I have my WiiM Amp connected to an LG via HDMI. I also have this Amp as a member of a multi-room group, with a WiiM Pro named “House Speakers” as the head of the group (for lack of a better term) and a few minis as members as well. The Amp’s auto-sense works to change to the HDMI input when I, say, start something on Netflix. The Amp removes itself from the group, which is fine. If it were part of a group, the delay makes the audio:video synch totally unwatchable. (I understand buffering and transcoding/packetizing introduces a delay - no problem).
But the issue that really is a deal-breaker is that the Amp will not re-join House Speakers again automatically after any length of time after I stop watching TV. I have only been able to go into the Wiim app and add it back to the group to repair my multi-room music setup. This might seem insignificant, but I had just gotten my Echos, WiiMs, and streaming subscriptions to work close to perfectly all just by asking Alexa to play X to Y. I almost never open the app. But now, if anyone has watched TV, the best speakers in the house are silent for any music streaming.
If it matters, for several reasons the House Speakers WiiM needs to be the head of the multi-room group.
Am I missing a setting in the Amp or the Pro that will allow the Amp to re-join the group after a certain amount of no HDMI input? If this is not possible I’m afraid the Amp will go back.
But the issue that really is a deal-breaker is that the Amp will not re-join House Speakers again automatically after any length of time after I stop watching TV. I have only been able to go into the Wiim app and add it back to the group to repair my multi-room music setup. This might seem insignificant, but I had just gotten my Echos, WiiMs, and streaming subscriptions to work close to perfectly all just by asking Alexa to play X to Y. I almost never open the app. But now, if anyone has watched TV, the best speakers in the house are silent for any music streaming.
If it matters, for several reasons the House Speakers WiiM needs to be the head of the multi-room group.
Am I missing a setting in the Amp or the Pro that will allow the Amp to re-join the group after a certain amount of no HDMI input? If this is not possible I’m afraid the Amp will go back.
It’s admittedly crude and a long way from perfect, but for my use case it’s actually a whole lot better than nothing. So I wanted to post-it-forward if you will for anybody else who might have this issue and before WiiM may or may not build a better solution. Thanks again!
