Wiim room correction advice

[Connor1a]

Outstanding my friend. Great news!

 

[Pilot]

When WiiM added the L/R option, I expected the result to be better than selecting stereo. In my case, the L/R sounded awful. Not sure if they have made any changes to it after the initial release.

I have a WiiM Mini and just tried Roomfit with it (it works on the Mini, too!).

When choosing the L/R option, my app does the sweep only on the left channel. The right channel plays only the "noise". The resulting adjustments are bad. I believe the L/R implementation, on the Mini at least, is bugged.

To clarify, this is what I hear during the measurements:

• Stereo Mode:
  • Both channels play a sweep (no "noise")
• L/R Mode:
  • Left channel
    • Sweep
    • "Noise"
  • Right channel
    • "Noise" (sweep is skipped)

Does this match what the Ultra does?

 

[Connor1a]

I have a WiiM Mini and just tried Roomfit with it (it works on the Mini, too!).

When choosing the L/R option, my app does the sweep only on the left channel. The right channel plays only the "noise". The resulting adjustments are bad. I believe the L/R implementation, on the Mini at least, is bugged.

To clarify, this is what I hear during the measurements:

• Stereo Mode:
  • Both channels play a sweep (no "noise")
• L/R Mode:
  • Left channel
    • Sweep
    • "Noise"
  • Right channel
    • "Noise" (sweep is skipped)

Does this match what the Ultra does?

I have 3 Ultras. The attached follows the process I use:

Optimizing Your Audio Experience: A Comprehensive Guide to RoomFit™ Room Correction

TABLE OF CONTENTS What's Room Correction The Benefits of Room Correction Room Correction vs. EQ Preparations for Room Correction Step-by-Step Guide to Room Correction Tips What's Room Correction Room correction is a process that inv...

faq.wiimhome.com

Hope it helps.

 

[Pilot]

I have a WiiM Mini and just tried Roomfit with it (it works on the Mini, too!).

When choosing the L/R option, my app does the sweep only on the left channel. The right channel plays only the "noise". The resulting adjustments are bad. I believe the L/R implementation, on the Mini at least, is bugged.

To clarify, this is what I hear during the measurements:

• Stereo Mode:
  • Both channels play a sweep (no "noise")
• L/R Mode:
  • Left channel
    • Sweep
    • "Noise"
  • Right channel
    • "Noise" (sweep is skipped)

Does this match what the Ultra does?

Bought an Ultra. To answer my own question on the Mini, the Utlra does "proper" L/R sweeps - i.e. it does not have what I believe is a bug, where the Mini just plays noise on the right channel.

Like Taiga earlier I, too, didn't like the result of L/R. I suspect it's because I have a single subwoofer and the separate measurements are not combined well in that region.

I like what I got in Stereo mode with: range 30-4500Hz, Smoothing 1/12 Octave, Max positive gain 3dB, Max negative gain 12dB, Max Q 3.

Some references on WiiM I looked into: Practical guide, Basic settings.

 

[tsammyc]

I just got on the Roomfit bandwagon with the mini. At first I thought it was some Mickey Mouse room correction but after it allowed me to connect a UMK1, input the calibration file and started doing a sweep, I realized that this is serious stuff. May not be necessary if you have a modern receiver, but on my 13 year old Yamaha receiver, in an awkward room, it does wonders. Highly recommended. Best results were with R+L

 

[tsammyc]

My mini does sweeps on both left and right speakers. I only had 1 of two subwoofers on

 

[jareinertson]

When WiiM added the L/R option, I expected the result to be better than selecting stereo. In my case, the L/R sounded awful. Not sure if they have made any changes to it after the initial release.

I am using the WiiM Pro+ solely for room correction. It is in a tape monitor loop on my preamp. I have used L/R and Stereo options. For me the L/R works best. My left speaker is in a corner location and has bass freq. challenges that my right speaker does not.