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It looks like your Icebox speakers, when playing a frequency sweep at approx. 80db, have a 7 db to 1db dip between 20 Hz and 100 Hz. So they’ll definitely need an EQ boost in that region. Or maybe (edited to add) they’ll likely need one in your room, if your room doesn’t help them out in any...

Technically this should work. It will only be in stereo (WiiM Pro / Plus do not decode any multichannel formats.) However: It’s not going to be about audio quality but about sound and image synchronization. I expect there will be a noticeable delay when you send the TV sound from the input on...

Some of my recent Bandcamp purchases have been downloaded as 24 bit / 48 kHz Apple Lossless files. But it depends on what files have been provided by the artist / label.

Another handy device to consider (Macs have not had optical outputs for a few years now; they were phased out of the laptops, iMacs, and Mac minis in 2016 or so) is a Behringer U-Control UCA-202 or UCA222 (newer model). $25, though it only supports 16bit 48KHz at the maximum. Connects to the Mac...

Comes with a 5 volt USB power supply.

“Thin” — no bass is what you mean? You’re not experiencing dropouts or distortion, then?

If it's true that the Ultra supports Atmos, at the most I'd expect a transparent pass-through to a multichannel amp, and if multichannel isn't available, then the Atmos data will get downmixed to two channel. But I suspect that this might be a misunderstanding. There's nothing regarding Dolby...

The issue I have with all versions of “Loveless” is how loud you have to turn it up before you can really start hearing everything. But that’s kind of the point, considering how loud My Bloody Valentine’s live shows are (they’re known to give out earplugs). Walls of feedback and intentional...

One of the most interesting remastered re-issues of the last 10 years are the analog remasters of My Bloody Valentine’s “Isn’t Anything,” “Loveless,” and “mbv.” The originals were recorded “ADD”: analog studio sessions, digital mixing / edit, digital mastering. This was the source of all...

Music on MacOS uses AirPlay for its connections. AirPlay can also be used system-wide to broadcast sound or video. Tidal (probably? I don’t use it) also uses the AirPlay interface in MacOS. So the WiiM isn’t consistently seen as an AirPlay target. Might want to start a ticket with WiiM support...

There is an API that can be used to send play/pause commands among many other things. https://www.wiimhome.com/pdf/HTTP%20API%20for%20WiiM%20Mini.pdf Conceivably, could be written in a web page.

What is running the ELACs? Or are they powered / active? If they are powered/active, they will have their own volume control, won’t they? If you’re instead running the ELACs off a power amp — which would mean you need volume control provided by a preamp or WiiM, be very careful! The WiiM has a...

With AirPlay, you'd initiate sharing the audio by clicking the link icon on the device card in the WiiM app on your phone, then clicking the checkbox by each recipient device in the list that appears (whether those are other WiiMs or AirPort Expresses or AppleTVs or some other type). I'm not...

The short answer is "yes." Things get more complicated when we consider "how." At the most basic, the WiiM Pro and Pro Plus can send audio input on any of their two input interfaces (RCA line-in to an ADC or an optical digital S/PDIF input) to another WiiM (or AirPlay target) on the same...

Also: scheduling. If you want auto-update, you should be able to schedule it for when you usually don't use the WiiM.