WiiM Pro - Review & Measurements (Streamer)

[Veri]

Delivery on amazon(.de) has been moved up to March 4 - 7. So a good time to order

 

[Atanasi]

Just about every S/PDIF signal out there is supposed to end in a DAC at some point.
There is no latency to predict. Because there's no way to anticipate how latency will be increased later, you keep it at its very minimum in all cases. Period.

And it is certainly not with this crappy mic and ADC that some app could ajust that precisely enough.

Every DAC and DSP has its own latency. Measuring gives a good estimate for the latency of a particular system. At least it is a better estimate than just ignoring what happens to the signal after Wiim sends it. If the system is changed, the measurement has to be renewed.
Why do you think the internal mic could not measure latency? Wiim knows the latency of its own ADC, and recognizing when test signals arrive doesn't require much quality.

 

[onlyoneme]

Every DAC and DSP has its own latency. Measuring gives a good estimate for the latency of a particular system. At least it is a better estimate than just ignoring what happens to the signal after Wiim sends it. If the system is changed, the measurement has to be renewed.
Why do you think the internal mic could not measure latency? Wiim knows the latency of its own ADC, and recognizing when test signals arrive doesn't require much quality.

Yep. And it can later follow the worst result in the multiroom group to have all devices synced.

 

[Romario]

Is there a difference of implementing Spotify/Tidal connect between streamers or does it stay in the digital domain from receiving to sending it out to toslink/coax? At the moment I have better listening experiences with a CD playing and streaming local files over to the Wiim Pro, so the pro hardware is not to blame, I assume.
I could compare it myself but I thought I asked first.

 

[No one you know]

While this review is largely measurements-based, I used the WiiM Pro in my system during about a week, which is enough to share my two cents. I liked using it. It worked. That is it.

Yup. My Wiim Pro arrived yesterday and I got it connected to my Modius today via Coax. Setup was painless and it sounds great with my system. I used their iOS app and it was very quick and easy.

Previously I had my Modius (and Lokius / Magnius) connected to my MacBook via USB but I wanted to get the system off my desk in my new home office and had been looking for an Airplay 2 streamer - Wiim Pro is perfect.

thanks for the review!

 

[onlyoneme]

Is there a difference of implementing Spotify/Tidal connect between streamers or does it stay in the digital domain from receiving to sending it out to toslink/coax? At the moment I have better listening experiences with a CD playing and streaming local files over to the Wiim Pro, so the pro hardware is not to blame, I assume.
I could compare it myself but I thought I asked first.

I guess it's possible. For example a decision about the preferred audio quality has to be made, the same for the normalization option.

 

[VintageFlanker]

It's back in stock in EU (Amazon FR, one day delivery):

https://amzn.eu/d/duAICuZ

 

[bit_collector]

Sorry if I missed this elsewhere in the thread, but if I hook up an external ADC to this and make it available as a local network streaming source (uPnP?), at what sample rate would it stream? I would love to see 24/96 or some other quality that beats AirPlay.

Trying to use this for local network streaming from my turntable.

 

[Veri]

It's back in stock in EU (Amazon FR, one day delivery):

https://amzn.eu/d/duAICuZ

Seems to have sold out instantly.

 

[VintageFlanker]

Seems to have sold out instantly.

Still available for order, with Prime delivery for today evening. Maybe, it is to France only...

 

[ENG]

Still available for order, with Prime delivery for today evening. Maybe, it is to France only...
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I got the Wiim Pro in one day from amazon.de - delivered to Denmark

 

[Veri]

Still available for order, with Prime delivery for today evening. Maybe, it is to France only...
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That's... weird!

But like @ENG notes it does seem fully available at amazon.de for now.

 

[Brantome]

That's... weird!

But like @ENG notes it does seem fully available at amazon.de for now.

Might depend on where it’s being delivered to - maybe they’re only showing as available for delivery to certain countries.

 

[Ludovic Alexandre]

Hello,

great review VintageFlanker ! MERCI beaucoup !!

I ordered one from amazon.fr today.

I hope I can use it with the Qobuz app directly (which is Chromecast compatible) !

Ludovic

 

[Brantome]

Hello,

great review VintageFlanker ! MERCI beaucoup !!

I ordered one from amazon.fr today.

I hope I can use it with the Qobuz app directly (which is Chromecast compatible) !

Ludovic

You can indeed use Chromecast from the native Qobuz app to the WiiM Pro, but Qobuz limit Chromecast to 24/96.

 

[Ludovic Alexandre]

You can indeed use Chromecast from the native Qobuz app to the WiiM Pro, but Qobuz limit Chromecast to 24/96.

Thank you Brantome ! 24/96 is good enough for me. :-D

 

[VintageFlanker]

I hope I can use it with the Qobuz app directly

Yes, you can.

 

[Ludovic Alexandre]

Yes, you can.

Cool ! I m bored with volumio on m'y rasp pi4.. i don't want this solution anymore.

I hope the sound quality will be the same.

 

[VintageFlanker]

I hope the sound quality will be the same.

No reason it would not...

 

[Ludovic Alexandre]

No reason it would not...

C'est exactement ce que je pense :⁠-⁠D