Anyone know a cheap S/PDIF input box for a mac laptop?

ken · Post by **ken** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 11:51 am

Hey All,

I'm helping my house mate transfer her DATs to her mac laptop. Her Sony Portable DAT has a 7 pin to SPDIF connector and I can't seem to find a cheap and simple Sdpif to USB/Firewire box. Any ideas?

Ken

Billy's Little Trip · Post by **Billy's Little Trip** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 1:29 pm

My Firebox has a 10 pin, do they work different than a 7 pin?

obscurity · Post by **obscurity** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 2:13 pm

As long as you don't care about latency, the Alesis IO|2 should do the job pretty cheaply.

ken · Post by **ken** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 2:23 pm

Thanks. The firebox has SPDIF ins. It is kind of my first choice, but certainly one of the more expensive options.

Ken

Post by jb » Mon Feb 25, 2008 2:43 pm

Billy, do you like that Firebox thingy? How does that 9-pin SPDIF connect to an RCA-type SPDIF cable? Is there some kinda adapter thingy?

Post by **Spud** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 3:04 pm

I was wondering the same about Ken's unit... what is the form factor of the SPDIF that you are trying to plug into something?

ken · Post by **ken** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 3:37 pm

The Firebox has a breakout cable with midi and spdif on it.

The DAT player has a Sony 7 pin connector that goes to an SPDIF RCA type connector.

Ken

Billy's Little Trip · Post by **Billy's Little Trip** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 8:50 pm

jb wrote:Billy, do you like that Firebox thingy? How does that 9-pin SPDIF connect to an RCA-type SPDIF cable? Is there some kinda adapter thingy?

I really like it, but I can't answer your question, because I haven't crossed that bridge yet. I love the two front ins and the mic pre amps, because they are about all I use. Adam and Mark are Pre Sonus user as well, they might be able to answer your questions better.