Thank you WiiM, but mild concerns for the future

[castalla]

Streaming services will come and go. What they stream I see remaining consistent. WiiM will need to add support for future Streaming companies.

How can they support a service which doesn't yet exist?

 

[onek00lj4y]

Then don't buy one move on

 

[goodmore]

How can they support a service which doesn't yet exist?

The question is how long WiiM will support the current models. Companies like Samsung support TV firmware updates for how long? Two years! After that the Smart TV's stops being so smart. So the question is do you buy the most expensive Ultra or stick with the Mini?

 

[adias]

… So the question is do you buy the most expensive Ultra or stick with the Mini?

The Ultra sounds better.

 

[Hiphiman]

The question is how long WiiM will support the current models. Companies like Samsung support TV firmware updates for how long? Two years! After that the Smart TV's stops being so smart. So the question is do you buy the most expensive Ultra or stick with the Mini?

What you can certainly say is that there is little logic in buying an expensive streamer ($/£1K+) because the hit would be so much higher. And there are so many of these now appearing from established manufacturers.
If the highest fidelity is required then anything from WiiM linked to a high quality separate DAC would seem a financially safer long term option.

 

[slartibartfast]

What you can certainly say is that there is little logic in buying an expensive streamer ($/£1K+) because the hit would be so much higher. And there are so many of these now appearing from established manufacturers.
If the highest fidelity is required then anything from WiiM linked to a high quality separate DAC would seem a financially safer long term option.

Musical Fidelity Encores cost a small fortune and they were completely dropped by Musical Fidelity leaving a lot of irate customers, or more likely "former customers"

 

[Steve Woodhouse]

Then don't buy one move on

That's a particularly pointless, mean-spirited comment, designed to bring more heat than light.

It's clearly obvious that I've already bought one, that I'm very happy indeed with it, that my concern is mild (as per thread title), and that it's probably the same for all 'smart' devices we could buy.

 

[onek00lj4y]

You need to chill then & just enjoy,nothing in this world is guaranteed!

 

[BowsAndArrows]

If I have to get latest WiiM Ultra equivalent in two years time, I don’t mind. WiiM devices are relatively cheap and objectively measure well.

seems pretty wasteful if that's the WiiM team's plan: to make planned obsolescence a major part of their business strategy...

that's why i keep suggesting that WiiM should consider other monetisation models - such as subscription fees for the software, or creating modular physical devices that can be upgraded over time (e.g. socketed SoCs or something similar). the modular hardware in particular would really shake the whole industry up and create long term customer loyalty...

many people also balk at a suggestion like paid software. but the reality is that development costs money, and if it's funded primarily by planned obsolescence of hardware products then it doesn't end up in a good situation for the consumer + the environment...

 

[Pragmatist]

 

[onek00lj4y]

That's a particularly pointless, mean-spirited comment, designed to bring more heat than light.

It's clearly obvious that I've already bought one, that I'm very happy indeed with it, that my concern is mild (as per thread title), and that it's probably the same for all 'smart' devices we could buy.

The just enjoy you're happiness with the Wiim then.

 

[Steve Woodhouse]

The just enjoy you're happiness with the Wiim then.

As you’ve now replied twice to the same post, perhaps you’re the one who needs to be moving on.

 

[onek00lj4y]

As you’ve now replied twice to the same post, perhaps you’re the one who needs to be moving on.

Yes you're correct as always

 

[Steve Woodhouse]

Yes you're correct as always

So glad you’d noticed.