Where did you read about 5.1 playability? I can't find that in any release notes from any of the firmware releases...   I'm not interested in that - still just curious where that info is coming from.

Hey! The only time I ever had that error was a year ago when a bunch of the units all were fed a bad firmware update by Sony which prevented them all from playing music even though they'd turn on and work otherwise. They'd all turn on but not music would play. And that was the error I'd get...

18033R is available for the both the HAP-S1 & Z1     Music Server functionality is the number one complaint I've read from people over the years that this device is missing. Now that it has it....     Same with External USB DAC functionality which is now here.... Includes DSD ability from...

Hey!   Think of it like a computer. If you have no hard drive/SSD in a computer, or a brand new hdd/ssd and turn it on - it will say to you it cannot find a drive to boot from. Reason being that the firmware is located on a chip in the machine itself - independent from the drive. Same thing...

So - I was one of the 'main' guys who went through the bricking issue with my Hap-S1. My unit was taken by Sony engineering Canada so they could diagnose it etc and they just gave me a new unit straight up.   Anyways. So. I upgraded to the newest firmware a while back - after waiting a few...

Can you post a photo of what the LCD looks like?

Read this post I made - the information is in there from Sony...   Near the bottom - enter 'special mode' and it should be in there somewhere it sounds like....   I haven't personally tried it...  ...

With this new firmware - Sony included the built in option of rolling the firmware back to the previous firmware - did you try that before sending it back?

  So -am I the only person who is finding problems with this new firmware?   The most obvious issue is that now my HAP-S1 will randomly repeat songs. Sometimes it's the first, or second or third song in an album etc. Just repeats it one time and then continues. But - this happens with every...

What video? The post you quoted says there are only pictures in it ?

USB HUB Now supported!!!   Name: Firmware update v17384R for HAP-S1 / HAP-Z1ES Date released: 16-06-2016 Benefits and improvements:  Spotify Connect features are now supported A USB hub can now be used for connecting both 1 HDD drive and 1 CD drive The Wake On LAN function is now supported...

HAP-S1 Version 0017384R is now available for all players.... Update from your HAP - Sony has not posted a change log yet...

The ongoing joke on another site is the that the:   "Improves playback quality (HAP-S1 only)"   is because the last firmware crippled the HAP-S1's ability to play any music files on it. Period. No connections to Internet radio would even work.   So, in that sense yes, playback quality has...

That's a good question for a different forum thread.

NEW FIRMWARE JUST RELEASED FOR HAP-S1   Just received an email from my Sony Repair Centre.     Not sure if for the Z1 also - as this is in response to the previous firmware bribing S1 units...         I'm not installing until others have confirmed it works, and what, if anything, is new.