Wiim amp ultra vs Wiim Ultra + Wiim vibelink

[Ricardo.Faustino]

Hello,

I have a Wiim ultra and i want and amplifier for my setup

Should i buy the vibelink, or buy the new Amp ultra and sell the Ultra that i have?

What are the main diferences? The sound is the same?

Thanks,
Ricardo F.

 

[harkpabst]

Hello,

I have a Wiim ultra and i want and amplifier for my setup

Should i buy the vibelink, or buy the new Amp ultra?

What are the main diferences? The sound is the same?

The WiiM Vibelink Amp is WiiM's power amplifier meant to compliment the WiiM Ultra.

The WiiM Amp Ultra is an all-in-one system duplicating most (but not all) of the Ultra's functionality. I see no point in adding an Amp Ultra to the Ultra.

 

[Ricardo.Faustino]

The WiiM Vibelink Amp is WiiM's power amplifier meant to compliment the WiiM Ultra.

The WiiM Amp Ultra is an all-in-one system duplicating most (but not all) of the Ultra's functionality. I see no point in adding an Amp Ultra to the Ultra.

The WiiM Vibelink Amp is WiiM's power amplifier meant to compliment the WiiM Ultra.

The WiiM Amp Ultra is an all-in-one system duplicating most (but not all) of the Ultra's functionality. I see no point in adding an Amp Ultra to the Ultra.

I don't want to keep the ultra if i buy the amp ultra. The question it's between buyin the vibelink, or just use the new amp ultra

 

[harkpabst]

I don't want to keep the ultra if i buy the amp ultra.

Sorry, I didn't read carefully.

By selling the WiiM Ultra you would mainly loose the phono input and the headphon output and (most probably) some money. The one and only thing the WiiM Amp Ultra can do better than the WiiM Vibelink Amp is dealing with low impedance speakers (like below 3 ohms). It also takes up less space than the Ultra + Vibelink Amp combo, of course.

It's up to you and your priorities.

 

[Wiimer]

And the Amp Ultra is bundled with a excellent aluminium Remote 2

 

[harkpabst]

And the Amp Ultra is bundled with a excellent aluminium Remote 2

Oh yes!

 

[dominikz]

Having one device less is an upgrade in itself in my eyes!
An unpopular opinion in audio enthusiast circles, I know, I know...

 

[Burnside]

Having one device less is an upgrade in itself in my eyes!
An unpopular opinion in audio enthusiast circles, I know, I know...

And one less power connection to find…

I quickly lose count of the usb and power cables I have to drive my tv, router, isp modem, fire tv devices, echos, Philips hub, hive heating hub, harmony hub, amp, numerous WiiM devices, raspberry PIs etc all along one unit in my living room…

 

[Machiavelli]

'cable fit' as a new feature request?

 

[AlanB]

Depends on whether you need a dedicated phono input and a headphone socket, as the Amp Ultra doesn't have these whilst the Ultra does.