I personally would hold off on that desire to have firewire connections. Since there are no standards (documentation is still version 0.9), at best what you will have is "firewire-capable". It is not known at this time what will be required internal to the component receiving signals from a firewire connection. It is possible that those components with firewire connectors on the rear panel may not be adaptable internally. OTOH, it is possible that a receiver or prepro that does not currently have a firewire connection may be adaptable (i.e. Bryston SP-1).