I like it but can i add my old analogue equalizer ?

[kano]

Greetings good people of Wiim ...

I just got the Wiim amp and i got rid of my old Kenwood stereo because it just wasn't as convenient
with the phone connection and it appears to sound better using my home made speakers and
a set of old bose.

Anyway the Wiim was an improvement in the sound quality ... i would like to manually tweak it outside
the software with my old analogue stereo equalizer. Here is my question.

Can this be done and how do i do it ? i tried splicing the RCA wires and ended up with no sound but the
music was registering in the equalizer because i could see the lights moving.

Thanks for the help

 

[Brantome]

No, you can’t loop what the amp is playing out and back in via an external device.

Have you tried the EQ/PEQ settings in the WiiM Home app to emulate what the old stereo equaliser did?

 

[kano]

I apologize I don't understand that. I'm not looping back, It starts at the 1. phone to the 2. Wiim amp to the 3. equalizer to the 4. speakers.

 

[Brantome]

The WiiM amp only has speaker and sub connections, it doesn’t have any other physical outputs.

 

[d6jg]

Short answer. No you can't.

The equaliser is designed to sit in front of the amplification stage.

Typically it would be
Source (CD player etc) -> Pre-amp -> Equaliser -> Amplifier -> Speakers

The WiiM amp only works as follows
Source -> Amplifier -> Speakers

 

[kano]

ahhh ok thanks !

 

[harkpabst]

i would like to manually tweak it outside
the software with my old analogue stereo equalizer.

Making changes in the WiiM Home app might look more fiddly than just turning a knob or moving a slider on your analogue equalizer. In fact, it simply is.

But on the other hand you can save up to 20 custom EQ settings (in addition to the 24 pre-saved EQ settings). So, going back to a setting you liked for some case is much easier.

You also gain a whole new world of parametric EQ settings. Once you dive into it, you will probably love it.

I can imagine you forgetting your old equalizer very soon.