Griffin 4019-FIRESS FireWave Surround Sound for Macs
The Griffin FireWave gives you what you have been missing in your Mac experience - Surround Sound. FireWave has Dolby Digital processors to bring Surround Sound to Macs for gaming, DVD players and iTunes. With the multitude of 5.1 surround sound speakers for PCs readily available, FireWave gives Mac users the ability to affordably upgrade their sound systems, with spectacular results. FireWave’s small size makes it easy to incorporate into any computer setup, and portable enough to use on laptops. For the ultimate in mobile convenience, FireWave gets its power through its FireWire connection to the computer - no separate cables or power supplies to tote. And FireWave features an extra FireWire port so you can chain other devices through it.With 5.1 surround sound, you’ll experience music and movies on your desktop like never before. FireWave brings DVDs to life, unleashing their full audio potential. FireWave’s Dolby virtual surround sound technology makes any audio source come alive, whether from iTunes, QuickTime, or streaming audio. FireWave is a must-have for gamers and DVD enthusiasts. With FireWave’s support for OpenAL, the cross-platform 3D audio standard, games like World of Warcraft and Unreal Tournament 2004 will come alive in a way you’ve never heard before.
Customer Review: Late-model MacBook Pro owners: don’t bother
While 5.1 output might be enticing for many, you’ll suffer a definite loss in quality. Low frequency response definitely suffers in music, as many critical listenings revealed for me. At times cellos would sound nearer to trombones and ProLogic II is pretty much bunk.
Customer Review: Does the job
Works nicely, great sound out of a MacBook and Logitech 5.1 speaker system. I had to go around twice on the installation to get everything to work, but may have been operator error. “BUY NOW”