Quote: Appreciate if you can post some details and possibly some photos.  I still have a HD5 that I use very frequently, just wish I can store more music(than 20GB).

Sony USA online store did a 50% price reduction(@$164.49) for CyberMonday sale.  They are completely out of 32GB players at the online store, not sure they will be restocking them.  I was able to track down last remaining one at the local store for the sale price.  Looking forward to update ICS...

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Quote: Sure thing, if mediago is what it takes to play non-japanese walkman Z then why not?  Do you know if it works to load Atrac3 files properly to non-japanese walkman Z? I am just trying to figure this out before purchase regarding non-support of Atrac3 on non-japan units and...

Quote: What version of Sonicstage are you using to compress your (lossless?) Atrac3 files then?  I think there may be a different way DRM is being managed between older SonicStage 4.x and newer Japan only SonicStage 5.x.  This may explain why his older Atrac3 compressed files (with 4.x)...

Quote:   I don't yet have a Walkman Z but I am considering picking one up from Sony USA store.  I have similar concern regarding ability to use Atrac3 on US model Walkman Z. What version of SonicStage are you using to load your Walkman Z? I suspect version 4.x?   I wonder if you...

Do any you have a non-Japanese Z series player and able to play atrac files?  I am using older Sony Vaio(40G HD) and HD5 and a few Sony/Sharp MD/hi-MD recorder players so I still have SonicStage on my machines and for me they work fine.  But I don't think my SonicStage (V4.x) will see this Z...