WiiM Sound or WiiM Sound Lite -and WiiM Ultra connections?

TonyE

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OK. so I'm really confused.

Right now, I would get a WiFi connected speaker to replace my old portable, battery powered Bluetooth. It also runs with a microUSB to keep it charged. on trips I use cast Tidal HiFi to it over bluetooth. It sounds better than nothing... or anything by Bose or Apple. Simple.

So, the use case will be on trips out of home to replace the bluetooth speaker with something that sounds better. The source is an Android phone or Chromebook. Running Tidal. I figure I'll run WiFi.

At home I have a boatload of audio equipment... including FOUR WiiM Ultras driving very, VERY nice DACs over USB. So, I'm sold on the value/performance that WiiM Provides.... but not necessarily on speakers. I use the WiiM Ultras over Tidal Connect and I'm sold on them. Absolutely sold on their bit performance.

I have considered the Brane X but it doesn't provide Tidal Connect.

We're going on vacation in three months, gonna be gone for two months this time... so I'd rather not put up with crappy music for so long.... BUT, I can't carry a WiiM Ultra, a small amp and small Fostex speakers. I mean, I could, but my wife won't be too happy.

So, I'm thinking of going with either a WiiM Sound or Sound Light. But, I'm confused, the more I look into them.

(1) What exactly is the functional difference between the Sound and the Sound Light? I don't use the remotes in our WiiM Ultras except to shut them down.

(2) I will start with a single speaker, if I like it, I might buy a second one to run them in stereo. Can I mix a Sound and a Sound Light?

(3) Do I need the remote to run the Sound? Can I run a Sound without remote or front panel... just as I would run the Sound Light?

(4) How does the WIiM Ultra run with the Sound and Sound Light? I read through the instructions to create a 5.1 set up with two Sounds as remotes and I got to say I'm more confused than before.

(5) What kind of a power brick should I use to run the Sound and Sound Light with a battery?

(6) I don't expect High End sound from them... but... HOW DO THEY SOUND? Honestly.
 
Hey TonyE! Just to answer some of the top easy ones, I'll let others tag in regarding preferences and the like...

1. None. One has a remote and a built in touch screen, the other doesn't. Other than specific screen related features, they do exactly the same thing functionally.
2. Absolutely.
3. No. Primary control is always through the app, the remote just speeds some things up. It does the same thing the remote your Ultras came with.
4. The Ultra is a separate room, just like any other WiiM device, including the Sound and Sound Lite. You can link them together to play the same thing at the same time. You can set up two Sounds as surrounds for the Ultra if you have home theater in mind. You can set up two Sound or a Sound and Sound Lite as a stereo pair. But from a basic functionality in the app, the Sound and Sound Lite will show up exactly the same way your Ultra does right now.
5. Umm... I can't recommend anything, maybe someone else has an idea and can tag in.
6. Good. :)
 
TonyE said:
Thanks..

If I combine a Sound with a Sound Light into a linked stereo pair... will the remote control both of them?
Click to expand...
Yes. Music playback is handled by the group's leader device. The included WiiM Sound remote allows you to control stereo pair playback and adjust the group volume.
 
OK, so then I get a Sound and a Sound Lite.

For power I get something like this...


Actually, I already have one of these. I guess I just need to know how much power the speaker will use under battery power.

I suppose for powering the WiiM Sound I can plug it into an European outlet with a simple plug adapter... the speaker takes 220VAC/50Hz. The battery charger does too. So I don't need a transformer ( I got one of those too... it takes 240/50Hz into 120/60Hz.. )


But since the speaker has a multi voltage power supply I won't need that... I have these too...


We're going for two months to Spain... so that would be a good start. I can drive it with my Chromebook or Android phone running Tidal HiFi.
 
Sound...

I did, but I didn't hear a clear description of the SOUND.

I guess at the price point, it;s not a deal breaker. At worst I can use it when we're out on the porch.

I mean, I got lots of speakers, but in this case I'm not looking for a high end experience, just some nice back ground music that we can enjoy while on a long trip away from home. The old bluetooth speaker just doesn't cut it past two weeks.

We've been thinking of spending a lot of our time travelling between Japan, Spain and home. For Japan we're considering buying a small place, so being an audiophile I have already selected/built the audio system... it will be Pass B1 preamp buffer, 10 wpc Class A amps and ported Foxtex.... most likely with a WiiM Ultra and a Schitt DAC.... but in Spain we'll do the airBnB, so that has to be mobile and better than the old bluetooth I got.

Audiophiles travelling... Thank God for the Internet and WiFi...

Actually, that "Japan" set up is delectable. I set it up from stuff I already got.
 
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OK, I bought a WiiM Sound.

Should be here this afternoon.

I bought it not perhaps for its ultimate sound quality, since it looks like the Sonica Wi-Fi Speaker has better sound, but.... right now there a WiiM Ultra running the small speakers in the Big 2ch rig... ( fancy DAC, custom preamp, amps, fabulous speakers...) and that fills the house.

So... these were my

(1) The Sonica is a bit too big and this is gonna be for going overseas... the 2.5 Kg is heavy though.
(2) I don't need High End sound for this device
(3) I'm using Tidal HiFi and WiiM Home in my phone, PC, tablets and chromebooks so it's a minimal change... just one more device.
(4) I'm used to the ecosystem. This will be our FIFTH WiiM device. Who needs Apple when you got WiiM?
(5) I got homeAssistant to work with the Ultras, so I guess the Sound will work too?

I have one of them heavy duty, very high capacity power blocks ( heavy too... ) that provides AC. I'll try to see how it powers the speaker off its battery.

If it works, I might buy a Sound Lite... because I'm anal retentive and like things in pairs.... monoblocks... chopsticks.. bottles of whiskey...

I assume that just a plug adapter for Spain will be sufficient to plug it in the wall over there? 240V/50Hz.

Does the clock set itself to the time zone automatically when I travel with it?

;)
 
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OK, here it is... running off a power brick, on WiFi 5G.

I have noted that the "settings" interface from WiiM Home (both in PC and Android phone) are different for the Ultras and Sound.

Also, out of the box, sitting on my desk, it's a little boomy, so I cut down the 32Hz equalizer band down a little bit.

Other than that, it was easy enough to install. Took about five minutes with the WiiM Home app in my Android.... The PC application is a bit nuts. I think I'll try it later in the wired network. I like the touch of the analog input.

BEAUTIFUL PACKAGING, BTW... just like Ultras.

I give you. "Number One"




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Hmm.. not working right... from the Android app in my phone... when I select the device setting for the Sound all I get is a blank screen..

If I connect via the PC for device settings I get a screen similar to the Ultras. I can't see a way to pair the remote...
 
TonyE said:
Hmm... remote... do I have to pair it? I can see the light turn on and off when I press buttons, but the Sound is not reacting..
Click to expand...
Yes....
Should have been a step during setup. Did you skip it?

There should be a 'Remote' entry in the main settings screen.
 
OK, reset to factory specs.... the Alexa set up sucks... now I see front panel menu screen.

Where is the "main settings screen"? In the front panel or in Home? OK... front panel... remote paired...
 
The "main settings" sort of sucks... how do I get out to the top menu? Oh, I press hard and keep swiping to the left? It seems to walk through a bunch of menus until I get that "face shot" and then the next menu is the top.

How about a way to move right up to the top menu?

Also, from WiiM Home, in Android, when I selected Device Settings I don't get a menu...

Is there a simple pdf owner's manual I can download instead of the web pages?
 
TonyE said:
How about a way to move right up to the top menu?
Click to expand...
The one with all the circles?
Swipe down from the top.
It'll show for 20 secs, or swipe up again to get back to the previous screen.
 
aagh... Alexa... I don't use Alexa... I use homeAssistant. Oh, well, looks like I was putting some pressure on the remote while I was affixing the label (when you got several similar devices you got to externally 'name' the device and associated remote) and it thought I was talking to it

"You device is not registered..." I still wonder... what is the "associated device app"?

Still... is the blank "device settings" screen from Android WiiM Home a feature? i see this when I select the Sound's Device Settings from the Devices screen.

Interesting... the Chromebook WiiM Home application works.. it shows me the Device Settings for the Sound...
 
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Android running v3.2.1.250506

Chromebook running v3.4.10.2026011214

OK FIXED..

Updated the WiiM Home app to 3.4.13.2026012818

Now I see the device settings for the Sound. Things make a lot more sense now.

Thanks
 
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