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This product replaces a Teufel Raumfeld streamer which went west. My Audiolab CD player already has a superb ESS DAC and I can stream music us to it using a tablet computer via the USB interface or a TV using an optical cable. It sounds wonderful but the user interfaces on the Tablet and TV are not up to scratch when selecting music from my drives, internet radio and Amazon music. This is the main reason why I bought the Wiim. The user interface is first class and easy to use and learn. You can select music on your drives by, folder, album, artist, and song etc. and the Wiim automatically scans your music drives and sorts the music. Selecting Amazon Music, and Tidal etc. is push button and the most common internet radio stations are push button too. Everything is easy. My CD player has lots of connectivity having 2 optical inputs, 2 coaxial inputs and a USB input via a USB B cable. It also has RCA analogue output and Optical output. The Wiim only has single optical, wireless and ethernet inputs and single RCA analogue input . It has single optical and coax outputs and an RCA analogue output. The connectivity available will not hold most people back but there is no HDMI arc interface. I couldn't resist the temptation to compare the sound quality of the ESS Dac in the Audiolab player and the Wiim by using all of the connectivity available apart from the Ethernet which I don't need. The sound quality of the Wiim is only marginally inferior to the Audiolab, if at all. Maybe my belief that the ESS Dac is better is wishful thinking. I do not play so called "High Resolution" 24/192 music files etc. as I cannot hear the difference to CD quality files. Most people, if not everybody, cannot hear the difference when they are the subject of double blind tests. Most people's amplifiers, speakers and ears cannot handle the theoretical dynamic range and frequency response, there is no need to blast your ears with ultrasonic sound which could damage your hearing. The Burr Brown DAC in the Wiim pro is more than sufficient to reproduce excellent sound quality from CD resolution files. The Wiim pro can take line input from its RCA port, so you can connect a turntable; it converts the input from analogue to digital; the music can then be distributed to other Wiim devices in the house. It works well. However, the Wiim pro does not have a phono input with RIAA equalisation , like the Wiim ultra, so you need an analogue phono stage. The Wiim pro has an equaliser to adjust the bass, mid-range and treble frequencies. The device's functionality is marvellous and I like the fact that it can stream from a local drive: therefore, I can use the tablet to stream all of my stored music wirelessly without using the wired USB interface of the Audiolab. This is a phenomenal piece of equipment at a very reasonable price, and the sound quality is second to none. It has a plastic case but so what , as it is strong and well built. I recommend it highly. For 150 quid you can't go wrong. PS 24 October 2024, I forgot that the Wiim pro will connect via Bluetooth input, but the sound quality will not be as good as wireless or optical input, but Bluetooth will allow you to play music even if you don't have a wireless or ethernet server.

Finally since first signing up (pretty much when it first launched) I've found a device that plays nicely with Amazon music hd! I've tried android boxes, fire sticks, PC's all with DAC's without being satisfied that ultra hd tracks were actually playing in ultra hd! This device definitely is and it sounds incredible! On first opening and switching on for the first hour or so I was decidedly underwhelmed and considering sending back but suddenly it just seemed to open up and sound incredible and continues to do so. I've got it plugged into coaxial in on my Denon PMA-600 ne which is probably a basic amp in the world of hifi but has served me well since buying a couple of years ago and with this device now seems to have opened up and sounds better than ever. My speakers are Q acoustic 3030i which again to hifi buffs would probably be deemed pretty basic but let me tell you to me the whole system even though sounded good before now seems to have come alive with this little device. I've also got my Buzz xrs4900 android box plugged into the optical in on the Wiim which also sounds great and is really handy as I don't have to switch inputs on my amp I can just leave it on coaxial and switch from ethernet in for music to optical in for the buzz box using either the supplied remote or the Wiim app another handy feature being that as the Wiim is usb powered I use one of the spare ports on the buzz to power it. The Wiim app is also great really easy to use I can access all my Cd flac files that I've got saved to hard drives using the home music share over upnp, my preference for doing this is either from my PC or from Kodi on my android box. Whichever way you choose to do this though couldn't be easier with again the sound quality being fantastic. For Amazon music hd I mostly use the remote voice control rather than the phone app which is super easy and my favourite radio stations KEXP, BBC radio 2 can also be launched this way as you can configure them on the Alexa app using Alexa skills. Haven't used Chromecast yet as haven't needed to as you can cast directly from Amazon music app to the Wiim in ultra hd rather than using Chromecast (just look for the little WiFi signal when casting) rather than the Chromecast signal, but I'm sure it'll come in handy when needed. I've probably covered everything I can think of now apart from how they've done this at such little cost in comparison to other devices which cost a lot more and probably don't have so many options is amazing! If you're interested in an all in one option with incredible sound and lots of different options then buy it (trust me you won't be disappointed) Why Amazon themselves haven't come up with something such as this I've no idea?? Well done Wiim (linkplay) 5 ***** EDIT Have now paired with the S.M.S.L SU-1 DAC going through the aux on my Denon amp and the sound is unbelievable! Don't know how wiim and smsl have done it at such low cost when hifi can cost thousands but trust me they sound incredible together!

Absolutely fantastic receiver. Piece of cake to set up with the WiiM app, AirPlay works perfectly with all the Apple gubbins in my house, and TuneIn’s a great addition to the app. Fantastic sound with no distortion. The option to buy the receiver with an extra long Type C cable would’ve been nice.

I was unsure about purchasing this but after a couple of hours I’m impressed. Super easy to set up and fantastic control from my phone and iPad, plus it sounds superb. I think this will be the start of my Wiim journey.

For reasons unknown Amazon's review process is mixing up my purchase of the WiiM Pro PLUS with the original Pro, which I've had for a couple of years. I suppose I'll have to offer my thoughts on both... Simple, guided setup via Linkplay's Android/IOS app that integrates all the main streaming services, internet radio and DNLA for files stored on a NAS or in other shared folders. Multiple WiiM devices (Pro, Pro plus, Mini, Ultra and amp) can be used individually or linked for simultaneous multi room playback. There's a built in DAC (TI PCM 5121 Pro/AKM 4493SEQ Pro Plus) and bit perfect optical and coaxial S/PDIF digital output for using external DACs. Optical input is there for hooking up your TV and an analogue A/D input means you can even hook up your vinyl to Bluetooth speakers or multi room playback. It's a shame USB connectivity is missing as this makes using these devices as a desktop DAC or using a USB drive for local storage, but that's reserved for the WiiM Uktra. There are frequent firmware and app updates, with a development roadmap and a forum for help/bug reports and future feature requests. After many updates the app is now pretty slick, stable and easy to navigate. Linkplay claim they have a commitment to user privacy and only collect bug reports if you so choose. I find it disgusting that certain big HiFi brands not only charge an arm and a leg for the equipment, but invade your privacy by data mining with their apps. Set-up and use: The Pro (original) was hooked up to an ethernet cable and was good to go within 5 minutes, consisting of firmware updates, choosing between analogue and digital output, naming the device (which is a nice touch if you want to add more WiiM units in different rooms) and then a short short audio test, select playback quality, finishing with an auto calibration test. Unfortunately I've found appalling latency and dropout with the Pro Plus, which is odd because the WiiM Mini I had in the same spot previously suffered none of these problems. Oddly the Mini displayed a WiFi strength of poor in the app, whereas the Pro Plus states excellent, which makes the issues even more bizarre. At some point I'll try it with a powerline router and an ethernet cable to see if the issue improves. I ditched the included phone charger (yes really) power supply in favour of an official Raspberry Pi power supply, noted for their solid voltage stability and tight ripple current control, so there shouldn't be any power induced stability issues as can happen with computational devices when using a cheap, poorly regulated power supply. Once upon a time, the WiiM devices found my NAS straight away and I was able to access my music library immediately. And then a QNAP firmware update broke that. The basic, free version of Minimserver installed on my NAS has provided a workaround, so be warned if you are intending to use these devices as network players without say, a Roon subscription. Anyway, once an album and track is selected playback is near instant (except for the Pro Plus... Just what is it's problem??) and automatically plays the next track in the folder gaplessly. The issue regarding track order has long been fixed and no tweaking in the app should be necessary. The USB port is purely for powering the device and doesn't support data transfer. Deleting/forgetting/password protecting devices would be a nice addition to the app, just so that no one else with access to your home network can accidentally trigger or mess with another device but there's no word on that. Sound quality... I'll be separating the Pro Plus comments because it has a better DAC and audio circuitry, whereas the original Pro shares much the same implementation as the Mini. Listening to the analogue output of the internal DAC of the Mini and Pro there's a bit of colouration in the mids and bass and fine detail isn't up there with the best. Really it's not at all bad when you consider it's also an excellent streamer for a bargain price and won't disappoint if you're using it as a one box source in a budget system or with Bluetooth connectivity as it's certainly not harsh or overly smooth. Dynamics in better recorded music aren't squashed either. And since the S/PDIF output is bit perfect, you can always hook up a superb external DAC without holding the performance back. According to measurements posted on ASR (Audio Science Review), the Mini and Pro aren't the worst measuring products, but even a humble SMSL SU-1 (which, BTW actually measured as excellent in ASR tests) will improve the sound. Be warned about the dsp EQ: obviously the digital output will no longer be bit perfect (because you're altering the frequency response) but boosting frequencies results in audible distortion, which is backed up by ASR member bench testing and that signal degradation will affect both analogue and digital outputs. You can get away with a small tweak, but you'll notice if you require heavy amounts of EQ. The Pro Plus has greatly improved audio circuitry and offers superior transparency, end of. If you're looking for something with tonal neutrality and fine detail from a one box solution, this is where the extra money goes. Audio Science Review measurements confirm the superior performance of the analogue output, putting it squarely in their "Excellent" tier. High praise indeed. The digital output remains true to the same bit perfect claim as the other models, but there's far less need of it now given the performance of the DAC section. Interestingly, the ASR member tested the Pro with both the supplied phone char... Sorry, power supply, and a battery and found no difference in the measurements, so don't waste any money on an expensive linear "HiFi" PSU thinking the sound will improve, but a well regulated PSU such as an official Raspberry Pi or medical grade unit (for voltage stability and ripple suppression) is always a good idea for extending the life of your electronics. Which WiiM to buy? Well the Mini has always delivered solid WiFi performance, but is slightly lacking in connectivity. But for the price it's a tough one to beat, especially when the bit perfect optical output is taken into consideration. Obviously the Pro Plus is the one if sound quality is paramount, but the WiFi performance is problematic. The Pro Plus has been out for a while and, DAC circuitry aside, is pretty much the same as the Pro, which hasn't been a problem. This leaves the original Pro as the odd one out unless you have bad WiFi and need a device with an ethernet port, and there is improved physical and app connectivity options over the mini. And if an external DAC is used then It's still a damn fine streaming front end. In the end it comes down to price and how good the rest of your setup is. If you're just using Bluetooth speakers, then it's probably doubtful any of these units will hold back sound quality.

This is a review after 3 days of ownership so I may do an update in future. I am using the Wiim Pro as my first dedicated audio streaming device, and it is being used as a streamer only as I have a very high quality DAC already in my mid range HiFi system. The Wiim was easy to set up connect my Android phone to for using the Wiim Home app, there are many options available in the app to suit different user requirements. I am currently using it for two main purposes:- 1. Streaming Audio with Tidal Connect (occasionally going to BBC Radio). 2. Passing the optical (TOSLINK) output of my TV through to the HiFi system. My experience so far has been very positive as the sound quality (digital outputs only so far) has been exemplary - especially when considering the cost. From a versatility stance I am finding the EQ useful, only tried the graphic one so far i might try the parametric one later, as it's easy to save settings to different inputs and uses - so I have one setting for TV, one for music through my speakers and one for my headphones. BTW the Audio Science Review website says that there is no measureable distortion introduced by using the EQ on this device. I would say buy with confidence. Addendum:- When I bought the Wiim Pro it had room correction available via Apple devices, I noticed it was now available on my Android version of the app last week. It's fairly straightforward to do and only takes a few minutes (remember to remove your phone's case first). A word of caution - room correction is probably not for everyone. For instance it can lead to an EQ which requires large boosts at low frequencies - this could lead to stress on an amplifier or overloading speakers - especially if using smallish speakers in medium to large rooms and listening at realistic volumes. In my case the result was interesting with a clarity that seemed slightly exaggerated, and a fairly full but 'dry' sounding bass. Fortunately the Wiim app allows you to edit the resulting eq curve - so I saved the original resulting eq as Room 0 and my edited version as Room 1. My edit was quite simple (I'll likely make further adjustments in time) I just took each corrected frequency and halved the correction, thus +6db became +3db and -4db became -2db etc. After this edit I found the sound to be very satisfactory. So if you think you might like room correction, try it with some caution.

Very happy with my purchase. I finally connected my Yamaha HS8 studio monitors, which had been sitting unused for almost six years. Everything worked straight away and was very easy to set up. I just bought two additional cables. Everything works perfectly. Highly recommended.

Just a couple of days into ownership but very very impressed. Running it digitally into my marantz pm6007 and it's sounding warm and energetic particularly with Tidal. The app is also very very solid and seems reliable and common sense both on android and iOS. Recommended!

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WiiM PRO offers great connectivity and value to get your streaming content into existing audiophile systems. I considered the whole wim range, but opted for pro with my already high end dac

Wofür ist das Gerät? Der Streamer ist in der Lage, die Audiodaten direkt vom Anbieter zu streamen. So muss kein „Umweg“ über ein anderes Endgerät genommen werden. Dabei kann auch in Studioqualität gestreamt werden, um Musik möglichst ohne Verlust wiedergeben zu können. Ich habe mir den Streamer gekauft um mit Tidal Studioqualität (192 kHz, 24bit) streamen zu können. Normalerweise bin ich skeptisch bei digitalen Geräten kleinerer Marken, vorwiegend wegen der Updatepolitik. Wie lange Updates noch kommen werden, wird die Zukunft zeigen. Bisher sind einige Updates veröffentlicht worden, die auf eine aktive Weiterentwicklung hindeuten. Einrichtung Die Einrichtung erfolgt über die „WiiM Home“-App. Ich habe den Receiver an die mitgelieferte Spannungsversorgung (USB-C) angeschlossen und mit einem LAN-Kabel mit meinem Netzwerk verbunden. Nach rund 20 Sekunden wurde der Receiver erkannt und ich konnte mit der Einrichtung beginnen. Die Einrichtung lief überraschend problemlos. Über die Übersetzung kann ich jedoch keine Auskunft geben, da meine Systeme ohnehin alle auf Englisch eingestellt sind. Die App ist intuitiv aufgebaut und meine Streamingdienste konnten einfach verknüpft werden. Wunschqualität und Output auswählen und los geht’s. In meinem Fall habe ich den Streamer direkt mittels optischen Kabel an den Verstärker angeschlossen. Nutzung mit Tidal Ich nutze Tidal auf dem Mac/PC und verbinde mich mittels Tidal Connect, um mit dem Wiim Pro zu streamen. Vereinzelt bricht die Verbindung zwischen PC und Wiim ab, was aber auch an Tidal liegen kann. Der Stream läuft dann aber normal weiter, nur die Anzeige läuft nicht 100 % synchron mit. Es gibt auch die Möglichkeit, die verschiedenen Streaminganbieter innerhalb der Wiim-App zu steuern, was praktisch ist, wenn ich gerade kein Gerät mit Tidal Connect nutzen kann. Meine Freunde können auch problemlos über Airplay und Spotify Connect auf den Receiver streamen, top! Bisher funktionierte das mit verschiedenen Android und iOS-Geräten. Ich empfinde es als gut, dass zum Streamen verschiedenste Geräte und Dienste genutzt werden können. Gelegentlich (ca. alle 3 Wochen) wacht das Gerät nicht mehr auf und muss durch ein Trennen und wieder einstecken der Spannungsversorgung neu gestartet werden. Das stört mich jedoch weniger. Die Musikqualität in Kombination mit einem Hifi Receiver ist genial. Es kam noch zu keinen akustischen Störungen oder Verzerrungen. Das Gerät steht bei mir auf dem Schreibtisch und tut einfach seinen Dienst. So wie es sein soll. Toll! Ich bin sehr zufrieden und werde mir definitiv meine weiteren Räume damit ausstatten.

**UPDATE #2 (2025) - Still super happy with my WiiM Pro. So much so that I just purchased a WiiM Pro Plus to replace the original WiiM Pro, which I've just relocated to another room where it's plugged into a Fosi ZD3 via the Coax port. Reasons for getting a Pro Plus this time around is that I wanted the well-regarded AKM DAC, as it the Pro plugs directly into a 20+ year old Sony receiver via line-out. The regular Pro's lesser DAC is now taking an extended vacation as it's digital stream being decoded by the ESS 9038Q2M on the Fosi pre-amp. Will I hear a difference between the Pro and Pro Plus as channeled through the Sony? Probably not with any of my usual source material. But given that I'm still very happy with my original WiiM Pro after a full year using it to stream tunes (PC -> WiiM via Airplay2 (TuneBlade)) daily in my home office, I thought I'd give the Pro Plus with the AKM and included remote, a chance to impress me further. **UPDATE #1 (2024) So, one super cool feature that the manufacturer added to the Wiim is Room Correction. My Wiim had been boxed up for a few months during & after a move. First, I want to note that it was really easy to reconfigure it for my new home wireless network via the Wiim phone app WITHOUT having to RESET the Wiim itself. I just had to hold the 'play' button on the Wiim until it blinked while I was holding my phone nearby and then I was able to update the Wiim's wireless network info to get it back online. Room correction worked as expected, which is to say the same way it works on other home AV receivers I've owned/used. This is a really cool feature to be added to the Wiim for free as part of a free firmware update. Thank you, Wiim! I should also note that in the 14 months I've owned my Wiim, minus the 4 months it was stashed in a moving box, it's worked fantastically. I mostly use it to stream music via Airplay to a 22 year old Sony AV 5.1 receiver powering a small bookshelf speaker/subwoofer setup. I do occasionally use the built in media player and it works well too - no problems. Wiim updates apply seamlessly, and it's been 100% reliable. Very happy with this purchase and would recommend to anyone thinking about getting one. ORIGINAL REVIEW Got this to replace a Bluetooth receiver that I had plugged into my 20+ year old Sony STR-DE845 AV receiver. The BT receiver works great, but it has a couple limitations: 1 - One is that it when it's powered up, it automatically pairs with whichever device it was last paired with. Because I normally stream to it using an iPad, I can only stream using my iPhone if I go to the iPad and unpair it from the BT receiver, and then I have to the same thing with the phone when I want to use the iPad to stream again. I've been living with this for 4 years, so it's not unworkable, but that I have other streaming targets at home that don't require this has raised the bar a bit as far as my expectations go. 2 - The BT receiver supports AptX and LDAC over Bluetooth, but since I am only streaming from Apple wireless devices I can only do AAC over Bluetooth since Apple doesn't support AptX or LDAC (and probably never will). The quality of AAC over Bluetooth is pretty good, but it's not CD-level quality playback which is what you get with a WiFi streaming protocol like Apple Airplay. The ability to play CD quality music streams from my iPad or my iPhone was the main reason for my purchase, and the WiiM Pro does this perfectly as an Airplay 2 receiver. Also, re: Airplay I figure that the protocol spec & implementation for Airplay isn't likely to change (there may be enhancements, but the existing spec should remain the same), so Airplay should always be available for streaming music to the Sony receiver. And that brings me to another great feature of the WiiM Pro, which is its ability to act as a standalone network streamer with native support for several streaming music services including Amazon Music, which is what I use. Initially, I thought I might find the WiiM's software UI (as installed on my iPhone & iPad) to be less than polished, but so far the software seems to work well. The biggest advantage to using the native streaming apps on the WiiM is that the stream quality can be much higher than 'just' CD quality that Airplay 2 supports (16-bit/44.1kHz - Amazon Music HD supports up to 24-bit/96kHz for some tracks, IIRC). The WiiM Pro app seems to work fine for streaming Amazon Music, and the menu looks the same as the one I use for streaming Amazon Music to to some modern Yamaha AV receivers MusicMatch app. Overall, this seems like a good device. The only open question is whether and how well WiiM will support it with necessary fixes/updates when needed!

Po dwóch godzinach pracy urządzenie przestało odtwarzać muzykę. Po ponownym uruchamianiu mruga szybko biała dioda i co jakiś czas czerwona. Nie można się polaczyc z urządzeniem przez aplikację. Takie samo zachowanie na wi-fi jak i kablu. Nie można przywrócić do ustawień fabrycznych. Wiele takich samych przypadków opisanych jest na Reddit i forum wiim - większość z tego samego czasu. Podejrzewam wadliwą serię. Nie polecam. Odsyłam.