slartibartfast
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There is. Didn't you read all 18 posts before yours?
Amp for Wiim Ultra (set up help)
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According to the reports it's not class A/B but class B with lots of feedback.
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How about the Fosi V3 Stereo Amp?
Thanks again for all input. Here are my updated thoughts:
I am sympathetic to the comment about having an integrated amp that has its own volume.
I dont want to have to deal with having to figure out which piece (Ultra or Amp) to plug the pieces into (turntable, CD, speakers, sub).
I am leaning to the Wiim Amp Pro bc it is same investment as many of the exotic brand suggestions and at least I know: they will work well together, hopefully everything is easily configured in app and near universal good reviews of wiim.
Just seems what I want is a combination product - a Wiim Amp Ultra???
I am not completely decided yet (will probably wait to snag a Black Friday discount anyway) so, if you have a pure power box that simply plugs into the Ultra but lets the Ultra lead in everything else, let me know. Reminder, I am a fairly smart cookie but started from a very low knowledge level in hifi. I enjoy learning the detail just make sure you start with the base explanation so I can understand.
Just posted an update. Not sure where that post shows up, I am typing on phone. Thanks
WiiM amp pro would be a great choice. Just remember youâll need an external phono preamp for your turntable.
Fcuk!!!! Why is this so complicated? What is this âexternal phono preampâ and where do I research and buy? Do I need an âexternal CD player preampâ? Of course, I am not blaming the messenger, I am just frustrated.
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slartibartfast
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The Amp Pro does pretty much everything the Ultra does but it doesn't have a dedicated input for a turntable. You would need a phono preamp to go between the turntable and the amp line in to provide gain and RIAA equalisation.
Sorry didnât mean to stress you out. I know you wanted to keep it simple. Youâre turntable may have a preamp built in to it already. If not you will need a separate phono preamp. Your cd player probably has a digital output. Then you can connect your cd player to the digital input of the WiiM amp.
Do people actually read the whole thread?
OP said he already owns the WiiM Ultra so there's need for him to buy an external phono preamp - regardless of the amp he chooses. The Ultra has both a line-level and a phono input.
@Dan360 if you were actually going with the Ultra and Amp, it would be best to connect them through optical so the audio remains in the digital domain between the Ultra and the Amp. If you'd connect them through the RCA output -> input, the the sound will first be converted from digital to analog by the Ultra, then back from analog to digital by the WiiM Amp - two unnecessary stages of DA and AD conversion.
In my opinion it's still a bit odd to pair the Ultra with the WiiM Amp. If you already own the Ultra, you could do with a simple poweramp without all the smarts, controls and extra inputs and outputs of the WiiM Amp. The Ultra is designed to be used as a perfectly capable preamp. If the poweramp has a 12v trigger input, you can control it with the Ultra's trigger output, allowing for a completely automated setup.
OP said he already owns the WiiM Ultra so there's need for him to buy an external phono preamp - regardless of the amp he chooses. The Ultra has both a line-level and a phono input.
@Dan360 if you were actually going with the Ultra and Amp, it would be best to connect them through optical so the audio remains in the digital domain between the Ultra and the Amp. If you'd connect them through the RCA output -> input, the the sound will first be converted from digital to analog by the Ultra, then back from analog to digital by the WiiM Amp - two unnecessary stages of DA and AD conversion.
In my opinion it's still a bit odd to pair the Ultra with the WiiM Amp. If you already own the Ultra, you could do with a simple poweramp without all the smarts, controls and extra inputs and outputs of the WiiM Amp. The Ultra is designed to be used as a perfectly capable preamp. If the poweramp has a 12v trigger input, you can control it with the Ultra's trigger output, allowing for a completely automated setup.
