Thank you very much for your efforts, Babiz80, but I checked or did all this already. Btw, I'm below the 60 secs that you think is ok. I do not. I don't understand why it's too much to ask that you can just turn on a simple player and start using it immediately. I understand it technically given...

Hm, not here (A306 uncapped Japan version). Ok-ish snappy as ever but, booting is still as slow as a glacier (50sec), as it was from the beginning w/ FW 1. Even the Sony Walkman app still takes 7sec to be ready. PowerAmp was much faster (not used/installed anymore because the Sony Walkman app...

I use the Sony Walkman app in direct mode, i.e., without any tweaks. BT connections with my A306 always stable.

Good question. I actually thought the A306 will make no difference when used via my Bluetooth/LDAC headphones (Sony WH-1000XM3 & WF-1000XM4) compared to our cell phones here (Samsung S10-5G, S23+). Well, I was wrong. I was really surprised that playback on my headphones was significantly better...

Same here, had the capped EU version of the 306, now an uncapped from Japan (and had both for a while to compare them directly). No difference in SQ. Also no changes when updating firmware (both devices). No bass issues either. Wired and LDAC. Only capped or uncapped volume (wired). Btw, the...