The competition doesn't sleep

[taube Taube]

there is always this line of force...
wiim linkplay does not come from audio...

Now it's very much intertwined... You can't do without software. Historically, FiiO releases a buggy product to the market, then tries to fix it or supplement it, and then abandons it and removes it from production, and the client is left with a product that barely works. I say this as an owner of the UTWS5. And the hardware in this device is excellent.

 

[slartibartfast]

Now it's very much intertwined... You can't do without software. Historically, FiiO releases a buggy product to the market, then tries to fix it or supplement it, and then abandons it and removes it from production, and the client is left with a product that barely works. I say this as an owner of the UTWS5. And the hardware in this device is excellent.

Does the FiiO have Squeezelite? If so you can do without software . On the other hand you just buy a Raspberry Pi instead of the FiiO and save loadsamoney.

 

[castalla]

Does the FiiO have Squeezelite? If so you can do without software . On the other hand you just buy a Raspberry Pi instead of the FiiO and save loadsamoney.

Or if it's just too cheap & Chinese, splash out on something like a Naim streamer for a few thousand euros/dollars

 

[mastach]

I've sent you a DM.

@kdhuk: Could you pls also send me the files?

I've searched the web and found this from Riva:

We are actively working on a an app update in which you can update the FW and Cast directly from the app.

 

[Deleted member 14928]

What HiFi - I know, I know - has another compliment for the Ultra. In its recent comparison WiiM and Cambridge driving in circles round the Nodes and the entry Audiolab.

 

[kdhuk]

15365.142.10100
. .. (or 15365 as shown on Google Home)

Cast update to 1.52.272222

Update link -

Firmware Updates — Riva Audio

www.rivaaudio.com

For anyone, coming across this thread in a search for updating Riva speakers, be aware that the new Riva Audio app is now available on the PlayStore (and maybe on the IOS App Store ?). This will now update your speakers in a much easier way directly via the app itself

 

[jfbuk]

The USB output may be of particular interest to some. The NE-2 got a very positive review on ASR

Products

ARSY

arsyaudio.com

 

[merifon]

The USB output may be of particular interest to some. The NE-2 got a very positive review on ASR

Products

ARSY

arsyaudio.com

It seems a good piece of hardware but as usual, ASR doesn't go in depth to user interfaces, regarding compatibility and versatility that are the best features of WiiM.

 

[Vignus]

No I am going by early reviews

LOL are you saying you compare and talk about something you never heard?

 

[hgo58]

Is this the CD player people have been asking for?

A Rising Hi-Fi Maker Just Dropped a Do-It-All Affordable Amp for Modern Audiophiles

It's a gorgeous "just add speakers" amplifier. There's even a variant with a built-in CD player.

www.gearpatrol.com

 

[Erebus]

Is this the CD player people have been asking for?

A Rising Hi-Fi Maker Just Dropped a Do-It-All Affordable Amp for Modern Audiophiles

It's a gorgeous "just add speakers" amplifier. There's even a variant with a built-in CD player.

www.gearpatrol.com

Looks like a great all-in-one option with the CD version.

 

[Valentino]

Yes. One box. All the functions. Just add the passive speakers you like, and maybe a cool looking turntable for show.

 

[Pragmatist]

And a very, very attractive pricing..

 

[castalla]

Two points

1. Bluetooth transmit?

2. CD metadata lookup & display?

 

[canard]

Yes. One box. All the functions. Just add the passive speakers you like, and maybe a cool looking turntable for show.

just "modern" mini hi-fi system...not speakers like I used to see...but the famous, essential big screen...
;-)
(For an economical approach, the market is full of small second-hand mini hi-fi systems...plus a Wiim mini...and there you go...
)

 

[pieterv1]

And it'll do Plex the proper way

 

[slartibartfast]

just "modern" mini hi-fi system...not speakers like I used to see...but the famous, essential big screen...
;-)
(For an economical approach, the market is full of small second-hand mini hi-fi systems...plus a Wiim mini...and there you go...
)

I wonder if it has decent VU meters

 

[canard]

I wonder if it has decent VU meters

probably the first thing their team studies when the screen is set .....
;-)
(It's funny, I see it firstly fir big screen, while available on our tablets and phones, a planned obsolescence and a fragility)

 

[jfbuk]

I wonder if it has decent VU meters

The promotional video does show a multi-bar spectrum analyser showing on the display panel

 

[canard]

The promotional video does show a multi-bar spectrum analyser showing on the display panel

hihi