Wiim Ultra or DX 5 II?

[MattJ_78]

Thanks for the input everyone. I ended up going with the Wiim Ultra. I like it a lot so far. It's very intuitive to use. I've been playing around with speaker placement and room correction. Granted I don't have any other experience with room correction, but the improvements are impressive in my space. It has definitely smoothed out the frequency response at the MLP. Also the app integration makes queuing up playlists super simple when I have friends over and want some background music.

Due to my living room arrangement, and since I have wood floors, I keep my speakers on felt sliders so I can move them between the optimum listening position and then push them back out of the way for casual use. On the Wiim app I can keep separate room correction profiles for both positions and switch between them. I'm definitely liking it.

 

[ziggurcat]

DX5 II

Cons
- No built-in room correction. I would need to learn REW to use it, if I'm understanding this correctly.

It has PEQ functionality, so it does have some form of room correction. It's just not automated. I'm not aware that the WiiMs PEQ functionality is automated, so it would be the same thing with that device, too.

There are reports of dx5 ll seppuku itself if both balanced and unbalanced cables connected to the amp.

This isn't 100% accurate. I have had both SE and BAL headphones connected virtually since the beginning (I got mine in August last year) without any issues.

 

[MattJ_78]

It has PEQ functionality, so it does have some form of room correction. It's just not automated. I'm not aware that the WiiMs PEQ functionality is automated, so it would be the same thing with that device, too.



This isn't 100% accurate. I have had both SE and BAL headphones connected virtually since the beginning (I got mine in August last year) without any issues.

The room correction function on the Wiim is automated. It uses the mic on your phone for the measurements. You also have the option of connecting a better measurement mic as well, like a UMIK-1 etc. You can select from a couple of different preference curves, like Harmon, to correct for. It seems like a great place to start for a beginner getting into room EQ. You can also enter values manually from other sources, like REW, or use the graphic equalizer. There are also a bunch of presets for various things, but I haven't messed with those.