2.06 issues

Hi all,

Since upgrading to 2.06, my BDP2 is suffering from the following issues / regressions:
- Display: during start-up, front panel display says 'Shutdown' on the top right, while it is in fact booting up
- AIFF playback seems not as robust as before: in particular high res (24/96 and 24/192) occasionally suffers what sounds like static, or drop outs. This did not happen to me in earlier versions of the firmware, and I use the same memory sticks. As workaround, I'm converting the music to FLAC, which works fine but is cumbersome. I've sent Chris a more detailed report of this issue.

Hopefully this is of help to the developers.

Best regards,

Erik

Hi,

I had same problem very early on during my BDP-1 ownership (still have BDP-1): AIFF files were not smooth. Have used FLAC ever since. No problems. I use Loony Loon, and have never "upgraded" to Maniac Loose or whatever.

Q for you/anyone out there: Do you hear any difference between WAV vs. FLAC? I can't, and prefer FLAC -- much less memory needed. Not crazy about metadata, album art, and all that. It's the music....

Good luck.
Pete

Small difference between AIFF and FLAC in sound quality, if any - that is, assuming the BDP plays them correctly As most of my old library is in iTunes AIFF, I hope a future update addresses the new playback issues, which must have been introduced in 2.05 or 2.06 (I don't believe this issue was present with earlier versions of MM).

If you're interested in converting AIFF to whatever else, the free software I use is XLD (for Apple only). Very good for ripping discs as well. I often hear FLAC files ripped from my CDs as sounding better when played back on my BDP-1 vs. CD on BCD-1.

Yes, I use XLD too, both for ripping and conversion. Plus Metadatics for editing the metadata, and Sample Manager for changing word length, in case I'd like to burn a CD from a high res source (for in the car, but also because I fancy spinning a disc once in a while).