WiiM Pro Plus

[Guest1]

Yeah, where’s Darko when you need him

Last seen in a plane from Lisbon to Berlin

 

[onlyoneme]

Guess mine is the white label version then that says nothing at all

Do you think it could be worth 100 k usd in 10 years like Apple devices?

 

[Brantome]

Last seen in a plane from Lisbon to Berlin

Yeah, life can be tough for some

 

[WiiM Team]

Hi, the US Amazon link is now live for those interested in purchasing the WiiM Pro Plus.

 

[Brantome]

Hi, the US Amazon link is now live for those interested in purchasing the WiiM Pro Plus.

Thanks - any news/availability for non US regions?

And good luck with this new device - looks like another winner

 

[Brantome]

Last seen in a plane from Lisbon to Berlin

Time enough to post this placeholder though…

WiiM readies Pro Plus streamer with better DAC | Darko.Audio

It also ships with WiiM's Voice Remote Control.

darko.audio

Hope he gives it a proper run through and video…

 

[Guest1]

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Time enough to post this placeholder though…

WiiM readies Pro Plus streamer with better DAC | Darko.Audio

It also ships with WiiM's Voice Remote Control.

darko.audio

Hope he gives a proper run through and video…

Anyway...I love the doorstoppers

 

[D1N0]

Cheap Audioman:

 

[WiiM Team]

When is the WiiM Pro+ release scheduled?

Launched today on 8/8 on Amazon US

 

[WiiM Team]

Thanks - any news/availability for non US regions?

And good luck with this new device - looks like another winner

There are dealers and retailers who have stock and our UK/EU Amazon listings to be available later this month or early next month.

 

[Brantome]

There are dealers and retailers who have stock and our UK/EU Amazon listings to be available later this month or early next month.

Great - I can let potential UK owners know then

 

[sevencom]

Last seen in a plane from Lisbon to Berlin

I didn't see him here, maybe he is already on Berlim.

 

[d6jg]

Yeah, where’s Darko when you need him

Interesting that you should mention Darko. I’m not aware that he is in line with the measurement brigade in the slightest. As I understand it he relies entirely on his ears and is ridiculed in some quarters as a result. Archimago.
That said I know he is a fan of LMS which brought him to digital music in the first instance.
Who should I trust?

 

[Brantome]

Another lazy piece of journalism, copying parts from the press release without checking further - unaware of imminent Airplay casting and talking of DSD support that I haven’t seen WiiM mention

WiiM Pro Plus Takes on Sonos Port for Half the Price

The $219 music streamer offers upgraded analog converters and can be used to listen to a turntable anywhere in the house.

www.cnet.com

 

[d6jg]

Another lazy piece of journalism, copying parts from the press release without checking further - unaware of imminent Airplay casting and talking of DSD support that I haven’t seen WiiM mention

WiiM Pro Plus Takes on Sonos Port for Half the Price

The $219 music streamer offers upgraded analog converters and can be used to listen to a turntable anywhere in the house.

www.cnet.com

You say lazy but to be fair it’s a complex area given all the possible permutations available to the uninitiated

 

[jeromeof]

Who should I trust?

Well you shouldn't trust Darko - he is like a 'populist' YouTuber - if Measurements fit his narrative he loves measurements e.g. when he got treatment on his new apartment in Portugal he was all over REW and using a calibration mic - but when he needs to review and say something nice about some product that obviously would measure badly he totally ignores measurements.

But he is no different than most YouTubers - some are better than others - some I don't believe even bother to listen to a product - while some like say the CheapAudioman (at least up until now), actually seems to listen and he mostly understands his own limitations (by just listening) but then seems to be well aligned with measurement based results.

 

[d6jg]

Well you shouldn't trust Darko - he is like a 'populist' YouTuber - if Measurements fit his narrative he loves measurements e.g. when he got treatment on his new apartment in Portugal he was all over REW and using a calibration mic - but when he needs to review and say something nice about some product that obviously would measure badly he totally ignores measurements.

But he is no different than most YouTubers - some are better than others - some I don't believe even bother to listen to a product - while some like say the CheapAudioman (at least up until now), actually seems to listen and he mostly understands his own limitations (by just listening) but then seems to be well aligned with measurement based results.

And there you have the dichotomy spelled out in one post.

 

[Brantome]

Interesting that you should mention Darko. I’m not aware that he is in line with the measurement brigade in the slightest. As I understand it he relies entirely on his ears and is ridiculed in some quarters as a result. Archimago.
That said I know he is a fan of LMS which brought him to digital music in the first instance.
Who should I trust?

I just mentioned him as someone who does seem to listen to gear and compare it to other gear he has listened to, not as a measurements guy

 

[d6jg]

I just mentioned him as someone who does seem to listen to gear and compare it to other gear he has listened to, not as a measurements guy

I didn’t think you had. Note the other response

 

[timmo]

I am also inexperienced with ROON.
WiiM team is still very enthusiastic about improving WHA. So it may surpass Roon in the future....?! (Are Roon and WHA apples and oranges?)

The Roon implementation is like Spotify Connect (it just opens up the Roon app when you click on the Roon service in WHA). So there is no ”Roon navigation” within the WHA like you have with Tidal and others. I was surprised a bit when this got implemented that it works this way, but I do really like the Roon app to navigate and play my music.

Still waiting on SiriusXM for WHA and then it’ll be almost-perfect