Hello, General Wiim Questions? Looking for guidance..

[RoyHifi]

Hello I'm new to Wiim. I'm a bit of an old school audiophile looking to digitize my CD collection. Perhaps I'll just outright ask some questions and I'd appreciate your thoughts.

-If I rip my CD's on my Mac and store them on a portable hardrive, can that portable hardrive be connected to the Wiim to be played? Is there some kind of playback software on the Wiim that I can control from my iPad?

-If so, should I rip them in AIFF or WAVE? Will the Wiim play AIFF? Because I would also have an iCloud backup as well. I would hate have spent all the time ripping my CD's and loosing the hardrive.

-Can I use the regular Apple Music app to play my ripped CD collection or should I look into Audirvana or some other playback software like that? Or, would I play them through the Wiim App on my iPad? (I do realize Wiim will not work with an Apple Music streaming service, and that's ok).

-I'm using a simple tube preamp-Dac, and tube equalizer to a tube amp. So, I'm thinking of the Pro Plus, because I like the idea of using airplay sometimes for YouTube music etc..

 

[d6jg]

1. You don't say which WiiM you have. The answer to question 1. depends on the type you have. See 4.

2. Rip in FLAC compression level 5. It is the recognised default and will work across system types.

3. If the USB is attached to the WiiM then you would play via the WiiM Home App on your iPad.

4. Pro Plus will not allow storage USB to be attached. You will need an Ultra or an Amp but as you have a Tube amp your choice is limited to Ultra. You Tube Music has just been added to WiiM so lack of Airplay on Ultra isn't a show stopper.