🎉 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!

 

[steadyshot]

do you know if the volume control is analogue in the amp? If i connect a streamer either digitally as a transport or as streaming dac to the analogue input of the vibelink amp would I be able to control volume without any bit reduction, essentially in a lossless way?

 

[Burnside]

@RyanWithWiiM - The Official WiiM Product doc that you shared at OP lists the VibeLink DAC as the ES9038Q2M, but the WiiM VibeLink Overview lists the DAC as the ES9039Q2M. Yet another little step-up offered by the VibeLink. (And another little discrepancy to quash.)

Good spot - the press pack says 9038 too…

 

[wiimamp user]

I’m not sure what you’re trying to get at here.

If you’re saying it’s made to match the Ultra, then why waste money putting in a DAC?

If you’re saying it’s to match all WiiM streamers, then yes that’s great (a good way towards for Mini and Pro owners), but I can’t see how it suits them more than any other amp, or DAC/amp.

Thanks for you,re reply.

What i mean is: ..you could compare it to other amps... But can you? Who has listened to this amp yet?
How can one compare..prices then with other amps.

Yes there is price to it +and as you know Wiim stands for offering a lot for a very decent price..
Yes it matches the Wiim products but whats inside is also important to wiim, as you know.
There is more to it then price only i would say:..How does it sound for instance...in combination with a Ultra,Pro..it mathes not only visually but also sound wise i think..
Ok maybe one could say its not worth it ..but others may think otherwise. It,s upon the customer to decide..

 

[Burnside]

do you know if the volume control is analogue in the amp? If i connect a streamer either digitally as a transport or as streaming dac to the analogue input of the vibelink amp would I be able to control volume without any bit reduction, essentially in a lossless way?

Analogue to the best of my knowledge as it’s been confirmed it doesn’t digitise its analogue inputs and volume control works for that, ergo it’s analogue

 

[EddNog]

Good spot - the press pack says 9038 too…

@RyanWithWiiM is it 9038Q2M, or is it 9039Q2M?

-Ed

 

[WiiM Support]

@RyanWithWiiM is it 9038Q2M, or is it 9039Q2M?

-Ed

Hi Ed, Team

The correct model is 9039Q2M. Apologies for any confusion caused by our previous announcement!

 

[RyanWithWiiM]

I've updated the post! Sorry all, I was going off of the info used for the press pack and it looks like there was a late change to the 9039Q2M that I missed.

 

[EddNog]

I've updated the post! Sorry all, I was going off of the info used for the press pack and it looks like there was a late change to the 9039Q2M that I missed.

Handsome little upgrade! Slightly more compelling now for WiiM Ultra owners like myself since before this change, it was not an upgrade at all for us.

-Ed

 

[Steve Woodhouse]

Thanks for you,re reply.

What i mean is: ..you could compare it to other amps... But can you? Who has listened to this amp yet?
How can one compare..prices then with other amps.

Yes there is price to it +and as you know Wiim stands for offering a lot for a very decent price..
Yes it matches the Wiim products but whats inside is also important to wiim, as you know.
There is more to it then price only i would say:..How does it sound for instance...in combination with a Ultra,Pro..it mathes not only visually but also sound wise i think..
Ok maybe one could say its not worth it ..but others may think otherwise. It,s upon the customer to decide..

If you’re going to listen for differences in amps, double blind testing, you’ll be listening for a long time.

Matrix HiFi --> Blind testing high end full equipments

 

[d6jg]

I have come to this a bit late. This is a strange product IMHO.

If you were to use this with a WiiM Ultra you would be completely wasting the Ultra's onboard DAC wouldn't you? OK I see the Vibelink (weird name) has a marginally better DAC chip.

However you would need the Ultra if you wanted to attach a turntable and/or wanted things to match. Presumably then the Analog audio from said turntable is going to converted to digital so the only analog source that stays analog is something you would plug directly into the Vibelink's RCA's

 

[VMoose22]

No. Vibelink doesn't connect with a remote, or your network, or your phone. It connects with a streamer or source device that might be remote controlled.

Nope, I'll have to check out the press pack and see what's up.

Also curious if this may be a new remote, but packaged with a revision of the Ultra?

 

[EddNog]

I have come to this a bit late. This is a strange product IMHO.

If you were to use this with a WiiM Ultra you would be completely wasting the Ultra's onboard DAC wouldn't you? OK I see the Vibelink (weird name) has a marginally better DAC chip.

However you would need the Ultra if you wanted to attach a turntable and/or wanted things to match. Presumably then the Analog audio from said turntable is going to converted to digital so the only analog source that stays analog is something you would plug directly into the Vibelink's RCA's

The VibeLink uses ES9039Q2M. WiiM Ultra uses ES9038Q2M. It is a minor upgrade as such.

Also curious if this may be a new remote, but packaged with a revision of the Ultra?
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That's the second-generation remote for WiiM Ultra, and not included with VibeLink.

-Ed

 

[VMoose22]

The VibeLink uses ES9039Q2M. WiiM Ultra uses ES9038Q2M. It is a minor upgrade as such.


That's the second-generation remote for WiiM Ultra, and not included with VibeLink.

-Ed

Thanks Ed. I wasn't aware of a 2nd gen remote shipping with the Ultra.

Edit: I see a related thread now. https://forum.wiimhome.com/threads/voice-remote-2.6684/

 

[harkpabst]

I have come to this a bit late. This is a strange product IMHO.

If you were to use this with a WiiM Ultra you would be completely wasting the Ultra's onboard DAC wouldn't you? OK I see the Vibelink (weird name) has a marginally better DAC chip.

However you would need the Ultra if you wanted to attach a turntable and/or wanted things to match. Presumably then the Analog audio from said turntable is going to converted to digital so the only analog source that stays analog is something you would plug directly into the Vibelink's RCA's

It's definitely best thought of as a "pure power amplifier" (quoting WiiM) that happens to provide an updated DAC for more flexible connectivity and providing an upgraded DAC to older streamer models.

But who knows, those who believe in the superiority of analogue volume control might be attracted as well. Personally I never understood those buying desktop amps with one analogue input (plus Bluetooth, to make matters worse) and a volume knob. But even for this crowd the Vibelink Amp might be a thing.

 

[EddNog]

It's definitely best thought of as a "pure power amplifier" (quoting WiiM) that happens to provide an updated DAC for more flexible connectivity and providing an upgraded DAC to older streamer models.

But who knows, those who believe in the superiority of analogue volume control might be attracted as well. Personally I never understood those buying desktop amps with one analogue input (plus Bluetooth, to make matters worse) and a volume knob. But even for this crowd the Vibelink Amp might be a thing.

A remote control would have gone an extremely long way in making said analog volume control more usable.

-Ed

 

[harkpabst]

A remote control would have gone an extremely long way in making said analog volume control more usable.

Are motorised pots accepted by the purist? I honestly don't know.

A switched resistor ladder network would not have made it into a $299 product, I'm sure.

 

[EddNog]

Are motorised pots accepted by the purist? I honestly don't know.

A switched resistor ladder network would not have made it into a $299 product, I'm sure.

$280 preamp with motorized resistor ladder volume control:

Schiit Audio: Audio Products Made in USA

www.schiit.com

But I get what you're saying, given that the Saga 2 has no power amp stage.

-Ed

 

[Burnside]

Thanks Ed. I wasn't aware of a 2nd gen remote shipping with the Ultra.

Edit: I see a related thread now. https://forum.wiimhome.com/threads/voice-remote-2.6684/

I’m not aware of the new unannounced remote shipping with anything yet, even the Ultra

 

[RyanWithWiiM]

Also curious if this may be a new remote, but packaged with a revision of the Ultra?
View attachment 18671

Let's all just collectively pretend these pictures with the smaller silver thing don't exist for like a few weeks.

 

[telecastermds`]

$280 preamp with motorized resistor ladder volume control:

Schiit Audio: Audio Products Made in USA

www.schiit.com

But I get what you're saying, given that the Saga 2 has no power amp stage.

-Ed

Fosi P4 preamp is $99 with a motorized volume knob and remote. You could build a Fosi Audio stack with a preamp, power amp, DAC and phono preamp, but you sacrifice the one box approach of the Vibelink.