I don't see the Tidal interface working like that. Are you connected with Tidal Connect? These are screenshots from the Tidal app.
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WiiM Mini Review (Streamer)
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I've not tried it as I've always had Alexa devices but I think you can get it to work without them as long as you have an Amazon account just buy downloading the Alexa App onto your phone / tablet ..... I think you can even give voice commands via your phone.
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Oh, you definitely can control without Alexa. Just meant that with an Alexa smart speaker (or on your phone) you can control the Wiim playback by voice. And ask it to do a full shuffle of ones Amazon library.
Oops, you're right. It was Tidal Connect in the Wiim Home app that was acting clunky. I downloaded the official Tidal app and searching was much better.
When ?
Finally supports PEQ
Hi fellow WiiM Mini users,
I’m looking for advice. For some reason my WiiM Mini streamer plays Qobuz hi-res content as CD quality only. The software is up to date and SPDIF output resolution is set to 24/192 (Max).
Any ideas what could be the problem?
I’m looking for advice. For some reason my WiiM Mini streamer plays Qobuz hi-res content as CD quality only. The software is up to date and SPDIF output resolution is set to 24/192 (Max).
Any ideas what could be the problem?
In the Wiim home app, open the Qobuz page and choose the three bar hamburger menu, and under that choose streaming quality and set the highest resolution there as well.
Many thanks @Brantome! Hi-res is there now.
howdy, my wiim mini used to work great but now it plays internet radio, or qobuz, or my music files for about a minute than it stops working. I have the latest updates and have my phone and wiim mini on the same wifi freq 2.4 GHz. It also will not work on 5 GHz. I asked for help from them but they so far cannot fix it. Gee I was going to buy the pro version but, any ideas, kind regards, thanks
Is there a possibility your WiFi router (or speed) acts up?
Mine has no issue with 5GHZ however I have had to split my routers 2.4ghz and 5GHZ bands otherwise I was having big issues with the Home app connecting to the wiim. 2.4Ghz should be ok generally but might struggle with some high bit rate hires content. Does your WiiM actually show as connected to your router (via your routers homepage). How far from the router is it?. Maybe you are having interference from external sources…you could try switching the channel that 2.4Ghz is working on (via your routers config pages), I sometimes have to do this as I have occasional similar issues with a Firestick.
I’m being lazy, but is the digital output from WIIM Pro variable (ie controllable by Roon)?
My dream streamer has Roon, Airplay, and Chromecast, and has variable digital output (or a DAC with dynamic loudness a la RME, but that’s still non-existent)
My dream streamer has Roon, Airplay, and Chromecast, and has variable digital output (or a DAC with dynamic loudness a la RME, but that’s still non-existent)
The WiiM volume control is digital so you will lose quality by using it, not advisable if you are driving a half decent hifi, maybe acceptable if it’s say just driving a smart speaker or similar.
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The WiiM app has an option to set the digital output either fixed or variable. I set mine to variable and control the volume via my tablet.
Technically - but any quality loss will be inaudible.
Wouldn't you implement the volume using more than 16bits per word, thus solving the problem of degraded sound quality at lower volume?
I would assume they add pad up with zeros to 24 or 32 bit internally, then attenuate.
Might be inaudible for the first few db, but far from inaudible once you are 30 or 40 db attenuated.
I guess in theory that might be doable, but it Doesn’t seem to be done like that, and certainly not at this level of product. I don’t think that would work anyway unless your product had a noise floor supporting that amount of bit depth, which lets face it nothing does. In reality if a higher quality volume control is implemented it tends to be done in the analogue domain.
Actually not - as you turn down the volume you effectivly reduce the signal against the quantisation noise floor, without turning down the noise floor.
However, if you cannot hear the noise at the amplifier gain/voluime setting you use accross the digital volume range, then you can't hear it.
It doesn't matter how much you turn down the volume digitally - if the amp gain stays the same you still cannot hear the noise. Youve reduced SNR, but by reducing the signal (which is what you want to do) not by increasing the noise.
As long as you are unable to hear the noise, you have lost nothing.
Oh, and with the volume control done in 24bit or better processing (it always is), you can reduce the volume 48dB and you still have a 16 bit resolution and still have a quantisation nose floor 94+ db down from your already very quiet signal.
That’s not really the comparison you want though is it. To get the same volume at the listening position you might have 100% from the digital stage and then gain X from your amp system. Or you might get -47db from the digital section and Gain X+47db from the amp…ie noise levels 47db greater.
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