Warning: avoid purchasing Sonos

dtc said:
I would agree. If Wiim would get DLNA casting working I could use my Sonos system pretty much just as a set of speakers and use Wiim Home for my app. I have little interest in replacing my Sonos speakers. And, I have a Sonos sound bar for my TV and to provide music for a large open living area. The sound bar also controls 2 rear Sonos speakers. I don't see any easy way to replace that functionality with Wiim.
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Use LMS and you can integrate Wiims and Sonos into one system
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jjue1979 said:
My beams were replaced with passive soundbars and WiiM Amps--used Pinnacle Quantum QP9 in the Living Room because I had room for a subwoofer and a Dayton Audio BS41 in the Keeping Room because I don't have room for a subwoofer there without going in-ceiling (not good wall space without pipe, electrical, or exterior insulation interference). My Playbase in the master bedroom now has a WiiM Amp and an Atlantic Technology 3.1 HSB sound base, and I use the built-in subwoofer. I currently don't have surround sound in any room at my wife's request because she hates it, although I wouldn't mind WiiM adding a surround option so that I can upgrade from 2.0 or 2.1 to 3.0 or 3.1 to use the center channels in the soundbars and soundbase.
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That is the hitch for me. I want surround speakers and I do not see any way to do that with a Wiim setup.
 
dtc said:
I would agree. If Wiim would get DLNA casting working I could use my Sonos system pretty much just as a set of speakers and use Wiim Home for my app. I have little interest in replacing my Sonos speakers. And, I have a Sonos sound bar for my TV and to provide music for a large open living area. The sound bar also controls 2 rear Sonos speakers. I don't see any easy way to replace that functionality with Wiim.
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I know it is ridiculously easy to criticise Sonos at the moment but I have always been pleasantly surprised by how good the lowly Beam sounds when playing music, either through its internal streamer or via LMS. Not as good as a bespoke WiiM/separates setup, of course, but still perfectly acceptable.
 
dtc said:
I would agree. If Wiim would get DLNA casting working I could use my Sonos system pretty much just as a set of speakers and use Wiim Home for my app. I have little interest in replacing my Sonos speakers. And, I have a Sonos sound bar for my TV and to provide music for a large open living area. The sound bar also controls 2 rear Sonos speakers. I don't see any easy way to replace that functionality with Wiim.
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DLNA casting seems like a pipe dream at this point unfortunately.
 
I would imagine that DLNA casting is inherently difficult, because you are dealing with equipment from different manufacturers who may not all implement the standard in exactly the same way. In any case, this thread out of all others should exemplify the dangers of releasing software before it's ready.
 
I had the DLNA Beta on my amp months ago. This was when I could use the amp as an airplay transmitter. My device was whitelisted. The Beta worked well DLNA it showed up in the audio out section and could send audio to my Roam from the cd player. Only problem was I couldn’t get any new features because I was on a Beta firmware. Once I got off the Beta my device was no longer whitelisted and the airplay transmitter feature was gone. Never to return with an equivalent feature. Hopefully we get a resolution soon.
 
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