WiiM Ultra unboxing, setup, and best features after 2 months

[@De132an]

Excellent.

[@JosephTongret]

Thank you so much for this video! The software overview and discussion of the most useful features in your case was extremely helpful. Subscribed and liked👍

[@kaamostech]

Thanks a lot.

[@eddelarie8161]

There is one thing with the Ultra I find strange, and that is it is loosing its Room Audio settings every time. Can take a few hours or a few days. Not mentioning Ultra e-arc not working for me, it is an excellent preamp. Joined by 2 AudioFossi monoblocks, it works at least 16 hours all day every day here.

[@kaamostech]

What do you mean by Room Audio settings? But yeah, it's not perfect. Hopefully they can fix most of the glitches in FW. This lost network issue hasn't happened for a few weeks now while it was daily in the beginning.

[@wallstreetcrash1]

Thanks for posting.. KCB🇬🇧👍

[@Thaivacationer]

If you enable subwoofer crosover frequency, does it work for coax out as well or only analog. Does sub output work together with coax out? I would like to use coax out to my dac for main speakers and sub out for the sub.

[@kaamostech]

Good questions. I never tried it as I moved to analog output when I got the sub. Check WiiM forums if you find the answer. A note though that if you use external DAC with the sub out, you cannot use volume control in the DAC because otherwise the sub volume won't adjust. So you need to use the WiiM volume control. It doesn't necessarily make much difference but some prefer full-scale signal to their DAC and adjust volume there or after.

[@Thaivacationer]

@@kaamostech Thank you for your reply. That is not a problem I use streamer as a digital preamp as well.

[@rookie962]

Seems a lot more complicated to use than the Yamaha WXC-50.

[@kaamostech]

I would say basic use is simple but it does have quite some more advanced features.

[@Thaivacationer]

Do you find this streamer a good one? I must say I'm disapointed with wiim pro. Software is worse than logitech from 20 years ago. Volume control is a pain, browsing home share is a heavy task, have to be alert all the time, one wrong push of a button and you are back on the start, favorites just disappear. 192/24 does not work, a lot of cracking, only one output at the time... On the same cable Squeezebox touch plays 192/24 without any problems, never throws you out of the music folder. I really don't know what the wiim fuss is about. And I'm comparing it to a 15 year old streamer. However I have to say this sub out function on ultra model is very appealing, since you can use high pass filter for monitors. But otherwise I would never think of switching to wiim.

[@kaamostech]

I don't really have experience with other streamers, I used RPi+Roon before. But I don't completely disagree with you. I think the app is pretty good (I've heard lots of streamers have worse app but don't have first hand experience) for browsing device settings and using Tidal. I tried local files (don't have a lot) and it was indeed a bit ancient experience. And I sometimes feel the same with going back that it goes somewhere I didn't expect. I haven't had other technical issues but the network, and that's also been absent for a few weeks now. No audio or volume issues. Don't really use 192/24 though. I also don't understand one output at a time. I think it's a very good product for what I use it for. For a very competitive price. But I also think some things are forgiven because of the price. It's not a premium product. If you dislike the Pro, you may not like this one either.

[@toorop111]

What amps do you have?

[@kaamostech]

Currently I use a DIY amp based on Neurochrome Modulus-86.

[@toorop111]

@ would you say monoblocks are overkill using the wiim ultra?