New WiiM CI MOD A80

[Unstitch5826]

Hi, I am new to this forum but am waiting on my first WiiM product, the Amp Pro. I am also in the process of a home renovation and stumbled upon this announcement a while back and have been waiting to hear more: https://www.hifichoice.com/content/coming-soon-wiim-ci-mod-a80-streaming-amp-and-ci-mod-s-streamer

This would be ideal for the in-ceiling speaker setup I'm doing in a few rooms so I would love to get an update on the progress of these amps!

 

[Burnside]

I don’t think it’ll be made available to the retail market, just via custom installation installers.

 

[Unstitch5826]

I don’t think it’ll be made available to the retail market, just via custom installation installers.

I'm sure there's some way I can order..?

 

[Burnside]

I'm sure there's some way I can order..?

Not unless you’re a custom installation company (or know one) I’d imagine. Also, when you look at the spec, it’s pretty much a WiiM amp, WiFi/BT version aside which means it probably won’t support airplay. And it has a different form factor.

See https://www.wiimhome.com/wiimultra/overview

If I were you, I’d grab a few WiiM Amps while they’re in sale for Black Friday…

Edit: I guess the other differences are its support for control platforms like Control 4, RTI, URC and Josh.ai, which might suggest a different firmware.

 

[Unstitch5826]

Not unless you’re a custom installation company, I’d imagine. Also, when you look at the spec, it’s pretty much a WiiM amp, WiFi/BT version aside which means it probably won’t support airplay. And it has a different form factor.

Well I am an integrator, but for business networks. I'm sure that's good enough for a B2B sale.

The form factor is why I want it - it would go neatly into a rack and the ventilation would be correct. I'm not interested in the normal WiiM amp for this application.

 

[Burnside]

Well I am an integrator, but for business networks. I'm sure that's good enough for a B2B sale.

The form factor is why I want it - it would go neatly into a rack and the ventilation would be correct. I'm not interested in the normal WiiM amp for this application.

In that case, you might want to try contacting WiiM directly or the named distributor if you’re in the UK. I think it was Origin who were mentioned for the USA.