New Waxwing 1.04 Firmware - Go to the Settings gear icon to update your Waxwing. - Improved digital output with S/PDIF channel status support. Any DAC or streamer should now properly display the 24/48 or 24/96 output and bitrate - Fixes iPad app bug with disappearing popups from settings, language and connection window area. This bug showed up with iOS 26.1 update. - Magic has been revved to version 2.0 (internally speaking). It is a little better discriminating and smoother with less distortion. This smoother part may make the Waxwing a bit better behaved with some external DACs. Just a step or two forward. My planned Magic work in 2026 will probably be much more of a leap forward. - Super Mono has been revved to version 2.0 (also internally speaking). I've made a major improvement on how the sections of audio (summed, left, or right) are blended together. Basically, it has less distortion and is clearer, especially on louder segments. - Added alternate Fine Balance control interface in Mono and Super Mono functions. During a moderate loudness monaural music passage (not silence or quiet passage), a Balance icon press will determine the optimal channel balance and set it after about 1 second. The icon turns red, letting you know the balancing is occurring. Fine Balance can be reset to +0.0dB by clicking the display text. Note: this balancing helps Mono and Super Mono have optimum performance. - Changed Grade's grading scale. 'F' has been replaced by: F+, F, F-, and P. P is for Poor. This just gives a bit more room for rating. - Added Firmware downgrade feature. Press and hold the gray "Update to Firmware version 1.0x" for ten seconds or until the popup changes. Perfect for beta testers to hop back and forth for comparisons. Also useful in case a version has a breaking bug. Note: Bluetooth firmware has had this same behavior. - Hi (High-cut filter): added 3kHz, 4kHz, and 6kHz. Removed the lowest three (experimental) values of 5Hz, 10Hz, and 15Hz. Should be useful for the 78 RPM folks. App 1.0.13 Changes: - New logo splash screen pop up on app load. It was a white screen while the language file gets loaded at startup. - Added confirmation to "Reset to Default" buttons (in Settings gear menu) added in 1.0.12 to prevent accidental resets. Note that this reset is equivalent to loading the 'MM 38dB' preset. Just wanted something easier for new users that got into trouble. - Fixed app Mute button/icon behavior. A 'Mute is ON' state would be reset to 'Mute is OFF' when the app was closed and reopened. - Edited German language option. - Added Korean language option. - Added more description on cart threshold adjustment slider in Log.

Added charts (single and multi) to: Warmth, Air, Treble, Bass, Bass Boost, Hi, Lo, PEQ, and EQ Log cumulative time now default display and session time feature removed Added Multi-Waxwing Mode (in Settings) Added reload defaults button (analog or digital) Added warning symbols to Hi and Lo to alert user of audio attenuation or muting Added Deutsch as language option Fixed 'Scan Again' bugginess Fixed gray screen bug when right tapping Filename with Custom EQ

- Fixes RF power initialization bug that may have cause slow Bluetooth connectivity - Increased Bluetooth advertising rate for faster Bluetooth connectivity

Fixes the most egregious bugs that can cause resets (i.e. dropped audio for 5 seconds or so). - New Sort button behavior: a long press re-sorts menu without toggle to linear menu - New TX output power adjustment in Settings (once Bluetooth -> 1.06) - Fixes some connection/disconnection logic to prevent lost connection requiring restarting app - Added Disconnect counter in Settings (shows number of disconnection events during app lifecycle) - Bluetooth Firmware version 1.06 added for OTA upgrade: --- Fixes outgoing message overflow crash and reset (5-7 seconds silence) --- Bluetooth TX power increased 33% for more range; three power settings --- Downgradable to previous firmware (press and hold gray Update button for 10+ seconds until Waxwing reboots) --- Fixes Timer assert issue causing occasional reset (5-7 seconds silence) during connection cycles

This reverts back to version 1.0.6 while the changes made in 1.07 and 1.0.8 are retested.

What's new in 1.0.8: - Better Bluetooth reliability with connections. Fixes a possible dropped connection (mainly iOS) that required a hard power reboot on the Waxwing. - Bluetooth scanning could give duplicate entries that did not work correctly. This should be fixed.

- Better overall Bluetooth reliability with connections. A new 3-second hysteresis upon disconnect prevents a "ghost connection" with Waxwing with subsequent reconnects. - New Bluetooth Firmware V1.03 (go to Settings gear to update): Fixes heap memory overflow crash with undelivered messages & state machine timer issue. Both could cause hardware crashes w/ reboot and ~6 seconds of silence.

- Fixes an intermittent/timing bug that locked up the Waxwing after a "File Load" which required a reboot - Fixes an intermittent/timing bug that wouldn't send some new loaded settings immediately after a "File Load" to the Waxwing - Fixes bug where iOS 12 devices wouldn't work, so you can use older Apple products - Comma delimiters now work in Gain calculator (mainly an EU fix) - Custom language JSON import added (more of a developer tool than user feature)

1) (BUG) RPM33 function was overwriting the Fine Balance setting (typically +0.0dB) to -3.9dB. So after a RPM33 speed check, the right channel would be about 4dB louder and saved to the current settings. This was an app only bug and has been corrected. You will need to re-save any save files that kept Fine Balance to -3.9dB. You can easily double-check by unlocking File and tapping on the filename for the settings. E.g. check settings for -3.9dB bug, reload if necessary, change Fine Balance to +0.0, and re-save. 2) (BUG) Saved Log settings weren't loaded correctly. This has been fixed (app only bug). Note: timer shows session time and you click on this time to see cumulative total. 3) (BUG) Changing the Output setting between 'Analog' - '24/48' - '24/96' could mute the output without recovery until a reboot. This has been fixed (app only bug). 4) (BUG) Disconnects and reconnects during a Grade operation or Grade pause would screw up the grade as app sent a command to the Waxwing to reset the grade procedure. This has been fixed (app only bug). 5) (NEW) Waxwing App Version now stated on the Settings gear screen. As of today it is version 1.0.3.

- Grade report popup window will now keep the screen awake and grades transmitting - Initial RPM reading bug is fixed - some Bluetooth connectivity improvements