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WiiM Ultra

Anyone interested in balanced outputs, you can always use the digital out to a DAC with balanced outs. If you’re that keen on balanced implementation, you’ve most likely got one of those already.

If not, you can buy one for not much over $100. An Ultra with balanced outs would probably have cost $50 more anyway.
Great idea ;)
 
That's odd as I just ordered mine and it shows shipping in 2-3 weeks:
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it's a big mess and it seems to me that we can hardly hope before the latest case announced by certain large distributors, namely at the end of August...
maybe we should hope so if it allows wiim to avoid the sad episode of the first batches of wiim amp...
and then it's not a new medication for serious illness, no emergency...
(what becomes tiring is that the teams wiiim while present on their own forum etc do not try to clarify these kinds of subjects situations..but I imagine that the interest is to generate traffic on the net on their products....)
 
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it's a big mess and it seems to me that we can hardly hope before the latest case announced by certain large distributors, namely at the end of August...
maybe we should hope so if it allows wiim to avoid the sad episode of the first batches of wiim amp...
and then it's not a new medication for serious illness, no emergency...
(what becomes tiring is that the teams wiiim while present on their own forum etc do not try to clarify these kinds of subjects situations..but I imagine that the interest is to generate traffic on the net on their products....)
This is my first wiim product, so not sure what went down with the first batches of wiim amp.

I agree, there's no emergency for this product, it can wait.
 
A Mac or PC and Dirac
Dirac home software seems pricy, but it’s cheaper than Roon. Not bad for significant software. I worked for a software that leased mortgage management software for 100k a year. And it was a bargain.
 
It was a misunderstanding, I'm afraid, there are no XLR outputs.
I see that. Still, there's a demand for a balanced version with XLR outputs (XLR inputs would be GREAT as well), perhaps they'll build it one of these days.
 
I see that. Still, there's a demand for a balanced version with XLR outputs (XLR inputs would be GREAT as well), perhaps they'll build it one of these days.
I think they will, yes, as you say there does seem to be demand for it.
 
I wish Wiim or someone else would just produce a great streamer only (no DAC, no inputs) with a nice screen at around the price of the Pro Plus. Multiple output options to connect to a DAC.

Since I have the Loxjie A40 now, I'm only using the Wiim Pro Plus as a simple streamer using the coax out. It would be nice to have a screen on it, but not worth $329.

With this setup, I was able to retire the Schiit Saga S preamp, the Schiit Modius DAC, the Schiit Lokius EQ and the Schiit Midgard and have a much simpler but still great sounding desktop system.
 
I wish Wiim or someone else would just produce a great streamer only (no DAC, no inputs) with a nice screen at around the price of the Pro Plus. Multiple output options to connect to a DAC.

Since I have the Loxjie A40 now, I'm only using the Wiim Pro Plus as a simple streamer using the coax out. It would be nice to have a screen on it, but not worth $329.

With this setup, I was able to retire the Schiit Saga S preamp, the Schiit Modius DAC, the Schiit Lokius EQ and the Schiit Midgard and have a much simpler but still great sounding desktop system.
You can get a Sonos Port on eBay for $350. Fifty or more services. Coax out.
 
I wish Wiim or someone else would just produce a great streamer only (no DAC, no inputs) with a nice screen at around the price of the Pro Plus. Multiple output options to connect to a DAC.
I suspect it has something to do with addressable market size combined with the high cost of carrying individual SKUs.
 
I wish Wiim or someone else would just produce a great streamer only (no DAC, no inputs) with a nice screen at around the price of the Pro Plus. Multiple output options to connect to a DAC.

Since I have the Loxjie A40 now, I'm only using the Wiim Pro Plus as a simple streamer using the coax out. It would be nice to have a screen on it, but not worth $329.

With this setup, I was able to retire the Schiit Saga S preamp, the Schiit Modius DAC, the Schiit Lokius EQ and the Schiit Midgard and have a much simpler but still great sounding desktop system.
What functionality do you want out of the screen? Does @Ralph_Cramden's display for Wiim cover it?
 
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