Fun little Frankenstein project- ready for the hater

[Rocky De Angelis]

I have main system- which is modest, but I love. I am slowly upgrading it, one to two pieces a year. I also have a secondary system made up of leftovers from past systems. My main system is the Wiim Amp ultra, a pair of Neumi BS5, and a very budget sub. The secondary system is a Sony Str DH190, a Stanton turntable, and a pair of beefy but budget powered speakers. This is a separate system strictly for playing vinyl. However, the Sony is strictly being used as a phono preamp, and the volume knob is on the back of the powered speakers (VERY inconvenient). I recently bought a Wiim Pro Plus for this to use as a hub for volume control as well as its other functionality. After setting it up- just in whim - I decided to link both the systems in multi-room (both systems are on opposite sides of the bedroom). What I achieved (STRICTLY FOR VINYL LISTENING) actually sounded better than each system separately. I have one system set strictly as the left channel, and one strictly as the right channel, with specific EQs for both when linked for this purpose. Very full sounding and fun. I won’t listen to vinyl on one of these systems alone after this. That’s it! Let the questions and hate come

 

[Achim2026]

I have main system- which is modest, but I love. I am slowly upgrading it, one to two pieces a year. I also have a secondary system made up of leftovers from past systems. My main system is the Wiim Amp ultra, a pair of Neumi BS5, and a very budget sub. The secondary system is a Sony Str DH190, a Stanton turntable, and a pair of beefy but budget powered speakers. This is a separate system strictly for playing vinyl. However, the Sony is strictly being used as a phono preamp, and the volume knob is on the back of the powered speakers (VERY inconvenient). I recently bought a Wiim Pro Plus for this to use as a hub for volume control as well as its other functionality. After setting it up- just in whim - I decided to link both the systems in multi-room (both systems are on opposite sides of the bedroom). What I achieved (STRICTLY FOR VINYL LISTENING) actually sounded better than each system separately. I have one system set strictly as the left channel, and one strictly as the right channel, with specific EQs for both when linked for this purpose. Very full sounding and fun. I won’t listen to vinyl on one of these systems alone after this. That’s it! Let the questions and hate come

What shall here be hated? It is fine for you, so every question is answered. My motto: If it works, stop talking

 

[Rocky De Angelis]

Exactly. The main system is a work in progress with my modest budget, and old pieces will find a new use. I know there are a lot of purest around here, but I thought this little rig was worth mentioning. It wasn’t my intention to link the two Wiims, but the sound is by far superior to one on its own- at least to my ears… and budget

 

[BMeek]

Interesting. I'm curious - are these two systems using wired Ethernet connections or are you somehow managing to keep these L & R channels time-aligned using Wi-Fi connections? As long as a high/medium group delay is in place, it probably won't matter as I gather you're not concerned about AV 'lip-sync'. If using WiFi, you may find they drift out of sync and attempt to -resync periodically... but probably not over the course of an LP side .

 

[Rocky De Angelis]

Yes. It’s over WiFi. No major problems with sync. And you are correct, because I am not using the two in tandem often or for long periods of time. I throw on an LP or two once or twice a weekend. Just a little sweet treat between constant streaming.