Wiim Ultra, my best DLNA streamer

[zh_chx]

Play CDs from a Bluray Player that supports DLNA; Play music from home NAS or PC... wireless, fast, quiet and top quality of sound, highly exceeded my expectation!

 

[zh_chx]

WiiM Ultra can’t play .cda type CD tracks?

 

[simbun]

WiiM Ultra can’t play .cda type CD tracks?

.cda file - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

If you're trying to copy the tracks from your CD to your PC then you need to use a CD ripper e.g. dBpoweramp, EAC.

 

[rccarguy]

WiiM Ultra can’t play .cda type CD tracks?

Use EAC, extract and encode to flac files. Store on NAS

 

[castalla]

I use LMS to play from CD player to any audio endpoint - here's a cd playing to Wiim mini

 

[rccarguy]

I use LMS to play from CD player to any audio endpoint - here's a cd playing to Wiim mini

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How so? USB CD/DVD drive connected to Wiim on USB?

 

[castalla]

How so? USB CD/DVD drive connected to Wiim on USB?

LMS running on mini PC (WIN 10) - CD player connected to PC Usb.
LMS uses CD-play plugin.
Wiim plays via LMS.

Player is a HITACHI-LG

 

[Achim1811]

My CD usage is a bit more complex..
Player on. CD in. Amp on. Speakers connected. Music

 

[castalla]

My CD usage is a bit more complex..
Player on. CD in. Amp on. Speakers connected. Music

But you don't get any track metadata other than number & time - no track titles . Plus, I can switch output to any connected player, eg. Headphones, speakers. The example I show is playing to Bluetooth headphones, but I can just as easily switch playback to a Wiim Pro which drives some powered speakers.

Plus the LG player is very discreet & avoids a large black box effect !

 

[Achim1811]

But you don't get any track metadata other than number & time - no track titles

I know my music. Otherwise the CD was thrown in the bin before. And for the really challenging jobs I have, guess what?

edit and added: My secret weapon for CDs is called "booklet". If I need more information I ask my tablet or mobile.
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[castalla]

I know my music. Otherwise the CD was thrown in the bin before. And for the really challenging jobs I have, guess what?

edit and added: My secret weapon for CDs is called "booklet". If I need more information I ask my tablet or mobile.
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Yeah, but reading a paper insert is so "old skool"

 

[Achim1811]

That's it. I am old school
But now I do not want to offtopic the thread any longer.

 

[jmudrick]

Hmm. I just plug CD player ----Wiim--DAC. If I'm holding a CD I don't need metadata. If I don't want the CD experience I just stream the ripped files or more typically Qobuz/Tidal. Not complicated (??).

 

[castalla]

Plus - using LMS Music & Artist Info plugin, I can even get lyrics (for karaoke evenings )

 

[Hulle Sack]

...that's my todays CD-Session

 

[castalla]

Hmm. I just plug CD player ----Wiim--DAC. If I'm holding a CD I don't need metadata.

Don't forget where you hid the remote

 

[castalla]

...that's my todays CD-Session

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Looks like a RIP to me

 

[jmudrick]

Don't forget where you hid the remote

Uh not too hard. It's not a phone that works anywhere you take it. Thus it sits in top of the CD player or coffee table 6 feet away. As it did in 1989.

 

[Hulle Sack]

Looks like a RIP to me

Yes, I ripped all my CDs in a session lasting several weeks. Every new CD goes into the PC for ripping (and not into the CD player for listening to music). I use fre:ac for this. Then the tracks go to the NAS (and are distributed from there to several PCs as a backup)

 

[castalla]

Yes, I ripped all my CDs in a session lasting several weeks. Every new CD goes into the PC for ripping (and not into the CD player for listening to music). I use fre:ac for this. Then the tracks go to the NAS (and are distributed from there to several PCs as a backup)

Why not just use Quobuz or tidal, then.?