New to Wiim (Wiim amp ultra) and loving it!

[taube Taube]

Colleagues, when you write something, do you even read the thread title? Why is this all here?

 

[Goodnews]

I don't understand what you are saying but any computer (preferably small and silent) like a Mac mini is the "best" streamer there is. Always up-to-date and anything (apps, websites) that can play any sound will do that just fine. In combination with a tv it will also "unlock" any video service.

I was guided by my intention to reduce my equipment to the bare essentials.

An all-in-one device like the WAU was just what I needed, so I bought it "blind".

Wiim Am Ultra and Mono Amps for the bass cabinet and done...

On reflection, it seems to be incompatible on several levels. No problem... the WAU will just move on and I'll look elsewhere. Mac Mini 2015 exchanged for a Mac Mini 2025 and everything is back to normal.

No more and no less.

 

[harkpabst]

Thanks for your response. Yes, but I was going by this comment as well.


I have no experience with WiiM yet, so just being cautious.

Don't let people confuse you.

As @Mr Ee wrote all this doesn't even apply if you're running a music server on your NAS. You will not (and cannot) and don't have connect a NAS to the USB port of a WiiM Amp Ultra.

Just for fun, I keep a copy of most of my library on a 1 TB USB thumb drive. Around 13.000 tracks, almost exclusively FLAC. My WiiM Amp Ultra has no problems scanning, indexing and organising the contents of this memory stick. I don't really need it, my music resides on my NAS. I just keep it as a reference of what's working flawlessly.

 

[R. Neal]

Concerning, as I plan to buy a WiiM Amp Ultra. Anyone else seeing this? I'll be using a NAS with DLNA.

Don't know about the issue. But, just wanted to pass along a tip that might be relevant. Wiim has built-in support for plex as a media source. I tried it, and in my setup it is much faster than jriver via dlna and feels more integrated. I installed the free plex server on a windows pc that I use as a home server.

 

[DazST]

I use a usb in my amp ultra. Admittedly my collection is not that big (probably about 50 albums) but I've had no issues with it.

 

[Indydan]

I have 670 CD quality albums on a USB stick. I inserted it in the USB port on the Wiim amp ultra. It took about 30 minutes for the Wiim to index the music. Everything is great now. The music is available and plays well.
I bought my mother an amp ultra just yesterday. I repeated the process with her USB stick containing over 600 albums. It went flawless as well.
I agree that a USB stick is great for someone who will not be constantly adding music. A NAS would be more appropriate in that case.

 

[Fiskomp]

Check your tags, because computers sort by file/directory names, and various applications—which really annoys me—sort by tags in info files. That's why WiiM can find you weird stuff.

 

[Indydan]

Another positive with the Wiim. I have on my USB stick some albums I bought in the iTunes store many years ago. The two Naim streamers I owned, would never show these albums; so I could not play them. I suspect it has to do with some copyright encryption or something.

Lo and behold, the Wiim displays those old albums and plays them.

 

[Indydan]

I noticed the Wiim ventilates heat at the bottom. To help heat dissipation, I bought some aluminum and rubber footers on Amazon to raise it about a centimetre. The shelf it lays on is less hot, so it can only help.