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@BasilSkyWalk BasilSkyWalk released this 31 Oct 14:20
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EchoPod 0.7.0, replacement firmware for the Snowsky (FiiO) Echo Mini 8 GB.

Use it at your own risk. EchoPod is early, has been tested on one player, and comes with no warranty. Read the known issues and make sure you could recover the player through maskrom before you install.

New

  • Equalizer. Settings → Equalizer, or hold ≡ on Now Playing. It has the presets from FiiO's firmware (Retro, Bass, Heavy, Pop, Jazz, Unique) and a 7-band Custom EQ (63 Hz to 16 kHz, ±12 dB): Vol± pick a band, ▶ grabs it and Vol± set its level. You hear each preset as you scroll to it, and the player remembers the last one you used. Boosts lower the overall level a little so loud music doesn't distort. It works for tracks up to 96 kHz and through Bluetooth; it's off for 176.4 and 192 kHz tracks and in USB DAC mode. For FLAC and ALAC the second processor does the equalizing at full speed, so the screen stays smooth on hi-res tracks, at the cost of a little battery while the equalizer is on.
  • ALAC (Apple Lossless) plays. .m4a files in Apple Lossless play at 16, 20 or 24 bits, mono or stereo, from 44.1 to 192 kHz, with seeking and gapless playback.
  • AAC plays. .m4a files in AAC (the kind iTunes and most phones make) play, mono or stereo, with seeking and gapless playback. HE-AAC files (often used for podcasts and radio) still say they aren't supported.
  • Opus plays. .opus files show up in the library (with their tags and length) and play, mono or stereo, with exact seeking and gapless playback.

Faster

  • Hi-res playback takes half as much of the main processor. A 96 kHz 24-bit FLAC went from 61 % to 29 % of the main processor, which leaves more time for the screen and the buttons.

When you update

  • Your library, settings, covers and Bluetooth headphones stay as they are. The equalizer starts Off.
  • To see Opus files you already have, rescan once (Settings → Rescan library) or run echo-sync again.

Full notes: docs/release-notes.md.

Install

Follow the user guide. Already on EchoPod: copy HIFIEC90.IMG to the top level of the player's internal storage (ECHO MINI), eject both drives and unplug; the player installs it. From FiiO firmware 3.7.0, 3.9.0 or 4.0.0: copy HIFIEC90.IMG to the top level of the player's internal storage, eject, unplug, take the microSD card out and restart. Installing from Windows is the tested route. One tester whose FiiO firmware kept refusing the file got it to install after first updating to FiiO's 3.8 firmware.

Check the download first: the SHA-256 of HIFIEC90.IMG must match SHA256SUMS.txt.

Your music goes on the microSD card; EchoPod doesn't read music from internal storage.

The 512 MB Echo Mini is not supported.

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