I just want to say that when I bought the Karma I didn't even play it for a second before flashing the firmware to 1.11. I used it quite heavily the weekend I bought it and I did not have it crash once on me. I have FLAC, 320k CBR MP3s, and VBR MP3s loded and crossfade running and never had a problem.

I don't meant to hijack your thread or disqualify your experience. I just wanted to post that somewhere other than making a new thread. The only problem I see in 1.11 is that crossfade is not smooth and going from track to track takes a little too long. This is just my experience.