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<blockquote data-quote="Eric Eskam" data-source="post: 76072" data-attributes="member: 2124">Re: X32 DiscussionOn Windows PC&#039;s in particular, there are some not so great chipsets and/or drivers running around out there.&nbsp; If you are having issues with either interface, the first thing you should do is update the drivers for either your USB or FireWire.&nbsp; If that still doesn&#039;t help, in particular with firewire you may have to switch to a different chipset - the TI based firewire chips seem to have the best reputation on audio forums, and for add-in cards in particular SIIG seems to come up over and over as being good cards with good drivers.But if USB works for you better that&#039;s all that matters!&nbsp; Just understand from a technical standpoint and all things being equal (a stable chipset and reliable drivers) Firewire will always have less overhead and latency over USB.&nbsp; So when speccing that next machine, if it comes down to one without FW or a questionable FW chipset and one with a good FW chipset, I&#039;d personally pick the one with the better Firewire support just to have it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Eric Eskam, post: 76072, member: 2124"] Re: X32 Discussion On Windows PC's in particular, there are some not so great chipsets and/or drivers running around out there. If you are having issues with either interface, the first thing you should do is update the drivers for either your USB or FireWire. If that still doesn't help, in particular with firewire you may have to switch to a different chipset - the TI based firewire chips seem to have the best reputation on audio forums, and for add-in cards in particular SIIG seems to come up over and over as being good cards with good drivers. But if USB works for you better that's all that matters! Just understand from a technical standpoint and all things being equal (a stable chipset and reliable drivers) Firewire will always have less overhead and latency over USB. So when speccing that next machine, if it comes down to one without FW or a questionable FW chipset and one with a good FW chipset, I'd personally pick the one with the better Firewire support just to have it. [/QUOTE]

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