Wiim Sound Lite 4-speaker setup for Retail Store?

[wts3849]

I apologize for my ignorance in advance as I am totally new to smart sound system.
I am thinking of buying 4 Sound Lite speakers for my 800 sq. ft. retail store. I am going to be streaming songs from my Windows laptop over Wifi.

My questions are:
1. Do I need any of the Wiim Amps to connect between the laptop and Sound Lite speakers? Or just Wiim app and Google Home should do it?
2. Is it possible to stream from Laptop? I can't seem to find Google Home app for Windows.
3. Is it possible to setup multiple stereo pairs? Like 2 sets of 2 speakers in stereo. Or maybe a 4-speaker surround setup without center and sub? I am asking because I saw many people saying linked multiple speakers won't sound as good as the stereo set.
4. Are there better options/recommendations for a retail setup? Wiim Sound Lite seems perfect for me because I won't have to run long speaker cables and I never liked bluetooth connections for streaming music.

Any comments will be greatly appreciated.

 

[wts3849]

Thanks for the detailed info.

To summarize, if you create a group for WiiM devices in the Google Home app, you can cast SUNO to that group using the Chrome browser on your PC. I've confirmed this works with four WiiM devices. I haven't tested extended playback, but so far, no issues have occurred. Playback works normally.

However, it seems the SUNO web version doesn't support repeating all songs in the library. Pressing the repeat button only repeats one song. Therefore, for extended use in a store, you'll likely need to populate the library or playlist with a large number of tracks. But shuffle playback worked.

Here are the setup steps:

1. Enable Google Cast on all four WiiM Sound devices.
2. Create a speaker group in the Google Home app on your smartphone and add the four WiiM Sound units to it.
3. Open Chrome on your PC and cast to the group.
4. Play music on SUNO.

No Chromecast device or additional devices are required. Once the Google speaker group is created, your smartphone is no longer needed.

Holy Great Mother of God...

This is the exact information I was looking for over a week... Thank you so much, Wiimer! I am really glad I brought the question to the forum.

The fact that I don't need a Chromecast is a huge relief. I found out the 3.5mm jack Chromecast Audio goes for $80 used/refurb, while the newer 4K HDMI version goes for $15 new. It just does not make sense...

I really appreciate all of you guys for the tremendous help. You guys are great. Now I gotta think about how to prevent from getting the speaker stolen at the shop as Ronnie advised. (Yes, my shop will be in the center of downtown Los Angeles. lol)

Thank you again, all!

 

[Wiimer]

Holy Great Mother of God...

This is the exact information I was looking for over a week... Thank you so much, Wiimer! I am really glad I brought the question to the forum.

The fact that I don't need a Chromecast is a huge relief. I found out the 3.5mm jack Chromecast Audio goes for $80 used/refurb, while the newer 4K HDMI version goes for $15 new. It just does not make sense...

I really appreciate all of you guys for the tremendous help. You guys are great. Now I gotta think about how to prevent from getting the speaker stolen at the shop as Ronnie advised. (Yes, my shop will be in the center of downtown Los Angeles. lol)

Thank you again, all!

You're welcome.

There are three 4mm screw holes on the bottom of the WiiM Sound. You may want to secure it with anti-theft screws or attach a chain lock.

 

[wts3849]

Thank you, thank you, thank you... You really have all the answers ready. You are even better than AI. lol.
Thanks again!