new small adc ...

[harkpabst]

I didn't find any mention of what ADC is used inside the Mini, but it's probably worse than that used in the Pro.

 

[hgo58]

It is not a DA converter but an AD converter. Based on specs and measurements it is better than she AD converters onboard the various WiiMs.

Better in what way? Better noise level maybe but does it matter?

 

[Valentino]

The ears would have to decide that.
Technically (according to specs) this little ADC is about as good as such things get and transparent for all practical purposes, and on par with the best WiiM DACs. With this device the one could achieve transparency from analog sources on the Ultra and Pro Plus.

 

[eagledriver]

I have the same kind of device but from another brand. My use case: I have an integrated class D amp with faulty analog inputs. With this AD converter, I can connect any device with analog out's to the integrated amp despite of faulty analog inputs, using one of the amps three digital in's. Works perfectly well for me.
(Well, for above use case, I could as well use the analog input of my Wiim Pro+, which goes digitally to the same class D amp. But at the time, I did not have the Pro+ yet). Still in my to-do list is comparing the sound quality of the two different AD conversions.
In case of feeding the turntable's preamp to the AD converter, the straight analog signal from the beginning to the end is lost. One can argue about that.

 

[Valentino]

One could, but it's hot air. I crossed the Rubicon in 2009. Completely DSP controlled 4-way loudspeakers here, so anything analog gets digitized (and back again of course).