What products you'd like to see WiiM produce?

[rjw]

My immediate thinking is that I’d be amazed if they synched up accurately enough for this to work, but who knows.

Worth a try, let us know how you get on.

It should work

Use of Left & Right Channel settings with Riva Festival speakers

Well, they did a big favor to me that I discussed with their Support back in July. For several reasons I have an all optical audio/video setup where the sound ends up in two (very nice) Riva Festival speakers which have no L/R functionality (and no support as Riva seems to be out of business)...

forum.wiimhome.com

If you can drive the left and right speakers separately with a pair of minis I don't see why you couldn't drive a sub

 

[Steve Woodhouse]

It should work

Use of Left & Right Channel settings with Riva Festival speakers

Well, they did a big favor to me that I discussed with their Support back in July. For several reasons I have an all optical audio/video setup where the sound ends up in two (very nice) Riva Festival speakers which have no L/R functionality (and no support as Riva seems to be out of business)...

forum.wiimhome.com

If you can drive the left and right speakers separately with a pair of minis I don't see why you couldn't drive a sub

That’s great.

Subwoofer wise, it’s not difficult to see how you could use one Mini/Pro/Pro Plus for L/R, and another for a sub, setting high pass and low pass filters on each accordingly.

 

[rjw]

That’s great.

Subwoofer wise, it’s not difficult to see how you could use one Mini/Pro/Pro Plus for L/R, and another for a sub, setting high pass and low pass filters on each accordingly.

Yeah, I'll have low pass on the sub. The potential issue is the lack of a high pass on the LR speakers, all I can do there is EQ -12 for now

 

[Flo]

Did someone already say “Sonos One style wifi enabled speaker”? I need one for the kitchen.

 

[Steve Woodhouse]

Yeah, I'll have low pass on the sub. The potential issue is the lack of a high pass on the LR speakers, all I can do there is EQ -12 for now

I believe low and high pass filter options on PEQ are coming at some point.

 

[cooky560]

If we're talking about new products, a Wiim Amp Pro which is basically the current Wiim Amp but with the dac from the pro plus and an upgraded amp section.

 

[Flo]

Or a Wiim Amp Pre: all the inputs, but no power amplifier. Digital and analog outs.

 

[Steve Woodhouse]

Cooky560 and Flo, it’s pretty much the same thing - except (for Cooky), no built in amp.

But then again, you get to choose your own. Anything from a Fosi Audio V3 for £80 to a Topping LA9 for £800.

 

[Hollywood]

I know this has been brought up before but....

I realize the remote is not IR, but it is a nice size and feel. I would like to see a next tier model that adds IR and the option to use as is OR program (learn) the IR button of another device (amp or receiver) for the +(volume up), -(volume down), and power.

I would imagine a good portion of WiiM users control the volume of their system with an external amp or AVR and have their WiiM set with "fixed" output. I also would not add any buttons. This is a remote that can be used in the dark as it is simple. Any more complicated use would still be done on a screen, but one remote for next, previous, volume, and power would be very handy.

 

[Petevid]

A CD player just with an optical digital output, the same form factor as the amp with a remote.

 

[rccarguy]

I know this has been brought up before but....

I realize the remote is not IR, but it is a nice size and feel. I would like to see a next tier model that adds IR and the option to use as is OR program (learn) the IR button of another device (amp or receiver) for the +(volume up), -(volume down), and power.

I would imagine a good portion of WiiM users control the volume of their system with an external amp or AVR and have their WiiM set with "fixed" output. I also would not add any buttons. This is a remote that can be used in the dark as it is simple. Any more complicated use would still be done on a screen, but one remote for next, previous, volume, and power would be very handy.

Ir control is required, use a universal remote

 

[Hollywood]

Ir control is required, use a universal remote

do you know of one that will control the WiiM with it's (not IR) protocol and learn IR commands?

 

[Brantome]

do you know of one that will control the WiiM with it's (not IR) protocol and learn IR commands?

Nope

 

[Hollywood]

Nope

Thanks. That previous reply does not accomplish having one remote for WiiM functions, and other brand amplifier volume and power unless he can provide an example of one that does.

 

[rccarguy]

do you know of one that will control the WiiM with it's (not IR) protocol and learn IR commands?

If the Wiim protocol is bluetooth? Nope none that I am aware of.

My remote has RF transmitter but unsure if that's the same protocol.

Wiim at least should have IR receiver window (and wiim supply hexidecimal codes) so can import into my editor software.
Or has IR 3.5mm jack so add a IR receiver that I have in my spare bits box.

What'll be great is they allow the Wiim to be changed IR codes in the device, that way could use a Squeezebox remote to control it.

 

[merifon]

I would like to see something like Flex minidsp with Dirac but running at 96KHz and a half the price..

 

[Steve Woodhouse]

A suggestion for something a little left-field.

Take a WiiM Mini or Pro. Strip out the streamer and DAC.

Put in a bit more processing power.

Then have 8 bands of PEQ and room correction, controlled by an app.

Digital in. Digital out. The only DAC for subwoofer, with 1 RCA out.

£150.

I think this would be popular. A lot of people are talking about the Amp and saying how superb it is, because it has 4 bands of PEQ, and you generally don’t get that unless you’re spending 4 figures on an amp/pre amp/streamer, or £500 on a minidsp flex.

Now, at this point you’re maybe thinking, why not just put in a streamer, too. And that’s great. But what I think might be lost on a lot of people with the upcoming Ultra (let’s leave the screen aside for an minute) is that you don’t have to use it as a WiiM “internet content” streamer. With a digital in, it should be a great pre amp/sound processor for any digital input - so it’s a DAC for your CD transport, and it’s a great interface for locally stored digital files.

Do many people with 2.0 or 2.1 set ups who want to start to EQ their speakers and/or correct for their room, but for whom it’s probities expensive, and difficult to find anything with a sub out.

And some of them don’t need a streamer (for internet streamed content).

 

[canard]

what made the first success of wiim was the mini at the end of 2021 , and will correspond to a population... ( "new chromecast audio" obsolete)
perhaps with now experience and hindsight, a mini "mk2" ( "ultimate" ? hihi )would be welcome...
a slightly better dac (ess of the amp?), chromecast-mqa ?..
and a little more ram and power for the future...
at approximately the same target-price..
;-)

 

[PatriX]

I haven't read the whole 40 page thread, so it's possible someone already mentioned it. I'd like to eventually buy monoblocks with at least 200W of musical power, and an "all-in-one" preamp with a dac to go with them. If something like that is on offer from WiiM, I'll buy it from you, if not, I can see it on Hypex
I'd like the preamp to include a phono input for a mm cartridge. And of course all modern hi-res formats, including DSD.

On the other hand I don't require any voice assistants like Alexa and google, I don't like them and will never use them. I don't care for home theater either, I like pure stereo.

Well, it's just one anonymous opinion out of millions... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[cooky560]

I haven't read the whole 40 page thread, so it's possible someone already mentioned it. I'd like to eventually buy monoblocks with at least 200W of musical power, and an "all-in-one" preamp with a dac to go with them. If something like that is on offer from WiiM, I'll buy it from you, if not, I can see it on Hypex
I'd like the preamp to include a phono input for a mm cartridge. And of course all modern hi-res formats, including DSD.

On the other hand I don't require any voice assistants like Alexa and google, I don't like them and will never use them. I don't care for home theater either, I like pure stereo.

Well, it's just one anonymous opinion out of millions... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

This would be cool, however the WiiM brand mostly focusses on fairly priced solutions that provide decent results.

I think a more realistic suggestion would be for them to make an improved WiiM Amp (call it with the WiiM Amp Pro or something), that includes the DAC from the pro plus, a couple of line level inputs, and an upgraded amp section, perhaps moving away from class D.