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FW ->TB2 ->TB3 -> MAC - does this work?

Started by mindnoise, Jan 02 2018 09:03 AM

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#1 mindnoise

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Posted 02 January 2018 - 09:03 AM

Hi everybody and Happy New Year,

anybody here knows if the above adapter chain will work esp. on High Sierra with older FW-gear?

Thanks

Edit: using only the original Apple Adapters.

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#2 Janichsan

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Posted 02 January 2018 - 12:45 PM

I can't vouch for every adapter there is, but my FireWire harddrive > Belkin Thunderbolt 2 dock > TB 2 to TB3 adapter chain works totally fine for me.

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#3 Camper-Hunter

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Posted 03 January 2018 - 02:48 AM

That looks awfully complicated and an ugly mess. Why not buy a new case for the hard drive equipped with USB?

#4 Janichsan

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Posted 03 January 2018 - 04:01 AM

Camper-Hunter, on 03 January 2018 - 02:48 AM, said:

That looks awfully complicated and an ugly mess. Why not buy a new case for the hard drive equipped with USB?

Mindnoise didn't mention what Firewire equipment he wants to use. It might not be a hard drive.

And my example was just that: an example. I don't actually use the Firewire HD anymore (it's far too small to be useful for anything).

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#5 mindnoise

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Posted 03 January 2018 - 08:42 AM

Hi everybody,

yes, some clarification is at hand.
1. I meant using only the original Apple Adapters.

2. For my purpose it's a Mytek 192 DSD DAC audio interface with a combined FW/Thunderbolt driver that is confimed to work with the TB2-FW adapter and recent macOS. So I am covered for now.

But the thing is, my possibly next Mac (mini) won't have TB2 anymore.

The Mytek has a ton of options FW, USB, AES, Optical. I will just go in from the Mac into the Mytek via Optical S/P DIF and I am never mastering beyond 96kHz or do any DSD soon. USB1 is Class Compliant. But USB2/FW need drivers.

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Posted 03 January 2018 - 09:40 AM

I can confirm a FW hard drive works with this chain o apple adapters and a tBP.

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