WiiM Ultra Streamer Preamp Review

[Miguelón]

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?

 

[antcollinet]

In which environment you have 50 to 120kA direct current? Hydroelectric stations?

See also wind farms.

 

[Mnyb]

In which environment you have 50 to 120kA direct current? Hydroelectric stations?

Aluminium plants, electrolysis plants

 

[antcollinet]

See also wind farms.

Or not. The north sea HVDC link is only 16kA (But also 500kV)

 

[Doublej]

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.

 

[Somafunk]

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

 

[antcollinet]

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"

 

[Matt_Holland]

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

If you’re referring to the supplied cable then you can order a replacement from Amazon such as: https://amzn.eu/d/gwSCKWX

 

[Somafunk]

Double post

 

[Somafunk]

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

 

[antcollinet]

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.

Bought used Ultra, no phono grounding adapter, help with availability appreciated…

I bought a Ultra used, excellent condition, works great and it had everything with it except the phono grounding adapter. Seller can’t find it. Probably pitched it or something. Reached out to support. They said they don’t sell it individually and referred me to look for a similar product on...

forum.wiimhome.com

 

[Somafunk]

OK - that makes more sense.

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

Bought used Ultra, no phono grounding adapter, help with availability appreciated…

I bought a Ultra used, excellent condition, works great and it had everything with it except the phono grounding adapter. Seller can’t find it. Probably pitched it or something. Reached out to support. They said they don’t sell it individually and referred me to look for a similar product on...

forum.wiimhome.com

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.

 

[antcollinet]

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.

There are some other suggestions on that thread that might be worth a look.

 

[Janala]

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?

 

[Deleted member 72219]

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

 

[Janala]

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.

 

[Rednaxela]

The Onkyo is the bottleneck anyway right?

 

[Janala]

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.

 

[Miguelón]

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

 

[ah-ra]

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?