Getting a little confused about volume control with my setup...

[hungarianhc]

Hey There,

I'm in the process of setting up my Wiim setup (5 Wiim devices w/ 2 multi-zone amps), and I'm migrating from Sonos. I'd love to clarify my understanding of how things should be set up.

My amplifier is an AudioControl Director M4800 4-zone (8 channel) amplifier. I can assign either an analog or digital input to each zone, and I can set the maximum volume level with the AudioControl device, but my goal is to use each Wiim for volume control, and just set a max volume for each zone on the amplifier.


Questions...

1. If I use my AudioControl amp, can I still use either digital coax or toslink connection AND have volume control with the Wiim app? Or do I need to do analog RCA output from the Wiim in order to use volume control?
2. I am considering using an HDMI eARC extractor for the audio (1 of my zones has a TV), and the extractor supports raising and lowering the volume, but is there a way to do this with a Wiim Pro? If I have the volume coming in via RCA from the extractor into the Wiim, the TV volume will come in at a higher / lower level, but the Wiim volume will also have its adjustment applied on the output before going to the amp. In other words, as I think through this, the only way to have my TV volume in sync with Wiim is to use a Wiim Ultra... right? The extractor path won't work here, I don't think.

 

[hgo58]

1) WiiM volume control works on all outputs.

2) If you want volume control via TV you will need to use HDMI as supported by the Ultra. Do however note that only ARC is supported, not eARC. You can also use optical from TV (if supported) and control volume on the WiiM.