should be the case as on the "amp" ( just one sub output)Do we know if the Ultra has a variable sub out/mains crossover filter?
What I find curious is that the WiiM Amp is £319 GBP (uk price, Amazon)
The Ultra, as far as I can tell, adds a screen and a phono stage (perhaps) and removes the power amplification and speaker connections. Unless screens are really expensive I'd expect it to be cheaper than the Amp, or the same.
My price expectation is set by the WiiM Amp.
Completely agree!I think you're probably underestimating what a bargain the wiim amp actually is. The ultra looks like an incredible bargain for the price (£350). Check out the SMSL and Topping prices. Both devices are bargains (amp and ultra).
What I find curious is that the WiiM Amp is £319 GBP (uk price, Amazon)
The Ultra, as far as I can tell, adds a screen and a phono stage (perhaps) and removes the power amplification and speaker connections. Unless screens are really expensive I'd expect it to be cheaper than the Amp, or the same.
My price expectation is set by the WiiM Amp.
There’s no perhaps about it, it has a photo stage, which they’ve confirmed will be mm and mc.
The DAC will be better too, apparently.
Both MM and MC? For some reason I thought MM only.
Does anyone know if it's a simple analog phono stage or if they are doing the phono equalization in the digital domain like the Waxwing?
Or wait until Monday for the truth.Ok, my guesses about the Ultra:
U.S / $ Price: $450 to $600
DAC: AKM 4499/4191 flagship (to compete with Eversolo DMP-A8) -- DAC cost comparisons to Wiim Amp DAC won't work here, as Wiim uses the old ESS 9018 DAC in the Amp...
USB Type A port for: USB Input for playback of USB drive content -- AND -- USB audio output to external DAC (yeah, I know - why would you need this...)
PEQ - 10 band w/rudimentary room correction (interested to see if Wiim implements greater than 12db boost/cut AND if they add LPF/HPF to the EQ??)
Miniature 3.5" Touchscreen -- strictly a marketing concession to Eversolo's success, rather than any improved functionality -- could be wrong here....
Then....Get ready for the Ultra Pro....say $600 - $700 U.S. with balanced outputs, better headphone amp built-in, and bigger touchscreen -- a TOTAL admission of going after Eversolo's place in the market!!!!!!
I was curious too but, like morillon said, if they didn't in the wiim amp I doubt they do it in the Ultra. It is not something that can be done via firmware I guess. You need to route a different filter to each output, the LP to the sub out and the HP to the mains out. It's a pity, the Ultra could have benne a serious contender of the MiniDSPAND if they add LPF/HPF to the EQ??)
I was curious too but, like morillon said, if they didn't in the wiim amp I doubt they do it in the Ultra. It is not something that can be done via firmware I guess. You need to route a different filter to each output, the LP to the sub out and the HP to the mains out. It's a pity, the Ultra could have benne a serious contender of the MiniDSP
Specifically eARC, or HDMI ARC in general?I am still irritated about the (possibility) of no eARC on the Wiim Ultra.
WiiM streamers support bit-perfect file transfer.Streamers (or concretely WiiM ones) bring the intact file to a DAC when connected by USB or resample them?
Yes, ditto. I'm currently running a separate external DAC from a pro+ primarily to get balanced outputs and a good headphone amp although it's otherwise no better than the Wiim's internal DAC.I just wished it had balanced outs, would be a perfect fit for V3 monoblocks.
This way i will probably stay on the WiiM Amp.
Streamers (or concretely WiiM ones) bring the intact file to a DAC when connected by USB or resample them?
Are you sure? I thought that was mentioned it will be a usb outputYou can't connect a dac to a wiim streamer using usb. USB is only for playing audio files from a mass storage.