<s>
The	O
FireWave	B-Device
is	O
a	O
device	O
that	O
is	O
,	O
essentially	O
,	O
an	O
external	O
FireWire	B-Protocol
soundcard	O
made	O
by	O
Griffin	O
Technology	O
as	O
a	O
third	O
party	O
accessory	O
for	O
Apple	O
Inc.	O
'	O
s	O
line	O
of	O
personal	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FireWave	B-Device
uses	O
the	O
FireWire	B-Protocol
(	O
IEEE	B-Protocol
1394	I-Protocol
)	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
Mac	O
as	O
an	O
audio	O
output	O
to	O
its	O
Dolby	O
Digital	O
sound	O
processing	O
hardware	O
,	O
effectively	O
acting	O
as	O
an	O
external	O
soundcard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Griffin	O
Technology	O
's	O
product	O
website	O
explains	O
that	O
FireWave	B-Device
uses	O
the	O
Dolby	O
processors	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
connect	O
a	O
5.1	O
surround	O
sound	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speakers	O
are	O
then	O
connected	O
directly	O
to	O
FireWave	B-Device
's	O
speaker	O
terminals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
different	O
sound	O
setups	O
and	O
configurations	O
are	O
possible	O
,	O
using	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
Griffin	O
's	O
included	O
FireWave	B-Device
software	O
and	O
Apple	O
's	O
"	O
Audio	O
MIDI	O
Setup	O
"	O
utility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Griffin	O
Technology	O
's	O
website	O
lists	O
the	O
Griffin	O
FireWave	B-Device
as	O
a	O
discontinued	O
item	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FireWave	B-Device
has	O
six	O
output	O
channels	O
through	O
three	O
1/8	O
”	O
(	O
3.5	O
mm	O
)	O
stereo	O
mini-jacks	O
:	O
Left/Right	O
,	O
Center/Subwoofer	O
and	O
Right	O
Surround/Left	O
Surround	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
passthrough	O
FireWire	B-Protocol
port	I-Protocol
to	O
allow	O
for	O
chaining	O
more	O
FireWire	B-Protocol
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FireWave	B-Device
supports	O
Dolby	O
Digital	O
and	O
Dolby	O
Pro	O
Logic	O
II	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
a	O
frequency	O
response	O
of	O
20-20	O
,	O
000Hz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compatibility	O
:	O
The	O
FireWave	B-Device
is	O
listed	O
as	O
being	O
compatible	O
with	O
Mac	O
OS	O
X	O
version	O
10.4.6	O
(	O
Tiger	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
Officially	O
,	O
Griffin	O
Technology	O
does	O
not	O
support	O
the	O
FireWave	B-Device
under	O
OS	O
X	O
10.5.x	O
(	O
Leopard	O
)	O
,	O
however	O
version	O
1.0	O
of	O
the	O
FireWave	B-Device
software	O
does	O
work	O
with	O
Leopard	O
.	O
</s>
