What products you'd like to see WiiM produce?

Would love to see Wiim develop a battery powered version of the new Wiim sound. This would be the addition of a built in internal rechargeable lithium pack as a base beneath the Sound….similar to the Sonos move, it would be a mobile version of the sound you could take out on your deck, in the back yard…or even on a tailgate party (via Bluetooth). I have 2 Sonos Moves that I use weekly on our deck in the warm months. They’re the only remaining Sonos gear I own as I’ve converted all my in-house zones to Wiim. I think Wiim would sell a ton of these things.
 
Ok, really getting the itch for an Ultra II that will terrify the Eversolo T8 and match up well with the Volumio Rivo+.

Think WiiM is ready for it. Do it, WiiM, do it!
 
Horsey said:
Ok, really getting the itch for an Ultra II that will terrify the Eversolo T8 and match up well with the Volumio Rivo+.

Think WiiM is ready for it. Do it, WiiM, do it!
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I currently use my Ultra at my desk, and and Mini fit my headphones downstairs. It’d be nice to move the Ultra downstairs, but I’m not doing that just to buy another Ultra, I’ll wait for an Ultra II for the desk, or stick with the Mini downstairs.
 
I don't know if anyone has mentioned it, but a headphone amp with HRTF cross-feed implemented in DSP might be nice. Likewise, crosstalk cancellation for speakers would be nice in the amplifiers or even in the streamers.
 
harkpabst said:
Why? There's no reason an internally fully balanced device would perform better. It can be exactly the opposite.

The advantages of a balanced connection (in those rather rare cases where they might be needed) can be fully realised with devices that are internally single-ended. Everything else is a myth.

Sure enough, XLR connectors are superior to RCA connectors mechanically and electrically. They also consume quite a bit of space and - believe it or not - are totally uncommon with home Hi-Fi gear, except for us Internet nerds.
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I feel like I should clarify my point of view.

I'm not against a flagship digital streaming pre-ceiver at all. Balanced outputs, why not? Dual ES9039Q2M, sure. It's just not that all this would be mandatory for the Ultra. It could be implemented in an upmarket device.
 
harkpabst said:
I feel like I should clarify my point of view.

I'm not against a flagship digital streaming pre-ceiver at all. Balanced outputs, why not? Dual ES9039Q2M, sure. It's just not that all this would be mandatory for the Ultra. It could be implemented in an upmarket device.
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As long as the E-class exists, you can always opt for that at the Mercedes showroom, regardless whether the S-class is there or not, so long as they don’t cease E-class production.

-Ed
 
I‘d love to see a Sound Lite in a more classic design. A solid housing with only a front grill.
The current Pod design is kinda clumsy.
It may have been interesting when it was introduced by Apple (or was it Amazon?) but I think it‘s time to ditch it. It always reminds of one of those scent dispensers in restaurant toilets.
 
EddNog said:
As long as the E-class exists, you can always opt for that at the Mercedes showroom, regardless whether the S-class is there or not, so long as they don’t cease E-class production.
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Exactly.
 
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QuarryHunslet said:
The front grill would have to extend around the sides to cover the tweeters.

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What might be interesting is a simpler design with a single instead of dual tweeters, intended for use in stereo pairs and multi-channel systems.

Dual tweeters might be fine when a speaker is used standalone (to try and achieve some illusion of width), but when the speaker is used to reproduce only a single channel in a stereo or multi-channel system, dual tweeters result in both an interference pattern in the horizontal dispersion and a directivity mismatch with the woofer. IME this degrades stereo image stability and causes excessive brightness in the stock tuning.
 
dominikz said:
What might be interesting is a simpler design with a single instead of dual tweeters, intended for use in stereo pairs and multi-channel systems.

Dual tweeters might be fine when a speaker is used standalone (to try and achieve some illusion of width), but when the speaker is used to reproduce only a single channel in a stereo or multi-channel system, dual tweeters result in both an interference pattern in the horizontal dispersion and a directivity mismatch with the woofer. IME this degrades stereo image stability and causes excessive brightness in the stock tuning.
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And then you sound like a 4-eyed pig.

-Ed
 
Aquaman said:
I wasn‘t saying it should be the same technical design.
Both opticly and sound wise I‘m quite fond of my stereo pair of Bluesound Pulse Flex 2i. If only they were running on Linkplay software🙄.
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I am used to the design and features of the RIVA Arena, and would like to see a WiiM version.

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