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Hi WiiM Community!
Meet the WiiM Ultra – the centerpiece of your audio setup that's here to make your music experience better than ever. With top-notch components and a user-friendly design, it's not just a music streamer – it's your go-to for bringing high-quality sound into your home. Whether you've got powered speakers, amps, turntables, TVs, headphones, AV receivers, subwoofers, smart speakers, Bluetooth speakers and more, it's ready to go with Hi-Res streaming, room correction, and easy integration with your smart home gadgets and more.
WiiM Ultra will be available for $329 in Q3 2024, first on Amazon and selected retailers in the US and later internationally.
Please see below for the full specs of the WiiM Ultra. We hope you'll love this new product!
Highlights
Re: no AirPlay on the Ultra
Hi WiiM Community,
We always strive to be transparent with this forum, sharing early product announcements, specifications, and addressing your concerns and questions. We realize the lack of availability of AirPlay in the WiiM Ultra has caused confusion and we apologize for that. The WiiM Ultra does not support AirPlay and does not function as an AirPlay receiver. At the original launch, we believed we would be able to support AirPlay, which is why many of you saw it in the initial press release. However, we were unable to include it and decided not to delay the launch further, maintaining the additional features of the streamer that provide a high-quality listening experience.
We understand this may be disappointing for our users who primarily use AirPlay, and for those users we'd suggest choosing a different WiiM solution for now. We also suggest connecting your Apple device to the WiiM Ultra via Bluetooth, which offers the same sound quality as AirPlay using the 256kbps AAC codec. If any users have purchased the Ultra primarily for AirPlay and are unsatisfied with their purchase, the retailers will honor the return based on their policies.
The WiiM Ultra continues to provide exceptional audio, high performance, and value supporting a rich variety of options such as Chromecast Audio, Alexa Casting, Spotify Connect, TIDAL Connect, Qobuz, Amazon Music, Deezer, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and more.
We apologize for any confusion and dissatisfaction this may have caused, and we appreciate your understanding.
Thank you,
WiiM Team
Meet the WiiM Ultra – the centerpiece of your audio setup that's here to make your music experience better than ever. With top-notch components and a user-friendly design, it's not just a music streamer – it's your go-to for bringing high-quality sound into your home. Whether you've got powered speakers, amps, turntables, TVs, headphones, AV receivers, subwoofers, smart speakers, Bluetooth speakers and more, it's ready to go with Hi-Res streaming, room correction, and easy integration with your smart home gadgets and more.
WiiM Ultra will be available for $329 in Q3 2024, first on Amazon and selected retailers in the US and later internationally.
Please see below for the full specs of the WiiM Ultra. We hope you'll love this new product!
Highlights
- Premium 32-bit/384kHz ES9038 Q2M SABRE DAC, and high fidelity headphone amplifier TPA6120A2
- Latest Wi-Fi 6E and BT 5.3 with two antennas offering rock-solid Bluetooth or Wi-Fi audio streaming
- Elegant aluminum case with 3.5” vibrant touchscreen display covered with glass
- Built-in room correction takes precise acoustic measurements of your room, creating customized corrections for your speaker and subwoofer.
- Stream Hi-Res music with the bit-perfect digital output or high-fidelity analog audio (SNR>120dB, THD+N<0.00018%)
- Versatile streaming options including Spotify Connect, TIDAL Connect, Google Chromecast Audio (CastLite), Alexa built-in, DLNA, Roon (in certifcation), and Squeezelite, and all streaming services currently in the WiiM Home App.
- Please note: Airplay certification is still pending, and while we don't have a definitive timeline, we chose not to delay the launch of the WiiM Ultra. If you primarily use Airplay to stream music, we recommend waiting until it's certified or looking at other WiiM products.
- Gapless playback of Hi-Res music up to 24-bit/192 kHz using USB, SPDIF, Coax, Line, and Headphone output.
- Audio input
- Bring your TV audio, recorder player, CD player, or another audio source into the digital world via either analog (RCA, Phono) or digital (Optical, HDMI ARC) port, up to 24-bit/192 kHz
- Audio output
- Through either analog (RCA, Headphone) or digital (Coax, Optical, USB) for connecting an amplifier or speaker
- Wireless to another BT or DLNA receiver
- Up to 192 kHz/ 24-bit, varying sample rate, and bit depth based on the audio source without resampling via Line out, Headphone, USB Coax, and Optical SPDIF
- Line out
- Maximum output: 2.1V RMS
- SNR: 121 dB (A-wt)
- THD+N (1 kHz): 0.00018% (-115 dB) for 44.1k to 192k
- FR curve: +/- 0.05 dB
- EQ
- Tailor your audio experience with versatile and independent EQ settings for each input source – HDMI, Optical, Line, Phono, BT, or Network.
- Access a robust suite of sound customization options, including 24 preset EQ settings, a 10-band graphic EQ, and an 10-band parametric EQ for precise sound adjustments.
- Subwoofer output
- Comprehensive bass management.
- Adjustable crossover frequency, level, phase, and latency.
- 12 V Trigger
- Automatically turns on your stereo receiver or amplifier
- Connectivity and power
- 100-240V AC input.
- Wi-Fi 6E, 802.11 b/g/n/ax 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz triple bands.
- Bluetooth 5.3 with BLE and BT LE Audio, supports both A2DP receiver and transmitter, AVRCP, HID, works with the WiiM voice remote.
- Ethernet, 10M/100 Mbps.
- USB Host for Storage – Access personal media library and use it as a media server for other WiiM and DLNA devices
- Glass-covered 3.5” vibrant touchscreen display:
- Displays App widgets, large album pictures, playback control, playing queue, presets, EQ, audio input and output, and device settings
- Guides users through the Out-of-Box Experience and firmware updates
- Provides feedback when there’s a change in the play mode
- Allows users to customize the wallpaper and display the time and date during standby mode
- Physical
- Dimensions: 8.1 x 8.1 x 2.9 inches (205 x 205 x 73 mm)
- Weight: 2.9 pounds (1.3 kg)
- LED: 4 Color RGBW LED indicates the device status
- LCD touch screen: 3.5”
- Volume knob: Adjust volume and play/pause button with glass cover.
Re: no AirPlay on the Ultra
Hi WiiM Community,
We always strive to be transparent with this forum, sharing early product announcements, specifications, and addressing your concerns and questions. We realize the lack of availability of AirPlay in the WiiM Ultra has caused confusion and we apologize for that. The WiiM Ultra does not support AirPlay and does not function as an AirPlay receiver. At the original launch, we believed we would be able to support AirPlay, which is why many of you saw it in the initial press release. However, we were unable to include it and decided not to delay the launch further, maintaining the additional features of the streamer that provide a high-quality listening experience.
We understand this may be disappointing for our users who primarily use AirPlay, and for those users we'd suggest choosing a different WiiM solution for now. We also suggest connecting your Apple device to the WiiM Ultra via Bluetooth, which offers the same sound quality as AirPlay using the 256kbps AAC codec. If any users have purchased the Ultra primarily for AirPlay and are unsatisfied with their purchase, the retailers will honor the return based on their policies.
The WiiM Ultra continues to provide exceptional audio, high performance, and value supporting a rich variety of options such as Chromecast Audio, Alexa Casting, Spotify Connect, TIDAL Connect, Qobuz, Amazon Music, Deezer, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and more.
We apologize for any confusion and dissatisfaction this may have caused, and we appreciate your understanding.
Thank you,
WiiM Team
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(I assume it plays Amazon Music like other WIIMs)
