Introducing the WiiM Edition of the Audio Pro A10 MKII and C10 MKII
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Well, as a new customer for WiiM/Audio Pro so far i'm on the fence... I don't see much hype, I'm not totally impressed with the functionality and there really is not much of a selection.
It blows my mind that we are in 2025 and no one can come out with something better than Sonos or take advantage of their current situation...
It blows my mind that we are in 2025 and no one can come out with something better than Sonos or take advantage of their current situation...
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I've been following the internal discussion and it's gone both ways, currently still at "no official news either way". But I'm keeping them aware that we're getting requests here.
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Any plans to post release notes in the sub forum?
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But I think that Sonos products are really good but let down by the software
Yeah, the speakers are good but as a company i've lost faith in them. It's a shame really but its on them, poor leadership, greed, arrogance...
I have no problems spending my money elsewhere, trying different products, etc..
I have no problems spending my money elsewhere, trying different products, etc..
I agree, I have just a Play 5 remaining, still amazed by it's sound quality
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Nevertheless, if you are into streaming then Sonos offers the biggest and most comprehensive choice of services (some not available elsewhere, eg. Audible, Pocket Casts, Apple Music, YouTube Music).
The latest app is still pretty awful almost a year after its intro.
Funny thing, I never did the update so I never suffered from any of the technical problems. I was however tired of always having to skip the Sonos update when updating other apps on my Android devices. And I had to limit to a single device (my phone) the app so no one else accidentally pushed the update.
Anyway, I got rid of just about all of my Sonos speakers (eBay) except for my Sonos HT setup, and a single One i'm using outside. I decided to finally push the update a few weeks ago and hilariously it caused issues... First the update glitched out, then for whatever reason I lost both Sub's, then they came back the next day... The home theater and single One is working again (no network issues) but I do notice that the app takes longer to load and its performance just sucks...
They created an absolute mess, still hard to comprehend all because a stupid pair of unnecessary headphones...
Anyway, I got rid of just about all of my Sonos speakers (eBay) except for my Sonos HT setup, and a single One i'm using outside. I decided to finally push the update a few weeks ago and hilariously it caused issues... First the update glitched out, then for whatever reason I lost both Sub's, then they came back the next day... The home theater and single One is working again (no network issues) but I do notice that the app takes longer to load and its performance just sucks...
They created an absolute mess, still hard to comprehend all because a stupid pair of unnecessary headphones...
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At one point in this sorry tale, the app actually auto-updated on me (despite being blackwalled) - I think over 300 people were fired as the fiasco unfolded, and finally the head-honcho was booted out. I use my Sonos speakers with LMS - at least they didn't mess up their upnp feature.
The headphones are essentially a fail because users expected them to be able to use the Sonos ecosystem, but they are just overpriced Bluetooth cans.
Their next move is to bring out some expensive video streamer....
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But what is wrong with the sound, hardware or software of the Audiopro?But I think that Sonos products are really good but let down by the software
Finnally I am end with CK10 Wiim edition. Got yestarday. Delivery around 3 working days from US Amazon to Poland. So far I am happy. Really I don't know why they don't put in it on Europe market. Sound amazing.
The sound and build quality are excellent, no issues (hardware) from my experience. My C10 & C5A,(non WiiM) are impressive (especially the C5A, for its size).
The A10's sounds good but not as great as the Sonos One, this is just my opinion and the difference in not that big of a deal...
The Audio Pro software is bare minimum and always the focal point of negative reviews... This goes back many years if you look into it.
The WiiM integration into these two specific speakers makes it better, but not by much. I feel like they need to focus more on actual Multi-Room and less on room correction or different VU meters for the ultra, lol... They also need WiiM in more speakers. Would love to try the A15 (portable) or even the Drumfire or C20 but will hold off for now.
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Thanks for your reply.
I believe you .. Audiopro delivers excellent quality on their speakers.
I think it would be hard to find s speaker on this price point which can deliver such a sound.
I,m coming from lots of reviews that i read.
I,m going to buy the C10 soon for my mother..so she can enjoy good sounding equipment too.
I think your right there could be improvement on the audio pro software side.. but in the situation where my mother is ging to use the speaker( no multiroom) it will be good enough.
I agree more speakers of Audiopro should get the Wiim software..
As I said earlier it would be great if these 2 companies could work together..a hard to beat combination..markt leader potential of portable speakers..bye bye Sonos for sure then.
I believe you .. Audiopro delivers excellent quality on their speakers.
I think it would be hard to find s speaker on this price point which can deliver such a sound.
I,m coming from lots of reviews that i read.
I,m going to buy the C10 soon for my mother..so she can enjoy good sounding equipment too.
I think your right there could be improvement on the audio pro software side.. but in the situation where my mother is ging to use the speaker( no multiroom) it will be good enough.
I agree more speakers of Audiopro should get the Wiim software..
As I said earlier it would be great if these 2 companies could work together..a hard to beat combination..markt leader potential of portable speakers..bye bye Sonos for sure then.
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@RyanWithWiiM Will there also be the white colored versions of these two speakers as wiim editions available in future ?
I’d think that unlikely to be honest as I don’t see WiiM developing that part of their product range, and indeed may replace them further down the line.
Been asking about this for awhile. It seems so dumb that they don't. It's literally the same hardware. You could just grab a white one off the assembly line and give it the WiiM software. But for some reason they don't want to do this.
I've been wondering about this also as I would have prefered my C10 MkII in white but whatever...
The whole Audio Pro WiiM Edition/non WiiM Edition thing at this point seems like an experiment or something. My gut tells me this relationship will eventually fizzle out.
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The thing is they have to sell their , regular, versions too.
If the customers are aware there are 2 different versions and they now what excatly those differences are i think they would choose the WIIM version if it costs the same price als the 'regular'one..
I assume the Wiim version wont be available in Europe. Qualtity of Audiopro ..i have no doubts about it so im going to buy the regular one...but if i had the choice i would choose the Wiim version.
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