Question about using two audio sources

[Mrkoolit]

I’m very interested in purchasing the wiim pro but im confused about switching between audio sources. Currently I have an echo dot and tv connected to a 2 port manual switch box that ouputs to my studio monitors. I have to manually switch between two sources.

I was thinking of having the tv connected to the wiim pro and output to my studio monitors. If im playing audio through the tv is it possible to switch to streaming through echo dot/Spotify then back to audio from the tv? Sorry if this is a basic question.

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[Brantome]

You’d have little reason to use the echo for direct streaming as the WiiM Pro acts as an echo when linked to Alexa in its app. You’d just use the WiiM Home app to switch the Pro to wifi rather than line (or optical) input for your tv, doing away with your previous manual switch

 

[Brantome]

Note that the Pro doesn’t have a mic for Alexa voice commands (unless you use a WiiM remote) , nor does it have a speaker like an echo, but needs to be connected to speakers either directly or via an amp/DAC etc.

You can still use a real echo to direct Alexa supported music services to a WiiM device - see the first part of this post (up to where it talks about the echo link/ Roon which needn’t concern you) where it describes the various ways of directing music to a WiiM device using Alexa.

Roon/ WiiM Pro/Amazon Echo Link/ MRM (Multi-Room-Music) Problems Getting Started

I just bought the WiiM Pro and Amazon Echo Link. My intent was to do Multi-Room-Music with an Alexa (MRM) Group. I’ve named the Alexa Group: “House”. To the “House” Group (of 2-Echo Speakers, just to begin), I've included my new Amazon Echo Link also as a Device. I set the Echo Link as “Line...

forum.wiimhome.com

 

[Mrkoolit]

Thanks for answering all my questions! Am I able to switch optical to wifi with the wiim remote or you can only do that with the app?

 

[Brantome]

There’s a source button on the WiiM remote that will cycle thru the inputs and iirc the LED lights will change colour to show which input is chosen, or you can use the mic on the remote to ask Alexa to change input. Or using Alexa routines as per this link, you can ask your echo to change the WiiM’s input.

https://forum.wiimhome.com/threads/wiim-amp.1322/post-33581

 

[Mrkoolit]

Wow very cool! All my questions are answered. Thank you.