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My controlroom and computerroom are 15 meter away from each other. At the moment I work through ADAT on 48 Khz but now with the new X-Cite coming and the better i7 CPU's i would like to start with running 96 KHz.

I use 2 A-16's which are located in the controlroom, connected to all the outboard. And i understand if I want to keep all channels of the A-16's. I need to use the Zlink connectors.

So the question is, Is it possible to use Z-link cables of 15 meter?
and, is Z-link (apart from the protocol) not the same as Firewire?

no, it's not the same, although a firewire repeater, might work for z-link, in which case 15 meters is no problem. one way z-link is similar is that there is definitely a limit to the cable length. not sure exactly how long is too long, i'd bet the length of available firewire cables is a clue....

Please look into this similar thread

the other thread is the same discussion indeed, but no real answers.

As Garyb said, it should be possible with extenders if it works the same as firewire,

I also read that firewire 800 can go up to 30 meters instead of 4,5 meter for FW400.

I believe it's gonna be trial-and-error for this one since no one has seen it work.

my guess is it wouldn't work...
'relaying' the packets over 2 extender nodes will certainly have an impact on performance and may require additional programming - opposed to the end-to-end communication of the box with the card

cheers, Tom

probably a good guess, but one that could be tested by someone with extra money....