Hi, I’m getting inconsistent results when using Alexa MRM groups with lossless Spotify Connect when WiiM devices are in the group. I’m using the test track “The Road Less Travelled” by Gabriel Lewis from the album “In the old country”, which is a 24/44.1 lossless track.
When I cast this from my iPad Spotify app to my WiiM Ultra or Mini, I can set the Spotify app playback to lossless 1GB/hr and get lossless 24 bit playback.
If I cast to a variety of Amazon Echo devices, say my Echo Plus gen 2 or Echo Dot gen 5, I can similarly set 1GB/hr lossless but only get lossless 16bit playback, which I guess is fair enough.
My Echo Show 15 only achieves VH (Very High) 320kbps playback on the 1GB/hr setting, while my gen 1 Echo Show 5 and Echo Flex only allow me to set VH and play back VH. If I stereo pair Echo Plus gen 2s, I can set 1GB/hr but only get VH playback, but an Alexa MRM group comprising two gen 4 Dots does achieve lossless 16 bit playback on a 1GB/hr setting. So there’s some variability with Echo devices which may not be surprising given their different ages and the relative immaturity of Spotify lossless.
If I have my WiiM Ultra and a gen 5 Echo Dot in an Alexa MRM group, I get VH playback on a VH setting (although yesterday I thought I had the lossless 1GB/hr setting which it won’t accept today).
However, there appears to be a bigger issue when only WiiM devices are included in the mix - for example, if I put my Ultra and Mini (or Ultra and WiiM Sound) in an Alexa MRM group, I can only set VH and get Normal (96kbps) playback. Also, the WiiM app doesn’t show it’s playing anything on the devices despite sound being heard from both.
Despite the WiiM devices’ better performance as standalone devices, there seem to be playback issues (from the Spotify app info anyway) when Alexa MRM is involved.
Anyone else seeing similar results?
Edit: ticket has been submitted
When I cast this from my iPad Spotify app to my WiiM Ultra or Mini, I can set the Spotify app playback to lossless 1GB/hr and get lossless 24 bit playback.
If I cast to a variety of Amazon Echo devices, say my Echo Plus gen 2 or Echo Dot gen 5, I can similarly set 1GB/hr lossless but only get lossless 16bit playback, which I guess is fair enough.
My Echo Show 15 only achieves VH (Very High) 320kbps playback on the 1GB/hr setting, while my gen 1 Echo Show 5 and Echo Flex only allow me to set VH and play back VH. If I stereo pair Echo Plus gen 2s, I can set 1GB/hr but only get VH playback, but an Alexa MRM group comprising two gen 4 Dots does achieve lossless 16 bit playback on a 1GB/hr setting. So there’s some variability with Echo devices which may not be surprising given their different ages and the relative immaturity of Spotify lossless.
If I have my WiiM Ultra and a gen 5 Echo Dot in an Alexa MRM group, I get VH playback on a VH setting (although yesterday I thought I had the lossless 1GB/hr setting which it won’t accept today).
However, there appears to be a bigger issue when only WiiM devices are included in the mix - for example, if I put my Ultra and Mini (or Ultra and WiiM Sound) in an Alexa MRM group, I can only set VH and get Normal (96kbps) playback. Also, the WiiM app doesn’t show it’s playing anything on the devices despite sound being heard from both.
Despite the WiiM devices’ better performance as standalone devices, there seem to be playback issues (from the Spotify app info anyway) when Alexa MRM is involved.
Anyone else seeing similar results?
Edit: ticket has been submitted
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