> > I'm looking at audio digital interfaces. Is firewire worth the possible hassle of > > needing a port for it? > > A lot of firewire audio devices tend to be higher-end, but other than that I wouldn't > go out of my way for firewire. If you go USB, just make sure it's a USB 2.0 device. > There are some cheaper, consumer devices that still use USB 1.1, which doesn't have > the bandwidth for high sample rates/bit depths and low latency.
Hell no. FireWire will give far better performance than USB2 because there's no host CPU overhead. USB2 will invariably get you pops and lost samples sooner or later. FireWire supports device-initiated DMA and isochronous mode managed entirely by the controller. That's why the devices cost more. Native USB3 devices have many of the advantages of FireWire, but it has to be a native USB3 device connected to a USB3 port - if either end is USB2 you lose the advantages.
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