Is there a better quality Firewire cable?

Gtfour45, these are certain expensive Firewire cables. It looks like they are only available in 6 pins, and I need 9 pins Firewire 800 into my Mac. Did you get them from Japan?

Krell man, well said. I was hoping to avoid the "bits are bits" discussion.

Br3098, I will also quote one of my physics professors, "If you think we fully understand nature, you will not make a good physicist. Always keep your eyes open for anomalies."

Pardon me if I respond no further. Life is too short.

Thanks for this, Bryoncunningham, they look good and not too pricey. Interestingly I did not find them in a Google search.

Jaymark, there are countless examples of scientists missing regularities in data because of their paradigm. I love the self-declared scientists who don't listen because their paradigm says differences are impossible.

I sought advice from the top people I know in digital. Most seem to have little experience with Firewire or hesitate to make recommendations as they are manufacturers. I have made no real comparisons. I did buy Granite Digital Firewire cables and did compare them with Firewire cables I got with my Western Digital 2 TB HDD. I can hear that the Granite cables are slightly better. But I never really broke-in the Westerns the way I have the Granites.

There are a number of cable manufacturers whose Firewire cables I would like to try, but apparently it is expensive to get a license for using Firewire.

I am confident, however, that Firewire connections are the way to go. Again, however, it is just the results I am getting with the Mac/Amarra/Firewire/Minerva setup. I have multiple dacs but none afford me the opportunity to compare Firewire with USB, S/P DIFd, or AES/EBU. I do have much experience to suggest that ripping to HDD or SSD excels over optical readers, including new blu-rays.

Jfrech, I was surprised to see a new posting on this thread. Coincidentally, I just got a Synergistic Research charged Firewire cable. I put in place of my exceptional Entreq cable and was rewarded with much cleaner and detailed sound. I have always found charge shielded cables sound better, and this was no exception.

It runs between my Empirical Audio Legacy music server's Mac Mini 800 output and my Weiss DAC202 dac 400 input.

Jfrech, I am shocked that some hear no differences.

Mikie, the Entreq is the Konstantin but mine uses a white cable not a black one. I have had it for some time, so perhaps they have changed the color of the cable. The SR cable may not be available. Ted Denny said to me, "If others can make a firewire cable, I can make a charged firewire cable. Shortly thereafter he sent me one.