Everything about Wiim Sound Lite

[JAB]

So they are really humans?

edit: Should have marked it as irony!

 

[Mike in NY]

Yes, but Media Server is a more accurate name .....

Actually it is only compatible with LMS, but the speaker itself is a Squeezelite renderer, so making mention of LMS is a bit confusing as the WiiM units do not themselves run LMS, they only receive streams from some existing instance of LMS via Squeezelite.

 

[Mike in NY]

Posted on the WiiM facebook page almost an hour ago - I was waiting on @RyanWithWiiM to announce it here before saying anything, but as you've stolen his thunder, here's the blog page https://www.blog.wiimhome.com/post/introducing-wiim-sound-lite-hi-res-audio-in-a-minimalist-design

Yes I saw this same story on Techradar, however they do not state specifically that the Lite is essentially identical to the WiiM Sound sans the touch display. I wonder why that aspect needs to be so opaque?

https://www.techradar.com/audio/wireless-bluetooth-speakers/wiim-just-unveiled-the-ultimate-sonos-era-100-rival-meet-the-hi-res-sound-lite

 

[slartibartfast]

Actually it is only compatible with LMS, but the speaker itself is a Squeezelite renderer, so making mention of LMS is a bit confusing as the WiiM units do not themselves run LMS, they only receive streams from some existing instance of LMS via Squeezelite.

In this blog they say
"Stream your way using LMS" so it does make sense for once

 

[Mike in NY]

The WiiM Sound Lite smart speaker arrives with no screen or remote, but a lower price | What Hi-Fi? https://share.google/UwyZwDmM9jrsEKQUL

Ahh so that is more clear, no touch display and no included remote.

 

[RyanWithWiiM]

Hey all, the forum announcement is up as well, pretty much the same as the Blog post. The forum doesn't allow for scheduled posts, so I have to do it manually while I can schedule the Blog posts to go up at a certain time.

Yes. Unfortunately @WiiM Support don't really know what they are selling

Similar I see that the Sound is announced with AirPlay support on several dealer sites.

If you're able to flag any with me, please do so and I'll make sure they're corrected. I'll let the deal support folks know as well.

 

[Burnside]

Hey all, the forum announcement is up as well, pretty much the same as the Blog post. The forum doesn't allow for scheduled posts, so I have to do it manually while I can schedule the Blog posts to go up at a certain time.

If you're able to flag any with me, please do so and I'll make sure they're corrected. I'll let the deal support folks know as well.

While they don’t mention AirPlay by name, audiophonics.fr do mention Siri voice control which as I understand it would require AirPlay support to find and send audio. It doesn’t support AirPlay, ergo can’t support Siri voice control.

 

[RyanWithWiiM]

While they don’t mention AirPlay by name, audiophonics.fr do mention Siri voice control which as I understand it would require AirPlay support to find and send audio. It doesn’t support AirPlay, ergo can’t support Siri voice control.

Thanks! I'll let the team know.