24-Sep-2015, 05:31
Hi stonedragon,
When it is important for you to keep the progression of the volume control as it is (was) you should keep the old firmware. 10 is now 35 which gives you better control for quiet listening. But unfortunately what used to be 10-90 before is now squeezed between 35-75. Above of 75 volume-vise its hardly getting louder. Between 65-75 the volume progression is so steep that it is very difficult for me to find the right volume.
Else not much has changed, except the setup e.g. naming of optical inpups can now be made without going through the entire setup procedure. The latest update, as far as I could test so far (not very much) regained stability, but this you get by using the new SPARK version.
Gap-free playing is still not possible.
So basically you can choose between getting used to the new progressive volume control or the update nag screen.
When it is important for you to keep the progression of the volume control as it is (was) you should keep the old firmware. 10 is now 35 which gives you better control for quiet listening. But unfortunately what used to be 10-90 before is now squeezed between 35-75. Above of 75 volume-vise its hardly getting louder. Between 65-75 the volume progression is so steep that it is very difficult for me to find the right volume.
Else not much has changed, except the setup e.g. naming of optical inpups can now be made without going through the entire setup procedure. The latest update, as far as I could test so far (not very much) regained stability, but this you get by using the new SPARK version.
Gap-free playing is still not possible.
So basically you can choose between getting used to the new progressive volume control or the update nag screen.
