Stereo subwoofers

[Chris Bolkan]

Hi Wiim team!

I just bought the Wiim Ultra (hasn't even arrived yet), and I've been reading and learning all I can about it. I already have a feature request. You might consider it a corner case, but I think it may be doable and it would be awesome for more people that you might think. It would really be a combination of two feature requests, so it may not even be possible with just a software/firmware update....but I'll ask anyway.

1) The first feature would be to implement simultaneous outputs.... analog and digital.
2) The second feature would be to implement stereo crossovers

Doing this would make the ultra one of the most powerful solutions out there for high end audio. It would enable me to hook a second DAC up to the digital output and extract stereo bass for stereo subs. This would be my use case.
Another use case would be folks who want to bi-amplify two way speakers. It would really open up the capability of the Ultra.

Thanks for your consideration

Chris Bolkan

 

[Chris Bolkan]

I would LOVE to experiment with open baffle woofers to cover 50-250 Hz or so. I would not want to give up the feeling of actual physical displacement that my infinite baffle subwoofers provide, but I can imagine COMPLETE elimination of room nodes with open baffle mid bass! That would be AWESOME. My system has room nodes for sure and I would love to be rid of them, but the IB subs offer far more benefit than drawback from my perspective. But I never considered adding OB to cover mid-bass.

Wow! Another thing to play with if the Ultra could be set up to bi-amp!

 

[Poultrygeist]

You can easily bi-amp using a preamp or DAC with two pair of outputs or just use Y cables off single outputs to feed each amp. Open baffle speakers are not nearly as room dependent as box speakers. They do need at least 3 feet from walls.