Using Wiim Ultra as part of PC controlled speaker system for business productivity

[bmoneyAK]

Hi, My work from home setup includes a 3.5mm aux cable coming out of my PC into an AVR into old Costco Pioneer speakers. It's great for Teams and listening to Youtube or Spotify. I'd like to upgrade the system and use something similar to what I do in my living room. I could use Wiim Ultra with a dedicated Amp + good passive speakers. I'm not sure how to connect the Wiim Ultra to the PC. My existing solution is 3.5mm. I don't think this is do-able with Wiim Ultra and I'm not sure it's a good quality solution, either. I'm guessing I would want to use Optical or HDMI. I have unused HDMI port on my Windows PC. What interface should I use to connect the Wiim as an external speaker for my PC? Will there be a delay? I can't have a perceptible delay as the most common use case is real time video chat. How will the quality be?

Thanks!

 

[d6jg]

To avoid any risk of latency go straight from the PC to your amp. There is no point in the Ultra being inline for your use case.

I have in my office
WiiM -> Optical -> Amp
PC -> USB Behringer UCA202 -> RCA -> Amp

Most of the time the WiiM is being used for music but I switch inputs for a Teams meeting etc. I use the mic in my web cam. I can also play other audio from the PC if I need to.

 

[Mr Ee]

Hdmi won't work, it's an arc connection on the wiim, not a 'real' hdmi input.
I'd be surprised if optical in to the wiim caused any noticable delay. I have no lip sync issues with tv optical out via either a pro or ultra and then digital out into another dac then an analog amp.

3.5 mm out from pc will work if you get a 3.5mm to dual rca lead, like the one that comes with the mini.
But yes, the quality will be limited by the pc analog out. Should be fine for chats though.