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WiiM Ultra Streamer Preamp Review

Rate this streamer/DAC/Preamp:

  • 1. Poor (headless panther)

    Votes: 5 1.1%
  • 2. Not terrible (postman panther)

    Votes: 44 9.6%
  • 3. Fine (happy panther)

    Votes: 171 37.5%
  • 4. Great (golfing panther)

    Votes: 236 51.8%

  • Total voters
    456
I should be dead otherwise I've been in EM fields of such magnitudes that you cant use crt monitors ( the picture collapses ) and in magnetic fields such as you can feel in your hand tools , the screwdriver want to orientate in a certain direction :) ( 50 to 120kA of DC does that. )
In which environment you have 50 to 120kA direct current? Hydroelectric stations?
 
You have vTuner on the menu, can access to local and by location radios (I always find any radio station I want no matter the continent). Also can access to flash drive audio files via USB.
In addition to vTuner, there is TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and the ability to open a network stream to play stations.
 
Can someone please measure the diameter of the Wiim ultra phono plug as my mates son appears to have lost/misplaced the plug and I want to try and find a suitable replacement, ta very much
 
Can someone please measure the diameter of the Wiim ultra phono plug as my mates son appears to have lost/misplaced the plug and I want to try and find a suitable replacement, ta very much
Not sure what you mean. The phono input is standard RCA - but that doesn't make any sense as something "loseable"
 
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Not sure what you mean. The phono input is standard RCA - but that doesn't make any sense as something "loseable"
If you’re referring to the supplied cable then you can order a replacement from Amazon such as: https://amzn.eu/d/gwSCKWX


It’s the little phono ground plug that you attach the phono ground lead to, then insert into the rear of the ultra that he’s misplaced/lost/thrown out in the packaging
 
It’s the little phono ground plug that you attach the phono ground lead to, then insert into the rear of the ultra that he’s misplaced/lost/thrown out in the packaging
OK - that makes more sense.

Consensus on this thread seems to be that it is a 4mm banan plug.

 
OK - that makes more sense.

Consensus on this thread seems to be that it is a 4mm banan plug.


I’ve gave him a Neutrik 4mm banana plug to try and it doesn’t seem to fit, he sent me a pic of it as he tried to plug it in and it does appear to be too big as the securing sleeves on the plug seem to be flaring out.

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I’ve gave him a Neutrik 4mm banana plug to try and it doesn’t seem to fit, he sent me a pic of it as he tried to plug it in and it does appear to be too big as the securing sleeves on the plug seem to be flaring out.

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There are some other suggestions on that thread that might be worth a look.
 
I have a Wiim Ultra paired with my Onkyo TX-8150 receiver with RCA and Monitor Audio Silver 1 speakers.
Is there any point in buying an external dac for the Wiim ultra for better sound quality?
 
I have a Wiim Ultra paired with my Onkyo TX-8150 receiver with RCA and Monitor Audio Silver 1 speakers.
Is there any point in buying an external dac for the Wiim ultra for better sound quality?
People here on ASR will let you know the WiiM Ultra’s onboard DAC and analog output implementation measure transparently well enough that you will not hear a difference with an exterior DAC that also measures transparently well and is level-matched.

-Ed
 
People here on ASR will let you know the WiiM Ultra’s onboard DAC and analog output implementation measure transparently well enough that you will not hear a difference with an exterior DAC that also measures transparently well and is level-matched.

-Ed
Thanks, well that will save me some money then.
 
People here on ASR will let you know the WiiM Ultra’s onboard DAC and analog output implementation measure transparently well enough that you will not hear a difference with an exterior DAC that also measures transparently well and is level-matched.

-Ed
Thanks, well that will save me some money then
The Onkyo is the bottleneck anyway right?
I would think so too.
 
I have a Wiim Ultra paired with my Onkyo TX-8150 receiver with RCA and Monitor Audio Silver 1 speakers.
Is there any point in buying an external dac for the Wiim ultra for better sound quality?
Only if you need balanced connections. But that means that the sound quality was bad because interferences / ground loops
 
Hi guys, I don't know if it has been covered here in this thread, but I read in the discussion on the Pro Plus, that you have to make headroom, if you are using positive EQ.....

As far as I remember it was 1% for each 0,6db of positive EQ. So if using the max 12db gain on a filter you would have to make sure to limit max. volume to 80%.

Does this also apply for the Ultra?
 
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