🎉 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!

 

[EddNog]

I got mine in Amazon USA in time of prime day. It does come with trigger and even the manual states what comes in the box. Wiim packaging are among the best out there despite it’s affordable price. In comparison with jc1 mono block which cost 20k. In term of dynamic jc1 would drive any power hungry speakers known to man with authority. My ear would bleed with jc1 sheer power and volume. Vibe I find it lack in volume even I set it to max. I’m getting 200 watt since my speakers are 4 ohms. It’s 85 percent performance of the jc1.

That’s a gain issue, not a power issue. These WiiM amps have what might be around +20dB gain or so and many other amps have +26dB or even more.

-Ed

 

[Smartplug]

That’s a gain issue, not a power issue. These WiiM amps have what might be around +20dB gain or so and many other amps have +26dB or even more.

-Ed

I guess I could use pre gain but would that affect bit perfect? I don’t use pregain as the output 2v is what normal.

 

[EddNog]

I guess I could use pre gain but would that affect bit perfect? I don’t use pregain as the output 2v is what normal.

It is no longer bit-perfect, yes, but more importantly, it introduces the potential for (digital) clipping.

Are you using digital connection to the VibeLink? If so, that voltage setting has no effect since it only controls output voltage from the analog outputs of the streamer, and no effect on the VibeLink's operation if connected digitally. If you're using RCA between the streamer and the VibeLink, then yeah, 2V will be the most gain you can get and still be bit-perfect.

Part of why I like external DACs with 2.5/5V options (which also, by the way, artificially lowers noise floor too, which is why some people consider it cheating if used in objective testing when compared against DACs that max out at 2/4V), but I use room correction which eats up gain.

-Ed

 

[Smartplug]

It is no longer bit-perfect, yes, but more importantly, it introduces the potential for (digital) clipping.

Are you using digital connection to the VibeLink? If so, that voltage setting has no effect since it only controls output voltage from the analog outputs of the streamer, and no effect on the VibeLink's operation if connected digitally. If you're using RCA between the streamer and the VibeLink, then yeah, 2V will be the most gain you can get and still be bit-perfect.

Part of why I like external DACs with 2.5/5V options (which also, by the way, artificially lowers noise floor too, which is why some people consider it cheating if used in objective testing when compared against DACs that max out at 2/4V), but I use room correction which eats up gain.

-Ed

I’m using optical connection. Why they did not design their amp to be on par like the rest of industry gain of 29 db or so? 20db input gain is way too low. Many of ab amp has 29db some even have 32db which too aggressive and sensitive in volume control. I’m nearing close 100 on volume slider barely loud. I have vibe on max volume.

 

[EddNog]

I’m using optical connection. Why they did not design their amp to be on par like the rest of industry gain of 29 db or so? 20db input gain is way too low. Many of ab amp has 29db some even have 32db which too aggressive and sensitive in volume control. I’m nearing close 100 on volume slider barely loud. I have vibe on max volume.

Higher gain typically results in higher noise, and in this modern ASR-led hi-fi world, measurements matter more than logic, apparently. Topping B100s, for example, which currently are the very top of ASR's amp fidelity chart, have three gain settings, but they equate to +0, +10, and +20dB (for balanced inputs). That +0 allowed it to beat everything else ever tested. An interestingly-shaped crown to wear. On single-ended inputs, the gain options for that amp are +6, +16, and +26dB. So if you count choice of input, with six different gain levels, and not a single one over +26dB.

I bet the LinkPlay boys wanted to get the best ranking they could pull off on the charts.

-Ed

 

[Smartplug]

Higher gain typically results in higher noise, and in this modern ASR-led hi-fi world, measurements matter more than logic, apparently. Topping B100s, for example, which currently are the very top of ASR's amp fidelity chart, have three gain settings, but they equate to +0, +10, and +20dB (for balanced inputs). That +0 allowed it to beat everything else ever tested. An interestingly-shaped crown to wear. On single-ended inputs, the gain options for that amp are +6, +16, and +26dB. So if you count choice of input, with six different gain levels, and not a single one over +26dB.

I bet the LinkPlay boys wanted to get the best ranking they could pull off on the charts.

-Ed

In this case of 200 watt on 4 ohms is just good in paper when you can’t use since it lack the necessary gain to achieve it. I don’t think anyone want to amplify the line out or digital out as it comprises the integrity. It should be industry standard 2v out gets the rated power advertised. I may just return it as it lack the volume and not getting the advertise power. 200 watt should be enough to make my power hungry 4 ohms 87db sensitivity speakers sing. I even try the rca out and get less volume. Vibe gets low power on rca.

 

[slartibartfast]

In this case of 200 watt on 4 ohms is just good in paper when you can’t use since it lack the necessary gain to achieve it. I don’t think anyone want to amplify the line out or digital out as it comprises the integrity. It should be industry standard 2v out gets the rated power advertised. I may just return it as it lack the volume and not getting the advertise power. 200 watt should be enough to make my power hungry 4 ohms 87db sensitivity speakers sing. I even try the rca out and get less volume. Vibe gets low power on rca.

Are you using Replaygain? That would reduce the maximum volume.

 

[EddNog]

Are you using Replaygain? That would reduce the maximum volume.

Ah, this is a great point. I didn’t occur to me that @Smartplug might be using ReplayGain since (s)he supposedly tries to maintain a bit-perfect signal.

-Ed

 

[Smartplug]

Ah, this is a great point. I didn’t occur to me that @Smartplug might be using ReplayGain since (s)he supposedly tries to maintain a bit-perfect signal.

-Ed

I have all pregain set default to zero. Where do I find replay gain on tidal or wha? I will check if that’s enable.

 

[Mr Ee]

I have all pregain set default to zero. Where do I find replay gain on tidal or wha? I will check if that’s enable.

If it's not right, it's not right. Time for something else!
I've posted about this "lack" of volume (gain) a number of times with both the vibelink and amp ultra into my Paradigms, which have quite a high sensitivity.
For me, applying gain made it louder, obviously, but harsher.
While I really like both these amps, they just don't quite cut it in my main system / room.

But they are great (fantastic even) in my other setups / smaller rooms.
70% volume in my office is almost ridiculously loud for working, 40-50 being a sweet spot.
And it's never sounded so good.

 

[hgo58]

In this case of 200 watt on 4 ohms is just good in paper when you can’t use since it lack the necessary gain to achieve it. I don’t think anyone want to amplify the line out or digital out as it comprises the integrity. It should be industry standard 2v out gets the rated power advertised. I may just return it as it lack the volume and not getting the advertise power. 200 watt should be enough to make my power hungry 4 ohms 87db sensitivity speakers sing. I even try the rca out and get less volume. Vibe gets low power on rca.

As noted before, the 2V is for analog output (RCA) and make no sense for digital connection. The low volume is because the digital source don't utilize the full 24 bit dynamic area.

 

[mlsstl]

The low volume is because the digital source don't utilize the full 24 bit dynamic area.

It can be argued that the opposite of what you state is the case. Many of the recordings that sound loud are victims of the "loudness wars" where everything was dynamically compressed and the average level was kept as close as possible to the maximum volume technically possible on a recording. A typical LP has a dynamic range of about 60 or 70 dB, a CD (or 16/44.1K) has a 96 dB range, and the 24 bit hi-rez material has a practical range of maybe 120 dB. If your average playback level on a recording is 10 or 15 dB below the max, that means the majority of the dynamic range is used to record music and sounds below the average level. "Loudness wars" recordings have no need for much dynamic range at all.

When it comes to achieving the desired playback level in a room, it is important that the source and preamp/amp output levels are correctly matched with the sensitivity of the speakers and size of the room. It is frustrating when your setup can't give you the desired playback level.

 

[EddNog]

Either way, an extra +6dB of gain built into the VibeLink would not have hurt performance that badly, but would have made a big difference in practicality for many people who buy the amp. The Hypex NC252MP-based IOM Ultra has that much more gain than the VibeLink and, “oh no my IOM Ultra is too loud,” said nobody ever. I doubt any single soul would ever complain that the fidelity of the IOM Ultra is not as good as VibeLink, either!

Put simply: if the VibeLink had as much gain as IOM Ultra, I’d probably have kept the VibeLink. Period.

-Ed

 

[Smartplug]

Either way, an extra +6dB of gain built into the VibeLink would not have hurt performance that badly, but would have made a big difference in practicality for many people who buy the amp. The Hypex NC252MP-based IOM Ultra has that much more gain than the VibeLink and, “oh no my IOM Ultra is too loud,” said nobody ever. I doubt any single soul would ever complain that the fidelity of the IOM Ultra is not as good as VibeLink, either!

Put simply: if the VibeLink had as much gain as IOM Ultra, I’d probably have kept the VibeLink. Period.

-Ed

They should have included a switch on the back or app to choose input gain rather than fix in my case nearing 100 percent on volume control and it’s barely loud. Maybe the successor of vibe in the future will have such feature.

 

[EddNog]

They should have included a switch on the back or app to choose input gain rather than fix in my case nearing 100 percent on volume control and it’s barely loud. Maybe the successor of vibe in the future will have such feature.

It would be smart. Plenty of their competitors do this already.

-Ed

 

[harkpabst]

When one of the digital inputs is used, the term voltage gain is undefined. As long as any sine signal at 0 dBFS results in an output of 200 W into a 4 ohm load, there's nothing that the amp could do better (except putting out more power if the speakers and the room need it).

If the digital input signal doesn't come close to 0 dBFS I don't see how the amp could do anything about that on the analogue side that's better than pre-gain in the digital domain.

The loudness war is yet another topic. It's a valid point but won't result in anybody complaining about a lack of volume.

 

[EddNog]

When one of the digital inputs is used, the term voltage gain is undefined. As long as any sine signal at 0 dBFS results in an output of 200 W into a 4 ohm load, there's nothing that the amp could do better (except putting out more power if the speakers and the room need it).

If the digital input signal doesn't come close to 0 dBFS I don't see how the amp could do anything about that on the analogue side that's better than pre-gain in the digital domain.

The loudness war is yet another topic. It's a valid point but won't result in anybody complaining about a lack of volume.

The solution is increased gain in the analog stage. This is perfectly normal for any power amplification stage and there’s no reason why an integrated couldn’t have that. In fact, given that this one has an analog volume control built in, they could easily have a degree of gain just before the volume control. Think of something like the PS Audio GCC-100, “Gain Cell,” power amplifier. Again, there are features that, “eat up gain,” such as ReplayGain as well as room correction and EQ. The only real counter is higher analog gain in the power amp stage. Other amps, such as NC252MP have this. The VibeLink would really use it.

-Ed

 

[Smartplug]

It would be smart. Plenty of their competitors do this already.

-Ed

I just read several comments from amazon. One user said that his old amp rated 50 watt is louder than vibe rated at 100. I’m not sure if wiim can add a feature via firmware update.

 

[EddNog]

I just read several comments from amazon. One user said that his old amp rated 50 watt is louder than vibe rated at 100. I’m not sure if wiim can add a feature via firmware update.

Firmware update unfortunately cannot fix this. A gain stage/buffer is a hardware layer that needs to be designed & built in.

-Ed

 

[harkpabst]

The solution is increased gain in the analog stage. This is perfectly normal for any power amplification stage and there’s no reason why an integrated couldn’t have that. In fact, given that this one has an analog volume control built in, they could easily have a degree of gain just before the volume control. Think of something like the PS Audio GCC-100, “Gain Cell,” power amplifier. Again, there are features that, “eat up gain,” such as ReplayGain as well as room correction and EQ. The only real counter is higher analog gain in the power amp stage. Other amps, such as NC252MP have this. The VibeLink would really use it.

-Ed

It's a matter of design philosophy. Adding gain right at this stage makes the device prone to real heavy, destructive clipping when used with regular sources. Also higher gain will lead to higher noise which is not reduced by the analogue volume control.

These Class D amps have around zero dynamic headroom, so the maximum continuous power is more or less equal to peak power. In the end you cannot get more power than the power stage is capable of. So far WiiM have always decided for the safe route.

I just read several comments from amazon. One user said that his old amp rated 50 watt is louder than vibe rated at 100. I’m not sure if wiim can add a feature via firmware update.

People don't understand the difference between power and gain.

If a "50 W amplifier" (whatever that might mean exactly) is "louder" than a "100 W amplifier", then the only thing we know for sure is that each of them has been putting out <= 50 W.