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.

 

[Firefl16]

when will the Wiim Sound Lite be available in Europe? Cannot order on Amazon yet....

 

[85mk7]

German shops lists the Lite as available by mid of february, 2026.

Thats why i've choosen the AudioPro A15W instead. Was reduced by 100€ a while ago in a german audio shop.("second chance item").

Bigger, heavier and still a bit more expensive - but also battery powered when needed and fit's my needs perfect.

But i would like to see more battery powered compact solutions in the future.

 

[onebrow]

German shops lists the Lite as available by mid of february, 2026.

Thats why i've choosen the AudioPro A15W instead. Was reduced by 100€ a while ago in a german audio shop.("second chance item").

Bigger, heavier and still a bit more expensive - but also battery powered when needed and fit's my needs perfect.

But i would like to see more battery powered compact solutions in the future.

I was also considering this solution because of the re-chargeable power supply.
A while back, I was able to get an actual AudioPro A10 "Wiim edition" from a company based in Sweden [not many people seem to have been able to find this 'European' version ] without realising that, despite it's lower power consumption, it wasn't powered by a re-chargeable battery like the A15
This was just before AudioPro screwed around with their range and brought out the "W" versions of everything - and the ensuing confusion about whether they were true "Wiim" compatible devices.

Question: Would you say the sound quality of the A15 is good, or very good (i.e. "Hi-Res")?
It certainly should be, given that even the A10 is absolutely fine - with a bit of 'Wiim app' fine tuning.
Also - how compatible is the AudioPro version of the app? Does it fit in with the Wiim infrastructure?

 

[85mk7]

@onebrow

The A15W ist a decent speaker for my taste - but we mainly bought it 'cause of it's internal battery for taking it out into the garden or the garage from time to time where WiFi is still available.

Soundwise it's at least good - probably "good+" but i can't judge it 'cause i have no comparision in that range/size of speakers. But it's bigger than expected (by size and weight) and performs well at low volumes, too which is a good sign.

It also fit's absolutely flawless into the app and even the room correction feature is available... I had no issues - it feels and behave like a good brother to our Wiim Ultra and Wiim Pro+.

I also love the hardware control features on the unit as well as the 6 presets that are programmable inside the app. So i dont need the smartphone to start my favourite playlist or preprogrammed radio station.

The retail price in Europe is 399€ (~ $470) incl.VAT - but i got it for 290€ (~ $340) incl. VAT from a retailer 'cause it was a "shipping returns unit" in perfect conditions. I couldn't resist for this price.
So if you find a deal - give it a try until Wiim announces an own battery powered speaker.

I wonder why there are so little Infos/Reviews/Videos about the A15W - it's like the official Wiim Version has been overseen by all the reviewers and tech channels?!

 

[onebrow]

@onebrow

The A15W ist a decent speaker for my taste - but we mainly bought it 'cause of it's internal battery for taking it out into the garden or the garage from time to time where WiFi is still available.

Soundwise it's at least good - probably "good+" but i can't judge it 'cause i have no comparision in that range/size of speakers. But it's bigger than expected (by size and weight) and performs well at low volumes, too which is a good sign.

It also fit's absolutely flawless into the app and even the room correction feature is available... I had no issues - it feels and behave like a good brother to our Wiim Ultra and Wiim Pro+.

I also love the hardware control features on the unit as well as the 6 presets that are programmable inside the app. So i dont need the smartphone to start my favourite playlist or preprogrammed radio station.

The retail price in Europe is 399€ (~ $470) incl.VAT - but i got it for 290€ (~ $340) incl. VAT from a retailer 'cause it was a "shipping returns unit" in perfect conditions. I couldn't resist for this price.
So if you find a deal - give it a try until Wiim announces an own battery powered speaker.

I wonder why there are so little Infos/Reviews/Videos about the A15W - it's like the official Wiim Version has been overseen by all the reviewers and tech channels?!

Thanks very much for your reply, @85mk7 - interesting to hear that the speaker "fit's absolutely flawless into the app".
So - do you have to download the AudioPro app to achieve this, or does the Wiim app "find" it as a Wiim enabled device?
(I must say that the info on English version of the clunky AudioPro Website is generally very poor and unclear )

So, for the time being, I think I'll probably continue to wait & watch ......

 

[Burnside]

Thanks very much for your reply, @85mk7 - interesting to hear that the speaker "fit's absolutely flawless into the app".
So - do you do you have to download the AudioPro app to achieve this, or does the Wiim app "find" it as a Wiim enabled device?
(I must say that the info on English version of the clunky AudioPro Website is generally very poor and unclear )

So, for the time being, though, I think I'll probably continue to wait & watch ......

For their new W series speakers, AudioPro heavily advise the use of their own new AudioPro app. I wouldn't go as far as to describe their range as "WiiM enabled" even though their firmware shares some features more commonly found in WiiM devices. While the WiiM app may well recognise these speakers and allow you to integrate them to a greater or lesser degree, I don't think this is guaranteed but relies on WiiM's good graces, unlike the Audio Pro app's non-handling of WiiM devices.

 

[85mk7]

@onebrow

I dont have the AudioPro App installed.

It works directly inside of the Wiim App - it fully reconigzed the speaker without any other app.

As far as i understand the new W versions of speakers are fully Wiim enabled, they run on Wiim Firmware - i can't see any downsides or difference to my Wiim Units but thats just my end user experience

the older non W Versions are another story.

 

[Burnside]

@onebrow

I dont have the AudioPro App installed.

It works directly inside of the Wiim App - it fully reconigzed the speaker without any other app.

As far as i understand the new W versions of speakers are fully Wiim enabled, they run on Wiim Firmware - i can't see any downsides or difference to my Wiim Units but thats just my end user experience

the older non W Versions are another story.

I wouldn't describe them as "fully WiiM enabled", running on WiiM firmware, but as Linkplay enabled speakers whose firmware currently appears to match recent versions of WiiM firmware, but I wouldn't say that's guaranteed in the future - it all depends on the licence agreement with Linkplay.

I suspect their firmware version has a three digit suffix after the usual WiiM format to differentiate it - what does your A15W show?

 

[85mk7]

@Burnside

Yes, it got an additional 3 digits at the end of the firmware version... But why should this be a problem to identify a licensed third party product from another company?

I mean we are not talking about a hacked firmware or anything like this.

The collaboration between AudioPro and Wiim/Linkplay started back in 2024 - almost a year before the W Versions came available. Even the non W Versions became partly compatible.

But with the release of the W versions by AudioPro i have no doubt that Linkplay wants to open the own technology to valuable partners.
But these are just my 2 cents

 

[Burnside]

@Burnside

Yes, it got an additional 3 digits at the end of the firmware version... But why should this be a problem to identify a licensed third party product from another company?

I mean we are not talking about a hacked firmware or anything like this.

The collaboration between AudioPro and Wiim/Linkplay started back in 2024 - barely a year before the W Versions came available. Even the non W Versions became partly compatible.

But with the release of the W versions by AudioPro i have no doubt that Linkplay wants to open the own technology to valuable partners.
But these are just my 2 cents

The collaboration between AudioPro and Linkplay pre-dates last year’s WiiM Edition versions of their mkii A10 and C10 speakers given AudioPro had been using Linkplay modules in their speakers before then. AudioPro are not the only third party using Linkplay modules in their products - indeed, Linkplay’s core business was the production and licensing of such modules and firmware/app, long before they introduced WiiM as their in-house brand. One of the complaints on the AudioPro groups was how outdated their non-WiiM Edition speaker firmware was and how difficult support was. Hopefully with the W series speakers and new licence agreement with Linkplay/Wiim that may improve, but as we don’t actually know the contents of that agreement (and given AudioPro/Linkplay relations around the release of the W series was barely cordial), I’d tread with care.

 

[85mk7]

Lets face it: if you want a battery powered "Wiim" Speaker, there are no options at this stage by Wiim.

Sure... You could build something around a Wiim Mini with an additional battery powered speaker. But it's quite different than a all in one solution.

If battery use is essential - the AudioPro way is something to consider. Even if there will be no new features in the future i would be fine - as long as they play as expected inside the Wiim system without flaws.

Wiim should build an own lineup of speakers, including battery powered ones

 

[Burnside]

Lets face it: if you want a battery powered "Wiim" Speaker, there are no options at this stage by Wiim.

Sure... You could build something around a Wiim Mini with an additional battery powered speaker. But it's quite different than a all in one solution.

If battery use is essential - the AudioPro way is something to consider. Even if there will be no new features in the future i would be fine - as long as they play as expected inside the Wiim system without flaws.

Wiim should build an own lineup of speakers, including battery powered ones

They have - the WiiM Sound, Sound Lite and Sub Pro. No battery ones yet admittedly, but who knows what they might have in the pipeline.

At the risk of flogging a dead horse, neither AudioPro nor WiiM have given any guarantees about the AudioPro range playing “as expected inside the WiiM system” - there’s probably a high probability they will interwork ok, but it’s not been underwritten by either party.