WiiM Ultra Streamer Preamp Review

[Yorkshire Mouth]

An alternative is to plug your turntable into an external ADC, then feed the output from that into the optical in on the WiiM.

 

[gasolin75]

I think you want to use Line In for that. Phono input will be messy.

I can't use in for a NORMAL turntable and phono for my cdplayer

 

[Miguelón]

Why ? That's not a line in for a turntable and where do i connect my cd player ?

It depends on the output of your cd player and turntable. But logically should work here:

 

[gasolin75]

he say to use the line in not phono for a turntable

 

[gasolin75]

An alternative is to plug your turntable into an external ADC, then feed the output from that into the optical in on the WiiM.

NO WAY

How am i gonna connect my pc to my streamer (for room correction)

 

[Yorkshire Mouth]

NO WAY

How am i gonna connect my pc to my streamer (for room correction)

I don't know, I didn't know you were doing that.

But the ADC in the Ultra is one of the few weak points, and unless you're not as bothered about the sound quality, I wouldn't use the analogue (either line or phono).

One option is a simple optical switch (cheap and transparent), but I understand many won't want the hassle.

A real shame there's only one digital input on the Ultra.

 

[Soniclife]

But the ADC in the Ultra is one of the few weak points, and unless you're not as bothered about the sound quality, I wouldn't use the analogue (either line or phono).

It's weaker than the digital side, but it's not weak, it should be audibly transparent for most people in normal use cases.

 

[Soniclife]

A real shame there's only one digital input on the Ultra.

Agreed, they are so close to a fully featured pre amp and streamer combo, but not enough inputs for all use cases.

 

[gasolin75]

I wanna have the option

general a wiim ultra (and amps) lacks input and for some output

wiim needs to adjust how many in and outputs there highest tire products have and what it is analog, coaxial,toslink,spdif,coaxial,hdmi,usb in for a pc would be soo nice

Don't know if possible but would low it is the screen on an ultra amp,streamer can be sendt to pc monitor or tv

(wiim amp pro,amp ultra,vibelink and the streamer pro plus and wiim ultra)

For the money they can't be beaten since eversolo play has manual room correction, for me a major cons + the amp is not as good or powerfull as a wiim amp,pro, ultra and vibelink

 

[Mort]

he say to use the line in not phono for a turntable

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You misunderstood me. I'm suggesting the same as diagrammed above.

 

[somebodyelse]

Don't know if possible but would low it is the screen on an ultra amp,streamer can be sendt to pc monitor or tv

Not with any of the current models.

Agreed, they are so close to a fully featured pre amp and streamer combo, but not enough inputs for all use cases.

They should make a USB hub and input module, or maybe several variants, to allow people to add extra inputs. The USB would allow them to include signalling to indicate to the ALSA layer the format arriving on coax/toslink inputs, and/or allow switching multiple inputs through a single device (say switching line inputs on a single ADC, or multiplexing coax/toslink into the existing toslink input via a jumper instead of the USB control proposed earlier). Stick them in an enclosure that stacks with the Ultra, and integrate the control into a new firmware/app version.

 

[gwing]

I don't know, I didn't know you were doing that.

But the ADC in the Ultra is one of the few weak points, and unless you're not as bothered about the sound quality, I wouldn't use the analogue (either line or phono).

One option is a simple optical switch (cheap and transparent), but I understand many won't want the hassle.

A real shame there's only one digital input on the Ultra.

Yes, but an optical switch for when you use the turntable isn't really that much hassle is it? I mean, you do have to get up and down to put records on so you'll be there already and doing a lot more manipulation than just flicking a switch. Or get an automatically switching optical switch and have zero hassle.

 

[morillon]

PocketADC

The miniDSP Pocket ADC is an extremely compact high-resolution A/D (analog-to-digital) convertor that accepts a stereo analog input on single-ended (RCA) connectors and converts it to SPDIF coaxial and TOSLINK optical digital outputs. This pocket size converter supports high sample rate and...

www.minidsp.com

Can help ....

 

[Yorkshire Mouth]

Don't know if possible but would low it is the screen on an ultra amp,streamer can be sendt to pc monitor or tv

Not the whole functional screen, but you can have a now playing screen on your TV, using the WiiM TV app. I also use that app on an Amazon Fire TV stick attached to my PC monitor using a spare HDMI in (which I appreciate not all PCs have).

 

[gasolin75]

When i play an album in 24 bit 192khz quality from tidal on my pc, wiim ultra is showing 16 bit 192khz (pc and dac is of course set to 24 bit and 192khz)

On my phone playing the same song,record using tidal connect it shows 24 bit 192khz on the streamer

WHY ?

 

[antcollinet]

When i play an album in 24 bit 192khz quality from tidal on my pc, wiim ultra is showing 16 bit 192khz (pc and dac is of course set to 24 bit and 192khz)

On my phone playing the same song,record using tidal connect it shows 24 bit 192khz on the streamer

WHY ?

On the PC are you using the browser interface to Tidal or an app? If the browser, it may just be a limitation of the Tidal interface on web, or see if there are any other settings in the web interface. If an app, have a look into the app settings.

Also check if you can get more than 16 bits from any other source on your PC - to ensure there isn't some other OS setting creating a limitation.

Or just don't worry about it - the difference is inaudible in real world listening.

 

[Mort]

I just had my second experience with a broken Toslink input on an Ultra. I attach and detach it once a month and it lasted a little more than a year.

Another time, I pulled out the sleeve of an RCA jack with a male that fit too tightly.

This is not a damnation of the company or the product. I do have a lot of Wiims and like them a lot. Clearly the problem could be me.

Still, go easy on that back panel!

 

[gasolin75]

The app, not thru my browser

 

[pat355]

I just had my second experience with a broken Toslink input on an Ultra. I attach and detach it once a month and it lasted a little more than a year.

Another time, I pulled out the sleeve of an RCA jack with a male that fit too tightly.

This is not a damnation of the company or the product. I do have a lot of Wiims and like them a lot. Clearly the problem could be me.

Still, go easy on that back panel!

what happens to the optical input now? can you fix it?

 

[morillon]

Post in thread 'Introducing PocketADC, a tiny Audiophile Analog to Digital converter.' https://www.minidsp.com/community/t...-analog-to-digital-converter.23540/post-73674

This kind of thing can happen...the "24-bit" is there but not displayed...