Pro vs. Pro Plus as a streamer only

[criticowl]

The pro plus has a little more space around the connector.
Some cables don't fit in the smaller recess in the pro.
I think the pro plus also has a little more space around the rca output terminals.

Yeah, too bad that they didn't come out with a WiiM Pro Studio with balanced Neutrik combo connectors. I bought one Pro Plus as a test and I ended up returning it. I won't be buying another as it just isn't worth the additional cost. If you are going to be putting better DAC in, you should upgrade the signal path to be truly balanced, otherwise is just seems like more decorative icing on the same cake.

 

[Malkie]

Yeah, too bad that they didn't come out with a WiiM Pro Studio with balanced Neutrik combo connectors. I bought one Pro Plus as a test and I ended up returning it. I won't be buying another as it just isn't worth the additional cost. If you are going to be putting better DAC in, you should upgrade the signal path to be truly balanced, otherwise is just seems like more decorative icing on the same cake.

This is the reason I keep my Pro cause I have a balanced DAC therefore the Plus is not necessary for me. I don't need the Line Input for my use but it must be good with a turntable

 

[Steve Woodhouse]

I’m just wanting a little confirmation.

There’s talk of future upgrades to all WiiM streamers for more bands of PEQ and room correction.

Is the processing power required to handle these in both the Pro and Pro Plus equal? Is it just the DAC and ADC that’s different? Or is there any possibility that the Pro Plus might be able to handle them but not the Pro?

Any input from @WiiM Support or anyone else would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers.

 

[Brantome]

I’m just wanting a little confirmation.

There’s talk of future upgrades to all WiiM streamers for more bands of PEQ and room correction.

Is the processing power required to handle these in both the Pro and Pro Plus equal? Is it just the DAC and ADC that’s different? Or is there any possibility that the Pro Plus might be able to handle them but not the Pro?

Any input from @WiiM Support or anyone else would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers.

I understand the Pro and the Pro Plus both use a quad core Arm Cortex-A53 64-bit cpu with 512k DRAM, which is double the number of cores and four times the ram the Mini has

 

[Steve Woodhouse]

I understand the Pro and the Pro Plus both use a quad core Arm Cortex-A53 64-bit cpu with 512k DRAM, which is double the number of cores and four times the ram the Mini has

Ah, thanks. So the Pro should be able to hack it if the Pro Plus can, but the Mini…who knows.

 

[audio_nivarna]

You’d have thought that recently manufactured Pro’s would have this too, but I don’t recall anyone having checked or mentioned that.

I just received my pro yesterday, didn't go for the plus as my Marantz PM6007 has an AK4490EQ DAC, and it appears to be using the upgraded casing with the larger opening around the coax socket. I was also surprised to find a remote control included, which I thought only came as standard with the pro+. Very happy for the £149 paid.

 

[bernard23]

The DAC implementation in the Pro Plus measures very well. Whether that's audible or not.....

 

[Brantome]

I was also surprised to find a remote control included, which I thought only came as standard with the pro.

Guess you meant the pro plus

 

[audio_nivarna]

Guess you meant the pro plus

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[wunderkind]

My Pro came with the remote. Unless I was sent the Plus. Which would be a cruel irony since I externalized the digital output and I don't use the remote.