I get the sticky pause symbol too... all the 1.03 releases (betas & rc1) have done it as far as I remember. I mentioned it in an email to someone at support.

No nasty noises though

Geoff
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Got one of the first Mark 2 empegs...
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Geoff
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Mk1 Blue - was 4GB, now 16GB
Mk2 Red - was 12GB, now 60GB