WiiM Pro - Review & Measurements (Streamer)

[chenubal]

Very nice looking setup
What speakers do you have if you don't mind me asking?

DIY

 

[decomo]

Does anyone have the noise issues between songs? When I click next track, there is strong hiss noise between songs. This noise also appears and stays on when there is no music playing for more than 30 secs until music starts playing again. Is it just me or this is supposed to happen for Wiim Pro?

I initially thought that it may be my DAC so I connected CD transport to my DAC to test with and no noise between songs and when music paused at all so it is definitely Wiim Pro produce this noise.

 

[Videopac]

Wiim Plus would have been a better name than Wiim Pro and it would leave room for a real pro version.

 

[Power Pop 23]

Linkplay's outlet store on Ebay is selling 'refurbished' WiiM Pro streamers for $99.99 USD

WiiM Pro AirPlay 2 Receiver, Chromecast Audio, WiFi Multiroom Streamer | eBay

WiiM Pro turns your existing stereo system into smart, so you can play all your favorite music from your music app, the WiiM App or your voice by using Alexa, Google Voice or Siri all in the highest possible sound fidelity.

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[Romario]

Does anyone have the noise issues between songs? When I click next track, there is strong hiss noise between songs. This noise also appears and stays on when there is no music playing for more than 30 secs until music starts playing again. Is it just me or this is supposed to happen for Wiim Pro?

I initially thought that it may be my DAC so I connected CD transport to my DAC to test with and no noise between songs and when music paused at all so it is definitely Wiim Pro produce this noise.

On all outputs?

 

[Sam Ash]

Yes, ist does. When I switch on my TV, it triggers the Wiim pro via toslink. The Wiim triggers the dx3 by coax connection and the amp with a 12v line. I like it very much.

That is a huge advantage, I'm not fond of switching-on/off equipment manually. I do like the fact that the Topping DAC sits on top of the Wiim Pro as they are both nearly the same size. Any idea if there is a performance / audible difference between your DAC and the SMSL D-6?

 

[Smitty2k1]

My main setup

Thx. Ive got the same DAC with a Wiim Mini. Was thinking the desktop stack would look a little nicer with a Pro

 

[chenubal]

That is a huge advantage, I'm not fond of switching-on/off equipment manually. I do like the fact that the Topping DAC sits on top of the Wiim Pro as they are both nearly the same size. Any idea if there is a performance / audible difference between your DAC and the SMSL D-6?

I don‘t trink so. But we have done some comparisons with an SMSL M500, and we thought that the SMSL sound better. But it was not a fair DBT and very subjective.

 

[_Piotr]

I've just added WiiM Pro to my setup today

 

[JasonC331]

@VintageFlanker Do you have any plans to retest after several firmware updates? Would like to see if they fixed the EQ while in fixed mode.

 

[morillon]

not fixed

 

[SoaringBear]

Thank you for the review. I purchased a WiiM Pro and use an external DAC with it. It sounds very good. The software integration of WiiM and Tidal are both excellent. It is very dependable and the only bad thing I can say about it is the volume sometimes adjusts itself and then won't go very loud until I turn volume all the way down and start over. I don't know if this is a Tidal or a WiiM issue. It's not that big a deal.

Heads up, at first Tidal sounded dreadful over the Wiim Pro. Don't know why. Even my wife complained about the very bad sound. And then, it started to sound good without any changes.

 

[Sam Ash]

Since the Wiim Pro is a Spotify Connect specified, does Spotify work flawlessely with Wiim Pro (and Wiim Mini)?

Can one use the Spotify native app directly? or is it a must to access Spotify via the Wiim app?

 

[Ralph_Cramden]

Since the Wiim Pro is a Spotify Connect specified, does Spotify work flawlessely with Wiim Pro (and Wiim Mini)?

Can one use the Spotify native app directly? or is it a must to access Spotify via the Wiim app?

You can't access Spotify via the WiiM app (or any other app that I'm aware of, except LMS). Yes, Spotify Connect works flawlessly, the few times I've used it with the WiiM.

 

[Pearljam5000]

What do you miss out if you go for the WiiM Pro instead of the The Bluesound NODE?

 

[onlyoneme]

MQA full unfold, SMB network support.

 

[stunta]

I ordered this just now since it went on sale. I am hoping to replace CCA + miniDsp (optical in, PEQ on) with this. Given the measurements of the miniDsp here, would the analog output be significantly different? I think not, but I am not an expert at interpreting these measurements, so asking here.

 

[Sam Ash]

What do you miss out if you go for the WiiM Pro instead of the The Bluesound NODE?

What I do like about the BS Node is the sub out and the ability to adjust the XO via the app. Something for the WiiM team to consider for the WiiM Pro II.

 

[chris256]

I am thinking about using this device in conjunction with RME ADI 2 DAC FS (coax or opt). The network interface will be Ethernet in LAN only mode (internet access completely blocked).

Locally upnp will be used:

• gerbera (as media server)
• upplay (as controller)

My questions:

• Does anyone know if WiiM Pro will work with gerbera? Does it also work with upplay?
• Does WiiM Pro support fast forward and rewind in an audio file (flac) via upplay (upnp)?

One more question: is there a power supply part of the package?


TIA for any hint!

 

[Sam Ash]

How are owners of the WiiM Pro accessing and playing back their local music files?

I suppose a NAS drive could be introduced on the domestic network switch or router. Are the music files (sorted in folders for categories) accessible on the app in a quick and efficient manner? I suppose a fast wireless network or MESH network would help.