Wiim Sound Lite to replace Dali Oberon 5's

[rccarguy]

Ah! Sez you. That explains a lot.

Yup those damn laws of physics getting in the way.

8" subwoofer will be ok in a bedroom system but for medium/large room won't be sufficient.

Also phone microphones aren't accurate in low frequencies so the EQ measurement from a phone could make it worse, should give a warning about that.

 

[Giro413]

@Mr Ee Thank you for this elaborate replication of my intended Wiim Sound setup

That pretty much does it for my intentions of getting the Sound Lites to use in a 2.1 setup with the Ultra as the main source.

I could perhaps live with a bit of a deterioration in sound from my Oberon 5's, but any lagging or out of sync-business is a no go.

Wonder if this is something Wiim might improve on, but for now I am steering clear of the Sounds.

Thanks again!

 

[Mr Ee]

Thank you for this elaborate replication of my intended Wiim Sound setup

No problem.
I think wifi combined with the low delay is the killer here.
I may try it again later with all devices on ethernet.

I have previously used the following setup without those sync issues, but not very often and not recently, so I'll give it another whirl later.
Tv optical out to wiim pro, optical group delay set to 70ms, a 2nd wiim pro in the group, both pros on ethernet.

 

[hgo58]

No problem.
I think wifi combined with the low delay is the killer here.
I may try it again later with all devices on ethernet.

I have previously used the following setup without those sync issues, but not very often and not recently, so I'll give it another whirl later.
Tv optical out to wiim pro, optical group delay set to 70ms, a 2nd wiim pro in the group, both pros on ethernet.

To have any chance of getting two WiiM Sound in sync and in phase you have to connect both to the same smart switch (local routing) via Ethernet. Anything else will have too high network jitter to allow the LinkPlay software to keep it in sync.

 

[harkpabst]

Could I not use any sub, as I would be keeping my Wiim Ultra in the setup?

I would not use the WiiM Sound or Sound Lite purely as active speakers with the WiiM Ultra. It doesn't make sense to pay for three streamers and DSPs.

I also don't believe that the sound quality and specifically the dynamics could match your existing speakers.

Your wife should have gotten used to them by now. If not, tell her you are thinking about getting a pair of EPIKORE 11 or KORE. As a compromise and sign of good will you can offer to stick with your current speakers, instead.

 

[ja2025]

I think user experience and opinions will differ based on their preferences, expectations, room size, etc... Being in a 2 bedroom apartment, my living room is not too big and a stereo pair of WiiM Sounds with a Sub Pro have been more than fine to me as my main music setup. I do have an ultra in another room but I have not tried the TV setup with the Sounds.

 

[harkpabst]

I think user experience and opinions will differ based on their preferences, expectations, room size, etc... Being in a 2 bedroom apartment, my living room is not too big and a stereo pair of WiiM Sounds with a Sub Pro have been more than fine to me as my main music setup. I do have an ultra in another room but I have not tried the TV setup with the Sounds.

Sure!

But if I remember correctly, @Giro413 has a somewhat bigger room to fill with good sound, with a pretty high ceiling.

Getting the right gear for your actual listening conditions is the number one rule nobody seems to be willing to obey.

Apparently, you did.