Firewire / Thunderbolt cable (not adaptor!)

Does anyone know if there is a Firewire / Thunderbolt cable, i.e. plug to plug, not plug to socket? Seems ridiculous to have to buy an adpator and a Firewire cable to connect my audio interface...

Conversion requires circuitry, so a simple cable won't work. While it's not impossible someone would build a converter into a cable, I wouldn't think it likely that anyone would do so. So I think you'll need to buy the adapter and the appropriate cable.
Regards.

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