Wiim Ultra suddenly outputs maximum volume

[EddNog]

I compared both the wiim ultra internal dac (ess9038q2m) and the wiim ultra + smsl ps200 (ess9039q2m) sound and I have a clear preference for the ps200.

I’m happy to use coaxial or optical outputs of the wiim ultra to stay on the safe side as I can’t hear any noticeable difference between any of these 3 digital outputs connected to my external dac.

I hope that this thread (the issue and the probable explanation) will help the community and will be seen by wiim team, as I’m sure I’m not the only one that had or will have this issue with the usb output.

Do your active speakers have a volume control? Maybe find the quietest thing you ever listen to, crank the volume down on the active speakers, max out the volume on the WiiM, slowly turn the volume back up on the speakers until they're as loud as you'd ever want to listen (to said quietest thing you like to listen to), then re-level-match your subwoofer to the speakers, and then from there use the WiiM/Apple TV to control volume. This way, at its absolute loudest, it still at least won't blow your speakers/sub.

-Ed

 

[hassoune]

Do your active speakers have a volume control? Maybe find the quietest thing you ever listen to, crank the volume down on the active speakers, max out the volume on the WiiM, slowly turn the volume back up on the speakers until they're as loud as you'd ever want to listen (to said quietest thing you like to listen to), then re-level-match your subwoofer to the speakers, and then from there use the WiiM/Apple TV to control volume. This way, at its absolute loudest, it still at least won't blow your speakers/sub.

-Ed

Thanks Ed for the tip, unfortunately my active speakers (b&o beolab 6000) don’t have volume control…