Tech Tuesday: Achieving Bit-Perfect Playback on Your WiiM Devices

[wiimamp user]

@dtc i wonder those wanting bit perfect if they will be offered a cd being played bit perfect or playing perfect with EQ done by someone who knows what he,s changing, to make it , perfect,.... would they choose the bit ,perfect, one? I have my doubts...if you know what i mean.
It begins all by a perfect and well done recording i think..if this , lacks, one would make changes. And then on which hardware you are listening is important too. And bit perfect for what hardware? Because this could influences the sound too.
But a good recording is the start of it all.

 

[slartibartfast]

They make it all so difficult sometimes in this industry..
Bit perfect..and so on..take for instance DSD..what i often heard it seems to be so much better than PCM. But most of the customers just want to have the best quality. Ok better hardware reveals differences more.. i honestly hear difference between a cd and spotify but some dont..even on better hardware they dont? But ok some hear it some dont doesnt matter i do.

If DSD was the best there is why didn,t they record all the music from now on this way?
I know mainstream listens via bleutooth but why not offering the best for those are willing to invest in good hardware.
Its about the recording being made perfect in the first place thats where it starts and then we go to the hardware..dac,speakers.
But i guess how this industry works i guess maybe its often about time and money..

The main reason DSD is perceived as being better than CD etc is probably down to different mastering.

 

[wiimamp user]

Think about this.. the bit perfect playback of a bad recording. Or maybe a recording what could be way better.
Change the recording first but hey..its already on the market.. better work done did cost more money and time but they choose to cut on that.
There goes the bit perfect term..

 

[Wiimer]

That is what I have seen. I certainly know that high resolution files like 24/192 are converted to 24/48 when 2 devices are linked. I think that applies to 16/44 files as well. Certainly something to check. I know maintaining high resolution sample rates when linked has been on the roadmaps for a while.

I believe it was well known that streaming services such as Amazon music will select and play the appropriate file based on the device's performance.

If WiiM is limited to 24/48 by MRM, Amazon will play files up to 24/48. 16/44.1 tracks will play as 16/44.1. if there is a 24/96 or 24/129 track, the 24/48 file will play. My understanding is that WiiM does not downsample Amazon's 24/192 tracks to 24/48.

 

[waves]

Bit perfect dsd is not possible. It converts dsd to PCM.

Thanks. I realize that dsd is converted to PCM, but my question is do all the requirements need to be met in order for Wiim pro to convert? I'm trying to get the device to even recognize the.dsf files. Right now it doesn't even show the files in my folder that are .dsf. I'm ok with the conversion, I just want to play the dsd files.