Set up Wiim devices in 2 homes?

[Adam60]

I recently set up a Wiim Mini to stream music (Spotify and my library) from iPhones to my stereo receiver. It's a very simple setup and it's doing exactly what I wanted.

I have a 2nd home and am considering adding a Wiim Pro to my system there, for streaming from iPhones both to the stereo receiver and to Google Nest speakers. I have 2 questions:

• Can the Wiim Home app accommodate equipment installed in 2 separate homes (and thus on 2 different wifi networks)? I know that there's no formal 'home' setup in the app, but I'm hoping that I can use the app to control the Mini while I'm in home #1 (and my phone is connected to that wifi network) and to control the Pro when I'm in home #2 and on that wifi. Will that work?
• If that will work, can I use the Wiim Pro to play multiroom music through the stereo and its speakers and simultaneously through the Google speaker group? I can't really figure out whether this will work via the Wiim Home app, via the Spotify app, via the Google Home app (by creating a speaker group that includes both the Google Nest speakers and the Wiim), or all or none of the above...

Any insights on those questions would be greatly appreciated!

 

[Burnside]

I recently set up a Wiim Mini to stream music (Spotify and my library) from iPhones to my stereo receiver. It's a very simple setup and it's doing exactly what I wanted.

I have a 2nd home and am considering adding a Wiim Pro to my system there, for streaming from iPhones both to the stereo receiver and to Google Nest speakers. I have 2 questions:

• Can the Wiim Home app accommodate equipment installed in 2 separate homes (and thus on 2 different wifi networks)? I know that there's no formal 'home' setup in the app, but I'm hoping that I can use the app to control the Mini while I'm in home #1 (and my phone is connected to that wifi network) and to control the Pro when I'm in home #2 and on that wifi. Will that work?

The Wiim Home app will only see devices on the local network, so you can use it independently in the two locations.

• If that will work, can I use the Wiim Pro to play multiroom music through the stereo and its speakers and simultaneously through the Google speaker group? I can't really figure out whether this will work via the Wiim Home app, via the Spotify app, via the Google Home app (by creating a speaker group that includes both the Google Nest speakers and the Wiim), or all or none of the above...

Any insights on those questions would be greatly appreciated!

The third option - using a Chromecast group containing your devices. The group will then appear as a target in the Spotify app