Wiim Mini and Marantx M-CR610

[terry o]

Hi folks
I've got a Marantz M-cr610 - is it possible to output sound via a connected Wiim mini to Homepod2 speakers?
Many thanks
Terry

 

[Wiimer]

Hi folks
I've got a Marantz M-cr610 - is it possible to output sound via a connected Wiim mini to Homepod2 speakers?
Many thanks
Terry

Hi

Yes, please connect the optical output of the Mini to the optical input of the M-CR610.

 

[Wiimer]

Sorry, how is the Homepod2 connected? Normally I think you would use AirPlay.

 

[terry o]

Yes homepods will only connect via Airplay and was hoping to use the wiim mini as the conduit but not sure how to configure this or even if it is possible?

 

[Wiimer]

Yes homepods will only connect via Airplay and was hoping to use the wiim mini as the conduit but not sure how to configure this or even if it is possible?

I don't use AirPlay, so I'm sure other members will have better suggestions. what is the music source you use for WiiM?

 

[terry o]

The source I was trying to stream is the CD player in the Marantz with the objective to stream the sound to the homepods - I'm not an audiophile or sophisticated so perhaps a dumb question!

 

[Burnside]

No, the WiiM Mini is an airplay receiver, not transmitter: it can’t send audio over airplay to HomePods.

 

[terry o]

No, the WiiM Mini is an airplay receiver, not transmitter: it can’t send audio over airplay to HomePods.

Many thanks - any idea of what would/recommendation? Cheers

 

[Wiimer]

Many thanks - any idea of what would/recommendation? Cheers

If you want to listen to the CD player in another room, you can connect the audio out of the CR610 to the AUX input of the WiiM mini and group it with the other WiiM.

2 WiiMs are required, but Homepod will not work.

 

[Burnside]

Apple is such a closed shop, it’s difficult to achieve what you want. At a stretch, it may be able to do what you want using Lyrion/LMS running on a Raspberry Pi with a suitable sound card and audio input to send audio to HomePods using its airbridge plugin, but that’s not for the technically faint-hearted

 

[d6jg]

Apple is such a closed shop, it’s difficult to achieve what you want. At a stretch, it may be able to do what you want using Lyrion/LMS running on a Raspberry Pi with a suitable sound card and audio input to send audio to HomePods using its airbridge plugin, but that’s not for the technically faint-hearted

The easiest non tech way is to use an old iPhone but you still need an Audio Interface of some type. The most rewarding is definitely the Raspberry Pi route.