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2015/09/12 14:09:54 (permalink)

Focusrite Clarett 8PreX

Looks like at least one major player is not ready to declare thunderbolt dead for pc.  Any thoughts on this unit?  It looks pretty impressive to me.

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    Re: Focusrite Clarett 8PreX 2015/09/12 14:36:28 (permalink)
    Sub question.  I have a thunderbolt ready motherboard.  I am not quite certain what that means.  I know it means I still have to buy a card if I want to run thunderbolt.  What are the options for thunderbolt cards and what do they cost?

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    Re: Focusrite Clarett 8PreX 2015/09/12 14:53:13 (permalink)
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    Sub question.  I have a thunderbolt ready motherboard.  I am not quite certain what that means.  I know it means I still have to buy a card if I want to run thunderbolt.  What are the options for thunderbolt cards and what do they cost?




     A lot.  Usually your higher end vendors have thunberbolt.  Resident Audio T2 is the lowest price unit $199.
    You also have to do research that your board is compatible with the add on card.
     

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    Re: Focusrite Clarett 8PreX 2015/09/12 15:01:46 (permalink)
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    Looks like at least one major player is not ready to declare thunderbolt dead for pc.  Any thoughts on this unit?  It looks pretty impressive to me.




    Check out Sweetwater's site on TB interfaces.  They are pricey units. Firewire is dead.  You are seeing a lot of those FW Scarletts on sale.  How long until they become doorstops.

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    Re: Focusrite Clarett 8PreX 2015/09/13 14:10:28 (permalink)
    Thanks.  

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    Re: Focusrite Clarett 8PreX 2015/09/13 14:36:37 (permalink)
    This wouldn't work?
    http://www.newegg.com/Pro...x?Item=N82E16813995027

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    Re: Focusrite Clarett 8PreX 2015/09/14 09:26:21 (permalink)
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    This wouldn't work?
    http://www.newegg.com/Pro...x?Item=N82E16813995027



    You want to buy the Thunderbolt AIC (add in card) that was specifically made for your motherboard.
     
    Listed under Features:
    "Exclusively Compatible with ASUS 8 series MBs"
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    Re: Focusrite Clarett 8PreX 2015/09/14 09:59:47 (permalink)
    I was thinking about this last winter. I am under the impression that my ASROCK Z97 Anniversary mobo can't take a TB adapter for my studio desktop. I've added 2 -2Tb Seagates and 32 gb of G Skill since getting it, but should have paid more attention to the mobo.
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    Re: Focusrite Clarett 8PreX 2015/09/14 13:00:38 (permalink)
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    This wouldn't work?
    http://www.newegg.com/Pro...x?Item=N82E16813995027



    You want to buy the Thunderbolt AIC (add in card) that was specifically made for your motherboard.
     
    Listed under Features:
    "Exclusively Compatible with ASUS 8 series MBs"


    thanks Jim.   do you know of one for the asrock z97?

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    Re: Focusrite Clarett 8PreX 2015/09/14 13:02:13 (permalink)
    Ok I googled and found
     
     

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    Re: Focusrite Clarett 8PreX 2015/09/14 13:10:28 (permalink)
    And I found this one supports my motherboard.  Considerably less than the $199 someone mentioned earlier. $70!  But the Clarett 8preX is $1300!  "I got no car and it's breakin my heart. But I've got a driver and that's a start"
    http://www.neweggbusiness...spx?item=9b-15-548-001
     
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    Re: Focusrite Clarett 8PreX 2015/09/14 16:26:37 (permalink)
    doorstop?
     

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    Re: Focusrite Clarett 8PreX 2015/09/14 20:51:22 (permalink)
    Last time I looked there were no Windows drivers, 
     

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    Re: Focusrite Clarett 8PreX 2015/09/14 22:44:48 (permalink)
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    And I found this one supports my motherboard.  Considerably less than the $199 someone mentioned earlier. $70!  But the Clarett 8preX is $1300!  "I got no car and it's breakin my heart. But I've got a driver and that's a start"
    http://www.neweggbusiness...spx?item=9b-15-548-001
     




     We have the same board and that's the one will work.

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    Re: Focusrite Clarett 8PreX 2015/09/15 16:01:00 (permalink)
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    Last time I looked there were no Windows drivers, 
     

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    Windows support coming soon – Please submit your e-mail address so that we can keep you up to date with more information.


    no windows drivers for the Clarett 8PreX?

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    Re: Focusrite Clarett 8PreX 2015/09/16 10:40:47 (permalink)
    Yes this is correct. Just thought I'd bring it up as it sheds some light on the topic of PC and Thunderbolt etc. 

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    Re: Focusrite Clarett 8PreX 2015/09/16 10:53:45 (permalink)
    Currently, all Thunderbolt audio interfaces (running under Windows) are using Firewire protocol via Thunderbolt.
    (PCIe via Thunderbolt drivers are not yet available)
     
    Some Thunderbolt audio interfaces don't offer Firewire protocol drivers... and thus won't (currently) work on PC.
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    Re: Focusrite Clarett 8PreX 2015/09/16 15:13:16 (permalink)
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    Currently, all Thunderbolt audio interfaces (running under Windows) are using Firewire protocol via Thunderbolt.
    (PCIe via Thunderbolt drivers are not yet available)
     
    Some Thunderbolt audio interfaces don't offer Firewire protocol drivers... and thus won't (currently) work on PC.


    So essentially, thunderbolt is reduced to the speed of firewire?

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    Re: Focusrite Clarett 8PreX 2015/09/16 16:09:09 (permalink)
    @HighAndDry - "Protocol" is just the language between devices. It's nothing to do with speed (although efficiency can play a factor).
     
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    Looks like at least one major player is not ready to declare thunderbolt dead for pc.  Any thoughts on this unit?  It looks pretty impressive to me.

     
     
    Thunderbolt not dead BTW by a long way...
    [link=https://thunderbolttechnology.net/blog/thunderbolt-3-usb-c-does-it-all]https://thunderbolttechno...lt-3-usb-c-does-it-all[/link]
     
    post edited by Doktor Avalanche - 2015/09/16 16:18:03

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    Re: Focusrite Clarett 8PreX 2015/09/16 19:07:33 (permalink)
    FWIW, Firewire protocol over Thunderbolt does not yield PCIe performance.

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