darascal Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Hi, I need to run a long firewire cable from my closeted hard drive to my Mac Mini in the stereo cab. I was ready to buy the GoldX cable (http://store.cablesplususa.com/cpcgx1394ab-15.html) , recommended elsewhere here, but after doing my measurements, it looks like I'll need at 16-19', and the longest GoldX is 15'. Wondering what my options are: 1) Can I extend a firewire cable without any loss of quality? Will a simple adaptor suffice, or do I need some kind of extender box that boosts the signal strength? Any brand recommendations? I'm looking to keep the budget down on this (the Goldx 15' is only $13.) 2) Put my hard drive (a somewhat noisy Seagate FreeAgent) in my hi fi cabinet. The cab has a sliding door that can be closed, which might mitigate the noise, but I'd be concerned about over-heating. 3) Find a longer firewire cable - any recommendations? I've seen a few on the web, but they seemed mostly made for cameras. 4) Find a way to live with a 15' cable? Thanks in advance for your suggestions! Russell A: Mac Mini => Peachtree Nova => LFD Integrated Zero Mk.III => Harbeth Compact 7ES-3 | Musical Fidelity X-CAN V-8 => AKG K 701 B: Airport Express = > Benchmark DAC1 => Rega Brio-R => B&W DM 601 S2 C: Airport Express => AudioEngine A2 Link to comment
stian Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Unibrain has long firewire cables. I use a 10m and have not encountered any problems. http://www.unibrain.com/Products/p1394/cables_a.htm Best regards Stian Link to comment
darascal Posted November 9, 2009 Author Share Posted November 9, 2009 Too bad there's nothing between a 4.5m & 10m! Rascal A: Mac Mini => Peachtree Nova => LFD Integrated Zero Mk.III => Harbeth Compact 7ES-3 | Musical Fidelity X-CAN V-8 => AKG K 701 B: Airport Express = > Benchmark DAC1 => Rega Brio-R => B&W DM 601 S2 C: Airport Express => AudioEngine A2 Link to comment
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