What products you'd like to see WiiM produce?

[JeffB]

That's a big-boy CD transport! Lots of empty space. Maybe they can use all that space for a crapton of vibration damping.

Let me clarify...Same width and length with a slim profile

 

[hgo58]

1. Definitely a CD player. Don't make it portable. Don't make it steep. Just a DAC-less CD transport with a front drawer for loading.

And with a LinkPlay module. That would allow it to be linked to the other WiiMs and provide Meta Data just as other linked devices and without taking up a digital input.

 

[EddNog]

And with a LinkPlay module. That would allow it to be linked to the other WiiMs and provide Meta Data just as other linked devices and without taking up a digital input.

A wireless CD transport with automatic Meta Data lookup?!

 

[QuarryHunslet]

A wireless CD transport with automatic Meta Data lookup?!
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Unfortunately, automatic meta data look up is generally very poor, and the results are frequently incorrect, and missing lots of information, and are also full of spelling mistakes.

 

[hgo58]

A wireless CD transport with automatic Meta Data lookup?!

With a LinkPlay module it will of course have network connectivity.

 

[hgo58]

Unfortunately, automatic meta data look up is generally very poor, and the results are frequently incorrect, and missing lots of information, and are also full of spelling mistakes.

It could be the same people use for CD ripping. To my experience it's usually ok.

 

[EddNog]

Unfortunately, automatic meta data look up is generally very poor, and the results are frequently incorrect, and missing lots of information, and are also full of spelling mistakes.

I've ripped a good number of CDs in my time and I'd say I've had reasonable accuracy with most CDs' automatic meta data pulls from the web. Probably 93-97% accurate.

-Ed

 

[QuarryHunslet]

It could be the same people use for CD ripping. To my experience it's usually ok.

That's exactly the problem I'm on about. I'm currently ripping a batch of CDs, and am having to do a lot of editing, and in many cases, completely typing in the track and artist information, as the automatic meta data search is failing miserably.

In addition to this, I am also having to manually source album artwork, in some cases I have to take a photo of the CD booklet, because I am unable to find a suitable image online.

 

[QuarryHunslet]

I've ripped a good number of CDs in my time and I'd say I've had reasonable accuracy with most CDs' automatic meta data pulls from the web. Probably 93-97% accurate.

-Ed

I would think that I'm getting about 25% accuracy from automatic meta data information from the internet.

 

[EddNog]

I would think that I'm getting about 25% accuracy from automatic meta data information from the internet.

Must be I listen to much more mainstream stuff then, if I had to guess.

-Ed

 

[hgo58]

I would think that I'm getting about 25% accuracy from automatic meta data information from the internet.

It's possible to do like dBpoweramp and aggregate data from multiple sources. That gives a high accuracy.

 

[QuarryHunslet]

It's possible to do like dBpoweramp and aggregate data from multiple sources. That gives a high accuracy.

Does that have a version for Mac computers?

 

[hgo58]

Does that have a version for Mac computers?

I think so, why. It's not about that product. Only about the algorithm used to get CD Meta Data. I think they call it PerfectMeta.

 

[QuarryHunslet]

I think so, why. It's not about that product. Only about the algorithm used to get CD Meta Data. I think they call it PerfectMeta.

I would be interested to know where it tries to obtain the CD meta data from.

 

[Roedelheim]

Using it on MACs since I am ripping CDs. In my experience the best solution you can get. There is a free version but even the full version is below 40 €. A no-brainer. Heard a lot of people say the free version is good enough.


Thats what ChatGPT tells:
dBpoweramp typically uses a combination of these databases:

• All Media Guide – high-quality commercial metadata
• MusicBrainz – open-source, community-maintained
• GD3 – premium provider, especially strong for classical music
• Discogs – great for specific releases, vinyl, rare editions
• freedb – older system (now largely replaced, but historically used)

How it works:

1. dBpoweramp reads the CD’s Disc ID (based on track lengths and layout).
2. It queries multiple databases simultaneously.
3. The results are merged using a system called “PerfectMeta.”
4. You get a combined, often more accurate metadata set to choose from.

 

[EddNog]

Does that have a version for Mac computers?

When I rip CDs, I do it on a Mac, and I use dBpoweramp CD Ripper. When multiple entries show up for the same CD in the database, it presents them all for you to pick from.

-Ed

 

[QuarryHunslet]

When I rip CDs, I do it on a Mac, and I use dBpoweramp CD Ripper. When multiple entries show up for the same CD in the database, it presents them all for you to pick from.

-Ed

I think I have tried it on a PC, and it wasn't really any better than how I am doing it now.

 

[EddNog]

I think I have tried it on a PC, and it wasn't really any better than how I am doing it now.

I haven't ripped CDs on a PC for a decade and a half. Works great on Mac with dBpoweramp CD Ripper.

 

[QuarryHunslet]

I haven't ripped CDs on a PC for a decade and a half. Works great on Mac with dBpoweramp CD Ripper.

I will check it out tomorrow, and see if it looks suitable for my needs.

 

[sNc]

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Any insights / plans for Wiim Ultra v2?