What products you'd like to see WiiM produce?

[adias]

Please can we all get back to the original topic of this thread, which in case people have forgotten is,

What products you'd like to see WiiM produce?​

Any other discussions should be posted in a more appropriate place in the forum.

Of course but not at the price of shutting down voices who hear differently, I’m sure you agree.

 

[adias]

Well the add-on CD transport/ripper (with storage bank) seems like a great idea that has been mentioned already. Call it WiiM Spin…or something.

-Ed

That makes every sense.

 

[Harti91]

Hi.

No need to post the same twice

I think this has been discussed several times before and conclusions were that the additional price for also having the analog parts is minimal compared to having a specific product without it.

If you don't want it, don't use it. It doesn't hurt.

Regarding the optic connection, clock and power supply, that is really not needed. You may (or may not) be able to measure a difference but you will not be able to hear anything different. So save the money for the speakers.

I just wanted to bring this topic up again. Because I love the Wiim products otherwise.

A lot of people are interested in a dedicated Wiim Transporter.

I can't imagine, even with the best will in the world, that a Wiim Ultra would sound completely the same as a T8. I've gained a lot of experience in this area, especially when it comes to power supplies (linear/switching power supplies).

Since I'm going directly into the DSP digitally, I don't need a converter + output stage.

But I do need a better power supply + better clock.

It shouldn't be a problem with my hardware. Acoustically perfected room with SBA, fully active Accuton/Tangband 2-way speakers.

 

[slartibartfast]

I just wanted to bring this topic up again. Because I love the Wiim products otherwise.

A lot of people are interested in a dedicated Wiim Transporter.

I can't imagine, even with the best will in the world, that a Wiim Ultra would sound completely the same as a T8. I've gained a lot of experience in this area, especially when it comes to power supplies (linear/switching power supplies).

Since I'm going directly into the DSP digitally, I don't need a converter + output stage.

But I do need a better power supply + better clock.

It shouldn't be a problem with my hardware. Acoustically perfected room with SBA, fully active Accuton/Tangband 2-way speakers.

What is SBA?

 

[canard]

I just wanted to bring this topic up again. Because I love the Wiim products otherwise.

A lot of people are interested in a dedicated Wiim Transporter.

I can't imagine, even with the best will in the world, that a Wiim Ultra would sound completely the same as a T8. I've gained a lot of experience in this area, especially when it comes to power supplies (linear/switching power supplies).

Since I'm going directly into the DSP digitally, I don't need a converter + output stage.

But I do need a better power supply + better clock.

It shouldn't be a problem with my hardware. Acoustically perfected room with SBA, fully active Accuton/Tangband 2-way speakers.

Acoustically perfected room...
(for power supplies...I'm sure you should share your experience with raam from this forum)

 

[Burnside]

In the jungle, the mighty jungle of products out there, a portable WiiM device called the WiiM Away

 

[QuarryHunslet]

In the jungle, the mighty jungle of products out there, a portable WiiM device called the WiiM Away

It could also come with a protective travel bag that was a Tight Fit.

 

[slartibartfast]

In the jungle, the mighty jungle of products out there, a portable WiiM device called the WiiM Away

Someone already made that joke recently by posting the song video from YouTube. It got no reaction at all which makes me think nobody understood it

Post in thread 'WiiM Sound Picked up techradar's Best of High End Munich 2025'

Sep 28, 2025

People have been asking for WiiM to make a portable speaker, and I've just had an idea for a name.

• Steve Woodhouse

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[jfbuk]

It could also come with a protective travel bag that was a Tight Fit.

Some of us are old enough to remember much earlier versions

 

[EddNog]

You guys should find this funny…

I bought a USB attached CD/DVD reader to plug into my Eversolo T8. First thing I tested was playback. Works great, automagically pulls the album cover art & track names from the cloud the moment it scans the disc and also starts playback on its own. Next I decide to test the ripping feature so I start a rip, and it stops playing—the Eversolo can’t stream music while ripping. Guess that’s fair…

So since my Marantz M1 supports Qobuz Connect on its own, I pull up Qobuz, sync to the M1, and then I go search Qobuz for the same album that I am ripping, only to discover that not only is it on Qobuz anyway, but it is there in high-res 96KHz/24-bit on top of that, so better quality than my own CD.

That’s what I get for choosing Andrea Bocelli’s Sogno as my test album!

-Ed

 

[adias]

You guys should find this funny…

I bought a USB attached CD/DVD reader to plug into my Eversolo T8. First thing I tested was playback. Works great, automagically pulls the album cover art & track names from the cloud the moment it scans the disc and also starts playback on its own. Next I decide to test the ripping feature so I start a rip, and it stops playing—the Eversolo can’t stream music while ripping. Guess that’s fair…

So since my Marantz M1 supports Qobuz Connect on its own, I pull up Qobuz, sync to the M1, and then I go search Qobuz for the same album that I am ripping, only to discover that not only is it on Qobuz anyway, but it is there in high-res 96KHz/24-bit on top of that, so better quality than my own CD.

That’s what I get for choosing Andrea Bocelli’s Sogno as my test album!

-Ed

But… what was the original digital tape? 44.1 or 96? If 44.1 the original may actually be preferable, all depending on how good the upsampling is.

 

[EddNog]

But… what was the original digital tape? 44.1 or 96? If 44.1 the original may actually be preferable, all depending on how good the upsampling is.

How can one even find this out?

-Ed

 

[adias]

How can one even find this out?

-Ed

That CD is pretty old. Likely recorded RedBook. If upsampling that does not preserve original samples is problematic.

Edit: I meant… if upsampling. One can upsample and preserve original samples but it takes a special algorithm.

 

[EddNog]

That CD is pretty old. Likely recorded RedBook. Upsampling that does not preserve original samples is problematic.

Does Qobuz tend to do this?

-Ed

 

[adias]

Does Qobuz tend to do this?

-Ed

Note: I edited the post above. Introduced a if.

Not Qobuz, I do not think.

 

[EddNog]

Note: I edited the post above. Introduced a if.

Not Qobuz, I do not think.

Right, I didn’t think so either. This is one of my reasons for using Qobuz. They also compensate the musicians better.

-Ed

 

[Horsey]

Want to very much see a higher end Ultra or Pro Plus (streamer) with internal hard drive option, emi shielding material, external power supply option and drum roll….

SFP fiber input.

 

[Peet14]

I would like a dac with the top ESS pro chips in a dual mono configuration and a discrete output stage with class A mosfets. And of course a balanced output.

 

[steadyshot]

is there a new streaming dac planned for release this or next year that will be an audiophile version of ultra lets say?

 

[Peet14]

is there a new streaming dac planned for release this or next year that will be an audiophile version of ultra lets say?

I don't know, but I think Wiim will move in this direction. And of course I would like to be one of the first to get it. As I have written, I greatly appreciate the company's technical team.