Recent content by Steve Woodhouse

You’re confusing ‘mains-borne noise’ with ground loops. Not the same thing. I’ve had my Ultra cranked up to full, my power amp up to full, and my ear to the speaker (with no music playing) and it’s silent. You have a ground loop, which you’ve both identified and fixed with a long extension...

The simple answer to your question is that a sub will almost certainly be the better purchase for you, and by a country mile. It's not even close; I'm presuming here that your only issue is general sound quality, not the extra connections and features, or the amount of power available. Any...

I think you can pick up a cheap, transparent DAC with optical in for sub-£80; the SMSL PS200 is £76 at Amazon UK, the SMSL SU-1 is only £63. Your initial problem has ground loop written all over it, and using a DAC with optical in as a bridge to eliminate this is a tried and tested method, with...

"Rumored but unannounced.." yes, but mentioned by WiiM to a journalist at a hi-fi show recently. I'd be a bit more sceptical if it were something they hoped to make and release, but which might prove un-doable, but I think WiiM probably shouldn't have too much trouble not including the screen...

I'm hoping the screen-less 'lite' version appears before Christmas, but it's getting pretty close. Any ideas @RyanWithWiiM ?

Cheers. Does room correction/room fit work the same? Which settings for the sub are available on the Ultra but not the Mini? Synch?

You appear to be saying it shouldn't be listed as an input because it's not listed as an input. 🤷‍♂️

A question on the Sub Pro. I've seen that it can be paired with any WiiM streamer. Is that correct, and if so,, do you get all the flexibility? Example - if I pair a Sub Pro with a WiiM Mini, do I get all the crossover, phase, etc. settings as with the Ultra?

What do you mean by 'music on your phone'? If you mean the streaming services on your phone, they have the wi-fi input. If you're talking about music stored on your phone, sent to your WiiM, then that's the Bluetooth input. 🤷‍♂️ Forgive me, I've not used these in a while. But I return to...

Because it’s a source of music, and should be treated like the other sources of music. I want to listen to a record. Then I want to listen to a CD. Then I want to listen to something streamed. Then I want to listen to something on my USB stick. They’re just different sources of music, and...

You are of course right, but in a real-world situation that's really just semantics.

Science questions itself, yes. But when it’s had research, duplicated and peer reviewed, repeatedly, it accepts those results as the current state of play until further research shows it to be erroneous. That’s quite different to what you’re proposing, which is to believing something at odds...

…and a lot of questions which have been asked and answered.

Now, that'd be an idea. A soundbar, with the option to add the sub and/or Lites for rear duties.

People have been asking for WiiM to make a portable speaker, and I've just had an idea for a name.