Has anyone gotten good measurements with a 2.1 setup using the Wiim Ultra?

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I want to connect an external streamer to my Yamaha R-N800A amplifier (ES9080Q DAC). For system expansion, what's better and more important: a streamer with an integrated DAC or one without? Should I choose an Eversolo T8 or a streamer with a DAC like the Bluesound Node Icon or WIIM ULTRA?

I'm currently using my Yamaha R-N800A with Elac DBR62 speakers and an additional Elac RS 500 subwoofer. My room is 14 square meters.

With the Yamaha unit and its YPAO calibration, I definitely get better sound. To retain the Yamaha unit's YPAO calibration, I would have to connect an external streamer directly via USB or the analog input. This means either a dedicated streamer (if I want to use Yamaha's YPAO), or one with a streamer DAC but a subwoofer connection, like the Wiim Ultra or the Bluesound Node Icon. The Bluesound Node Icon has Dirac room calibration, but it costs an extra €300. I'm wondering if the extra cost is worth it?

Now I'd like to ask you, what about the Wiim Ultra with a calibrated microphone and its room correction? Does it work as well as Yamaha's YPAO? Does it accurately measure the room acoustics, including distances to the listening position and wall reflections?
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I've got no experience with YPAO. But RoomFit with a miniDSP UMIK-1 or UMIK-2 or a Dayton Audios iMM-6C works perfectly fine.
 
I want to connect an external streamer to my Yamaha R-N800A amplifier (ES9080Q DAC). For system expansion, what's better and more important: a streamer with an integrated DAC or one without? Should I choose an Eversolo T8 or a streamer with a DAC like the Bluesound Node Icon or WIIM ULTRA?

I'm currently using my Yamaha R-N800A with Elac DBR62 speakers and an additional Elac RS 500 subwoofer. My room is 14 square meters.
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Has anyone gotten good measurements with a 2.1 setup using the Wiim Ultra?
I have even gotten 'good' measurements with a 2.1 setup using the WiiM Ultra - and my iPhone. One might also ask "for what purpose do you want the measurements?".

Having not sprung for a decent calibrated usb mic, I was still able to measure effectively for subwoofer-main speaker time alignment and room gain calibration [mostly between 20-500Hz] from my phone with the ultra handling the crossover, etc. I feel my 2.1 HiFi system is now fairly close to optimal [in my listening space and within my budget :-] due primarily to the Ultra's function and flexibility (also thanks to KEF and SVS):cool:.
 
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