BBC Sounds

[ziggystarlight]

I want to update and improve the way I listen to digital music and radio on my hifi and have been reading about the WiiM Ultra

Currently I have a Brennan B2 connected to my amp to play my digital music and this also gives me access to internet music.

For BBC Sounds I have a tablet connected to my amp via the jack input.

It seems pretty easy to connect my back-up hard drive to a WiiM Ultra for my digital collection and listen to internet radio via vTuner.

I'm not clear how to listen to BBC Sounds though. Is it just a matter of casting from my Google Pixel? If so, will the sound quality suffer?

 

[Groove Catcher]

You can add BBC as a music service in the WiiM home app or you can add the direct url in the Open Network Stream on the WiiM app as well. Here is a link of the direct URLs.
https://gist.github.com/bpsib/67089b959e4fa898af69fea59ad74bc3

 

[d6jg]

That isn’t BBC Sounds. That’s just low quality streams of the live content.
For BBC Sounds proper using an Ultra you would need to carry on with your tablet which you could cast to the Ultra OR install Lyrion on your network and it’s excellent BBC Sounds plugin

 

[Groove Catcher]

That isn’t BBC Sounds. That’s just low quality streams of the live content.
For BBC Sounds proper using an Ultra you would need to carry on with your tablet which you could cast to the Ultra OR install Lyrion on your network and it’s excellent BBC Sounds plugin

I never said it was. BBC sounds isn’t available in my region anymore. This is what I came up with in terms of a solution. I doubt the quality is much worse than the actual app.

 

[ziggystarlight]

I'm in the UK so no issues with Sounds. I will have a look at Lyrion before I commit to Ultra. It certainly seems to be great kit for the money.

 

[574stereo]

I use the BBC Sounds app on my iPad with my Ultra via Chromecast.

Everything works great although the only two downsides I can think of are…
- can’t scroll backwards and rewind in time in ‘realtime’ broadcasts
- can’t control the volume of the WiiM Ultra from directly within the BBC sounds app, you either have to switch to the WiiM Home app or pick up the remote (or on the WiiM itself)

Worth knowing the small niggles, they don’t cause me any problems personally and I use BBC Sounds all the time, Desert Island Discs is an absolute essential in my life…

 

[Ronnie D]

on my iPad

Does the volume on your Ipad (physical volume) not turn up the volume from bbc sounds?

 

[574stereo]

Yes, but this doesn’t work when Chrome Casting to the WiiM. Not sure if it’s the BBC app or a ChromeCast, or a WiiM issue…

 

[Ronnie D]

BBC app or a ChromeCast, or a WiiM issue…

Could it be that IOS is different than android?
Screenshot casting from bbc sounds on android ( with volume control through the Wiim Home App)

 

[ziggystarlight]

Many thanks for all the replies. I ordered the Wiim last night and will be setting it up at the weekend all being well. Might have more questions then!

 

[Ronnie D]

Split screen view of WHA (left ) and BBC sounds casting live radio (right) volume control on WHA (android) physical volume on tablet also controls the output.

 

[574stereo]

Could it be that IOS is different than android?
Screenshot casting from bbc sounds on android ( with volume control through the Wiim Home App)
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Volume control is possible from the WiiM app is possible.

Volume control from the BBC app isn’t…

 

[Ronnie D]

Volume control from the BBC app isn’t…

On Android, if I cast BBC sounds from a phone or tablet, the physical volume controls of the phone or tablet work even when not using the WHA.

 

[jfbuk]

AFAIK the BBC Sounds app (Android & IOS) does not have its own volume controls. You have to use the volume controls of the device running the app