🎉 Introducing the Vibelink Amp – Unleash the Power of Pure Sound 🎉

Hello WiiM community! We’re thrilled to announce the launch of our latest innovation: the Vibelink Amp! Designed with your needs in mind, this 100W per channel amplifier brings high-fidelity sound and unmatched versatility to your audio setup. Perfect for passive speakers, the Vibelink Amp ensures a premium listening experience when paired with one of our streamers, with a footprint designed to match the WiiM Ultra. By leveraging its premium DAC, Vibelink Amp is also a perfect match for WiiM Mini and WiiM Pro or WiiM Pro Plus via digital input for superior sound quality.

Why Choose the Vibelink Amp?​

• 100W per channel at 8 ohms, 200W at 4 ohms: Experience powerful, distortion-free amplification for room-filling sound.
• Premium unibody aluminum design: Sleek, durable, and thermally optimized for efficient heat dissipation during prolonged use.
• High-fidelity audio with premium components: Premium DAC, amplifier, and op-amps
• Post filter feedback technology (PFFB): Overcomes speaker's load-dependency
• Bit-perfect playback (192kHz/24-bit): Achieve true audiophile performance with every note.
• Anti-Pop Noise Design: Enjoy smooth transitions across variable sample rates and bit depths without interruptions.
• Auto Standby & 12V Trigger In: Smart energy-saving features that fit modern setups.
• Pure analog input (no ADC conversion): Savor uncompromised sound quality for your favorite analog devices.
• Seamless integration with WiiM streamers: Effortlessly pairs with devices like the Ultra, Pro Plus, Pro, and Mini for high-resolution audio.

Key Features You’ll Love:​

• Hi-Res Audio Excellence: Packed with a high-quality built-in DAC ESS ES9039Q2M, one TI PCM9211 digital and analog front end, six TI OPA1612 Op-amps, and a TI TPA3255 Amp Chip, the Vibelink Amp supports up to 24-bit/192kHz high-res music allows you to optimize beloved, decades-old, high-quality audio systems or connect current speakers with your favorite platforms effortlessly.
• Versatile Connectivity: Easily connect your favorite devices with analog (RCA) or digital (optical, coaxial) inputs.
• Compact & Efficient: With a sleek, stackable design and cutting-edge thermal management, the Vibelink Amp fits right into your setup and stays cool even during marathon listening sessions.
• Easy, Secure Connections: Standard stereo banana plug output ensures a solid connection to speakers, delivering high-quality sound without signal loss or dropouts.

Why We’re Excited:

Compact Yet Powerful – A well-built, high-performance amplifier that delivers exceptional power in a sleek, space-saving design.
True Hi-Res Audio Support – Supports up to 192kHz/24-bit, ensuring full compatibility with high-resolution music services and user libraries, unlike many amplifiers that lack this capability.
Seamless Playback with No Artifacts – Effortlessly handles variable sample rates and bit depths between tracks, eliminating unwanted pops and clicks that occur in many amplifiers when audio resolution changes.

At WiiM, we’re all about listening to our community. Many of you asked for a powerful amplifier that delivers exceptional sound quality and integrates effortlessly into existing setups and we’ve been listening! The Vibelink Amp is a dedicated solution for passive speakers, designed to pair seamlessly with all WiiM streamers or as a standalone amp for your favorite gear. Whatever your setup, this amp brings the exceptional sound quality you’ve come to expect from WiiM.

The Perfect Match for WiiM Streamers​

✔ Seamless Integration – Designed for flawless compatibility with WiiM Mini, Pro, Pro Plus, and Ultra—just plug and play.
✔ Flexible Connectivity – Choose digital (Optical/Coaxial) or analog (RCA) inputs for maximum audio fidelity.
✔ Ultra-Low Latency – Perfectly synced playback for high-resolution streaming and immersive home theater sound.
✔ Studio-Grade Sound – Experience deep bass, crisp highs, and stunning clarity with bit-perfect precision.

Pair your WiiM Mini, Pro, Pro Plus, or Ultra with the WiiM Vibelink Amp and experience pure, powerful, and immersive sound like never before. Elevate your high-fidelity streaming with crystal-clear detail, deep bass, and room-filling audio.

Your music, perfected. Upgrade your setup today!

Pricing and Availability​

The Vibelink Amp will be available starting March 18th on Amazon US for $299, with international availability on its way. Don’t miss your chance to elevate your audio experience! Find out more on our website.

Let us know what excites you most about the Vibelink Amp, and share your setups! We can’t wait to hear your thoughts!

 

[Burnside]

in your use ..input ana or num on wiim ? ;-)

Analogue if memory serves me…

 

[canard]

Analogue if memory serves me…

not a wiim streamer in source? ( what s type of music essentielly?)
maybe a little subjective review in sight?
;-)

 

[Burnside]

not a wiim streamer in source? ( what s type of music essentielly?)
maybe a little subjective review in sight?
;-)

I think the vibelink was fed from an Ultra but I don’t recall if the actual tracks were mentioned. I guess @Mr Ee will be sleeping now over in Oz, so we might need to wait till they wake up…

Personally I found it delivered a clear, crisp sound that remained so even when playing at a low background volume just playing the Radio Paradise mellow mix. I’m hoping to get more time to compare it to my Linn amp/DAC but I think it might be a close run race…

 

[EddNog]

I think the vibelink was fed from an Ultra but I don’t recall if the actual tracks were mentioned. I guess @Mr Ee will be sleeping now over in Oz, so we might need to wait till they wake up…

Personally I found it delivered a clear, crisp sound that remained so even when playing at a low background volume just playing the Radio Paradise mellow mix. I’m hoping to get more time to compare it to my Linn amp/DAC but I think it might be a close run race…

You already received yours so soon too?

-Ed

 

[canard]

I think the vibelink was fed from an Ultra but I don’t recall if the actual tracks were mentioned. I guess @Mr Ee will be sleeping now over in Oz, so we might need to wait till they wake up…

Personally I found it delivered a clear, crisp sound that remained so even when playing at a low background volume just playing the Radio Paradise mellow mix. I’m hoping to get more time to compare it to my Linn amp/DAC but I think it might be a close run race…

It seems to me that it is very clear that if an ultra or other Wiim streamers, it is necessary (until proven otherwise) to rather favor the num in connection...
;-)
(in essence, comparisons on continuous radio streams are, say, debatable - difficult ;-))

 

[Burnside]

(in essence, comparisons on continuous radio streams are, say, debatable - difficult ;-))

That’s what most, or a very large part of my listening to music is as I tend to be doing other things at the same time. And at least with RP, it’s CD quality. There will be occasions when I can devote myself to focussing on listening to an album or curated playlist but I’ve so many other interests and activities, it’s not always easy to find the time.

 

[canard]

That’s what most, or a very large part of my listening to music is as I tend to be doing other things at the same time. And at least with RP, it’s CD quality. There will be occasions when I can devote myself to focussing on listening to an album or curated playlist but I’ve so many other interests and activities, it’s not always easy to find the time.

and how do you organize yourself to compare two power amps on a pair of speakers..? ;-)
(it remains not simple..)
and on radio streams with radio format songs even more...

(but the general impression remains over a long period... very respectable... all the more so... because the finality... hihi)

 

[Burnside]

As I’m sure I’ve said before, leaving aside all talk of auditory memory, strict A/B tests etc, I much prefer to make comparisons on the basis of how I would live with the sound. So I’ll try something new in place for at least a few days if not longer, then go back to what I had for a similar stretch. If I feel I’m missing something positive that the new product brought to my listening, I’ll then take that new item on board. If not, I’ll stick with what I had. Or to put it another way, if I find I don’t tire of listening after a few hours on the new kit then that’s a good sign. I don’t care if that offends the purists or the objectivists, or gives Amirm and his devotees a heart attack, that’s what has always worked for me.

 

[Steve Woodhouse]

One could sell the amp that you have..

I could sell the amp I have, and get less than I paid for it, and buy the Vibe for more than I paid for the amp I have now, which is better than the Vibe.

Okay, sell that plan to me.

 

[harkpabst]

I could sell the amp I have, and get less than I paid for it, and buy the Vibe for more than I paid for the amp I have now, which is better than the Vibe.

Okay, sell that plan to me.

That's just because you don't own a Hegel amp and the answer was not directly intended for you.

 

[Mr Ee]

Rise and shine!

Thought it might be fun to fire that salvo then go to bed

Like Brantome (without intending to put words in his mouth), I find all this double blind abx testing is sooo exhausting when you just want to listen to some music and see how it makes you feel.
Like it or not, my comments are highly subjective based solely on what I felt / thought at that time.

I've had the hegel driving my paradigms for a couple of years now, currently fed by coax but previously optical from a wiim pro. When I made the optical to coax switch I honestly don't believe I could tell any difference. I did it for convenience.
I don't recall / know what dac is inside this particular hegel, but I do know it resamples everything to 105.47 khz. Personally I don't care - it sounds great.

For a reasonable comparison I used wiim pro optical out to the vibelink (I can discuss my feelings on analog input another time).
I played a couple of songs at a moderate listening level, and my heart sank...

Because it sounded so good.
Although I bought the hegel 2nd hand for a decent price, had I really just found out I'd wasted a lot of money?
I was honestly competely taken aback.

For some context / comparison, last year I tried using the wiim amp pro to drive the paradigms. i.e. wiim pro (coax) / hegel / paradigm vs wiim amp pro / paradigm. (Paradigm Founder 100s as in my signature.)
My best analogy here (streaming tidal) for that difference would be the same as when I tried wiim pro (analog) / hegel vs wiim ultra (analog) / hegel. For me, the ultra analog out wiped the floor with the pro analog out. No contest The amp pro driving the paradigms was similarly outclassed by the hegel.

And yet the vibelink sounded really good. So good that I wondered if I were to blind test it whether I could tell it and the hegel apart.
Where the main difference came was when I turned it up to much louder volumes (the sort of volume I use when home alone) and then it became apparent that the vibelink wasn't able to provide quite the same level of energy and dynamics as the hegel for these speakers, but it was still hugely enjoyable.

 

[Wiimer]

Rise and shine!

Thought it might be fun to fire that salvo then go to bed

Like Brantome (without intending to put words in his mouth), I find all this double blind abx testing is sooo exhausting when you just want to listen to some music and see how it makes you feel.
Like it or not, my comments are highly subjective based soley on what I felt / thought at that time.

I've had the hegel driving my paradigms for a couple of years now, currently fed by coax but previously optical from a wiim pro. When I made the optical to coax switch I honestly don't believe I could tell any difference. I did it for convenience.
I don't recall / know what dac is inside this particular hegel, but I do know it resamples everything to 105.47 khz. Personally I don't care - it sounds great.

For a reasonable comparison I used wiim pro optical out to the vibelink (I can discuss my feelings on analog input another time).
I played a couple of songs at a moderate listening level, and my heart sank...

Because it sounded so good.
Although I bought the hegel 2nd hand for a decent price, had I really just found out I'd wasted a lot of money?
I was honestly competely taken aback.

For some context / comparison, last year I tried using the wiim amp pro to drive the paradigms. i.e. wiim pro (coax) / hegel / paradigm vs wiim amp pro / paradigm. (Paradigm Founder 100s as in my signature.)
My best analogy here (streaming tidal) for that difference would be the same as when I tried wiim pro (analog) / hegel vs wiim ultra (analogl) / hegel. For me, the ultra analog out wiped the floor with the pro analog out. No contest The amp pro driving the paradigms was similarly outclassed by the hegel.

And yet the vibelink sounded really good. So good that I wondered if I were to blind test it whether I could tell it and the hegel apart.
Where the main difference came was when I turned it up to much louder volumes (the sort of volume I use when home alone) and then it became apparent that the vibelink wasn't able to provide quite the same level of energy and dynamics as the hegel for these speakers, but it was still hugely enjoyable.

I believe I've said it before, but if you write a WiiM book, I'll be the first to go out and buy it .

 

[EddNog]

Rise and shine!

Thought it might be fun to fire that salvo then go to bed

Like Brantome (without intending to put words in his mouth), I find all this double blind abx testing is sooo exhausting when you just want to listen to some music and see how it makes you feel.
Like it or not, my comments are highly subjective based soley on what I felt / thought at that time.

I've had the hegel driving my paradigms for a couple of years now, currently fed by coax but previously optical from a wiim pro. When I made the optical to coax switch I honestly don't believe I could tell any difference. I did it for convenience.
I don't recall / know what dac is inside this particular hegel, but I do know it resamples everything to 105.47 khz. Personally I don't care - it sounds great.

For a reasonable comparison I used wiim pro optical out to the vibelink (I can discuss my feelings on analog input another time).
I played a couple of songs at a moderate listening level, and my heart sank...

Because it sounded so good.
Although I bought the hegel 2nd hand for a decent price, had I really just found out I'd wasted a lot of money?
I was honestly competely taken aback.

For some context / comparison, last year I tried using the wiim amp pro to drive the paradigms. i.e. wiim pro (coax) / hegel / paradigm vs wiim amp pro / paradigm. (Paradigm Founder 100s as in my signature.)
My best analogy here (streaming tidal) for that difference would be the same as when I tried wiim pro (analog) / hegel vs wiim ultra (analogl) / hegel. For me, the ultra analog out wiped the floor with the pro analog out. No contest The amp pro driving the paradigms was similarly outclassed by the hegel.

And yet the vibelink sounded really good. So good that I wondered if I were to blind test it whether I could tell it and the hegel apart.
Where the main difference came was when I turned it up to much louder volumes (the sort of volume I use when home alone) and then it became apparent that the vibelink wasn't able to provide quite the same level of energy and dynamics as the hegel for these speakers, but it was still hugely enjoyable.

Do you think if the speakers are high-pass filtered (subwoofer is handling bass duties), this weakness for the VibeLink would be resolved?

-Ed

 

[Mr Ee]

Do you think if the speakers are high-pass filtered (subwoofer is handling bass duties), this weakness for the VibeLink would be resolved?

-Ed

Send me a subwoofer and I'll let you know

Weakness might be a strong word.

I had previously briefly tried the vibelink in a different room with some different floorstanders which are normally driven by a wiim pro, optical to smsl su9 dac then analog (obviously!) to a Marantz PM6006.
The vibelink had more than enough oomph to drive those speakers with gusto, and at that time I specifically recall thinking that the bass was quite a bit more prominent than with the marantz.

I normally run the amp pro in my office to a pair of standmounts - bigger than bookshelfs but still just sitting on my desk, attached with the well regarded, audiophile accoustic dampener otherwise know as blu-tack. You might laugh, but years ago when I did have these speakers on stands I used blu-tack then too.
The other day I spent the morning listening to the amp pro, then switched to the vibelink for the afternoon, fed by optical out from an ultra.
There was a clear, obvious improvement moving to the ultra/vibelink pair. Even on lower volumes music via the vibelink had more 'life' to it and was significantly clearer, crisper and more engaging.
Once again, no issues driving those speakers to loud volumes while still sounding fantastic.

 

[Mr Ee]

I should probably make it clear that I'm not trying to bash the amp pro.
I have enjoyed using the amp pro in a couple of different rooms, especially with room correction applied, but for whatever reason the amp pro simply does not make my paradigm speakers sound good even though it works pretty well elsewhere.
But, for me, the vibelink is simply better in all 3 setups I've tried it in so far.

Edit: Reading my own post back, I note that "even though it works pretty well elsewhere" sounds more dismissive than intended.
Indeed, I used to have a wiim mini / rme dac fs / Marantz PM8005 in my office setup and I replaced that with the amp pro due to its far smaller footprint while still being capable of providing a satisfying dose of music to while away the day while working.

 

[Burnside]

Even on lower volumes music via the vibelink had more 'life' to it and was significantly clearer, crisper and more engaging.

my experience too - even at lower volumes, I felt it had more body and clarity rather than sounding as if the music was playing next door