PetriRMD

Yeah, been using the MP3 file manager for a week or so now, and it's working very well with the A-608. Simple, clean and allows a drag & drop style user interface for directly adding MP3 files. Very minimal functionality but it gets the job done quickly and effectively. I like this a lot more than the (bloated and hideous) Connect software.

Yeah. After uninstalling all Connect player related stuff and formatting the A608 the Mp3 file manager started working normally. So yes, I can now add music to the device and it plays the tracks just fine.

Thanks Grover. I tried uninstalling all of the Sony related software (Connect Player etc.), then formatted the A608 and did a clean install of MP3 File Manager. It works now! Skogvoll, I would highly recommend the MP3 file manager over the Connect player. Simple, clean and gets the job done quickly.

Connect works, but since I'm used to iTunes, Connect feels pretty slow and cumbersome on comparison. The player itself is really cool though, and now that I've moved a bunch of songs over I've been really happy with it. I just wish I could use the MP3 File manager to update the songs. I'm curious if anyone else has managed to get that working with the A608?

yeah, it's pretty horrible. At least Connect seems to suck really bad. It's a bad example of BloatWare. So far I've found it to be slow, clumsy and well... extremely sluggish. It's like iTunes gone wrong Haven't tried Sonic yet, but it seems like MP3 File Manager would be exactly what I would want and need. However, it seems like the latest version (2.0) isn't compatible with my A608 :-(

Thanks for the welcome. Yeah, I have the Connect Software installed. When I plug the NW-A608 in, the Connect Player doesn't see it, and I just get a "USB device not recognized prompt". :-(

Picked up NW-A608 (which seems to be a fantastic player btw.) and now I'm having problems with it. My laptop sees the device without any problems, but my desktop machine just keeps saying "USB Device not recognized". I tried updating the firmware to but it doesn't help. Any ideas?