Firewire Hard Drive Enclosure-Oxford 911?

[stoobie]

I've been doing a lot of research, and have heard from audiomidi.com, for one, though I can't remember the others off the top of my head, (I might have inquired at sweetwater..?) that firewire drive enclosures with the oxford 911 chipset are preferable/necessary for audio recording because they enable simultaneous read/write, which other chipsets do not necessarily do.

At least I think that's the reason they gave. It's been awhile so I don't remember for certain.

Anyway, I have seen nothing about this on the homerecording bbs, and I'm wondering if anyone else has heard of this?

What firewire enclosures do you use for tracking (Not backup)?

 

[Polaris20]

Yes, that is true. Oxford 911 chipsets are a must for audio drives.

www.macsales.com sell fantastic enclosures as well as complete drives. I highly recommend them.

They are not cheap, but they perform better than LaCie and Glyph.

 

[stoobie]

Thanks for your reply.

But what specifically is it about the Oxford 911 chipset that is "a must for audio drives"?

And why don't I see anyone else mentioning this on the homerec bbs?

There appear to be many folks using other firewire hard drive enclosures.

Also, what do I have to look for in an enclosure besides the chipset? I see enclosures using this chipset for as cheap as $40 (Bytecc at http://www.dealsonic.com/bytme3idetof.html). Are there brands to stay away from? Why?