Which NAS works well with WiiM Pro?

[simbun]

LMS is very flexible so far as local media is concerned if you install some specific plugins that expand the basic capabilities but for most people the standards are fine. I think your extensive tagging and work to modify Minimserver to your requirements could be replicated in LMS but it would take a lot of work. That’s what I mean by your use case.

I have looked briefly at Custom Tag Importer but the documentation isn't great, and I don't think the customisations are tightly integrated into the standard browse tree, but I'm sure that can cover off some of the customisations.

Your point about UPnP being in use in most components is of course true but it is the very fact that hardly any two implementations are the same that makes other totally predicable protocols a viable and attractive alternative.

So attractive, that in the 23 years since its inception we now have one manufacturer that has chosen to support Squeezelite
On a serious note though, a modern open standard is well overdue, but unlikely.

My view remains that as matters stand UPnP remains virtually unusable on a WiiM with only the WHA as a control point. You need BubbleUPnP or mConnect to do anything more than basic play. Given the vagaries of the UPnP implementations by various device manufacturers I can’t see this situation ever improving.

The WiiM's are first and foremost streaming endpoints, so to get the best user experience you're always going to have to use third-party apps, but I don't think that's any different from any other system really, and I think it's only going to get worse with companies keen to own the interface (advertising space)/data.

I do appreciate LMS but its sprawling nature makes it feel/look very fragile.

 

[simbun]

If a audio product only uses UPNP, then I won't use that device for audio streaming. For example my TV, AVR, Kodi box, BD player - they support UPNP. I don't use them for audio streaming because UPNP is lousy.

And it's your prerogative to feel that way. You're not right, but whatever helps you get through the day.

I would have thought/hoped that any high end streamer, like Hifi Rose or whatever or the £10,000 ones I saw at hifi show, multi thousand pound device has a dedicated music scanning APK app and service (for different NAS type) No freaking way would I buy a Hifi Rose and still use UPNP

Whilst I think most of the high end manufacturers do have server components (to fill in the product line) I think anyone with all but the most basic indexing requirements use UPnP servers, supported by the manufacturers control points e.g. Linn, Naim e.t.c. MinimServer even comes preinstalled with Melco.

 

[Samazar]

Hi guys, so any new developments as of April 2025 in terms of an easy to implement NAS drive solution?

I mainly use Spotify to listen to music via my Wiim Ultra but as a hobbyist I sometimes create my own music using GarageBand. Hence, I'd like to be able to create a folder on the NAS example 'My GB Tracks' which would then have subfolders to sort out different categories example 'Dance', 'Theme' etc. I would then copy my music files in those folders over the network (wired gigabit). My Wiim Ultra would be hard-wired too into the network.

I would then like to access the main and sub folders via the Wiim app (which will be on the same network) and play back the music files. I do not want any graphic or album-like art. I am happy with seeing a list and playing what I want. Can tracks from within those sub-folders be included in a playlists and can those playlists be saved within the Wiim app?

 

[rccarguy]

Hi guys, so any new developments as of April 2025 in terms of an easy to implement NAS drive solution?

I mainly use Spotify to listen to music via my Wiim Ultra but as a hobbyist I sometimes create my own music using GarageBand. Hence, I'd like to be able to create a folder on the NAS example 'My GB Tracks' which would then have subfolders to sort out different categories example 'Dance', 'Theme' etc. I would then copy my music files in those folders over the network (wired gigabit). My Wiim Ultra would be hard-wired too into the network.

I would then like to access the main and sub folders via the Wiim app (which will be on the same network) and play back the music files. I do not want any graphic or album-like art. I am happy with seeing a list and playing what I want. Can tracks from within those sub-folders be included in a playlists and can those playlists be saved within the Wiim app?

My Ultra accesses the Synology NAS no problems in the wiim app, I have set it up.

Personally don't use browse by folder but if I did, it would be within LMS

 

[jfbuk]

I sometimes create my own music using GarageBand.

What device are you running Garageband on ?
If its a Mac then just turn on file sharing for the Garageband folder on the Mac and you should be able to see it across your network including in the Wiim Home app. You just need to be careful your recorded files are in a format the Wiim can handle

Set up SMB file sharing on Mac

Turn on SMB file sharing on your Mac.

support.apple.com

 

[simbun]

I would then like to access the main and sub folders via the Wiim app (which will be on the same network) and play back the music files. I do not want any graphic or album-like art. I am happy with seeing a list and playing what I want. Can tracks from within those sub-folders be included in a playlists and can those playlists be saved within the Wiim app?

Any NAS with a UPnP server will likely fulfill your requirements (Synology are well regarded), even the onboard indexing of the Ultra if that's an option.

As far as I can tell (I haven't been able to verify the onboard indexing as I don't have an Amp/Ultra) you can't add folders of tracks to a playlist through the WHA, each track needs to be added individually. You can add the contents of a folder to the playback queue, but it can't be saved to a playlist.

If you're on Android BubbleUPnP is a good alternative to the WHA.