I just bought a Wiim Amp, have been very impressed by its build, sound quality, & functions, and am thinking about buying more for other rooms.
My principal concern is longevity of support for App-based controls. The Wiim Amp has an excellent DAC and amplification stage, which could be used with physical inputs for decades. But I worry that basic functions (eg subwoofer on/off) might become inaccessible in future. Also, amplifier functionality is currently limited in locations that lack wifi (eg a holiday home), or if the wifi network fails.
This could be solved if the Wiim Amp serves a basic HTML webpage that provides access to core functions. And if no WiFi or Ethernet network can be found, the Wiim Amp could create an ad hoc WiFi network for this function.
The settings accessible on this webpage could be:
- Select WiFi network & enter password
- Turn subwoofer on/off and select crossover point
- Set standby delay
- Set speaker delays
- Turn EQ setting off/graphic/PEQ, and for graphic & PEQ allow settings to be entered manually
- Set input behaviour (auto switch inputs etc)
- Pair remote control
- Assign remote presets 1-4 to basic amplifier functions (eg select the physical inputs HDMI ARC, toslink or RCA, set to specific volume or subwoofer on/off)
- [less important] set volume light functions on the amp
Implementation of the above will give users confidence in the longevity of the device as an amplifier, even if streaming functions become limited in the future. Thanks for looking into it!
My principal concern is longevity of support for App-based controls. The Wiim Amp has an excellent DAC and amplification stage, which could be used with physical inputs for decades. But I worry that basic functions (eg subwoofer on/off) might become inaccessible in future. Also, amplifier functionality is currently limited in locations that lack wifi (eg a holiday home), or if the wifi network fails.
This could be solved if the Wiim Amp serves a basic HTML webpage that provides access to core functions. And if no WiFi or Ethernet network can be found, the Wiim Amp could create an ad hoc WiFi network for this function.
The settings accessible on this webpage could be:
- Select WiFi network & enter password
- Turn subwoofer on/off and select crossover point
- Set standby delay
- Set speaker delays
- Turn EQ setting off/graphic/PEQ, and for graphic & PEQ allow settings to be entered manually
- Set input behaviour (auto switch inputs etc)
- Pair remote control
- Assign remote presets 1-4 to basic amplifier functions (eg select the physical inputs HDMI ARC, toslink or RCA, set to specific volume or subwoofer on/off)
- [less important] set volume light functions on the amp
Implementation of the above will give users confidence in the longevity of the device as an amplifier, even if streaming functions become limited in the future. Thanks for looking into it!
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