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WiiM Ultra Streamer Preamp Review

Rate this streamer/DAC/Preamp:

  • 1. Poor (headless panther)

    Votes: 5 1.2%
  • 2. Not terrible (postman panther)

    Votes: 43 10.2%
  • 3. Fine (happy panther)

    Votes: 162 38.5%
  • 4. Great (golfing panther)

    Votes: 211 50.1%

  • Total voters
    421
If anyone is wanting a Wiim Ultra, Amazon has them on sale for a decent discount now:

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Looks like everything but the amp pro is discounted.
Not in the UK. Nothing from Wiim is listed on black Friday deals.
 
Yes, a WD My Cloud NAS. An older model but latest update to OS5, which says it has DNLA. I am not savvy in this area of the digital world, but the WD page says I can add Townky or Plex Media.

I currently have Volumio on a TinkerBoard and it has not issues detecting the My Cloud NAS and music on it.
You should only need to be running the DLNA server. You'll need to set up your NAS so the server knows where your music is, and can serve it out to the network. The ultra should be able to find it then.
 
Not in Germany - still 399€. Pricedifference just crazy:(
Agreed - all wiim has achieved in this house is me taking them off my radar until they stop trying to rip off those of us this side of the pond.
 
You have found a cheaper alternative?
My current raspi / picore player solution works fine, at lower cost than the ultra, pro or pro+, but has a 7inch screen. Screenless raspberry pi solutions are possible at about half the cost of a mini.

In reality since I am nearly always using my laptop when listening, that is my main source.

But price comparisons are not really the issue. I'd consider the Ultra - it looks nice. But I'm not going to get one when I know they could just drop the price >30% overnight.
 
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Not in the UK. Nothing from Wiim is listed on black Friday deals.

Bloody annoying :( , I just had a look on Amazon.com and it’s available to the UK but $449 once import tax is added, I hope it’s reduced next week
 
Been looking at the price a few days and today pulled the trigger. You couldn't lose at $329, but for 20% off, ya gotta go for it.

It will be fun to compare to my TinkerBoard running Volumio into old Emotiva DAC.

Downside is that my Hypex amps are balanced XLR in, so need to wire a fix.
 
Bloody annoying :( , I just had a look on Amazon.com and it’s available to the UK but $449 once import tax is added, I hope it’s reduced next week
That is really annoying. People in the US that want audio stuff like this might want to buy before the new admin takes office because stiffer import taxes/tariffs for Chinese companies are on the horizon, and they won't be paying it, we will.
 
I get my current salary doubled for each product I endorse… ;)

Amir just adds a Zero to the end of my paycheck.
Given the votes your comment is in the vast minority. I'm a bit shocked you're a moderator and to be frank your comment makes me think you work for a competitor. Asking someone if they got paid because they like a product with no proof from a moderator is wrong.
 
Given the votes your comment is in the vast minority. I'm a bit shocked you're a moderator and to be frank your comment makes me think you work for a competitor. Asking someone if they got paid because they like a product with no proof from a moderator is wrong.

I think perhaps there’s humour in AdamG’s comments which have been lost to you in translation.

BTW, I funnel the cash to them through a slush fund in the Cayman’s.
 
I think perhaps there’s humour in AdamG’s comments which have been lost to you in translation.

BTW, I funnel the cash to them through a slush fund in the Cayman’s.

I'm not a moderator but whatever AdamG is being paid I'll offer my services for 50% less, I'll shill for a bag of chips ;)
 
Given the votes your comment is in the vast minority. I'm a bit shocked you're a moderator and to be frank your comment makes me think you work for a competitor. Asking someone if they got paid because they like a product with no proof from a moderator is wrong.
Just for the record. It’s just my opinion about the product and how it tested. For the price in this market segment. The device offers a great deal of functionality and has commensurate measurable performance. My opinion is worth nothing more than anyone else. I may be a Moderator, but I am a Forum member first and foremost.

We the Moderator Team get paid nothing. We get zero dollars for our work. We are 100% volunteers and we do this work to serve the ASR community. Therefore I have no financial biases about any particular brand. This is the spirit of ASR. We have no commercials or Advertisements and we have no Sponsors or Endorsement arrangements. You have been here long enough to know this. Your comment makes no sense and is based on no evidence. I did not ask anyone if they got paid? I think you have misidentified another members comments to me. I was praising the product in my original post.

Post #38 was my initial post. (My comments are aligned with the majority of the voting results)
 
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