What products you'd like to see WiiM produce?

[Wiimer]

It's up to you to explain why they shouldn't do it. How many more years will they keep their products going, "piling up" old models, etc.?

At this point, I don't see any reason to simply discontinue older AirPlay-compatible devices.

 

[canard]

At this point, I don't see any reason to simply discontinue older AirPlay-compatible devices.

Hopefully, if new products are coming... it will be AirPlay again...
By the way... any new streamers coming soon?
(Ultra, the most recent one, will soon be celebrating its 2nd anniversary)

Wiim is prohibited from discontinuing its old products for how much longer?
;-))

 

[Rocky De Angelis]

Hmm..... you might want to go back and read our posts.... particularly mine about this.

I mean, you just joined... in particular, you might want to read the comments EVERYWHERE in the forums about using external DACs and better audio boards and balanced I/O for

Hmm..... you might want to go back and read our posts.... particularly mine about this.

I mean, you just joined... in particular, you might want to read the comments EVERYWHERE in the forums about using external DACs and better audio boards and balanced I/O for the Ultra

Hmm..... you might want to go back and read our posts.... particularly mine about this.

I mean, you just joined... in particular, you might want to read the comments EVERYWHERE in the forums about using external DACs and better audio boards and balanced I/O for the Ultra.

No. I really don’t particularly want to go back and read every post, particularly yours. While I am sure someone important has designated you “valued contributor” for good reason, I doubt that is for your tendency to tear down the ideas of others. Just a thought. But what do I know? As you said, I am new around here. Perhaps that is a highly valued quality in Wiim forum. Guess I’ll never fit in around here.

 

[TonyE]

It's up to you to explain why they shouldn't do it. How many more years will they keep their products going, "piling up" old models, etc.?

The updates you proposed, better DAC, better output, balanced IO, are great ideas. I completely agree with them.

But, to be honest, you can just simply ignore all of that and run an external USB DAC.

IMHO, the more I think about it, the more I see updates to the firmware ( direct bit perfect to USB ) and fixing WiiM Ultra in the PC so that it's stable and identical in look and feel to the Android version.

 

[canard]

The updates you proposed, better DAC, better output, balanced IO, are great ideas. I completely agree with them.

But, to be honest, you can just simply ignore all of that and run an external USB DAC.

IMHO, the more I think about it, the more I see updates to the firmware ( direct bit perfect to USB ) and fixing WiiM Ultra in the PC so that it's stable and identical in look and feel to the Android version.

Amazing.
;-)
Why, on the contrary, consider using an external DAC?
Its added cost, the cable hassles, especially if it has nothing to do with upstream processing...
the audio section is internal, just slightly improved and enhanced...
We're talking about consumer-grade equipment here, in affordable price ranges... So the idea of improvements that allow us to ignore the "audiophile" use of an external DAC (or consider interesting ADCs like the small pocket ADC on the Toslink input or a more affordable headphone output) is precisely a real driver of development thinking.
;-)
Just thinking about a more mature "ultra " in "audio" without a significant price increase is a nice topic...
;-)

 

[rpt]

Why, on the contrary, consider using an external DAC?
Its added cost, the cable hassles, especially if it has nothing to do with upstream processing...
the audio section is internal, just slightly improved and enhanced...

One reason I can see - and the reason I'm still using my CA DAC is keeping mains power away from the equipment. I personally rather have the mains separated to a wall wart, especially if the enclosures are small and PSU and audio components are relatively near each other. Of course, there are mains purifiers available.

Just thinking about a more mature "ultra " in "audio" without a significant price increase is a nice topic...
;-)

On that topic, maybe a new Ultra with external PSU?

 

[canard]

One reason I can see - and the reason I'm still using my CA DAC is keeping mains power away from the equipment. I personally rather have the mains separated to a wall wart, especially if the enclosures are small and PSU and audio components are relatively near each other. Of course, there are mains purifiers available.



On that topic, maybe a new Ultra with external PSU?

The question isn't about your or my personal " needs".. yours "dada" .. ;-)
And the issue of choosing an external power supply or not isn't related to using an external DAC.
;-)

 

[canard]

A very impersonal reflection on what might be most relevant if Wiim wants to stay in this price range and remain a well-established leader in this range, without necessarily trying to be just a challenger in the higher price range where actors are very well established.

Doing better while keeping the price down is a nice challenge.
;-)

 

[harkpabst]

Wiim is prohibited from discontinuing its old products for how much longer?
;-))

End of 2029, as far as software security updates for these products go, even if they are no longer made.

WiiM - Product Security Compliance

www.wiimhome.com

But I think this is no news for you. (-:'

 

[canard]

That's not really related to my point, which was a bit ironic about the idea of necessarily keeping the old models in production... and not defining a new range or withdrawing old references if there are "duplicates" coming...

But for me... it's just a lighthearted exchange of ideas.
,-)

(Anyway... I'm not affected... that's why I'm talking about it freely... Even though it would have been more comfortable to be in a balanced output in my case... Only a 2+2 (and not the real, unavoidable 2+1) could make me even lift an eyelid. ;-) )

 

[hoohoohoo]

That's not really related to my point, which was a bit ironic about the idea of necessarily keeping the old models in production... and not defining a new range or withdrawing old references if there are "duplicates" coming...

The thing that changes the price of fish is when customers stop buying a particular model. Then it makes sense to withdraw one.

 

[canard]

The thing that changes the price of fish is when customers stop buying a particular model. Then it makes sense to withdraw one.

You can decide to remove some to highlight/highlight others... "fresher ones"
;-)

 

[hoohoohoo]

You can decide to remove some to highlight/highlight others... "fresher ones"
;-)

Ah, the fresher fish But a good price for the ones out back.

 

[Achim2026]

Fresh fish is almost always better. Think of Unhygienix!