out to another amp

[stry8458]

I have a second set of speakers in another room.....they are powered by a small 50 watt Dayton class D amp.I would like the option of sending WIIM amp radio
into this second amp ...how would you do it? I used to have an FM radio and I used the headphone jack but WIIM doesn't have one. My line in on the WIIM are un used at the moment..I want a wired solution only...I am not a fan of wireless signals everywhere in my living environment.... thanks

 

[harkpabst]

The only outputs supported by the WiiM Amp are Bluetooth (wireless, so out of question) and USB out to a DAC (supporting USB input).

These are your options.

 

[stry8458]

I do happen to have a spare USB DAC.I almost forgot about it. Late model 2 channel.Then get rid of the Dayton amp completely..? If I ran into that from the WIIM is there a setting that needs to be changed? The speakers in the other room will be about 15 ft from the DAC. And the WIIM is about 15 ft from the DAC. Will the WIIM push sound 30 -35 ft? Doesn't sound too long...?

 

[d6jg]

Get a second WiiM Pro or Pro+ and group the 2 areas

 

[harkpabst]

Get a second WiiM Pro or Pro+ and group the 2 areas

That would still be wireless. Although I do second that approach.

 

[d6jg]

That would still be wireless. Although I do second that approach.

Why wireless necessarily? Both WiiM's could be connected via LAN if the cabling exists or can be put in place.

 

[harkpabst]

Why wireless necessarily? Both WiiM's could be connected via LAN if the cabling exists or can be put in place.

Valid point.

 

[stry8458]

I want to send my WIIM audio out to another small amp with a line in.....that small amp is connected to another set of speakers. What is the best cabled way to do that? No bt or wifi..

 

[Mr Ee]

I want to send my WIIM audio out to another small amp with a line in.....that small amp is connected to another set of speakers. What is the best cabled way to do that? No bt or wifi..

How is this question different from the ones above?

If you don't want the same music to both at the same time then usb out of the wiim amp into a usb dac, then on to the small amp.
Or just get another wiim e.g. wiim pro plus.

 

[EddNog]

So let's map out the hurdles here:
Currently there's a WiiM Amp in the main listening room, which is powering speakers directly.
There is a secondary stereo setup in an entirely different room consisting of a power amplifier and a set of passive speakers.
The WiiM Amp can output digital audio to an external DAC. However, it will cut the audio to its own powered speaker outs if the USB out to an external DAC is used. This will not allow the WiiM Amp to simultaneously play to its own attached speakers and the speakers in the other room. If your intention is to play either the WiiM Amp's powered speakers OR the other speakers, but not both at the same time, then it is doable, by running either a very long USB cable to the DAC in the other room from the WiiM Amp and switching outputs accordingly, or by having the DAC near the WiiM Amp, and then running very very long RCA cables from the DAC to the amp in the other room.

If you want to listen simultaneously to both sets of speakers at the same time, you will need the WiiM Amp connected over ethernet (which I assume it already is) and then another WiiM streamer in the other room, like a Pro, connected via ethernet, then set both WiiMs together as a multiroom group. This will play to both WiiMs at once. A WiiM Mini will not suffice, as it only does WiFi.

-Ed

 

[hgo58]

A WiiM Mini will not suffice, as it only does WiFi.

Why? There are no difference between WiFi and Ethernet, except maybe stability and speed.

 

[EddNog]

Why? There are no difference between WiFi and Ethernet, except maybe stability and speed.

I don't disagree with you, but this is not my thread, and because:

I have a second set of speakers in another room.....they are powered by a small 50 watt Dayton class D amp.I would like the option of sending WIIM amp radio
into this second amp ...how would you do it? I used to have an FM radio and I used the headphone jack but WIIM doesn't have one. My line in on the WIIM are un used at the moment..I want a wired solution only...I am not a fan of wireless signals everywhere in my living environment.... thanks

-Ed