Just updated to firmware 5.6.0. Left - Right balance fixed and overall volume is higher than before. Also I found less right ear taps to get music to play. First tap gives you connect tone and second tap starts music playing. So far so good.

I have been lurking in the wings for many weeks now, following, learning, thinking about and on a couple occasions talking to Beoplay support regarding the E8’s. I thought I would share my thoughts and findings to-date. Perhaps I should start at the beginning….I own a pair of B&W P5 Wireless...

I was playing around with my AK100 MK2 and downgraded it's firmware to 2.30 and reset all the options again.  I must say 2.40 is much more stable.  As a matter of fact since it came out I have only had a couple issues which could have been written off as to much finger pok'n on my part.  So why...

If you do a search here for 'AK100 22Ohm Bypass DIY' post 10 tells you how to open the case and remove the battery.  There is no mention of type of or where to get one though.

I use a Mac (OS X Mavericks), had a look and it does format exFat so I did.  Thanks for the info aqtaket, hopefully my results will be the same as yours.  Cheers.

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I gave up on auto library scan, it would see something that it didn't like and then rescan, which could take a number of minutes.  I turned it off and if it 'craps out' I just shut it down and restart and all seems to be good again.  There are still lots of issues but as I learn to work around...

For sure the 'gadget' still has issues but it may have been the way the drive (SD card) was unmounted from your iMac.  I also have a Mac and on occasions have had similar issues.  When I was very new to this 'gadget' (still am I suppose) I managed to have to reformat one or both of the cards on...

I see what you mean with rewind, it's all in the timing. Hit rewind once wait a moment and hit it again goes back one tune.  To quick only restarts the active playing song.  It's been that way for me since 2.20 anyway, same as Solude.

   I've been way and just read this.  Interesting, 2.30 had so many bugs for me and 2.40 seemed to address many of them, although not all.  I just tried what you mentioned and it works fine on mine with FLAC and mp3 files.  I can use both the hard and soft keys to forward and back even a...

To add to this.....if you are using a Mac, xACT (free app) will spit the cue file as well.

One card goes in one way and the other is flipped over.  I use the end of a spudder (thin plastic probe) or anything smaller than a finger nail which (in my case) doesn't push it in far enough.  When the cards are seated properly they will click and lock in place. Like I mentioned I can not push...

After reading about the new features implemented in this update I don't think any of the previous issues were addressed, they have just added some "fluff" (I never had any issues with the UI before, it was all good and still is).  The intermittent hangs reading the SD-1&2 slots are still there...

Regarding cover art not showing etc when importing.....through trial and error I found the answer to the mp3 problem…..it was the version of the ID3 tag.  Anything with v2.4 was a complete write-off, v2.3 worked most of the time and v2.2 worked every time.  iTunes has the ability to convert the...

As far as I know you can only format the internal memory of the unit or if you can I have never found it.  Maybe with the next firmware update....tongue in cheek  ;)

I am very audibly happy with my AK100 MK2, I just wish they would release another firmware update (one last one) to address some of the issues pending 2.30.  I like everything about it except what most everyone else has experienced.  If they don't, then anyone (IMO) who purchases a new model is...

iRiver in California is the distributor for North America.  Anything in Canada is ordered and sent from the 'ghost office' of Irvine California.  They may have answered their phones and e-mails at one time but not lately.  It would be very nice to hear something/anything from them except Chapter...

Not being able to contact anyone from the company.....This is what has frustrated me from the beginning, there was even an online statement that I was being too fussy....if the music sounds good live with the hiccups.  Well BS to that, I have been quiet long enough, if this was a 99 dollar...

That would be more than great if you could do that, I thought I was alone trying to contact them from California but apparently not.  Love to hear what they have to say.  It's a very good player except for some of these nagging issues.  I don't consider one time when you are playing a song and...

Sad but sounding more like true each day.

Shortly after buying my player I had the need to call iRiver in California.  I called them everyday for close to 2 weeks and know one ever answered.  I also e-mailed them of which they never answered that as well.  Pretty sad I'm afraid!  Thankfully they have a dealer here on the wet coast of BC...

That has happened to me on a number of occasions as well.  I have gathered there is something in the tag the player does not like.  I have looked at the song with various pieces of software and they look fine but there is something embedded that it doesn't like.  To be honest it has never...

I bought it locally, they have interceded on my behalf on private numbers unknown to me.  The answer....they are aware of some people having issues with the card slots like sd2......and they are working on it?  It's been five months?   I guess these things take time, I am very patient but it is...

   If the cards are not in the unit they are always fine, the problem is when they are in the unit, specifically SD2.  It's a tossup whether they make it out uncorrupted when unmounted.  As far as formatting, the cards came FAT32 and the issue persisted and where reformatted FAT32 and the issue...