Hi there. New user here looking for advice. I've recently added a couple of WiiM minis to my kitchen hi-fi and the system in my home office and they are working really well. My turntable is connected to another system in the lounge and what I'd really like to to be able to to is be able to play music from the turntable on all three systems at the same time. Is this in anyway possible? I was all ready to buy a WiiM Ultra (because of it's phono inputs) to go in the lounge but got cold feet when I saw it didn't support Air Play, who I assumed I'd need if I wanted to achieve my desired outcome. I'm not particularly clued up on this type of thing so any advice would be much appreciated. Thank you.
New user: Question about adding a turntable to stream throughout the house
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Airplay isn’t required for WiiM/Linkplay multiroom - one device can have the turntable connected and that audio will be distributed to other WiiM devices in the group over WiFi using Linkplay’s own protocol.
(Linkplay is WiiM’s parent company and produce the modules in WiiM and some third party devices)
(Linkplay is WiiM’s parent company and produce the modules in WiiM and some third party devices)
Thanks for such a prompt reply. That sounds promising I’d thought that AirPlay was required on all devices but obviously not. So, if I buy a WiiM Ultra, connect my turntable to the Ultra phono inputs then connect the Ultra Aux out to my lounge system’s Aux in, I should be able to listen to the turntable via the Ultra aux out on my lounge system and simultaneously use link play to stream it to my other two systems via the respective Minis? Have I got that right?
hgo58
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Yes, that is right.
In the WiiM Home App "Devices" tab you select the Ultra as the Leading device, playing the Phono input, and then link the other WiiMs as followers.
You can adjust the audio delays in the "Audio Input" settings.
AirPlay is only used with Apple devices and is not needed with WiiM.
Unless you want the additional features of the Ultra another Mini may suffice.
Assuming your turntable is currently connected to an amp and that amp has a line out available then connecting that line out to the aux in of the Mini will give you what you want. Group the Minis as described.
An adantage isthat all your sources feeding this amp can be sent though your grouped Minis
Assuming your turntable is currently connected to an amp and that amp has a line out available then connecting that line out to the aux in of the Mini will give you what you want. Group the Minis as described.
An adantage isthat all your sources feeding this amp can be sent though your grouped Minis
The music is likely to be out of sync doing it that way.
If you need a phono pre-amp there are several available at pretty reasonable prices, like $100 or less. That may be cheaper than buying an Ultra, unless you want all its features, like the screen. A phono pre-amp will probably sound better than the phono input on the Ultra, which has had very mixed reviews.