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Wiim amp alternative with less latency

Radial5060

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I have been lurking this forum for a few years, really refreshing compared to normal sound discussions <3

I have a setup using a Wiim amp (bought after reading up extensively on the forums), Dali Zensor 1 bookshelf speakers and a Dali C8 subwoofer. I have used it for music and TV, and have been supremely happy with it! Never had an issue with anything on the Wiim side, the roomfit stuff makes it sound great to my ears. The speakers are all second hand stuff.

However, I finally found the time to set up my DJ gear again and hooked everything up. Sadly the wiim amp is unusable due to an apparent 50-100ms latency on the analog input. Beatmatching is just nasty with all this latency.

Now I'm looking for a replacement of the Wiim, but my list of requirements seem to be difficult to fulfill on a tight budget... Hopefully I don´t have to spend more than 500eur.

I need:
  • 2.1 sound
  • liveable latency for the dj mixer
  • to be able to connect my tv (and preferably let it control volume using CEC)
  • bluetooth
It would be nice to have streaming functionality. I have programmed some online radio station shortcuts on the wiim controller. However, this can probably be solved by plugging in a simple streamer like the wiim mini

I have a feeling this might not be a single product... The o-noorus d3 or d4 pro looks like it possibly could do most of it. Similarly a fosi za3+zd3 combination could possibly do most of it. The topping mx3s also seems to have all the connections I need, but the amplifier bit seems a bit weak(?). i have no idea about latency for these products though.

Another option is to keep the wiim and buy an amplifier switch and something like the topping m300, but that would leave the subwoofer stuck on the wiim...

Any ideas? Is there an all in one product that does what I'm after?

E: I hope this is the correct subforum for this kinds of question.
 
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really sad when an interesting question like yours goes unanswered, but honestly I am the last person in this forum that is likely to be able to give you a useful suggestion...
Low budget is very likely a hurdle to your needs, if it were me however first thing I'd consider is a totally analog amp that has zero latency... then I'll consider how to get your other gear working with it.
 
A small update. I ended up getting the Fosi ZA3+ZD3. Received them yesterday, so I haven't done a lot of tests. No issues with latency sending my DJ mixer straight into the ZA3 and toggling between the mixer and the ZD3 using the rca/xlr switch. HDMI CEC seems to work fine. Missing the streaming options for now, but I'll figure that out later.

Haven't done any measurements, but it all sounds great!
 
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