No doubt it's a good chip, but I am curious what and if the a power supply will be provided this time? For my Wiim Pro, I had to use my own USB charger. I am under the impression that power supply may affect the sound quality if it's a lousy one, so will Pro+ get a better power supply?I have to admit that with the WiiM+, choosing AKM, they did a good job. At least it's a serious chip.
The yield remains to be seen considering the general architecture.
Still, it's a good step forward.
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I hope it is still 5v so I can use my ifi power x. A really excellent choice
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Omg… let’s not start over this 
The power supply makes a difference if you use the analog electronics - Internal DAC output, analog output stage. IF one uses Toslink out, the power supply does not matter, unless it really is very bad, which is not the case with WiiM.
Are you asking for WiiM Pro+ or just better power supply? I think $20-30 should be reasonable?
I had to move my WiiM Pro to a power conditioner, instead of butting a new power supply, which is not ideal if I have to move it somewhere else.
While I agree, but maybe WiiM can mass produce one and offer it as an upgrade option?
Pro was my first Wiim so I was just caught of guard a bit
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The pre release Pro Plus I have looks identical to my Pro, so unless the release unit is radically different, I’d say no. However, I do have these fitted to my Pro merely for how they look: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07JNQT449/
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No I am not kidding . Little feet could be incorporated in the body to raise the unit.
It needs a Qualcomm QCC 5125 Bluetooth chipset
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I'd want the Taylor Swift version, I'll ask for that in the feature request thread.Of course...everything is possible. I would love WiiM offering a Pro with an airbrushed portrait of George Harrison. But my fear is others would prefer Charlie Watts.
To return to seriousness WiiM would have mentioned that in their release announcement.
I have 2 pairs of decent BT headphones.
The first are a pair of Bose QC35s which only have SBC. I was using these for convenience with a BT transmitter dongle hanging from headphone socket on an amp. Sound isn’t bad but the range of the BT transmitter was poor. If I walked into my kitchen about 6-7 metres and opened the fridge I’d lose signal. So I invested in a better BT transmitter. An Avantree Oasis something which has much better range. Problem solved.
The Avantree supports SBC and also AptXHD so in order to utilise the higher quality codec I bought a second pair of decent BT headphones. A pair of B&W P7i’s. Unfortunately I can’t use them with the Avantree and AptXHD unless I sit less than 2 metres away and don’t move. If I do move they switch annoyingly back and forth between SBC and AptXHD. Each switch is accompanied with a temporary loss of audio. Neither the Avantree or B&W P7i’s contains a means of “fixing” the codec as SBC. As a result I can only use the B&Ws with my iPhone which is SBC only.
BT is convenient but it’s not great. In my experience AprXHD is a waste of time. My serious listening portable headphone solution is pictured below. It’s a Raspberry Pi Zero powered by a Powerbank and coupled with an Audioquest Dragonfly Black that feeds a pair or wired B&W P7s (not P7i’s). SQ is vastly superior and only slightly less portable. The Pi is running piCorePlayer which contains a Squeezelite client connected to my LMS server. If the WiiM Mini had a USB out it could replace the Pi.
Did you consider mobile DAC / BT receivers like Fiio BTRx or Qudelix 5K?
The WiFi nature of the Pi Zero means vast signal coverage in comparison to BT and it runs Squeezelite which gives me access to my entire library, Qobuz etc. I never looked at the Qudelix but if it’s similar to Fiio my understanding is that you have to load it with music. Yes it’s more portable but at the cost of having to manage the files.
For portable music outside my house I use an iPhone 6s - the last with 3.5mm - an App called iPeng and a VPN to my office which provides full LMS or alternatively Qobuz app. If I know I’m travelling with no signal - plane etc - then I’ll use Foobar2000 on the 6s and a small local library.
I’ve just looked at the Fiio again and I may be confusing it with something else. It might be something I would use outside the house although I usually take a lesser pair of wired headphones when travelling or the Bose QC35s as the Noise Cancellation is very good.
These devices are not portable players, but as I can see you've realized it already.
