> The MAS has a bug, you could solder in a more recent chip to really resolve
> the problem. All Archos have the older, buggy version.

How difficult a soldering job?

> Or Rockbox does a similar workaround like the Archos firmware does: It
> tracks the frames of incoming mp3 data. In case of a mismatch the MAS gets
> restarted. Results in a minor glitch in the recording, but will hardly get
> noticed, as rare as it happens.

I mostly record concerts, typically 2-4 hours at a go.
Less than half my files make it through MP3Fixer unscathed.
It's not rare in my experience.
Received on Wed Nov 2 18:07:54 2005