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    Features wanted in a Wiim Ultra 2

    It's completely unnecessary. The WiiM Mini is just such a device, albeit with it's own, by-passable, cheap DAC. It's optical output is absolutely transparent to the source. The very best SOTA DAC costing you more than a car won't do better than that. No need for upgraded power supply or...
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    WiiM Home App v3.2.5 Update – Jul 1, 2025

    Hooray! (Etc.). It does appear to be sorted. However, it does appear to run out if steam after three lines. But that's fair enough. Thank you WiiM, another win.
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    Mix tapes

    WORD! The term 'mix tape' is American, and has only been used over here in the UK relatively recently, in the context of a compilation tape. A 'mix tape' in the UK in the '90s was a recording of a live DJ set. These days obviously I make playlists, especially when going on holiday. I make the...
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    Introducing WiiM Sub Pro: Experience Bass Like Never Before

    If you run room EQ on the sub before you link it to your Ultra/whatever, by definition they're going to seperate 'sections' of PEQ. I suppose it's just a question of whether they've made a decision to assign a certain amount (say 2 or 4) bands to the sub, then leave the remaining (6 or 8) for...
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    Introducing WiiM Sub Pro: Experience Bass Like Never Before

    Perhaps more important interesting is the 'Easy to set up and use' section from the new product page. It says: Step 1 - Plug the sub in. Step 2 - Download and/or open the app. Step 3 - Run "RoomFit™ Auto-Tuning" (calibrates your sub to the room). Sep 4 - Pair the WiiM you want to use with the...
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    Introducing WiiM Sub Pro: Experience Bass Like Never Before

    A big question here is EQ. My understanding is that an iPhone mic. won't be accurate, or useable, all the way down to 20Hz (or even the 25Hz of this sub). Does the WiiM sub coe with its own calibration mic.? If you can room eq your whole set up, from the very bottom end of the sub all the way...
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    Introducing WiiM Sub Pro: Experience Bass Like Never Before

    We have a bathroom mirror/cabinet with a built in bluetooth speaker, and now you mention it, it is a bit tinny.
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    Uk pricing for the Wiim Amp Ultra

    It's a crazy price. I'm going to offer that, when you look at the Ultra streamer/pre amp (no amp) vs the competition, if the Ultra was £499 it'd still be the best on the market for anything like that price.
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    Introducing WiiM Sub Pro: Experience Bass Like Never Before

    I have to say, this looks very interesting. I hope WiiM don't mind if I maintain a healthy level of...scepticism? Curiosity? For the reasons mentioned in this thread earlier, I'll never say that the claimed measurements are impossible, but they do look very 'challenging'. As such, I'll wait...
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    Features wanted in a Wiim Ultra 2

    I can completely see where you’re coming from. But I don’t think this would be an Ultra Plus, I think it’d be going down a different path.
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    Features wanted in a Wiim Ultra 2

    I'm surprised this hasn't appeared yet (sorry if it has), but I'd like to see a better ADC stage. Looking at the reviews with measurements which have been published, the only areas where things are less than stellar are the headphone out and analogue ins. The beauty of Ultra is the...
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    Introducing WiiM Sound: Your Smart Speaker for High-Res, Room-Filling Audio

    So Q3 is July, August, September, and my daughter’s birthday is at the end of October, so I should be fine.
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