Wiim Pro coax output issues.

[audiobliss]

Started getting intermittent drop outs from my Pro last week. It has gradually gotten worse, so I decided to trouble shoot yesterday.
I checked ethernet cable by switching to Wi-Fi, swapped coax cables, fed my dac with another coax source. Then finally switched to optical out from the Pro and there was no issues.
So, the old Pro has developed a open connection probably where the coax jack is connected inside. Maybe I will try opening it up and take a look.

 

[7pilot]

I think my Pro is faulty.
I cast microSd files from a Sony NW A306 to the WiiM pro, then COAX out to a Chord Qutest to an Audiolab 7000A.
I get corruption on certain 24 bit FLAC files.
When I cast from the same Sony/microSD to a Chord Poly/Mojo2 to the amp, there are no issues.(No WiiM Pro in the chain.)
Looking at Other streamers looks pricey.
I bought the unit in july 2023 but for the life of me, cannot find the receipt or recall where I sourced it.
May try a Pro Plus and repurpose this as a mid-fi line out for casual use.
I really like the app, cannot imagine better.

 

[audiobliss]

Well, I have to admit, my Pro was not the problem . I had swapped out everything except my one month old dac, which I couldn't believe was the culprit.
I finally swapped it out for another one from another system, and the stuttering went away. So after many emails back and forth with the dealer through Amazon, I downloaded the latest firmware that seems to have fixed the problem with that dac.
Apparently it was a bandwidth input issue it developed after thirty days.
So, it's back in the system and running fine with the Pro for the past four days.

So if you're using a separate dac, and start having drop outs , check out the dacs firmware, the problem is not nessecerily the cheap Wiim Pro.

 

[jfbuk]

Hi,
I may have missed it , but out of curiosity, what was the model of dac that proved to be the problem ?
Thanks

 

[audiobliss]

Topping D70 Pro Sabre, the manual actually has a solution that supposedly addresses that issue.
But since the new Dac had no bandwidth issues for thirty days, I didn’t think it was the problem.

 

[7pilot]

Thanks WiiM.
MConnect on Android now talking nicely to the Pro.
Next target is the skipping during FLAC track playback on VLC Android.
No mean feat as I suspect the Sony Android DAP is a glitchy device....very slow, and also has a dangerous sound volume issue with Audioquest dragonfly DAC.