WiiM Pro

I’m trying Tidal and Qobuz using Audirvana UPNP into my SuperUniti, but get pauses in playback at anything over CD quality.

I’ve picked up a Wiim Pro in the Black Friday sale for £119. For the price, it’s a significant upgrade to the functionality of my SuperUniti (I’ve never been able to stream Tidal reliably).

Using the supplied optical cable and power supply, the sound is slightly better than the AudioQuest Dragonflly I’ve been using into the SU for Qobuz High Res.
Comparing the UPnP connection using the Wiim and Naim apps, the sound is very close. Disclaimer, my Opera Callas speakers are well over 30 years old, and my ears 73.

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wiim mini and pro now have tidal FLAC hi res.

listening to Aerosmith greatest hits in 96/24 resolution, all I can say is …

WOW !

not a day and night difference, but the small subtle improvements make music so much more enjoyable

Thank you Tidal and Wiim !!!

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Thanks, I’ll get one. I’m using the supplied optical cable, but is there any advantage to upgrading this or using a coax cable? I’m also finding the WiiM app more reliable than the Focal/Naim app for playing my own library over UPnP.

Is coax ‘better’ than optical for a digital cable…?

My Naim DC-1 seems OK. Mind you can get 2 or 3 Wiims for one of those…

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Thanks again. It’s very gratifying to be able to update my SU for such a modest cost.

Naim optimise the coax input, and with a decent 75Ohm cable I find it sounds better than optical. I find no difference at all between different optical cables I’ve tried, so I just use cheap ones. Currently using a DIY cable I made with an offcut of plastic optical cable as the glass one I used before was very stiff and impossible to dress properly.

Thanks, that’s good to know. A Naim DC-1 is a tad over my budget, so I’ve ordered an Audioquest Forrest cable.

When I bought the SU, the dealer cited the number of inputs as one of its advantages. I’ve certainly come to appreciate that.

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Primare NP5 Mk2 a far better option sound quality wise. I use one into my NDX, a really nice uplift in SQ.

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A very positive review of the Wiim Pro Plus by Andrew Everard in this month’s Gramophone.

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Review of WiiM Mini, Pro and Pro Plus in Jan 2024 HiFi-Plus. Issue No 227.
Very positive.

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are you sure about that? as a streamer only into my Chord Mscaler Dave through optical output, I cannot find any performance issue with the Wiim Pro at all.

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I’ve heard that there is a WiiM Ultra coming first quarter of 24. They have already said it will have a screen, aluminum case and USB out.

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