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Well, at least it's apparently not "out of stock"It doesn't take almost three weeks for Amazon DE to ship to DK, nor anywhere in Europe. That just means that the product is not in stock.![]()
I own the WXA-50 currently. It came out in 2016, as good as the Yamaha has been for over 8 years, it's been overdue for a refresh for quite sometime now. The WXA-50 doesn't support any of the modern more advanced Bluetooth specs, doesn't support Airplay 2 has no ARC input, I'm sure the dac chips are due for a refresh and the Music Cast app is easily bested by the WiiM, such as high pass filters and eq, etc. Yamaha has been pretty stubborn about updating anything with regards to Music Cast over the years while WiiM is updating things regularly. The jury is still out on the audio performance of WiiM's class D implementation, I'll wait and see.I have a genuine question. Why is everyone so excited about the Wiim Amp? The Yamaha WXA-50 is about the same price (here in Australia) and does much the same thing and comes from a company with a much longer pedigree for audio. The Wiim does airplay 2 and Chromecast but any aspiring audiophile won't covet these surely? And the Yamaha isn't the only alternative either. I'm genuinely interested if I'm just missing something here.
I use the Wiim Mini with the WXA-50 myself. It's a good setup but I'd prefer to have 1 device if the amp module in the Wiim is equivalent to the WXA-50.I own the WXA-50 currently. It came out in 2016, as good as the Yamaha has been for over 8 years, it's been overdue for a refresh for quite sometime now. The WXA-50 doesn't support any of the modern more advanced Bluetooth specs, doesn't support Airplay 2 has no ARC input, I'm sure the dac chips are due for a refresh and the Music Cast app is easily bested by the WiiM, such as high pass filters and eq, etc. Yamaha has been pretty stubborn about updating anything with regards to Music Cast over the years while WiiM is updating things regularly. The jury is still out on the audio performance of WiiM's class D implementation, I'll wait and see.
Source?Canceled my order. It seems like first revision still has a lot of flaws. Also Im so sick of empty shipping date promises.
Just read WiiM forumsSource?
And I own NAD AMP1 and I'm also looking for update. But first I need to see if WiiM will be an upgarde according to measured quality. So far it's also not available in Poland. Maybe WiiM team will add PFFB in next HW iteration. Let's wait and see.I own the WXA-50 currently. It came out in 2016, as good as the Yamaha has been for over 8 years, it's been overdue for a refresh for quite sometime now. The WXA-50 doesn't support any of the modern more advanced Bluetooth specs, doesn't support Airplay 2 has no ARC input, I'm sure the dac chips are due for a refresh and the Music Cast app is easily bested by the WiiM, such as high pass filters and eq, etc. Yamaha has been pretty stubborn about updating anything with regards to Music Cast over the years while WiiM is updating things regularly. The jury is still out on the audio performance of WiiM's class D implementation, I'll wait and see.
Canceled my order. It seems like first revision still has a lot of flaws.
Filter issue, transformer noise, static turning the amp off. Im sure WiiM will fix those issues, but with the long wait times im out for now.At the WiiM Amp troubleshooting page:
Troubleshoot WiiM Amp & Amp Pro issues
Having issues? Ask your questions here for the WiiM Community to answer. For specific tech help, please send us a ticket through the WiiM Home app > Settings > Feedback.forum.wiimhome.com
Only three threads. One of them isn’t about the WiiM Amp. One of them, the poster has resolved himself. The third is an issue using the app, but that’s not been replicated in anyone else’s device, including reviewers.
Nothing that’d worry me, there. I’m not sure that this could be accurately dubbed ‘a lot of flaws’.
Filter issue, transformer noise, static turning the amp off. Im sure WiiM will fix those issues, but with the long wait times im out for now.
What’s the filter issue? And transformer noise? Do you have links so I can read up? Cheers.
This is what I do dailyJust read WiiM forums
My WiiM Amp tests
Well, not finished. Yet. But let's start with some facts. The Amp seems to be a class D BTL H-bridge amp with a single power rail (find someone smarter than me for an explanation), and with an advanced temperature monitoring through some sensors to deliver "optimal performance and safety" which...forum.wiimhome.com