What is the difference between firewall soundcards and USB soundcards?

Answer 1

Firewire and USB are just 2 different connectors for connecting something to the computer. Almost all computers have a USB input but most newer computers have a Firewire port too.

Depending on what USB or Firewire version you are using, the speed will be different. You want to use the one with the highest Mbps (megabytes per second) you can use. both your PC and your soundcard must use he same type. USB data transfer speeds:

1.1 - 1.5 MB/s

2.0 - 60 MB/s

Firewire transfer speeds: 100 - 12 MB/s 200 - 24 MB/s 400 - 49 MB/s 1600 - 196 MB/s

If you are trying to install a new soundcard, it is generally best to install it internally, that is, inside the computer as a PCI card. This will be much faster, cheaper, and the performance will be better. However, this is another matter altogether

Answer 2

if by firewall, you mean fire-wire, then the main difference is speed at which data is transferred through the cable.