Re: [FFADO-user] FW to USB [was: Firewire Audio Setting RME FF400 into Ubuntu 20.10]

[Jonathan W. <jw...@ju...>]

Hi

On Wed, Nov 25, 2020 at 11:38:01PM +0100, m.eik michalke wrote:
> Am Mittwoch, 25. November 2020, 23:19:59 CET schrieb Jonathan Woithe:
> > I have not heard of any standalone USB-firewire adapter.  I therefore don't
> > believe this is possible in general.
> 
> you can actually buy them, e.g. on amazon:
> 
>  https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0......QB
> 
> but the reviews are telling.

Well, there you go.  I agree - the reviews provide no confidence at all that
these items actually work.  Importantly, a number of reviewers report that
the adapters damaged their hardware.  I am usually cautious about placing
too much emphasis on reviews because generally the only people who review
are those who encounter problems.  However, in this case the consistency of
the findings and the total lack of any comments indicating success is
significant.

For the benefit of others reading this thread in the archives, I would be
very cautious about adapters like this.  Notwithstanding the technical
points raised earlier in this thread, experience of others strongly suggests
that these adapters are at best non-functional.  Personally I would not
trust these adapters.

Regards
  jonathan