Recent content by s3igell

That - TV Volume issues - is universal. Difficulty with understanding dialog, at anything less than High Volume, can also be a combination of TV Hardware issues. 1) Most TV Speakers are side- or back-facing, leading to muffled reflected sound. This is why AVRs support a Center Channel (and why...

I'm not sure of the TV Audio tracks where you are located, but many (most) of us have Dolby Digital or DTS available on even Over-the-Air Digital TV. That, to me, is worth worrying about DAC quality.

Yes. You'll want to set the Line-Out volume on the WiiM to "Fixed". You also have the ability to tweak the "Line-Out Level" between 200mV/500mV/800mV/1V/2V to best match the Input Levels of your MA6900.

There are surely also elements of "selection bias" at play - both in the recordings that you choose to remember (or more recently collect) from that time period; and in the contrasting examples from today's media.

In that config - TV to AVR via "headphone socket" - you will be employing probably the weakest DAC of the weakest Audio Component for "basic Stereo Sound" - that of the TV. If you connect the TV to the Pro Plus by Optical (then WiiM to Amp) by RCA, you will be employing the much better DAC in...

Realize that access to a full suite of Router Admin Functions is not offered by all ISPs and all situations. Configurability at the WiiM still has its uses.

Any number of WiiM devices can be added to your system (at any time) to expand your audio system into a whole-home system. Positioning a WiiM Pro Plus connected via Coax or Optical (and Trigger-Out) to the Rec Room AVR works well to integrate that room into this whole-home system as a player...

This sort of build-out is where a single multi-zone traditional AVR still has certain benefits over a "set of WiiM Amps" - even if the WiiMs can do Groups. Do a little research on an AVR such as the Yamaha A6A or A8A. This would do well as a combined system for all but the Office, where a...

Remember that you could also setup 1x Ultra/Vibe and 1x WiiM Amp (or Amp Pro) in a persistent Group (with the Ultra as the Group Master so you can utilize its Screen UI). You'd probably still want the Trigger Cable / Splitter...

In any case, I too think your Configuration Backup/Restore to Phone is a great idea. Make sure to propose it via the Feedback / Bug-Report function in the WiiM Home App.

Did you do any searches of this Forum or elsewhere, that came up with a number of other similarly afflicted users?? Or due to your current frustration over your lost configuration data, are you jumping to a conclusion not supported by anything but a generic statement by a WiiM Support Tech??

Do you have evidence of a problem?? Or only supposition based on usage in other more expensive/esoteric devices??

Now, you are just proposing a more expensive version of OP's Plan. And adding a lot of Configuration Confusion and Network Traffic...

In this configuration, be sure to use heavier-gauge OFC Speaker Wire to minimize the Voltage Drop with the Distance. It will also be a challenge to run appropriate lengths of 75ohm shielded coax cable for Subwoofers in each room. You'll want to do this, even if you don't initially intend...

But, many of us appreciate true stereo sound...