Customer Reviews

Monster Cable Digital Back to Computer Cable : IEEE 1394 6-to-6 Pin, 20ft. 20 ft. Digital Back to PC FireWire 6-to-6 Pin (J2 DBPC6/6-20)

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Bought this firewire cable to connect my Mac to an M-Audio interface box across the room by the audio gear and it works flawlessly. Extremely well made cable, but seems to affect other firewire devices... for example an external hard drive set to auto-shutdown on a separate firewire bus on the same computer now stays on even when I shutdown. If I disconnect the Monster Cable from the computer the hard drive will shut down properly at the same time as the computer.

I needed a long reliable cable to send a DV video signal from my video camera to a DVD recorder and it worked just fine. The cable is a little stiff, probably due to what may be a metal foil type shielding. It is not flexible like a cable with a braided wire shielding. There is probably a good reason why Monster made the cable the way they did, so maybe I should be giving it a 5 star rating. In a studio type setup where your camera is stationary the cable performs perfectly and the cable stiffness does not matter. If, however, you need some freedom to move around, you might want to try a couple of 15 foot braided shielding type cables with a firewire hub in between. You may also find that the stiffness in the Monster cable does not bother you. Whatever you decide, be sure to test your particular setup or intended use before using it on a paying job. Also be aware that communications between devices through a hub can be tricky, so test, test and test some more. Even hub manufactures make no guarantees in certain setups.