Forgot about Suntoucher! That takes me back. Nice list!

I took my SD card out for the update, then just rebuilt the database after it completed.

Liked what I heard of Bella Sonus - Thanks for sharing abitdeef. listening to some "bass test" tracks using Beyerdynamic CP1 - Japanese A306 player is about the same, volume/bass frequency-wise as an older iphone w/ headphone jack. A306 is more controlled, but the frequency response is...

Sony's manual says: Since there's a cross section of "home" countries for NW-A306/7 - curious which regions had HI-Res sample songs preloaded? Japan model came preloaded with: -Blue Monday FM - Bee Moved -Elephant Revival - Don't Drift Too Far -Adam Agee & Jon Sousa - Paddy Fahey's -Lara...

Hi gh0sty - At this point, I'm inclined to leave my device in its known, working state, so perhaps I could use a sweep file out of the 3.5 mm output. But, -10 dB drop at 250 Hz on down is noticeable - I've A/B compared with known tracks enough to know - understandably, that's not objective...

Re: setup; It's also possible I missed the language prompt. It came up in Japanese, so I just went ahead with Google Translate. Navigating that was interesting in its own right. Re: eBay; Yeah, that's good advice, to be honest. eBay is always a gamble. Also, exporting from Japan, the...

Hi gh0sty - I bought my A306 from a Japanese eBay seller. And, after looking at your flowchart, I'm feeling a little sheepish - when I set up my Japanese A306 I don't recall seeing language selection. I suffered through initial setup (no wifi, no sign- in, but I set a PIN) using Google...

Watching the interchange with gh0sty and rlw6534 is very intriguing. I'd be curious if network connectivity influences this behavior - like account services, IPs, or something else network-based to try to determine some sort of software policy to apply (such as loading packages like amp...

Using NW-A105 silicon case which fits fine. Other A105 cases may not though - would just have to be trial and error.

Greets from the other forums willmono7 - I also wondered about the setup process, glad you added on the Sony thread. FWIW, recently received Japanese A306 10008xx- no apparent bass issue, though I haven't proven using REW (mostly comparing some well known tracks using B&W P5 on A306 vs iPhone...

Hi Head-Fi community - new poster, long time lurker and audio fan. Joined to contribute to the Sony Walkman conversations.