VU meter

[hgo58]

It does however look like you can no longer scroll to it on the display, only select it in the app.

 

[audiobliss]

My uv meter needle also pegs all the way to the right, maybe because I am also using fixed volume, going into my Topping D70 dac, which also has a uv meter which is so tiny, I never use it. Thankfully my McIntosh amp has two large nice ones.

 

[antlestxp]

Last firmware update changes the phono/digital input spectrum animation to a new display with a tiny spectrum animation with a static image.

I don't understand why they put the little one in if it's fake like the one it replaced. They should get rid of all together

 

[harkpabst]

I don't understand why they put the little one in if it's fake like the one it replaced. They should get rid of all together

I don't think so. It's like three small bars indicating wether there is actually an input signal or not. Not distracting, very subtle, yet effective. Just the same as within the WiiM Home App.

I like the new animation.

 

[JaccoW]

The issue is of course that a VU meter was originally used to set the volume for recording. Meaning putting the VU at 100% means the meter is all the way to the right. Usually you would put it at 50-70% so the needle just barely touches the red zone.

If we could actually set the "recording level" you could fix it at whatever level you like.
Now if only we could get one of these sexy VFD diplay lookalikes on the Ultra I would be a very happy camper.

Here are some pictures of VU meters on a couple of cassette decks and taperecorder of mine: