Wiim Ultra and Qobuz in Thailand

[billd]

Hi - I heard a WiiM Ultra a couple of weeks ago at a HiFi show in Bangkok and liked what I heard. I use Qobuz on my desktop and phone and the staff at the show said that Qobuz Connect will be supported with the next softare update. So yesterday, I went to a hifi shop here in Bangkok to listen to a WiiM Ultra again. At the shop, the sales staff could only get connectivity and sound via Bluetooth. By wifi, it appeard to be connected but there was no sound. At this point they started talking rapidly in Thai and I couldn't keep up. I know they said the Ultra had the latest software and kept mentioning "the codex." They ended up saying that, because Qobuz isn't officially available in Thailand, WiiM devices sold here don't support wifi connectivity. I'm skeptical because we successfully connected via Bluetooth. Can anybody explain why this happened and if there is a fix? Thanks.

 

[billd]

Well, I decided on a different approach. I went to a different hifi shop (at the same Electronics mall) that also sells WiiM products. I was able to connect without any issues. So, I bought one, brought it home and was able to set it up very easily. As a bit of a dinosour, I was concerned but, other than a slight hiccup with pairing the remote, no problems.

 

[EddNog]

Well, I decided on a different approach. I went to a different hifi shop (at the same Electronics mall) that also sells WiiM products. I was able to connect without any issues. So, I bought one, brought it home and was able to set it up very easily. As a bit of a dinosour, I was concerned but, other than a slight hiccup with pairing the remote, no problems.

That first vendor had some sketchy internet access, it seems.

-Ed

 

[billd]

That first vendor had some sketchy internet access, it seems.

-Ed

It seems that way. It's too bad that the store staff weren't knowledeable enough to figure it out.