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> then the USB protocol isn't as efficient as Firewire...

I don't know about Firewire (yet), but yes, there is a significant overhead for USB transfers. I'm pretty sure Firewire is more efficient in that case.

> and finally USB doesn't support Isochronos transfers

Sure it does. How you think USB soundcards work? (But you're right, the isochronous transfer is a pain in the ass, try to keep sending audio packets every 1ms!).
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