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Audio pros want everything outside the box anyway: interference from the power supply, motherboard, etc are unacceptable. External peripherals are the norm. I
by calinet6 13y ago
Audio pros want everything outside the box anyway: interference from the power supply, motherboard, etc are unacceptable. External peripherals are the norm.
I don't see any problem with this whatsoever.
- WalterSear 13y agoExternal peripherals bring in the delights of ground loops wall warts and dodgey inputs. Not to mention cables galore. What is clear from this latest design is that Apple doesn't see audio production as a market worth considering when designing stuff.
- wtallis 13y agoThunderbolt provides 10W of power, so a lot of devices only need one cable, and won't have any higher chance of ground loops than an internal part. Also, ground loops are much less of a problem across digital connections like TB or FireWire - it's when you're connecting two pieces of equipment with an analog audio cable that ground loops get annoying.
- calinet6 13y agoThat's ridiculous. The power from the wall has the potential to be much cleaner and more predictable than that from a PC power supply. If that's the issue, then the device's power supply is designed poorly. I think there will be (and frankly are) very high-quality external interfaces that have none of these issues, and avoid larger internal issues. Your argument is a non-issue, and your conclusion is an overreaction.
- prodigal_erik 13y agoThe power from the wall is only as clean as permitted by the cheapest, most worn out hair dryer or air conditioner in your building (or maybe neighborhood). PC power supplies typically aren't great but they have to do some filtering for the machine to run at all.