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Sony HAP-Z1ES + MacBookPro

Love my HAP-Z1ES.  Used it to feed analog into my pre-amp; now using its digital USB output to feed my Devialet 200.  Truly happy with it.
Alas: this week, with my latest MacBookPro software upgrade (MacOS 11.3.1, an update to Big Sur) I can no longer transfer files (using the HAP Music Transfer app) from the laptop to the Sony.  I get error messages, either "Some files are failed in transferring. Please check the transferred file list." or "Transfer cannot start because the device has not been ready for it."  (I've never gotten either of these before.) 

I pinged Sony via Twitter but don't really expect an answer.

Everything else (playing existing files; using the HAP app on my phone as a remote) works fine.

Thanks in advance for any Audiogoner who has advice, diagnostics, workaround.
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billallen10
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Hrodman ... you're the man!

Switching back to SMB 1.0 was the trick that brings the HAP-Z1ES back online with my MacBook Pro. 

For those wanting to add your HAP-Z1ES to Roon, here is the "Mother-May-I" ... secret rabbit code. 

SMB://HAP-Z1ES/HAP_Internal

Just type that line into the Storage/ +Add Folder ... Boom!
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bslon
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Hrodman, thanks for the post and info. Maybe a new HAP software update will include more Music Services.
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hrodman OP
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That'd be grand.  The current software does include Spotify, but (to these ears) at very low-res indeed.
rotten1
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Has anyone updated to MacOS 11.5.1 yet?  I can't get the HAP music transfer app to work since this latest update.  I contacted Sony a couple of weeks ago & they weren't aware of the problem.  They just referred to the 11.3.1 fix but after being on the phone with a very helpful Sony ES support person, he said he'd alert the powers that be but nothing's happened so far.  

It's so frustrating.  I love the HAP-Z1ES but Sony is just so notorious for letting things die on the vine.  This piece is just a bit too pricey & enjoyable to let them off the hook.  Like I told the support guy, I can't keep my computer at an older OS just for the HAP.  This latest update was supposedly a necessary security update.  

I had to raise hell them them for weeks before they updated the APP for Catalina.  It looks like I'll have to do it again.   
upgrade1394
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First of all Thanks to HRODMAN for posting the SBM version fix.
It worked for me, just as I was doubting my ability to replace the HDD with a SSD.

A couple of more questions:

1. With a SSD installed, what should the write speed be? I only seem to get 8-12 MB/s.
My wi-fi set up is Gigabit network and the HAPZ1ES is wired while the laptop (sending the music files) has a 400 MB/s wireless connection.
2. How does drag and drop work? I tried in the conventional way but the files just bounce back.

3. Is there a unique formatting of the SDD for the Sony to read? Or is it possible to load an external SSD with music and simply plug into the Sony USB input at the back? Help on this would be appreciated as it would allow me to have 2 external 2TB SSD which I can plug and play music.

Many thanks for this thread and for sharing how to change the HDD.

Cheers.
Amrik

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