IIRC, There were two specific TI Chipset Firewire controllers that were recommended for the 1884

• SIIG
• ADS Pyro

Tascam, Mackie, and UA Firewire audio interfaces are finicky (even with the specific TI chipset) when it comes to Firewire controllers.

Thanks Tom and Jim...currently Device manager identifies "VIA" for th ehost controller....will run the utility and go from there.
 
 

I think I have a SIIG 400/800 firewire combo and it is fine.

Awhile back in this thread, TraceyStudios asked this:
 
"any idea what the 400 Mbps or 800 Mbps means ?"
 
I'm pretty sure everyone on this thread knows this, but in case you don't, the FW-1884 came out long before there existed the 800 speed firewire.
 

riojazz
Awhile back in this thread, TraceyStudios asked this:
 
"any idea what the 400 Mbps or 800 Mbps means ?"
 
I'm pretty sure everyone on this thread knows this, but in case you don't, the FW-1884 came out long before there existed the 800 speed firewire.
 

Firewire 400 vs. Firewire 800
Firewire 800 has double the bandwidth
For 99.9% of end users, it's a moot point as they're not running enough I/O to be anywhere close to saturating Firewire 400.
 
Fireface UFX is a good example
You can run 30 channels of I/O via Firewire 400 or USB-2
30 channels of I/O is enough for all but huge commercial facilities.