firewire, SCSI, HDMI).