[QUOTE]As far as I am aware, this update was not initiated by Technics, but by Taiyo.QUOTE]

Taiyo is the same as Technote in England or even more.
They are the headdealer for Technics in Germany while Technote isn't. Technote company is a shop which sells music instruments.
So for everyone who is afraid to use updates and so on by thinking Taiyo have not the official approval, or initiated updates from the Japanese is wrong.

rgds.
Willem