Pro Music Streamer to Upgrade Stereo with AirPlay 2, Spotify Connect

**UPDATE #2 (2025) - Still super happy with my WiiM Pro. So much so that I just purchased a WiiM Pro Plus to replace the original WiiM Pro, which I've just relocated to another room where it's plugged into a Fosi ZD3 via the Coax port. Reasons for getting a Pro Plus this time around is that I wanted the well-regarded AKM DAC, as it the Pro plugs directly into a 20+ year old Sony receiver via line-out. The regular Pro's lesser DAC is now taking an extended vacation as it's digital stream being decoded by the ESS 9038Q2M on the Fosi pre-amp. Will I hear a difference between the Pro and Pro Plus as channeled through the Sony? Probably not with any of my usual source material. But given that I'm still very happy with my original WiiM Pro after a full year using it to stream tunes (PC -> WiiM via Airplay2 (TuneBlade)) daily in my home office, I thought I'd give the Pro Plus with the AKM and included remote, a chance to impress me further. **UPDATE #1 (2024) So, one super cool feature that the manufacturer added to the Wiim is Room Correction. My Wiim had been boxed up for a few months during & after a move. First, I want to note that it was really easy to reconfigure it for my new home wireless network via the Wiim phone app WITHOUT having to RESET the Wiim itself. I just had to hold the 'play' button on the Wiim until it blinked while I was holding my phone nearby and then I was able to update the Wiim's wireless network info to get it back online. Room correction worked as expected, which is to say the same way it works on other home AV receivers I've owned/used. This is a really cool feature to be added to the Wiim for free as part of a free firmware update. Thank you, Wiim! I should also note that in the 14 months I've owned my Wiim, minus the 4 months it was stashed in a moving box, it's worked fantastically. I mostly use it to stream music via Airplay to a 22 year old Sony AV 5.1 receiver powering a small bookshelf speaker/subwoofer setup. I do occasionally use the built in media player and it works well too - no problems. Wiim updates apply seamlessly, and it's been 100% reliable. Very happy with this purchase and would recommend to anyone thinking about getting one. ORIGINAL REVIEW Got this to replace a Bluetooth receiver that I had plugged into my 20+ year old Sony STR-DE845 AV receiver. The BT receiver works great, but it has a couple limitations: 1 - One is that it when it's powered up, it automatically pairs with whichever device it was last paired with. Because I normally stream to it using an iPad, I can only stream using my iPhone if I go to the iPad and unpair it from the BT receiver, and then I have to the same thing with the phone when I want to use the iPad to stream again. I've been living with this for 4 years, so it's not unworkable, but that I have other streaming targets at home that don't require this has raised the bar a bit as far as my expectations go. 2 - The BT receiver supports AptX and LDAC over Bluetooth, but since I am only streaming from Apple wireless devices I can only do AAC over Bluetooth since Apple doesn't support AptX or LDAC (and probably never will). The quality of AAC over Bluetooth is pretty good, but it's not CD-level quality playback which is what you get with a WiFi streaming protocol like Apple Airplay. The ability to play CD quality music streams from my iPad or my iPhone was the main reason for my purchase, and the WiiM Pro does this perfectly as an Airplay 2 receiver. Also, re: Airplay I figure that the protocol spec & implementation for Airplay isn't likely to change (there may be enhancements, but the existing spec should remain the same), so Airplay should always be available for streaming music to the Sony receiver. And that brings me to another great feature of the WiiM Pro, which is its ability to act as a standalone network streamer with native support for several streaming music services including Amazon Music, which is what I use. Initially, I thought I might find the WiiM's software UI (as installed on my iPhone & iPad) to be less than polished, but so far the software seems to work well. The biggest advantage to using the native streaming apps on the WiiM is that the stream quality can be much higher than 'just' CD quality that Airplay 2 supports (16-bit/44.1kHz - Amazon Music HD supports up to 24-bit/96kHz for some tracks, IIRC). The WiiM Pro app seems to work fine for streaming Amazon Music, and the menu looks the same as the one I use for streaming Amazon Music to to some modern Yamaha AV receivers MusicMatch app. Overall, this seems like a good device. The only open question is whether and how well WiiM will support it with necessary fixes/updates when needed!

To begin, I'm an ancient audiophile albeit considerably out of touch. I've been using a Squeezebox streaming device linked to an AudioLogic 34 tube DAC for streaming files over my local network. Since 1966 I've been collecting and enjoying high-end gear and over the years have had plenty of it: my speakers are a 1980 HQD, I've owned Levinson CD decks, my home is cabled with Mitchell Cotter custom cabling he built for me in the early 80s, I've owned as many as 10 Marantz Model 9s at one time. I toss this out to say that I've owned pretty lavish equipment and have the playback equipment to discriminate between a good item and outright junk. I bought this cute little gadget because my Squeezebox and Audiologic won't decode the latest high-definition audio streams from something new-to-me called Tidal.com with which I am probably the last person in the audio universe to be familiar. Anyway, I wanted to fool around with a more up-to-date streaming system and the price of this little guy was somewhere between 1/10 to 1/20th of the alternatives I found in scanning the high-end boutiques. Initially I found this gadget at once easy to set up and a pain in the neck. I didn't encounter any issues in the initial network setup and it streamed over WiFi perfectly well. I hooked it up to my AudioLogic DAC and it detected the resolutions supported and produced an excellent feed at 16 bits. Fed directly through its internal DAC it decoded higher resolution content WHEN ACTUALLY AVAILABLE and I was pretty happy with the output. But...I discovered two issues which will drive you nuts unless you address them. For all I know they will change something or other going forward as this outfit seems really committed to seeking feedback from owners and actually responds to any feedback one troubles to send them. But as of today: (1) There is a setting (on the phone/tablet app) for device settings. This is a bit tricky to find because there is a separate "settings" menu items elsewhere that relates to app settings. Anyway if you go to the device screen you will find a small "settings" gear-icon in the right hand side of the screen. Look for "standby mode" and turn it off. If you don't you will constantly find that your app will not "find" this device andwill drive you completely insane troubleshooting your network, wondering if you need to hook it up to hard-wired ethernet and whatever. There's no good setting except "Never". (2) This gadget is shipped with a 2.4a USB C charger. Leave it in the box and use one with a higher capacity. I found that using the factory charger very hi-def streams would break up/distort or what have you, in other words, not play correctly. Once I repowered this gizmo on heaver-duty charger it works like a champ. If you follow these guidelines you will find the WiiM Pro AirPlay 2 Receiver a great value and an enhancement to any level of stereo playback gear. I did not test it with Roon although it is said to be Roon-Ready but using it for a vasriety of streaming content I remain completely happy with my modest little investment and glad to keep the other $2900.00 or whatever I saved by trying this thing first. ***Update 1/20/24: (1) I purchased another one for my guest cottage. That’s about as good an endorsement as anyone can give. (2) I decided to use a pair of TPLINK Powerline Ethernet over power line to see if my original unit would show any improvement if it had a wired connection. This was more of a test than a necessity, I have excellent 5ghz in my listening room. The pair I used was easily ten years old so far from the latest or fastest present-day tech. I consider it a big improvement. The cost of a pair of these is around $50 on Amazon and a good investment as a feed for the Wiim pro.

Review of WiiM Mini, Pro, and Vibelink Amp WiiM is a new addition to the list of companies offering hardware streaming components. Up until recently, the pricing made using a dedicate streamer not cost-effective for me. WiiM changed all of that with their offerings of high quality streamers at decent prices which are far below their competitors. After reading reviews about their offerings, I purchased a WiiM mini to try out in our living room. Found it very easy to set up using their free app for IOS and Android (Note, a HUGE plus that their Android app does NOT require google play services as I am running a de-googled phone and tablet). Liked that it had optical out so I could take advantage of my Topping DAC (which was superior to the one in the Mini, though that one is fine for most people). Loved being able to stream low res (Pandora), high res (Amazon) and ultra high res (Qobuz) from one device using their well thought out and very useful app. WiiM Mini: Pros: price, decent DAC, Optical output, seamless connection to main streaming services. Cons: no support for Squeezelite (for connection to local ripped music using LMS (Lyrion Music Server)). The lack of Squeezelite support on the Mini was not a deal breaker in the location where I had it installed (living room) as the streaming options more than took care of our music requirements there. But my office / family room was another matter. I have hundreds of ripped CDs (to FLAC) on my LMS server and up until then, had been using a Raspberry Pi 4 running moOde audio player as the Squeezelite end point to connect to LMS.This has worked well but I was hoping to find a single solution for streaming and using my local audio on LMS. The WiiM Pro, the Mini's big brother, looked to be the solution I was looking for. Since I would be using a Topping DAC, I didn't feel the need to spring for the Pro Plus (which has a better DAC). I purchased the WiiM Pro and as with the Mini, set up was a breeze. I enabled Squeezelite from the setting and it immediately found and connected to my LMS server. I then had access to streaming and my LMS music collection form within the WiiM app. Very sweet! And even better, I love the material skin that was created for the old/outdated LMS interface and can control the playing of my local music from there (which I prefer) or use the WiiM app. Both work flawlessly. WiiM Pro: Pros: price, decent DAC, optical and RCA analog inputs, optical, coax, RCA analog outputs. Gigabit Ethernet as well as WiFi. Cons: None Time went by and then I saw that WiiM released an amp called the Vibelink. Read a number of reviews including those on Audio Science Review, and all praised the build, specs and capabilities of this $300 amp. I thought my current receivers/amps (Yamaha) were decent but the Vibelink sure was enticing. It checked all the boxes of what I needed: Inputs: Optical, Coax, RCA. Superior DAC, Analog pass-thru w/o ADC processing. Banana plug speaker connectors. Not a lot of extras in the box that impacted the sound quality. I bit the bullet and placed an order. Installation was easy and the WiiM app detected it and downloaded/installed the firmware update. Connected my turntable (RCA input), CD player (optical digital in) and WiiM Pro (digital coax in). Turned it on and WOW. I thought my Yamaha receiver was decent so didn't expect to hear much or any difference. Was I wrong. Sound was much fuller and clearer. It had more "presence and clarity" is how I think I would describe it. Connected to Qobuz and streamed some jazz and rock @ 24/96 and it sounded incredible. Streamed some typical HD rock from Amazon 16/44.1 and it too sounded excellent. Played a CD and it was clearer than I had ever heard before. Spun up a jazz LP, and wow, could not believe how clean and clear an old Vinyl album could sound. Even low res Pandora streaming sounded good (though no where near HD or UHD streaming from Qobuz). I knew right away this was money well spent. WiiM Vibelink Amp Pros: Amazing sound, banana speaker connectors, digital and analog inputs, 12v trigger for auto-on when WiiM Pro streamer starts streaming music. 60 min standby / off when music stops. Cons: No remote so to adjust your volume you use the streaming app and/or manually adjust on the Amp. Not a big deal to me but this may be an issue for some if their amp is in a cabinet or not easily accessible. ditto for the power button on the back (though that does make the front much cleaner and elegant looking). I hope this review is helpful. I'm really impressed with the WiiM products I've used so far.

Final Thoughts… (updated 1/29/25) Call it a 4.5. Particularly for someone building an introductory system, I think it is more advantageous to think of the WiiM Pro [Plus] as a *preamp* with streaming capabilities. Besides a quality, networkable source, you are getting… ☑️ Digital and analog inputs ☑️ Digital and analog outputs ☑️ DAC (go Plus if you need it) ☑️ ADC (avoid, but available) ☑️ DDC (?? word is the clock is poor, avoid) ☑️ Input/Output selection ☑️ Volume control ☑️ EQ ☑️ Room Correction (I don’t use, but impressive to see) ☑️ Balance control 👂 ☑️ Remote control (save your money and use the app, still counts as remote) Add a Class D amp, speakers and some cables, and you are off to the races with no deep commitment to separates or an integrated system. Let your curiosities lead you from there… In any event you’ll still have a killer streamer. The caveats… 1) This is an affordable work in progress - It has bugs. Be patient and utilize their customer service. 2) For all its bells and whistles, maintaining a digital signal from source to output is how this thing truly shines. Optical out to a dedicated DAC is perceptibly noise and jitter free. Don’t worry about reclocking until you see a USB out. I’m not sure this generation will ever be *perfect,* but WiiM is regularly updating the firmware, and I enjoy this thing most days. The rest of my noob-journey is logged below. Happy hunting ✌️ Original review: I’m new to this game, but I am thoroughly pleased with the Pro. In addition to learning not to rely on the TV’s DAC, I realized using the TV as a streamer was a narrowed experience as well (poor interface, gaps, re-sampling, etc). I now have the Pro “daisy-chained” between my TV and a Schiit Modi 3 via the SPDIF ports (effectively doubling as a preamp). The TV is now strictly for video and the Pro for music, with no additional DAC’s or sacrifice to the experience 🥳 The digital EQ is also handy. I’m looking to eventually add an analog component for the whole system (which includes a turntable), but for the time being it’s been great for addressing standing waves and brightening the speakers. As expressed in other reviews, this has been an eye opening experience with respects to what I feel I need[ed] to buy on vinyl. Update1/5: I’ve run into some issues and I feel it’s only fair to lower the rating from 5 to 4 stars. As a streamer, this works great, but I opted for the Pro over the Mini specifically for the optical input to connect my TV. I had it working, but a few days ago it stopped and I have been unable to get it back up and running. To be clear, everything “downstream” from WiFi works wonderfully, but I suspect there is a physical issue w the SPDIF-in. I’m in the middle of ironing this out with WiiM. I’ll update a second time with an end to this story - I hope I won’t have to, but the rating could drop further. Update 2/5: After a process-of-elimination with WiiM support, they sent me a new device which arrived promptly. Thankfully, it works as intended (thrilled!). In retrospect / having gained familiarity with the app, there were some warning signs the original device was faulty during configuration (no sound was heard for the mic test, and the resolution test was inconsistent). I simply had no frame of reference to know what I was listening for. That said, I heard the clapping and piano on the new device and it works as advertised. In case anyone looking at the Pro has the same gear, as seen in the photo, I’m running the TV into the Pro > Schiit Modi 3 > Schiit Saga S and can confirm this works fine at full resolution and bit depth. I’ve also incorporated the Schiit Lokius for all sources since my original review, so I’m no longer using digital eq in WiiM Home (as useful as it was). Though the new device works as advertised and my interaction with WiiM was positive, I’m leaving the rating as 4/5 to reflect the journey… feels fair to me. Update 3/5: I would lower this rating to a 3.5 if I could, but I will round-up to 4 stars because I have faith that the updates will eventually iron all this out... "All this" being, this device is inconsistent. I do not have the connectivity issues described in other posts, but it does behave oddly during operation. The indicator light will change from green to white (or vise versa) with not changes to the input (it *has* changed inputs too, but thats only happened only once... I have it set to auto-sense, but there was/is no activity that I'm aware of that would trigger the switch... I'll turn this setting off and see if that helps). The BIGGEST issue: Last night I temporarily lost my latency setting (the sound was no longer syncing with the video). I attempted to recalibrate through the app, but it produced no clapping sound [red flag]. The app set the latency to 0ms (was previously ~30) and then... I lost sound. I switched input to Wifi, which thankfully worked fine and I got the sound back once I returned to SPDIF-in, but I was worried I was back to square-one (see Update 1/5), at which point I would have dropped the product altogether. Lastly, it now pops my speakers when I turn off the TV-source. This is not the biggest deal (I just mute the preamp before turning off the TV), but it didn't do that before, and it didn't happen when I had the TV going straight into the DAC. [EDIT 7/13/23: I’ve since realized there is a Sample Rate Switch Latency under Audio Output to alleviate this - Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t]. All that said, I still cannot get the clapping sample when attempting to sync the sound, the setting remains at 0ms, but the output seems fine 🤷‍♂️ ... To give you a sense of the timeframe, I'm posing this on Tuesday, July 6 (the original device was delivered June 8). I will write a fourth update if this gets any worse. This product has a LOT of potential, my fingers are crossed, but buyer be warned... Thar be bugs 🗺️ 🐞 Update 4/5: Writing this on Aug 16, 2023. The good news... WiiM is keeping up with the updates, which is promising. The bad news... The Pro switched inputs in the middle of watching TV again, with no app activity that I'm aware of that would trigger a switch to Wifi. I got it back with little issue, and it's not common, but that's a drag. The Sample Rate Switch Latency continues to have zero effect on the popping that occurs when turning on off the TV with the SPDIF input selected. It's possible I'm not using it correctly, but I've set it to all different ms' with no luck. I'm also getting soft popping between "Master" and "HiFi" songs on Tidal. There is some chatter on the forums to alleviate this, but I'm not interested in forcing a resample through volume or EQ. Some of the latest updates seem to have addressed something similar for Amazon users, so perhaps a fix is coming soon. I plan to write WiiM about it. Other than that... as usual, when this thing works... [these-hills-sing meme]. Update 5/5 [See "Final Thoughts" at top]

Ok, I've had these for about a week now, and I got a 3rd one a few days ago. Overall, I really like these. They're not perfect, and I think I even found a couple of bugs; but they're very flexible and they enabled me to get a multi-room audio system setup. tldr: 1. Play music from your source (eg phone, computer, cd, ...) 2. WiiMs receive the music and route it to your sound system(s) (even BT speaker) 3. Many networking possibilities 4. Enables whole home (3+ rooms) audio 5. Supports YouTube Music (mainly via BT; Chromecast has issues) 6. Might be better off w WiiM Mini for YTM (for now) 7. There's a WiiM forum and it seems useful ** So, real quick, this thing is a "network streamer". It's basically a music router! It gives you many ways to get digital music routed into one or more sound systems, depending on your needs. I gather some "audiophiles" are just using this to connect to fancy hi-fi systems. (I don't know much about that.) I'm using it to create a whole-home audio system, so I can listen to my music as I go about my business in the house. ** As I said, my goal was to setup a whole-house audio system, using YouTube Music; which has been my only music source for some years now. I have a couple of BT speakers, and a TV audio system; which includes a control/subwoofer unit, plus a sound bar. Each speaker/system is in one of the 3 rooms I wanted to cover. I was finally able to get things to work nicely with 3 WiiM Pros. 1. Pair phone to WiiM Bedroom via BT 2. WiiM Bedroom & Kitchen are connected to a BT speaker via RCA to 3.5 mm audio jack 3. WiiM Basement is connected to TV audio system via Toslink (SPDIF) 4. WiiMs are grouped via WiiM Home App 5. Start playing YouTube Music 6. In WiiM Home App, bump volume up and then down again to get sound going. 1. Alternatively, bump volume on WiiM Bedroom So, the music goes from the phone, over BT, to one WiiM; then that WiiM (I guess) passes the music over my wifi network; and somehow the WiiMs play the music in a synchronized fashion. They're all playing in time - neither one is ahead of the other. And the sound is good. Just as good as if I connected to those BT speakers directly from my phone. (Never connected directly to the TV sound system before.) I also have the WiiM Bedroom BT speaker paired to my phone; so if I want to take it into the shower, I just switch over to that in my phone. ** Originally, I tried using JBL PartyBoost for whole-home audio; but that suffers severly from interference. I also tried simply pairing and playing both BT speakers simultaneously; but 1) BT is currently limited to 2 audio outputs, and 2) BT speakers don't stay in sync. One sounds ahead of the other. ** I originally tried playing YTM to the WiiMs via Chromecast; but it sounded bad. It seems to me that YTM secretly has a volume leveling feature, which keeps all the songs playing at a nice, consistent volume level. But if you play over Chromecast, some of the songs are really loud, and some are quiet. I'm blaming this on Google. Also, when I connected Chromecast > RCA/3.5mm, I think there was something else wrong with the sound. I think it's a bug in the WiiM. It sounded like some kid bumped a couple of the EQ bands or something. In one song, there's a part where the girl's voice would get louder, suddenly. In another song, part of the low-mid sound was flattened, and it sounded a bit staticy/hissy. The songs themselves played the same every time; but I kind of think each song was affected uniquely. Now, when I connected Chromecast > BT, this second issue went away. I.e, Phone > Chromecast > WiiM > BT output > BT speaker; this "weird EQ" issue goes away. Other than some songs playing louder than others (which I blame on Google), the sound is normal, like I'm directly paired to the BT speaker. So, since I'm able to get "good EQ" via BT > WiiM > RCA/3.5mm; and via Chromecast > WiiM > BT; this proves the "weird EQ" on Chromecast > WiiM > RCA/3.5mm is a WiiM issue, and not a Chromecast issue. I would think this is something WiiM can fix with a firmware update; which it seems they do often. I'll try to check on it once in a while and update if it becomes fixed. ** So, if you're looking for whole home audio using YouTube Music, then you're probably better off with the WiiM Mini, since there are issues with Chromecast. Of course, if you need the ethernet jack for your network, then you'll need a WiiM Pro. Also, if you ever decide that you do want the Chromecast version; then you'll end up having to switch. ** I mentioned that I bump the volume in the WiiM Home app to get the sound to come out of my main speaker. I don't remember this part very well. It might be a WiiM issue; but it might be a JBL issue. I kinda think it has to do with using the 3.5mm jack on my BT speaker. I think I had to do the same thing once when I connected my phone to the speaker's 3.5mm jack. I can also work around it by bumping the volume on the WiiM box. I only have to do this on the source WiiM box, I think. ** It's actually really cool that WiiM can output BT! I used it this way for a day or two. The bad thing is that when you output via BT, the BT speakers themselves don't stay synchronized. I believe this is an issue in the design of Bluetooth; not a WiiM issue. But the cool thing is that this does enable you to have whole home audio if all you have are BT speakers without 3.5mm jacks (or perhaps any other interface). If you can tolerate the echo sound, when you pass between rooms, of course. In my house, once I'm in the room, I don't hear the echo. I think it's not as bad if all the speakers are the same model. It probably has to do with the embedded computer inside the speaker; so even if the speakers are different models, they might still sync up pretty close. I found this to be the case with two JBL Xtreme 3 and a JBL Boombox 3. But a Soundcore Motion Boom has way different timing. The other cool thing BT output enables is you can just grab a speaker and move it while it's playing. I grabbed my bedroom speaker and took it into the shower. And all the while I was still able to control it on my phone. ** The last thing is there's a WiiM forum, and I like that, because for a sophisticated device like this, a forum can be really helpful. And it seems like there's actually people posting stuff on there. I described a couple issues there, and I'm hoping the WiiM people pick them up and fix them. In any case, I haven't actually gained any significant benefits from the forum yet; but I though it was a good point.

I love the WiiM Pro. Until I got the WiiM, I was sitting on the sidelines with streaming, other than having a Spotify account for playing music in the car or on my iPhone when I'm on the go. It seemed too complicated and expensive to me to buy any complicated streaming hardware for my home system. This year I decided to look again at the home streaming options to see if I should get onboard. I read about the WiiM Pro and decided to try it. I'm glad I did. When combined with a high-rez music streaming service, it's amazing how good streaming music can sound, and the cost barrier to entry is now incredibly low with the WiiM Mini and Pro. Assuming you already have some kind of music system, that's all you need (along with a streaming service). I got the Pro over the Mini because of the extra inputs and outputs, and especially the wired Ethernet cable option. I don't have a whole lot to add to other reviews, but in my review I want to explain how I hooked up my turntable to one WiiM Pro so I could broadcast that signal to my other WiiM Pro in a different room using WiiM's multiroom functionality. I have a ton of old records that aren't on any streaming service and I thought it would be nice to be able to listen to them in different rooms, since I only have one turntable. Buying two WiiMs made this possible! I connect my turntable to a vintage stereo preamp with a phono stage in the conventional way through the preamp's phono inputs. My preamp has "tape out" output jacks and I run a stereo RCA interconnect cable from the preamp "tape out" into the WiiM Pro's "line in" RCA inputs. The setup would be similar if you have an integrated amplifier (preamplifier + amplifier combined in one component) or a receiver. For that WiiM Pro, in the WiiM Home app, set the "audio input source" to "Line in". (Remember to set it back to WiFi or Ethernet when want to switch back to streaming from a music service). Play a record, and on your preamp set the "source" to phono. If your preamp has "tape out" outputs like mine (it might also be called something like "record out") then the preamp will send the music signal into the WiiM. You want to use the preamp's "tape out" outputs and not the "line out" outputs that you would send into an amplifier. This is because the "tape out" occurs after the phono equalization stage in the circuit, but before any volume, tone or balance controls; it's basically the pure unprocessed music signal. Next, in the WiiM Home app, follow the instructions in the online manual to configure multiroom audio. The included paper manual in my box was very basic and didn't explain this. As of my writing this review (Feb 2023) the way to do this is in the WiiM Home app (iOS) is to first make sure you have both WiiM's already setup. Next, start with the WiiM that's connected to your turntable. In the "device" setup area, you should see both your WiiMs. Tap the WiiM that's connected to your turntable to select it then press the nearby "link" icon (looks like two connected chain links) for that WiiM. This open a little chooser where you can see the other connected WiiM's in your network. Press the checkmark next to the other WiiM(s) that you want to play the same signal being broadcast from the first WiiM. Now go listen to your music. A few more notes and details: * With a setup like this you can plug any source, not just a turntable, into a WiiM (via a preamp or possibly directly) and play it on your other WiiM. For example, a CD player. FM tuner. Cassettes. Your beloved 8-track tapes. R2R tapes. Maybe a 78 rpm turntable? * In my configuration, playing a record, sending the signal through a ADC, into the first WiiM, streaming it over AirPlay 2 (I think that's how it goes?) into the other WiiM, and then decoding it back through the DAC in the other WiiM (or your own external DAC) is undoubtedly losing resolution compared to playing that same record through an all analog system. But it still sounds pretty darn good. I haven't compared playing a record this way vs playing the same album via a streaming service (like TIDAL, Amazon Music, etc.) but I would guess they are fairly similar in resolution and quality. If that album is in HD (like 24/92 or higher) on the streaming service, the steamed album might beat the vinyl album once it's downsampled over AirPlay. But my old albums are either not on a streaming service or if they are, they are probably in 16/44.1 or lower so it may be a wash. * One benefit of multi-room audio is to be able to play the same song in multiple systems and be able to go room to room and hear the same song seamlessly. With my configuration, I wasn't able to play the record in my main system (turntable -> preamp -> amp -> speakers), while also broadcasting it to the other WiiM, without unacceptable latency. The downstream WiiM was around 1 second behind my analog system. If you think about it, the main system is playing the signal instantaneously while the other WiiM is getting a slightly delayed broadcast. So I'm not criticizing WiiM for this, there is nothing they can do about it. By contrast, if you use both WiiM's to stream music as receivers, they are able to stay in sync because both WiiM's can "work together" to sync the music, but not when one of the two systems it not even playing through the WiiM. If the systems are close enough that you can hear the speakers from both systems at the same time, then it will be unlistenable because of the delay. But if they are far apart then you might be OK. * Earlier in this review I wrote that I am outputting my stereo preamp directly into the WiiM. Later, I placed an external analog-to-digital converter (ADC, not to be confused with a DAC which does the reverse) between the preamp and the WiiM. I ran an interconnect from the preamp "tape out" into the ADC, then connect the ADC from its digital SPDIF (optical) output into the WiiM's SPDIF input, and in the WiiM Home app, I changed the "audio input source" to SPDIF. This is purely optional but I'm putting it out there as an option for anyone who has a ADC. * I haven't done any critical listening to see if my external ADC is better than the WiiM's own internal ADC but If I get around to that, I may update my review. My ADC is a cheap Hdiwousp $17 device I got on Amazon.com which claims to convert to digital up to 96 kHz. I can't confirm that. * Finally, I left this out of my review above, but before I got the WiiM, I bought a Bluesound Node. I regret that. The WiiM is just as good. The only advantage the Node has is the HDMI input and subwoofer output which personally I'm not using. Maybe the Node app is better. The DAC in the Node might be better but I have an external DAC anyway. But you pay $450 more for the Node. I am selling my used Node on an online auction site now.

I have no doubt that this is an excellent product, however, I was looking to have the following sequence: Ps5->tv (HDMI connection) Tv->wiim (optical connection) Wiim -> Alexa stereo pairing (wireless connection) ... The wiim has connectivity to Alexa stereo pairing, and it has optical line in, but it does not have optical (or any other) output to Alexa stereos (it can do one via Bluetooth, but not two; it can do two via splitting, but this isn't stereo). ... To be clear - it CAN output Alexa signal (fire stick, Amazon music) to Alexa stereo. ... It's inability to play hard-line input to wifi output is not whatsoever clear in its diagrams, which indicate that it can (and it can, but not to stereo wifi outputs). ... The next thing I am trying is a Fire TV Cube in the following configuration: Ps5 -> fire tv cube (HDMI) Fire TV Cube -> tv (HDMI video only) Fire TV Cube -> Alexa stereo pair (wifi) With the last two configured within the Alexa app as a Home Theater option. I am giving the product here 3 stars as it does not work as advertised in its images and it is only on page 40 of its manual does it say that my preferred solution is nonviable.

I have to say, this WiiM Pro music streamer is absolutely amazing! I have an older stereo system that I still love, and this little device has basically turned it into a modern streaming system without me having to replace my receiver or my powerful speakers. I actually bought this because I was getting ready for a disco party. At a previous party, I used some fairly expensive Bluetooth speakers, and I had constant dropouts. The music would play, stop, and then start playing again. You simply can’t have that happening during a disco party, the music needs to keep going! After reading quite a few reviews, I decided to take a chance on this, and I’m so happy I did. I haven’t experienced any dropouts at all. My house is around 2,500 square feet, and I’ve had no problems streaming music throughout the area where I need it. Setup was surprisingly easy. It connected to my network quickly, and I really like the app. You can use Wi-Fi or connect it directly through Ethernet if you prefer a wired network connection. On the back, there are plenty of connection options, including line in and line out, SPDIF/optical in and out, and a microphone connection. I haven’t tried the microphone feature yet, so I can’t comment on that one. The unit itself is surprisingly small and lightweight, only a little larger than my hand. It also comes with a nice assortment of accessories, including RCA cables, a USB-C cable, an optical cable, a trigger converter, and even a USB power adapter. I especially appreciate getting the actual power adapter since so many products don’t include one anymore. Another big advantage is having access to multiple streaming services, including Spotify, TIDAL, Amazon Music, and others. Now I can stream through the stereo system and speakers I already love. For me, this was absolutely worth the money. I actually spent less on this than I did on the more expensive Bluetooth speaker setup that gave me all those dropouts. If you have an older stereo system that still sounds great and you don’t want to give it up, I highly recommend this. It’s a fantastic way to bring that old stereo into the streaming age!

Si vous avez comme moi plus de 80 ans faites vous aider par l’un de vos petits enfants. Cela vaut mieux. L’appareil est cependant livré avec une petite notice en français. Contrairement à son homologue Triangle qui est absolument ingérable et qui a été retourné et remboursé voici ce qu’il vous faut. Ici tout est parfait. L’application sur l’I phone est évidente et tout fonctionne merveilleusement bien. La connexion Bluetooth délivre un son clair avec des basses très musicales pour la musique classique et un son punchy pour les variétés a la mode.Bref c’est le bonheur. N’hésitez pas vous ne serez pas déçu.

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WiiM PRO offers great connectivity and value to get your streaming content into existing audiophile systems. I considered the whole wim range, but opted for pro with my already high end dac

A few months ago I purchased a pair of Kanto YU4 speakers for my bedroom, replacing a muddy sounding Roku Streambar. I was so taken with the stereo sound of the Kanto that I added a Shield Pro (mostly because it works with my Harmony 665 remote with the addition of a $10 IR receiver) and an SMSL PL100 CD Player to the Samsung TV and Telus TV box. I would play music from my Plex server through the Kodi app on the Shield and that worked very well EXCEPT I chaffed under the need to leave my TV on for it to work. It simply annoyed me, but could not be helped with my current setup; the audio chain went from the Shield to the TV to the Kanto speakers via optical. The Kanto has two optical inputs, which is awesome, and I used the second for the CD player. Still, the limitation bugged me so I went searching for a stand alone device that could stream DLNA and, not surprisingly, ended up in the Wiim ecosystem. At first I thought the Wiim Mini would be the ticket, I would connect the CD player using its built-in DAC and RCA outs to the Kanto. But then I saw that the Wiim Pro has an Optical in that could pass-through bit-perfect digital audio up to 24bit 192kHz (The Kanto can only handle up to 24bit 96 kHz FYI) and I knew I had found my Huckleberry. Even better, it included an ethernet port! Setting up should have been easy, and it was mostly, but I hit a snag. More on that later. I connected the Wim Pro optical output to my Kanto speakers, the input from my CD, attached the ethernet cable and power. Then I downloaded the Wiim Home app to my phone and opened it. It took less that 15 seconds to detect the Wiim Pro and guide me through the set up. There you can choose which output to use (coaxial, optical or RCA) and adjust the output resolution as well as whether you want the output to be fixed, or variable (fixed in my case). There are a ton of streaming services built right into the Wiim Home app including all the major ones and plenty of minor ones as well. I was pleased to see that Plex is baked right in. I had expected to use DLNA to access my server, which I tested and it works, but the Plex one is a touch more streamlined. The only streaming app I use is Amazon Music, I would just rather play my own music files, especially at home. Occasionally, however, Amazon is handy. I also set up GoogleCast, TuneIn for local Station, and the mostly terrible YouTube music, which I never use, but is included with my YouTube subscription. This is where I ran into issues. I could not sign into Amazon Music from within the Wiim Home app no matter how many times I tried. And in a presumably related problem, the Wiim Pro would not show up in the Alexa App even though it gave every indication of being linked properly. The support from Wiim was responsive, always getting back to me within a day after every attempt with questions and suggestions. While, ultimately I solved it on my own after several days, I appreciate their willingness to provide help. In my case, there was something funky going on with my Amazon log-ins and I ended up deleting everything, reinstalling, and logging in with my phone number instead of my email address. I have no idea why that worked, but everything is working as it should now. I can access Amazon Music from within the Wiim Home app, or I can AlexaCast (or GoogleCast) to the Wiim Pro from within the Amazon Music app, and I can tell Alexa to play something using the Wiim Pro and it works as well. One caveat; my Alexa HATES the Name "Wiim Pro". No matter how I pronounce it, it cannot seem to find a device with that name. I ended up renaming it in the Alexa App (Kanto in my case) and now it works every time. Things I love: How well the app works to control the Wiim Pro. It even has basic room correction and when I want to play a CD, I just have to change the input to Optical in the Wiim Home app and it passes the signal through. It will also convert a signal from the RCA inputs to 16bit 48kHz if you want to connect an analog device and have it sent through the Optical or Coaxial outs. Things I don't love: These are basically irrelevant to me, but I thought I should mention them. There is no remote included with the base unit, although you can order one included or separately, but it is only Bluetooth, not IR. Also, the functions are fairly basic, which is to be expected, so in my opinion you are better off just using the app. The DAC in this device is reportedly not great, but I have no intention of ever using the RCA outputs so it is meaningless to me. If you want a better DAC, step up the the Wiim Pro Plus which is reported to have a much better DAC. The Plus also includes a better ADC which will convert analog signals to 24bit 192 kHz before passing them out the digital outs. Finally, the Plus includes the remote, if that is important to you. Things that sound cool, but I am not sure if I will every use them: The Wiim sounds like an easy and perfect way to set up multi-room audio. Every Wiim device you add can send music to every other device, as you choose, and even have controls to synchronize the audio between rooms. It will even coordinate with Google Home and Alexa devices so you don't necessarily need an actual Wiim device in each room. I am not in the Apple ecosystem, but it seems like AirPlay is a key feature for those who are and this Wiim has it. Once I worked out the glitches, this device is everything I hoped for and more. It seems like an especially good idea for anyone who wants to add streaming options to a vintage system or powered speakers. I cannot recommend it highly enough.

Très bon produit avec un soft de qualité. Et Roon Ready. Tout ça pour moins de 180€. Remarquable