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What is in Early Update for EVO 75 and EVO 150?

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30th May 2024

Early Update 134-b-008 is now available for Evo 75/150.

  • Avoid random preset 0 appearing
  • Change "Chromecast built-in" to "Google Cast" and add dark mode logos
  • Fix Control4 device discovery 
  • Stretch small artwork images
  • Swap repeat and shuffle icons order
  • Fix potential hang on the Japanese TIDAL Connect prompt
  • Improve display layout in various languages
  • Add spaces around Spotify/TIDAL URLs to help display layout 
  • Fix the missing speaker icon

    21st May 2024

Early Update 134-b-006 is now available for Evo 75/150.

  • Updated user interface
  • Added VU meters
  • Added time screen
  • Added ability to view different now playing screens for each source
  • Improved info screen
  • Improved software update screen
  • Updated Deezer logo
  • Updated TIDAL Connect
  • Updated Spotify
  • Updated Roon
  • Updated webmin setting page
  • Improved Windows Media Player DLNA playback
  • Fixed Media Player metadata missing following power cycles
  • Fixed no audio after re-connecting to Spotify
  • Improved Chromecast setup in foreign languages
  • Fixed Control4 queue management
  • Fixed display glitches when playing certain Media Library playlists
  • Fixed low sample rate playback on digital inputs
  • Improved .WAV file metadata parsing
  • Fixed SM App album artwork when playing .M3U playlists
  • Added ability to re-order presets

14th February 2024

Early Update 133-b-014 is now available for Evo 75/150.

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22nd January 2024

Early Update 133-b-010 is now available for Evo 75/150.

  • Updated to Cast 2.0
  • Updated TIDAL Connect (Hi-Res support)
  • Updated Spotify Connect
  • Improved front panel display metadata scrolling
  • Fixed digital distortion at the start of playback when streaming AIFF via Minimserver
  • Fixed the progress bar when Casting the last track in a Youtube Music playlist
  • Fixed saving single tracks and mixes as presets from the queue
  • Fixed metadata handling when skipping tracks during Cast playback
  • Improved auto-power-down behaviour
  • Improved Bluetooth status messaging
  • Implemented embedded album artwork
  • Improved Chinese character metadata handling
  • Fixed Cast group playback sync
  • Added Korean language support
  • Added "Pause" and "Stop" front panel animations
  • Improved Bluetooth sender device volume control

2nd August 2023

Early Update 132-b-008 is now available for Evo 75/150.

  • Improved front panel metadata handling

13th July 2023

Early Update 132-b-007 is now available for Evo 75/150.

  • Improved network connectivity when switching between multiple access points on mesh networks
  • Improved playback states when skipping multiple tracks
  • Disabled Spotify Normalisation
  • Display the Qobuz logo when playing Airable tracks via the media library
  • Fixed a crash when selecting UPnP track presets after firmware upgrade
  • Show the Bluetooth source device name on the "Now Playing" screen
  • Fixed the language select screen when connecting to the network via Ethernet after power-on during setup
  • Display multiple artist names on the front panel when playing Spotify via AirPlay

13th April 2023

Early Update 132-b-004 is now available for Evo 75/150.

  • Improved digital input sample rate and signal status reporting.
  • Fixed a crash when initiating network setup mode via the front panel info screen following a factory reset.
  • Fixed low sample rate playback (22kHz) on the digital inputs.
  • Added new start-up screen animations.

23rd February 2023

Early Update 131-b-003 is now available for Evo 75/150.

  • Fixed ARC no audio output when switching to ARC input via TV power on commands.
  • Fixed Webmin "Restart" icon visibility when viewing the Webmin settings page in Dark Mode.
  • Fixed French language webmin settings page translations.
  • Updated Polish translations.
  • Added new translations for various untranslated strings.
  • Improved Cast and Roon multi-room playback sync.

28th October 2022

Early Update 130-b-002 is now available for Evo 75/150.

  • Updated Spotify
  • Improved Deezer metadata handling
  • Fixed no audio output after firmware update when Tone Control is enabled
  • Fixed occasional Airplay audio anomalies at the start of tracks when skipping through playlists and albums.

22nd August 2022

Early Update 129-b-002 is now available for Evo 75/150

  • Audirvana improvements.

12th August 2022

Early Update 128-b-005 is now available for Evo 75/150

  • Improved unit behavior when performing a factory reset in network standby mode.

8th June 2022

Early Update 128-b-004 is now available for Evo 75/150

  • Improvements for screen issues.

10th May 2022

Early Update 128-b-002 is now available for Evo 75/150

  • Improvements for screen issues

27th April 2022

Early update 128-b-001 is now available for Evo 75/150

  • Improvements for screen issues

23rd March 2022

Early Update 127-b-001 is now available for Evo 75/150

  • Fixed Chromecast disconnects
  • Updated TIDAL Connect
  • Updated MQA library
  • Fixed lock-up when powering off Evo during splash screen startup
  • Fixed previous streaming info briefly displayed on the front panel when entering network standby
  • Improvements for screen issues
  • Updated Roon icons.

9th February 2022

Early Update 126-b-001 is now available for Evo 75/150

  • Updated Spotify
  • Fixed crash when using Roon DSP sample rate conversion
  • Fixed AirPlay disconnects
  • Fixed AirPlay sample rate/bit depth not being displayed
  • Display the name of the sending device on the AirPlay source
  • Fixed long delay before playing Antenne Bayern stations
  • Fixed crash when playing RNE classical radio station
  • Fixed info screen fields for Network & Internet not updating when language changes
  • Added Italian translation for "Media Library"

16th December 2021

Early Update 125-b-001 is now available for Evo 75/150

  • Added exFAT USB drive support
  • Updated AirPlay
  • Improved Russian and Polish front panel info display page
  • Improved front panel info display page spacing
  • Fixed volume level returns to 1 after Eco mode power cycle
  • Fixed distortion when attempting to play unsupported native DSD512 steams via USB Audio
  • Fixed volume levels when enabling unsupported Tone Control during DSD (DoP) playback
  • Fixed Left/Right output swapped when playing DSD files
  • Fixed a loud pop when switching from a home theatre bypass-enabled analogue input to a non-home theatre bypass-enabled analog input with an active signal.

13th October 2021

Early update 124-d-005 is now available for Evo 75/100

  • Fixed a unit crash when adding tracks to the queue
  • Fixed broken PBB internet radio streams
  • Fixed reconnecting to the network when Wi-Fi signal is lost temporarily
  • Fixed a short burst of sound when entering Eco mode standby while listening to physical inputs
  • Updated Japanese translations
  • Fixed info screen translations
  • Updated patch to improve UI crash
  • Updated the info screen to return to the current source after one minute of inactivity
  • Updated Cast

16th September 2021

Early update 124-c-001 is now available for Evo 75/100

  • Updated Cast
  • Fixed low sample rate internet radio playback
  • Fixed WMA file meta-data parsing
  • Fixed entering Network Standby during Bubble UPnP queue playback
  • Fixed mute state after switching between speaker and wired headphone outputs
  • Patch to improve UI crash.

12th August 2021

Early Update 124-b-001 is now available for Evo 75/150

  • Fixed start of track cut-off when starting Spotify playback from Network Standby.
  • Fixed adjusting the display brightness when the unit is in Network Standby mode.
  • Fixed audio issues when playing low sample rate streams via digital inputs.
  • Fixed a crash when quickly skipping through tracks in the queue using the IR remote control.
  • Fixed distortion when using both Tone Control and Input Trim at the same time on analog inputs.
  • Fixed incorrect DSD format metadata reporting on some hardware revisions.

5th July 2021

Early Update 124-a-078 is now available for Evo 75/150

  • Fixed info screen translations.
  • Updated description for "Moving Magnet Phono"
  • Updated USB Audio descriptions and translations
  • Updated to TIDAL Connect SDK 1.1.9.13.
  • Restart the whole UI if rebooted while on network standby (fix corrupted screen).
  • Fixed crashes during prolonged Qobuz playback via Cast.

17th June 2021

Early update 124-a-037 is now available for Evo 75/150

  • Various crash fixes
  • Improved Tone Control response on analog inputs
  • Updated the Cambridge Audio logo on the Webmin settings page
  • Improved mute/un-mute
  • Fixed low-resolution radio station playback.
  • Prevent the volume level from being displayed when powering on from network standby.

27th May 2021

Early Update 124-a-018 is now available for Evo 75/150

  • Added Tone Control.
  • Updated network status icons
  • Improved network setup mode via the front panel
  • Fixed IR remote control functions when Bluetooth output is selected
  • Fixed brief audio drop-outs when re-selecting the current Bluetooth output
  • Improved progress bar reporting when skipping tracks
  • Fixed Bluetooth volume problem if set to 0 before pairing
  • Increased maximum number of presets from 20 to 99
  • Fixed metadata reporting for Control4/RTI systems
  • Fixed volume level discrepancies when setting the volume via the StreamMagic App, front panel or TV ARC control
  • Fix to prevent the unit from powering off if the remote control power button is held during power-on from ECO Mode standby

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