exactly and then it needs a reset of the software sometimes.also sometimes after boot up its tricky to airplay
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Prateek-Epitome
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Anybody got the chance to hear the new Wiim Amp? I heard it on my Lintons. It was a very refined sound, plenty loud, didnt feel underpowered.
ajuvignesh
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Nothing is more frustrating than a working allo spotify connect hiccup during music playback which was working fine for the last 30 minutes.
Prateek-Epitome
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Most probably not
reignofchaos
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For analog output yes for digital nope.
Wiim Pro Plus's DAC is considered to be better than the one in Wiim Pro. However, personally I would prefer to get the Wiim pro and keep the DAC as a flexi option.
MaSh
bpranay
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Someone please enlighten. Why would I need a Wiim just to play the songs on my stereo setup when most of the stereo amps from Yamaha, Denon & Marantz have Musiccast & heos app respectively through which you can easily have wireless playback. Stereo amps also do have inbuilt DAC.
There is Airplay 2 also, Wiim is being marketed nonetheless. What SQ difference one would have with Wiim?
I checked with 2 guys in my circle and they said there isn't much difference in SQ.
Did anyone feel so?
There is Airplay 2 also, Wiim is being marketed nonetheless. What SQ difference one would have with Wiim?
I checked with 2 guys in my circle and they said there isn't much difference in SQ.
Did anyone feel so?
rajivaryan1984
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Hi Kumar which one do you recommend to use with Allo Shanti 3A or 1A.You mean 1A?
Even I had doubt about it , but ppl on wiim forum says its draws max 1.5 A and min 0.5 and p50 is just in middle of it. SO I think it might work
See here
@MaSh already using this.Wiim Pro Power Requirement
For digital output it most probably doesn't matter at all. And in case you use the analog output: The analog section of this device is so bad, you really don't have to worry about the power supply. I did some tests with different power supplies in the past. The cheap switching ones sounded the...forum.wiimhome.com
Yes I did. I did mobile charger vs Allo Shanti and I felt soundstage a bit wider, darker background , crystal clear and a bit more meaty vocals and may be a bit tight bass(But it may be due to isolation applied under speakers too) with Shanti.
I am using with 3A.
kromastorm
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I too have similar question. I have Apple TV (3rd gen). I was exploring the usecase for adding wiim pro. I do not know if there is something that wiim will add on.
gurujee
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Wiim positives (imo & ime)
+ remarkable connectivity (no drops, disconnections, no odd behaviour, works 99.9% time)
+ slightly cleaner midrange (if compared with direct airplay/spotify connect on AVRs)
+ easy setup, plug & play
Wiim negatives-
- not the best as far as SQ is concerned, even at the price they are being sold
- (I felt) warm tonality even with its digital out (supposed to be transparent)
- no wow factor in SQ
- look cheap/ordinary
- just okay build quality
Except the midrange, I found streaming through my marantz avr give me better sound than through wiim (through its coax out to avr coax in). I think should be treated as a nice solution to the old systems lacking the networking/airplay functionality) Apple TV with Avr sounds better than Wiim. Also Apple TV is now streaming bit perfect stereo, no more 48khz
+ remarkable connectivity (no drops, disconnections, no odd behaviour, works 99.9% time)
+ slightly cleaner midrange (if compared with direct airplay/spotify connect on AVRs)
+ easy setup, plug & play
Wiim negatives-
- not the best as far as SQ is concerned, even at the price they are being sold
- (I felt) warm tonality even with its digital out (supposed to be transparent)
- no wow factor in SQ
- look cheap/ordinary
- just okay build quality
Except the midrange, I found streaming through my marantz avr give me better sound than through wiim (through its coax out to avr coax in). I think should be treated as a nice solution to the old systems lacking the networking/airplay functionality) Apple TV with Avr sounds better than Wiim. Also Apple TV is now streaming bit perfect stereo, no more 48khz
been beta testing for a while now the new firmware for Pro adds 'room correction' curve, supports only Apple devices.
wish they give option to set our target curve and to enter PEQ values from other apps like REW/Housecurve automatically, currently you've to manually enter those values, still makes quite a difference. this feature is coming to Android devices with listed calibrated mic support sometime in July.
wish they give option to set our target curve and to enter PEQ values from other apps like REW/Housecurve automatically, currently you've to manually enter those values, still makes quite a difference. this feature is coming to Android devices with listed calibrated mic support sometime in July.
Nero9
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Yes, I was also wondering same. unless we have an old amp which doesn't support the apps. I don't see any benefit.
With any of the Wim devices have anyone tried scanning a large collection of local / downloaded flac / wav collection from network location? Can the device handle the indexing of there are multiple folder levels.
I just did this with my 500gb songs , though no multiple sub folders.
And it's was freaking fast , I am using openmediavault to hold my all songs on raspberry Pi connected to simple hdd.
One quick question
Do you recommend any particular hdd which will have be more durable and reliable in longer term ? thanks
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Yelamanchili manohar
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Iam waiting for the release of the Wiim pro plus super platinum limited edition signature version 
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