How? I mean, for what it offers it seems quite pricey and the connectivity reviews are mixed.
BTW, I found the WiiM Ultra on Sale here:
https://www.kingsleymall.com/produc...ping&msclkid=180fb926aadc1e2ba383d1257c4fa481
But I've never heard of them and the price might just be too good to for real?
In any event, the way it looks like now is that the WiiM Ultra with a nice DAC... for around 1000 bucks, is a very good sounding proposition. If you look around and can find used and sale items you can walk away nice.... I got the Topping D90LE for 400 bucks... I'm into the Burson Swing with the v7 Classics for 550 bucks and the Nitsch I paid full MSRP. I also got the RME AD/DA FS but, even when I bought it almost brand new used, was still a LOT more.
There are some glitches still using the Ultra from Tidal Connect from a PC... it fails to appear as a device... so I got to toggle the DNS server setting over WiiM Home application... I see the same both on WiFi and Ethernet. This weekend I'll try using static IP addresses over Ethernet, see what happens.
It is indeed a device made for Android devices!
BTW, I found the WiiM Ultra on Sale here:
https://www.kingsleymall.com/produc...ping&msclkid=180fb926aadc1e2ba383d1257c4fa481
But I've never heard of them and the price might just be too good to for real?
In any event, the way it looks like now is that the WiiM Ultra with a nice DAC... for around 1000 bucks, is a very good sounding proposition. If you look around and can find used and sale items you can walk away nice.... I got the Topping D90LE for 400 bucks... I'm into the Burson Swing with the v7 Classics for 550 bucks and the Nitsch I paid full MSRP. I also got the RME AD/DA FS but, even when I bought it almost brand new used, was still a LOT more.
There are some glitches still using the Ultra from Tidal Connect from a PC... it fails to appear as a device... so I got to toggle the DNS server setting over WiiM Home application... I see the same both on WiFi and Ethernet. This weekend I'll try using static IP addresses over Ethernet, see what happens.
It is indeed a device made for Android devices!
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Great price on the Ultra an KM but I did a quick search for reviews and not so great to deal with, buyer beware might be the way to go there.
RIck
RIck
Yeah... thanks... I am having a great time with this little box. I forgot what I was missing when I took out the PC from the main rig and lost bit perfect playback.
Gulp.... I keep thinking that I might have to do a re-thinking of my audiophile priorities...
Hmm.... like perhaps I should simplify my life.... listen to music.... get rid of the three racks, SELL some of the stuff, no need for a stereo in every room... get rid of the hardware habit... Who needs two pairs of Magnepans when one pair has been in the box for five years.... all those amps... all those records...
NAWWWWWWWW
I need another WiiM Ultra for the wife's home office. My daughter might need one too... but WAIT, she's got an iPhone... hmm....
Gulp.... I keep thinking that I might have to do a re-thinking of my audiophile priorities...
Hmm.... like perhaps I should simplify my life.... listen to music.... get rid of the three racks, SELL some of the stuff, no need for a stereo in every room... get rid of the hardware habit... Who needs two pairs of Magnepans when one pair has been in the box for five years.... all those amps... all those records...
NAWWWWWWWW
I need another WiiM Ultra for the wife's home office. My daughter might need one too... but WAIT, she's got an iPhone... hmm....
For those of us who normally have to get up to change the volume on their pre or power amp, it can be done without the sound degrading volume slider.
I found that the pre gain sliders going from -10 to +10db do not degrade the sound.
For me that's plenty db to find my sweet spot of loudness between different tracks and even different inputs.
Most convenient when using Tidal or any other streaming service as the pre gain tap can be left open. Less convenient though if listening to music via the Wiim app library as you have to go to the pre gain tap leaving the library to adjust the volume.
Klaus
I found that the pre gain sliders going from -10 to +10db do not degrade the sound.
For me that's plenty db to find my sweet spot of loudness between different tracks and even different inputs.
Most convenient when using Tidal or any other streaming service as the pre gain tap can be left open. Less convenient though if listening to music via the Wiim app library as you have to go to the pre gain tap leaving the library to adjust the volume.
Klaus
