pipomolo42
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It can do white, and the other colors don't look like "simple" LEDs, so I think it's an RGB LED, and if I were a bit less lazy, I'd open a feature request to make it configurable ;p
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seems to be sold (maybe at the end of the product's life or end of stock etc.) also without speakers in France...
;-)
Brantome
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WiiM have said here or on their FB page that the LEDs it uses don’t support blue
I just got my WiiM amp and am trying it out in the bedroom system. I was previously running an Apple TV into an SMSL SU-9 DAC and 40W tube amp. The DAC doubled as a volume control so I wasn't using a preamp. I'm repurposing the SU-9 and amp.
So what's the best way to hookup an Apple TV with the WiiM amp. The TV has HDMI eARC and optical out. Right now I have the Apple TV HDMI out into the TV and am running the optical out from the TV into the WiiM. To switch between TV and music on the WiiM app I have to dig a few clicks into the menu to change audio inputs. Is this best practice given my parameters, or is there something slicker?
So what's the best way to hookup an Apple TV with the WiiM amp. The TV has HDMI eARC and optical out. Right now I have the Apple TV HDMI out into the TV and am running the optical out from the TV into the WiiM. To switch between TV and music on the WiiM app I have to dig a few clicks into the menu to change audio inputs. Is this best practice given my parameters, or is there something slicker?
When you turn on auto-sensing for WiiM amp, does it automatically switch inputs?
Ah, yes it does! I set it to WiFi for music. Shut down the app, shut down the amp. I then turned the amp back on, waited for the connect chime, turned on the app and it still said WiFi. Then I selected Netflix on the Apple TV and the app came on, but without the normal Netflix bong. The WiiM app still said WiFi. But by the time I had selected something to watch it had switched to optical and I was getting Apple TV sound. Nice.
I read a rumor that the RCA inputs can be switch to preamp outs? Is that true?
I don't have a WiiM amp, but auto-sensing may not be perfect yet.
Even if you connect the WiiM amp to the ARC of your TV, it will switch automatically when you turn on the auto-sensing of the optical input. You might want to give it a try.
But then how do I get Apple TV on my tv. Would I plug the Apple TV hdmi into the regular hdmi on the tv, then the hdmi eArc into the WiiM amp for sound? I’m not sure how HDMI arc works. Is it hdmi out?I don't have a WiiM amp, but auto-sensing may not be perfect yet.
Even if you connect the WiiM amp to the ARC of your TV, it will switch automatically when you turn on the auto-sensing of the optical input. You might want to give it a try.
Nvm…got it!
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When you say buffer, do you mean that there are gaps between songs? If you are using Chromecast (Googlecast) with YTM, you will not be able to play gaplessly.
You can. After switching the input of the Wiim app to Bluetooth, pair the WiiM in the Bluetooth settings of the phone. Bluetooth allows for gapless playback of YTM.
Yes, the only way to change the SSID of your Wi-Fi is to reset it.
You right.
With ARC, all audio from the TV is played by the WiiM.
However, if you change the way you connect, you may need to change the settings on your Apple TV or TV. That may be a little troublesome.
Mr Ee
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Yes.
Sorry. I found the manual, which answered some of the questions. Should have looked there first. Thank you for the replies.Was I talking to ghosts?
pipomolo42
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If the apple TV remote has volume control, and the apple TV handles HDMI CEC, HDMI CEC and ARC are enabled on your TV, it should all be controllable with only the apple TV remote
- turning on the apple TV should turn on the TV, set it on the correct hdmi input, turn on the wiim amp and set it to the hdmi input
- audio should be played back on the wiim amp, transported via hdmi (not airplay), volume buttons on the remote control volume on the amp directly (tv and apple tv volume are fixed)
- same thing, turning off the apple tv turns off the tv and wiim amp
Also, to start playing music, it might require less clicks: with spotify, I just have to select the wiim amp in the spotify app ans start playing, the amp switches on automatically (of course, then, volume can't be controlled with the apple tv remote
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Brantome
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No, misinformation
That would have been great but I think it needs specific hardware.
I did not know that turning on and off the Apple TV will turn on and off both the TV and the amp. That is awesome. Before, I had the DAC and tube amp that had to turned on and off so separately so everything was connected through a wemo. Now I don’t need it anymore.If the apple TV remote has volume control, and the apple TV handles HDMI CEC, HDMI CEC and ARC are enabled on your TV, it should all be controllable with only the apple TV remote
- turning on the apple TV should turn on the TV, set it on the correct hdmi input, turn on the wiim amp and set it to the hdmi input
- audio should be played back on the wiim amp, transported via hdmi (not airplay), volume buttons on the remote control volume on the amp directly (tv and apple tv volume are fixed)
- same thing, turning off the apple tv turns off the tv and wiim amp
Also, to start playing music, it might require less clicks: with spotify, I just have to select the wiim amp in the spotify app ans start playing, the amp switches on automatically (of course, then, volume can't be controlled with the apple tv remote
Brantome
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As WiiM replied perhaps in another thread the associated firmware is currently in beta for the Pro but should be released next week. They didn’t mention other models at this point but I’d expect it to be rolled out to the mini and pro plus in due course
