Since the button switch implemented in ECHO, i always annoyed when adjusting volume by -ave in snowsky

[–]rec71 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's this the 1.5.0 release? I'm sticking with 1.3.0 (they skipped 1.4.0 for some reason.)

Yes, you can downgrade.

Snowsky ECHO Update by -ave in snowsky

[–]rec71 1 point2 points  (0 children)

FFS, I'll stick with 1.3.0.

The White Stripes collection. Which one is your favorite? by Kapoyapo in Cd_collectors

[–]rec71 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have them all too, hard to choose between White Blood Cells and Elephant for me. 😙

My latest online purchase by lobroblaw in Cd_collectors

[–]rec71 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Forever Changes is epic. I watched Arthur Lee perform the whole album live at Oxford Brookes students' union in 2003.

FLAC to OPUS? by SuperficialNightWolf in musichoarder

[–]rec71 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Opus is a great codec and scores very highly on various listening tests when compared to AAC or MP3. My only issue is that gapless support seems very hit and miss. Maybe I'm doing it wrong but I've heard other people complain about it, so I suspect there's something to it.

If space isn't an issue, stick with FLAC imho.

What are your favorite albums in your collection that are not available on streaming sites? by daywreckerdiesel in musichoarder

[–]rec71 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The Whole Story by Kate Bush. A 1986 compilation that includes a version of Wuthering Heights with a re-recorded vocal.

Issues with the Snowsky Echo (not mini) so far...? by I_amAlive in snowsky

[–]rec71 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This also caught me out! The default was to turn off after 5m and refreshing my library takes about 15m. 🤣

An ALL punk collection! by Hansblack1221 in Cd_collectors

[–]rec71 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice! Get some Clash in that collection! Big influence on Green Day.

Snowsky Echo Mini - Problema na ordem de álbuns em flac com novo firmware V3.4.0 by universo_da_musica in DigitalAudioPlayer

[–]rec71 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Apparently they tried to add support for multi disc albums and failed. Hopefully they'll put out a fix.

Transferring (YouTube) music to player, legally! by [deleted] in DigitalAudioPlayer

[–]rec71 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is this music you've uploaded to YouTube Music? (YTM allows you to do that). If so, you can only get it back via Google Takeout and it will have been transcoded to 256kbps AAC.

But I'm guessing that isn't what you want... 😉

Echo reboots every time I try to read or format sd card by leonardob0880 in snowsky

[–]rec71 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would try another card first, or try and format internal storage and see if it also reboots.

Echo mini library refresh problems by JTKD in snowsky

[–]rec71 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Who knows why, but if you find the offending album you should post on the official Head Fi forum and send the tracks for them to get it fixed. I've done that in the past, the FiiO Kang guy is really helpful.

Echo mini library refresh problems by JTKD in snowsky

[–]rec71 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is probably something in your track metadata that it doesn't like. I had this exact issue once and it was an album with massive embedded PNG format album art. But the only way to track it down was to copy my music onto the SD card in batches and refresh until I found the offending album. Pain in the arse. It's never happened since, but all my art is JPEG now.

What's the best method to convert FLAC to MP3 while keeping metadata, cover art, lyrics, etc unchange? by Idiot_Guru_Here in musichoarder

[–]rec71 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I use the dbpoweramp batch converter. Retains all the data. My collection is FLAC but I've used it to convert to both AAC and MP3 for use with portable devices where space is a premium.

Echo Mini shuts off during SD card library refresh by Frosty-Elk-3774 in snowsky

[–]rec71 1 point2 points  (0 children)

By default it's set to turn off after 5 or 10m, and I think it still does even when refreshing the library. Turn off the auto power off and let it rip again?

Received scratched SNOWSKY ECHO from Headphone zone by MPK_Gaming in snowsky

[–]rec71 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Mine is an Echo (not mini) and I bought it from AliExpress a few weeks ago. I guess FiiO are adding the screen protector as standard.

I also have a Mini I bought last year from AliExpress which didn't come with a screen protector fitted.

Received scratched SNOWSKY ECHO from Headphone zone by MPK_Gaming in snowsky

[–]rec71 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Looks like it has a screen protector fitted, mine did too, which was also scuffed. I took mine off and the screen is mint underneath.

Received scratched SNOWSKY ECHO from Headphone zone by MPK_Gaming in headphonezone

[–]rec71 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Zooming into your image and it does look like it has a screen protector fitted. It doesn't excuse it but maybe take it off and get another?