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That exact cable showed up on my doorstep today. I know it performs well; a few buddies have used it. I'm not sure the LIo-8 can do with a powerless cable, so you'll need the LED version.
jtwrace, if you call, please let us know what you find out. I'm curious about this as well, as I wouldn't mind a new firewire cable.-Jim
You got it! I will be calling in the morning.
Here's a paragraph from their flyer that came with my cable:"Built-in Diagnostic LED monitors power on the FireWire cable. If too many devices are plugged in without auxiliary power the light willgo dim. If there is no power supplied at all the light is off. Proper operation is indicated by a bright LED. 4 pin cable does not have power LED." And of course 4 pin cables don't have power, so it would seem to indicate what i mentioned earlier. http://www.granitedigital.com/fs/Firewire%20Cables%20400.pdf
Ok. I still dont see a 6' without LED though.
If you want powerless, do 4 pin cable-to-6 pin GoldX cable, with 4-to-9 adapter. I can send you mine to try, before you spend the $20.http://www.firewiredirect.com/product/86/But, that being said, I don't remember when I had the LIO-8 in here whether it accepted a powerless firewire cable. I think not.Edit: Yes, MH LIO-8 will run with powerless. I jogged my memory by visiting a thread I participated on 2 yrs ago:http://www.computeraudiophile.com/content/Advice-FW-800-cableThe GoldX cables being discussed here (as being clean, etc) are the 24k ones that I linked to you above. Their standard ones are mediocre.
Ted, what are your thoughts on the GoldX vs. the Granite?-Jim
Thanks. Do you happen to remember where you got your adapter from?
And let me reiterate that if using a fw DAC (as in this case) make sure your storage requirements are NOT firewire, but instead USB, eSATa or NAS.
Awesome, thank you sir! -Jim