Bluetooth LDAC codec support

[Yoku-San]

I know this has been requested already multiple times for the other WiiM devices.

Please @WiiM Team can you elucidate why LDAC has not yet been implemented in any WiiM Device and if LDAC integration is planned for the future or not!

 

[thejab]

I output via coax from my Wiim pro plus to the coax input on a FiiO BTA30PRO, which transmits the lossless audio to my Sony headphones by LDAC (it also supports aptX). One option.
The FiiO can also transmit at the same time to Bluetooth while outputting through optical or coax. So you can listen through headphones and speakers concurrently. But this works only with the optical input on the FiiO. Since I use my FiiO's optical input for another source (TV) I don't use this function with the Wiim.

 

[Rute Knocnee]

This is why my Mini now sits in the box. I like streaming via BT. Switched from an iPad to an Android tablet to use LDAC. Streaming FLAC via LDAC totally cleans AAC.
There is only hope that WiiM will allow LDAC someday. Have purchased several stand alone dacs instead of a higher level WIiM devise. No LDAC, no upgrade.
I like streaming internet radio from time to time.

 

[harkpabst]

Yes, this request (one year ago) was actually about WiiM devices as Bluetooth transmitters for headphones, not about streaming to the WiiM through Bluetooth. While supported, this is not the preferred option, as lossless streaming through Wi-Fi is already available.

WiiM have already confirmed that they are working on implementing the LC3 coded instead of Sony's proprietary LDAC.

 

[Rute Knocnee]

I look forward to trying LC3. Read that LC3 requires BT5.2. Both my tablets are a higher version.
I would be sweet to go all the way to LDAC though. Eighty dollar Android tablets support LDAC, cannot cost much.

 

[pieterv1]

This is why my Mini now sits in the box. I like streaming via BT. Switched from an iPad to an Android tablet to use LDAC. Streaming FLAC via LDAC totally cleans AAC.
There is only hope that WiiM will allow LDAC someday. Have purchased several stand alone dacs instead of a higher level WIiM devise. No LDAC, no upgrade.
I like streaming internet radio from time to time.

You do you. Means there's one more WiiM device left for those who properly use it with WiFi.

I look forward to trying LC3. Read that LC3 requires BT5.2. Both my tablets are a higher version.
I would be sweet to go all the way to LDAC though. Eighty dollar Android tablets support LDAC, cannot cost much.

There's no license required on the encoder side (the source phone/tablet) because Sony contributed LDAC as a part of AOSP. However the decoder library is proprietary, so receiving devices require licenses.

 

[slartibartfast]

This is why my Mini now sits in the box. I like streaming via BT. Switched from an iPad to an Android tablet to use LDAC. Streaming FLAC via LDAC totally cleans AAC.
There is only hope that WiiM will allow LDAC someday. Have purchased several stand alone dacs instead of a higher level WIiM devise. No LDAC, no upgrade.
I like streaming internet radio from time to time.

Back in July you didn't want to use Bluetooth

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Thread 'Audio input source reverts back to Bluetooth from WiFi'

Jul 13, 2025

My audio input source reverts back to Bluetooth from WiFi. Tried several settings, always reverts as soon as a file is played.
Want to stream to Mini with WiFi. Changing in Browse back to WiFi will not stick. Under devise, audio input selection changes too.
Maybe I do not understand audio input. But should it list WiFi as audio input if streaming from WiFi? Do not want to stream from iPad via Bluetooth.

• Rute Knocnee

 

[harkpabst]

Eighty dollar Android tablets support LDAC, cannot cost much.

As @pieterv1 the encoder is "free" (as far as royalty fees go), the decoder is not.

Free doesn't mean that you are not bound to proprietary licensing terms. It doesn't necessarily mean that the development tools and developer support are free. Maintaining and updating extra code always means extra efforts. WiiM (or more precisely, Linkplay) being a software driven company have a history of not implementing 3rd party proprietary solutions, so honestly, I don't see LDAC support coming.

 

[jfbuk]

I don't see LDAC support coming.

And there are already relatively inexpensive BlueTooth Transmitter/Receivers around that can fill this gap in connectivity for Wiim devices. The Fiio BTA30 Pro to name but one