You and I have different definition of "reasonable priced" I guessAnd if one of the mainstream well regarded manufactures is known for reasonable priced no-nonsense products it is NAD.
How many NAD components have you owned from the 80s till today?
oh gosh... my M10 has so many random shutdowns and reboots that I lost count. And Roon losing its connectivity, plus the recent firmware fiasco, and BlueOS support promising updates something but never delivers, BluOS 4 is vaporware, Dirac Live Bass Control is vaporware despite promises 3 years ago.The M10 was never in my hands, but I didn't read about bugs.
I think the point is that it is a one box (plus speakers) minimalist offering. It will appeal to a lot of people because of this.In this price range my idea was more a 316bee...
But of course it has no digital ins. My suggestion for people with a quite small budget will be such an analog amp (the internal power supply earns this name), a Cambridge DAC and the WiiM. Maybe the WiiM Pro Plus without the external DAC.
The M10 was never in my hands, but I didn't read about bugs.
Here have been NAD components for decades without the slightest problem. The original 3020 runs still with a staff member. So I can not agree.oh gosh... my M10 has so many random shutdowns and reboots that I lost count. And Roon losing its connectivity, plus the recent firmware fiasco, and BlueOS support promising updates something but never delivers, BluOS 4 is vaporware, Dirac Live Bass Control is vaporware despite promises 3 years ago.
The NAD experience is a total and complete opposite of Wiim's transparency, actively responding to customers and rapidly making improvements, which is a type of company that I will not hesitate buying products from.
I think essentially we are on the same page. No doubt NAD makes solid hardware. It's all their digital software implementation/integration stuff that has gone sideways in recent years, as evident by my M10 V2 with full touch interface, digital ports etc.But, as I mentioned, all this digital things are not relevant for me. Might be a difference.
Not 'WiiM Pro Ultimate'? I'll have to give the nod to @Wiimer for the above suggested name - it's growing on me
So, a "pure digital transport".But, what @Smartplug wants is a WiiM without a DAC.
Unlikely, if it includes a decent amp and psu. A depth of 260mm at most would be ideal for me.The current WiiM devices are 140x140x42 mm, I guess this won't be much bigger
I'm sure they'll take that into considerationA depth of 260mm at most would be ideal for me.
Fair point. I saved the image on my iPad screen and the hdmi slot measured 7mm wide, so the image is probably half size which would make the unit about 200mm square and I guess 80mm high.Unlikely, if it includes a decent amp and psu. A depth of 260mm at most would be ideal for me.
Hi Brantome, teamFair point. I saved the image on my iPad screen and the hdmi slot measured 7mm wide, so the image is probably half size which would make the unit about 200mm square and I guess 80mm high.
I was closeHi Brantome, team
The dimensions of the WiiM AMP are 190mm x 190mm x 64mm. With these measurements, you can conveniently fit four units into a single 3U Rack if you wish to mount them in a rack configuration.