WiiM Ultra

Updated on 5/25/2024

Check out this fuller thread about our official announcement of the WiiM Ultra - https://forum.wiimhome.com/threads/meet-wiim-ultra-the-digital-hub-for-your-music.3487/

Updated on 4/19/2024

Hi Team,

We're excited to give you a sneak peek at the WiiM Ultra, your future go-to digital hub for all things music! We're putting the final touches on this innovative product and are on track for a Q2 release. Stay tuned for more updates as we gear up for launch!




Original message by Brantome:
As mentioned in a user reply from the WiiM/Linkplay CEO on the WiiM Fan Page on Facebook, WiiM are developing a new device called the WiiM Ultra which will have a screen, aluminium case and USB audio output. It should be available Q2 2024, so a good five to six months away.

Guess @Smartplug is due a prize (e.g. I'll lay off gently ribbing them about their constant 'when' questions) as I think they first suggested that name a while ago

That's the entirety of the information I have, but WiiM do say they'll release more details in due course.

 

[D1N0]

sound character will deviate based on op-amps used in the output stage. We can hear that.

 

[joffy1780]

sound character will deviate based on op-amps used in the output stage. We can hear that.

Yet no one has ever been able/willing to prove it in controlled double blind testing.

 

[Matterhorn]

Let's not hijack another thread shall we?

 

[D1N0]

There is no arguing with these people anyway.

 

[Brantome]

There is no arguing with these people anyway.

No arguing is a great idea. Can we all try it, please? Subjectivist v. objectivist ping pong must rank with international crochet as the least entertaining spectator sport, well at least from a moderator POV…

 

[bherren]

I think the opposite, the diversity of comments help WiiM build a better user profile, the more the better.

They won’t ‘read’ the comments, they’ll use tools to profile key words, themes and add them to the roadmap

Did I mention VU meters

I prefer a FFT view

 

[Brantome]

I prefer a FFT view

A fast flick thru?

 

[steadyshot]

Yet no one has ever been able/willing to prove it in controlled double blind testing.

No one ever wow … How do you know that?

 

[Brantome]

No one ever wow … How do you know that?

Can we just let this lie please - these arguments are never productive nor illuminating

 

[Smartplug]

Can we just let this lie please - these arguments are never productive nor illuminating

Let them say what they want and see who has more intellectual. Go get them tiger!!

 

[Lvnmuskoka]

Personally I'd like to only read posts from Wiim about the Ultra, not useless banter about dacs, etc...
Can Wiim posts be made extra bold and eye catching, so it's easier to skim past all the crap to find the important stuff?

 

[Wiimer]

Personally I'd like to only read posts from Wiim about the Ultra, not useless banter about dacs, etc...
Can Wiim posts be made extra bold and eye catching, so it's easier to skim past all the crap to find the important stuff?

If you only want to read staff posts, please refer to this article.

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[Alexandr_2023]

The screen looks tiny to me. Now Audiophonics makes a streamer with a decent size screen:
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My opinion: A decent screen size is simply not needed there! Instead of a screen there is, for example, an iPad

 

[GiBo61]

the screen is the most compelling feature for
me, without this I wouldn’t be interested… or my fellow audio enthusiasts in my social circle.

Audio gear isn’t just about sound… here’s me hoping the screen can do VU meters!!!

I agree, but here the screen is so small! Unless you use it as an audio device on the desktop of your home office, I guess it will be almost useless in a more conventional HiFi setting.

 

[Brantome]

I agree, but here the screen is so small! Unless you use it as an audio device on the desktop of your home office, I guess it will be almost useless in a more conventional HiFi setting.

Post in thread 'WiiM Ultra'
https://forum.wiimhome.com/threads/wiim-ultra.1731/post-49005

 

[Steve Woodhouse]

Somewhere in these 65 pages, I’ve got it in my head that it’s a 3.5” screen. Is that right, or did I just imagine it?

 

[Steve Woodhouse]

Personally I'd like to only read posts from Wiim about the Ultra, not useless banter about dacs, etc...
Can Wiim posts be made extra bold and eye catching, so it's easier to skim past all the crap to find the important stuff?

The issue is that the Ultra necessarily contains a DAC. Saying we shouldn’t be discussing that is like saying let’s get back to talking about this new car, I’m fed up with all the talk about the engine.

Obviously, we can’t be 100% sure as to the standard of the DAC. But WiiM’s Pro Plus measures as transparent, and that didn’t happen by accident. They clearly engineered it that way, and know what they’re doing. So when they say the DAC in the Ultra is better that in the Pro Plus, I find it difficult to believe it won’t be excellent.

By the way, please remember this. People have been clamouring for some time for a DAC with PEQ, a sub out and bass management. Even without the streaming capabilities, the Ultra looks like it will be an incredibly well-featured DAC, which is impressive in itself. If Topping or SMSL had released a DAC with all the features of the Ultra, there’d be a huge noise about it.

 

[Brantome]

Somewhere in these 65 pages, I’ve got it in my head that it’s a 3.5” screen. Is that right, or did I just imagine it?

The press releases/web reports said a “glass-covered, 3.5-inch color touchscreen”

 

[Steve Woodhouse]

The press releases/web reports said a “glass-covered, 3.5-inch color touchscreen”

Cheers, I’m not going mad, then.

 

[castalla]

The only streamers with a usable screen are probably the Rose Hifi models, eg. https://www.supersonido.es/p/rose-rs201e

... but these come at a high price!