Updated WiiM Ultra and Amp Ultra Roadmaps Are Here

We just published an updated roadmap for the WiiM Ultra and the WiiM Amp Ultra, and we’ll be updating some other roadmaps soon. You can see the full details on our Help Center (Ultra| Amp Ultra), but here are some highlights and a quick look at where we're headed.

What This Roadmap Represents​

This is a transparent look at what we're actively building, what we're exploring, and what we've recently shipped. Some of these features will land exactly as described. Others might evolve as we work through technical realities and a few might not make it at all. You’ll also notice that there are no timelines, development is a long process and priorities shift throughout the year, so we’re not going to commit to specific timing right now.

We're sharing this openly because your feedback directly shapes our priorities. We watch all the forum conversations, app surveys, and feature requests you share, and use it all to feed into this. So check it out, and we hope there’s something in here you love the idea of!

These roadmaps focus on the Ultra and Amp Ultra first. They're our flagship devices with the hardware to support more advanced features. Where it makes sense and where it's technically feasible, we'll bring capabilities to other products in the lineup. Some features will be Ultra-specific by necessity.


What's Next​

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Display & Interface Upgrades

Input-specific screen layouts that remember your preferences and automatically switch based on active input. Black background mode for album art that blends seamlessly with the bezel. Standby and clock options including permanent clock display during playback with adjustable timeout durations. Direct USB and Favorites browsing on the touchscreen without needing your phone.

Next-Generation Room Correction

BassFit integration automatically aligns time and level between your main speakers and subwoofer for seamless low-end coherence. SurroundFit calibration provides precise automated alignment of front, surround, and subwoofer channels for immersive experiences. RoomFit+ evolution delivers tighter bass response and improved transient handling. CenterFit phantom center creates adjustable vocal enhancement for improved dialogue clarity. Context-aware bass management assigns independent crossover and gain settings per source. Discrete dual subwoofer control enables independent calibration to smooth out room modes.

Smarter Audio Processing

Scenario-based presets for Night, Dialog, and Sports modes powered by our 10-band PEQ engine. Adaptive dynamic loudness using Fletcher-Munson curves to preserve bass and treble at low volumes. Pro-grade filter import from REW or AutoEQ. Advanced profile management for transferring correction data across devices with Expert Mode for weighted measurements.

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Connectivity & Ecosystem

Adaptive source profiles let you customize EQ curves, volume, display layouts, and grouping logic per input that automatically engage when you switch sources. Universal hi-res multi-room with expanded support across Roon Ready and Google Cast endpoints. NAS Mode (SMB Write) transforms the devices into network music servers, managing and transferring files to your USB drive wirelessly. Native Plex integration with Plex control. Complete overhaul of the internet radio engine for faster buffering and higher bitrate streams. Expanded wireless subwoofer protocol to Roon and Google Cast. Support for USB libraries up to 200,000 tracks.

Smart Home Integration

Deeper Home Assistant integration with support for presets and alarms. Native Apple HomeKit and Shortcuts support. Smart input switching that preserves playback context and volume states.

Future Concepts Under Consideration

Specialized streaming integrations for Idagio (Classical), Nugs.net (Live Events), and SiriusXM. Personal cloud locker support for Dropbox, OneDrive, and iCloud, allowing you to stream your collection directly without a physical NAS or USB drive.

What We've Already Delivered​

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Visual personalization with new VU meter styles, dynamic music spectrums, and expanded clock faces. Native WiiM Home App on Apple TV, Google TV, and FireTV. On-glass navigation for local radio and recently played tracks. Home screen widgets for iOS and Android. Precision volume with customizable remote steps. Multi-point room calibration. Per-output EQ. Advanced DAC filter settings with user-selectable interpolation filters (Amp Ultra).

Flexible wireless home theater supporting scalable 4.0, 4.1, and 5.1 channel configurations. Smart presets that trigger complex routines—setting input, volume, EQ, and grouping simultaneously. Persistent grouping for fixed speaker zones. Native YouTube Music support. Completely rewritten USB media engine.

Your Suggestions!​

These roadmaps are a starting point. We're watching your responses, reading the threads, and paying attention to what resonates. If there's a feature you're interested in, say so. If something doesn't make sense for your use case, let us know, but be respectful. Not every feature is going to hit for every person, a feature you’ll never use might be exactly what someone else needs.

We're building this with you, not for you. The difference matters.

Check out the full roadmaps (Ultra | Amp Ultra).
 
agreed - and they're especially helpful l when they're being used so as to convey intent :p
Realizing the clumsiness of my statement, I overused emojis generaly... but here I had deliberately not used them... that was the "provocative humor"... clumsy
 
I've never hidden the fact that I essentially ""wanted "" for Wiim to revisit their machines, drawing on the experience they've gained... to stay within their "market"...
to revisit their first success, the Mini (end of 2021)... but with improved quality, like a Toslink output and dac etc.
(Especially since it would only be useful for fun projects with subwoofers in L/R configuration... )

And a project for a "plus/ultra" machine... same base, with or without a screen, 2 machines...( but "pro" ...out)
just to improve the analog and digital inputs/outputs, headphone ...
just to make it more refined hardware audio.... (in particular the analog inputs and headphone output not expensive to do)
The real missing feature, even for this "market," is subwoofer L/R.. because if it's not taken into account from the start, it can't be bypassed...


And where I feel justified in expressing myself... is that my very personal opinion is simply a thought to help Wiim... For my modest needs... I only need a "plus."

(Pas d exigences, ni surtout d injonctions a wiim...., """ils doivent etc"", et le fameux..."il me faut etc"...."""" mais"a moitie prix des autres marques bien sur""""... les injonctions phantasmées a wiim d aller dans le thdg.."mais a pas cher évidemment "..alors que pour l heure , clairement, wiim n est pas "armé" cote hardware audio)

;-)

(But we all understand that a beautiful screen vumetre fft, or symetrical outputs are "selling points".things that cost a few tens of dollars to do.. and allow you to sell several hundred more ;-))) )
 
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Yep, the same applies to apps like mconnect. You need to keep them running, at least in the background.
Using mconnect to listen to an album in your bedroom while dozing into sleep the phone‘s battery will be drained considerably over night.
I don't know the "mconnect" app but my guess is that you need to have it running when connecting by AirPlay and else not.
 
I don't know the "mconnect" app but my guess is that you need to have it running when connecting by AirPlay and else not.
I‘m afraid this is also true for UPnP use. Mconnect is the iOS equivalent to BubbleUPnP on Android. The problem with mconnect is ithat it‘s actually casting through the app instead of controlling a remote stream.
 
I respect that. :oops:
But if your standards and experience in audio are modest... why not let Wiim have ambitions as a "source of truly high-quality audio," or even benefit from the experience of more expert or demanding people?
It's a shame to drag Wiim down like this...
:cool:
Maybe you have elucidated this in a former post elsewhere in this forum, but I am personally really intested in, what are your experiences in audio production within recording studios?
 
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Maybe you have elucidated this in a former post elsewhere in this forum, but I am personally really intested in, what are your experiences in audio production within recording studios?
My comment was ironic... and I see no reference there to a studio activity.... and so, I don't see the connection with this two things...
 
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The low-volume EQ (a.k.a. "Loudness function") has immense appeal for me because of how much low volume, late-night listening I do (kids' room is directly on top of my listening space). For this function alone, I may actually be willing to fully switch back to my WiiM Ultra (from the Marantz M1, resulting in loss of DIRAC Live), but I need to see how well BassFit and RoomFit work after the recent and upcoming enhancements. Managed to score a pair of Topping B200 monoblocs and I think they'll work great in low gain mode with my E50 II DAC in low amplitude mode since I would have RoomFit set for non-boost mode.

-Ed
 
The low-volume EQ (a.k.a. "Loudness function") has immense appeal for me because of how much low volume, late-night listening I do (kids' room is directly on top of my listening space). For this function alone, I may actually be willing to fully switch back to my WiiM Ultra (from the Marantz M1, resulting in loss of DIRAC Live), but I need to see how well BassFit and RoomFit work after the recent and upcoming enhancements. Managed to score a pair of Topping B200 monoblocs and I think they'll work great in low gain mode with my E50 II DAC in low amplitude mode since I would have RoomFit set for non-boost mode.

-Ed
Don't want to bother you, Ed, but how good is the M1? sound-wise.
And does it really make a difference having virtual mode whilst watching movies?
 
Don't want to bother you, Ed, but how good is the M1? sound-wise.
And does it really make a difference having virtual mode whilst watching movies?
The M1 is a neutral sounding amp with decent power and a ton of gain (I have volume maxed at only 55% and I’m not exactly using horn speakers). Virtual Surround mode is a cool feature, but it really only works well in the sweet spot; if you sit off-center, the 3D effect kind of collapses. I use it when watching stuff alone, but leave it off when enjoying shows or movies with wife and/or kids around. Frankly if the M1 didn’t have integrated DIRAC, there’s nothing special to the sound that you couldn’t get from any decent TPA chip amp, especially with Filter 2 selected (Filter 1 is some sort of Marantz house sound noise-shaping filter, Filter 2 is meant for better measurements).

-Ed
 
@RyanWithWiiM Hey, man just curious--is there any rough approximate guesstimate-ish about when we might perhaps see at least a beta for the, "Loudness EQ," function? Super duper excited for this due to all of my late night/low-volume listening. I'm literally dumping my Marantz M1 w/DIRAC Live for this.

-Ed
 
@RyanWithWiiM Hey, man just curious--is there any rough approximate guesstimate-ish about when we might perhaps see at least a beta for the, "Loudness EQ," function? Super duper excited for this due to all of my late night/low-volume listening. I'm literally dumping my Marantz M1 w/DIRAC Live for this.

-Ed
No timeline I'm willing to commit to right now, but I'll see if the team wants to chime in :)
 
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