Whether your digital music files are stored on an external hard drive or you are connecting a computer to a FireWire DAC (digital to analog converter), using cables that do no harm to the original information package is a must ... this is just as true for a compressed 128kbps MP3 file as it is for a 24-bit/96kHz uncompressed file. AudioQuest"s new FireWire cables maintain the integrity of your music files however they"re packaged. To respect different budgets and different applications, AudioQuest offers four models of low distortion FireWire cable. All feature AudioQuest"s proven design expertise featuring better metals, better geometry and for the top-model Diamond, AudioQuest"s amazingly effective Dielectric-Bias System. All AudioQuest FireWire cables come in 6 to 6, 6 to 9, and 9 to 9 pin configurations.