🎉 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.

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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!

 

[noelc]

Everyone is off listening to music on their vibelink and can’t be dragged back to the forum

It must be one hell of an amp,,

 

[QuarryHunslet]

It must be one hell of an amp,,

It is.

 

[EddNog]

It must be one hell of an amp,,

It’s a great amp. Personally, I wish there were more gain, but otherwise this really great.

-Ed

 

[Otacon89]

Hello there,
I have a kind of specific question about the Input Selection of the Wiim Vibelink. My current setup is using an Ultra as a Preamp for the Fronts in an Home Cinema Setting (Marantz Cinema 70s PreOut) and my Poweramp is a Fosi Za3. I like to seperate listening music from watching movies. It is more like a temperory solution and everything is working, but I kinda get big audio latency results in audyssey.

Is it possible to switch the Inputs from the Vibelink with the Wiim Home App? My Plan with the Vibelink is to use it at full power (controlling volume with the Ultra or the Avr) and then the RCA Input for the Front Pre Outs of the Marantz and the Optical Input for the Wiim Ultra.

Sorry for my bad english, a German Guy here

 

[QuarryHunslet]

Hello there,
I have a kind of specific question about the Input Selection of the Wiim Vibelink. My current setup is using an Ultra as a Preamp for the Fronts in an Home Cinema Setting (Marantz Cinema 70s PreOut) and my Poweramp is a Fosi Za3. I like to seperate listening music from watching movies. It is more like a temperory solution and everything is working, but I kinda get big audio latency results in audyssey.

Is it possible to switch the Inputs from the Vibelink with the Wiim Home App? My Plan with the Vibelink is to use it at full power (controlling volume with the Ultra or the Avr) and then the RCA Input for the Front Pre Outs of the Marantz and the Optical Input for the Wiim Ultra.

Sorry for my bad english, a German Guy here

It Isn't currently possible to switch the Vibelink inputs using the WiiM Home App.

Your English is Very Good.

 

[obertransae]

Perhaps you are somewhat confused as to which elements of which device is consuming most the energy in your described configurations.
As the actual Work performed is the speaker cones moving energetically to create sonic waves, and that energy is coming through the speaker wires from the WiiM Amp Pro Amplifier Circuit. Control of the energy through the Amplifier Circuit is managed by combination of all its inputs - Volume Setting on the Amp Pro and on the Input selected (ARC?) on the Ultra. However the power inputs from both of these are measured in milliwatts - that is the function of the Amplifier Circuit in the Amp Pro. Any "balancing" of Volume Settings on the Ultra and Amp Pro makes almost no difference in the energy consumption - only the resulting output Amplified Volume.
However, the Elephant in the Room that really should be addressed is that you imply the use of your TV for 12-15hrs a day as the source of that HDMI ARC feed. Trade that TV Streamer for an Internet Streaming Service - and Turn the TV OFF. Not only will it save you More than HALF the total Energy Consumption of the system, but you'll likely get a Higher-Resolution Source for your listening pleasure.

Thanks for the reply. To correct that, the radio runs for about 9 hours, and then the TV for maybe another 3-5 hours. I'll take the measurements then and compare the amps to see how much power they draw. I'll soon have all the Wiim devices out there ;-) Greets

 

[noelc]

It’s a great amp. Personally, I wish there were more gain, but otherwise this really great.

-Ed

Could you elaborate please,? would that effect its sound quality, in your view?

 

[mlsstl]

I decided to reorder a Vibelink after canceling my initial order. It arrived on Friday and I got it installed yesterday. It was basically a drop-in replacement for the Aiyima A70 I'd been using. I've only done a volume adjustment by ear to match the speaker volume to my sub (using the Ultra as my streamer) but so far it sound great -- but so did the Aiyima. I'm not hearing any difference between them but I'm not a loud listener -- 85 dB average is pretty much my top end. I also connected the Ultra to the Vibelink with both RCA and optical cables and can't say I can tell a difference there either, but that doesn't surprise me. The optical connection does deprive me use of the Schiit Loki Mini EQ but my use of that is pretty rare, mainly to adjust very poor recordings.

As for the cosmetic match between the Vibelink and Ultra, I'd say WiiM got it about 95% right. The volume knob alignment mismatch when stacked seems a real oddity but for me falls in the category that you have to look hard and think about it to notice. Here we are two days later and I'm just not concerned about it anymore. I also would have liked a black front plate that matches the Ultra. But again, a bit of time will take care of that, especially when viewed from the normal listening position versus standing right in front the stacked units. So, overall, I'm pleased and the Vibelink is a keeper for my system.

 

[mlsstl]

Could you elaborate please,? would that effect its sound quality, in your view?

Regarding the "more gain" question, this ties to how much output the source has (preamp, streamer, etc.) An amp can have hundreds of watts per channel available but if it requires 2 volts in to reach full output and the preamp only provides one volt, you can't reach full volume. And, even when the numbers show you should be OK, there are recordings that have been made at a very low level, so your volume is fine with most of your music but there are a few albums that aren't. Another common issue is with LP playback with certain cartridges and phono preamps. (The Ultra allows some extra input volume adjustments by source, but not everyone is using an Ultra.)

Fortunately for my setup, the Vibelink doesn't have any of these issues. I can play as loud as I like.

 

[EddNog]

Could you elaborate please,? would that effect its sound quality, in your view?

It’s pretty straightforward; 99% of my music is fine. There’s a handful of albums where the reference level needs to be very loud (massive orchestras), but with all of my volume controls maxed out, it’s still not quite as loud as being at a real-life concert in my room from my seating position 10’ away from my speakers. A lot of factors come into play, but the main issue is my use of tone controls in my DSPeaker Anti-Mode X2D bass management and room correction module. I use the tone controls feature to simulate a Harman curve (my personal listening preference) and that eats up a lot of gain because it cuts highs rather than boosting lows in order to prevent distortion. This is probably not an issue for most users, especially those with more efficient speakers and/or smaller rooms. But again, this is only a problem with a very, very small part of my library. Nonetheless, I didn’t have this problem with IOM Ultra (Hypex NC252MP), SMSL PA200s run as bridged monoblocs, or with Fosi ZA3s run as monoblocs. They all have more gain than VibeLink. Fosi V3 Monos had just enough gain with RCA input. I think VibeLink is similar in gain to Fosi V3 Monos connected via XLR (~+20dB gain) and fed from a DAC with 2.0 Vrms single-ended/4.0Vrms balanced/differential.

-Ed

 

[noelc]

It’s pretty straightforward; 99% of my music is fine. There’s a handful of albums where the reference level needs to be very loud (massive orchestras), but with all of my volume controls maxed out, it’s still not quite as loud as being at a real-life concert in my room from my seating position 10’ away from my speakers. A lot of factors come into play, but the main issue is my use of tone controls in my DSPeaker Anti-Mode X2D bass management and room correction module. I use the tone controls feature to simulate a Harman curve (my personal listening preference) and that eats up a lot of gain because it cuts highs rather than boosting lows in order to prevent distortion. This is probably not an issue for most users, especially those with more efficient speakers and/or smaller rooms. But again, this is only a problem with a very, very small part of my library. Nonetheless, I didn’t have this problem with IOM Ultra (Hypex NC252MP), SMSL PA200s run as bridged monoblocs, or with Fosi ZA3s run as monoblocs. They both have more gain than VibeLink. Fosi V3 Monos had just enough gain with RCA input. I think VibeLink is similar in gain to Fosi V3 Monos connected via XLR (~+20dB gain) and fed from a DAC with 2.0 Vrms single-ended/4.0Vrms balanced/differential.

-Ed

Thanks for you're information, definitely a lot of factors there for sure, I have a pro plus going to an arcam A5, running a pair of Dali Oberon 5,s,
I'm intrigued to know how the vibelink would sound instead off the A5,,

 

[rccarguy]

Thanks for you're information, definitely a lot of factors there for sure, I have a pro plus going to an arcam A5, running a pair of Dali Oberon 5,s,
I'm intrigued to know how the vibelink would sound instead off the A5,,

Upgrade your speakers

 

[noelc]

Upgrade your speakers

Kinda like the 5,s,,, what do you suggest? Thanks..

 

[Mr Ee]

So I finally got bored with always reaching around the back of the vibelink to turn it on and added a trigger cable between the ultra and the vibelink.
Is it expected that the vibelink now never goes to sleep?
The manual states
When put into standby via the 12V trigger input, the WiiM Vibelink Amp will automatically
enter sleep mode after 30 minutes
I pressed the remote power button to turn the ultra 'off' and the vibelink is still in standby the next morning.
i.e. the led went dim as soon as the remote power button was pressed, but is still dim 12 hours later.

 

[Wiimer]

So I finally got bored with always reaching around the back of the vibelink to turn it on and added a trigger cable between the ultra and the vibelink.
Is it expected that the vibelink now never goes to sleep?
The manual states
When put into standby via the 12V trigger input, the WiiM Vibelink Amp will automatically
enter sleep mode after 30 minutes
I pressed the remote power button to turn the ultra 'off' and the vibelink is still in standby the next morning.
i.e. the led went dim as soon as the remote power button was pressed, but is still dim 12 hours later.

Exactly, mine is also still on today with the LED on. Did the update change the behavior? I will need to test it again...

 

[EddNog]

So I finally got bored with always reaching around the back of the vibelink to turn it on and added a trigger cable between the ultra and the vibelink.
Is it expected that the vibelink now never goes to sleep?
The manual states
When put into standby via the 12V trigger input, the WiiM Vibelink Amp will automatically
enter sleep mode after 30 minutes
I pressed the remote power button to turn the ultra 'off' and the vibelink is still in standby the next morning.
i.e. the led went dim as soon as the remote power button was pressed, but is still dim 12 hours later.

Exactly, mine is also still on today with the LED on. Did the update change the behavior? I will need to test it again...

The manual says it is full brightness when on and half brightness (not off) when in standby.

-Ed

 

[slartibartfast]

So I finally got bored with always reaching around the back of the vibelink to turn it on and added a trigger cable between the ultra and the vibelink.
Is it expected that the vibelink now never goes to sleep?
The manual states
When put into standby via the 12V trigger input, the WiiM Vibelink Amp will automatically
enter sleep mode after 30 minutes
I pressed the remote power button to turn the ultra 'off' and the vibelink is still in standby the next morning.
i.e. the led went dim as soon as the remote power button was pressed, but is still dim 12 hours later.

Is sleep different to standby?

 

[Wiimer]

The manual says it is full brightness when on and half brightness (not off) when in standby.

-Ed

Yes, the paper manual (Ver 1.0) says so, but that was not accurate. Please see the PDF manual available for download on Amazon.

And I don't know why, but the LED is off now. Perhaps Ultra was activated early in the morning.

 

[DazST]

They all have more gain than VibeLink. Fosi V3 Monos had just enough gain with RCA input. I think VibeLink is similar in gain to Fosi V3 Monos connected via XLR (~+20dB gain) and fed from a DAC with 2.0 Vrms single-ended/4.0Vrms balanced/differential.

How do you find the Vibelink's overall performance and sound compared to the v3 monos (I'm particularly interested in this as I've also been considering the v3)?
And I could be completely misunderstanding your point about gain etc (as I'm still learning about this stuff), but I thought that the v3's measured performance was a fair bit better with xlr than rca input? Or am I mixing up gain with power/noise performance?

 

[canard]

How do you find the Vibelink's overall performance and sound compared to the v3 monos (I'm particularly interested in this as I've also been considering the v3)?
And I could be completely misunderstanding your point about gain etc (as I'm still learning about this stuff), but I thought that the v3's measured performance was a fair bit better with xlr than rca input? Or am I mixing up gain with power/noise performance?

If you're hesitating so much between the wiim and Fosi mono...simple.....buy a 3e A5... ;-))