Thinking to buy a WiiM Ultra to connect with Bose Soundtouch 20

[Kees]

The reason I have this in mind is because Bose terminates this Soundtouch line, and the Soundtouch 20 (and other Soundtouch devices) will become useless.

But: is this a good option? Is it just putting a RCA cable from the WiiM Ultra to the Soundtouch 20? And if this is possible, would the sound quality equals the sound of the Soundtouch as stand alone speaker? I listen often to TuneIn.

I hope I can avoid buying new speakers, all suggestions are welcome.

Regards
Kees

 

[d6jg]

Thanks @Burnside, presets with different profiles is the solution!

@d6jg : I did not try Bluetooth because the Bose I now use does not have Bluetooth, the other one has, but I find Bluetoothing not comfortable.

Fair enough. Your SQ problem (if there is one) will be the DAC (WiiM) -> ADC (Bose AuxIn) chain created by whichever WiiM you choose.

Does the Bose have the ability to use a custom URL for an Internet Radio station and if so can you assign it to a preset on the Bose?

 

[Burnside]

Fair enough. Your SQ problem (if there is one) will be the DAC (WiiM) -> ADC (Bose AuxIn) chain created by whichever WiiM you choose.

Does the Bose have the ability to use a custom URL for an Internet Radio station and if so can you assign it to a preset on the Bose?

I get the impression that any software related feature like that will also die next Feb.

 

[Kees]

"I get the impression that any software related feature like that will also die next Feb."

Me too.

 

[mlsstl]

Only thing against Mini is lack of Remote Control which may be important to @Kees. The Pro Plus is lowest model that has a Remote IIRC

Wiim's remote controls work with the Mini -- I'm using one at the moment in my office to control a Mini for background music. The only catch is that you have to buy the remote separately, but they are not very expensive and you can even find them used on eBay.

 

[d6jg]

I asked because the article says the following


I read that to suggest that presets that don’t reference TuneIn, Spotify etc may well continue to work

 

[Kees]

I will not change the Bose presets, and hopefully they stay functioning after Bose pulls the plug.

 

[d6jg]

I will not change the Bose presets, and hopefully they stay functioning after Bose pulls the plug.

I think you should change them to direct connections to whatever Radio stations you use. They are more likely to fail if they involve Bose cloud anywhere

 

[Kees]

I am not able to change them to direct connections. The Bose app does not let me.