WiiM Pro AirPlay 2 Receiver, Google Cast Audio, WiFi Multiroom Streamer, Compatible with Alexa, Siri and Google Assistant, Stream Hi-Res Audio from Spotify, Amazon Music, Tidal and More

This product replaces a Teufel Raumfeld streamer which went west. My Audiolab CD player already has a superb ESS DAC and I can stream music us to it using a tablet computer via the USB interface or a TV using an optical cable. It sounds wonderful but the user interfaces on the Tablet and TV are not up to scratch when selecting music from my drives, internet radio and Amazon music. This is the main reason why I bought the Wiim. The user interface is first class and easy to use and learn. You can select music on your drives by, folder, album, artist, and song etc. and the Wiim automatically scans your music drives and sorts the music. Selecting Amazon Music, and Tidal etc. is push button and the most common internet radio stations are push button too. Everything is easy. My CD player has lots of connectivity having 2 optical inputs, 2 coaxial inputs and a USB input via a USB B cable. It also has RCA analogue output and Optical output. The Wiim only has single optical, wireless and ethernet inputs and single RCA analogue input . It has single optical and coax outputs and an RCA analogue output. The connectivity available will not hold most people back but there is no HDMI arc interface. I couldn't resist the temptation to compare the sound quality of the ESS Dac in the Audiolab player and the Wiim by using all of the connectivity available apart from the Ethernet which I don't need. The sound quality of the Wiim is only marginally inferior to the Audiolab, if at all. Maybe my belief that the ESS Dac is better is wishful thinking. I do not play so called "High Resolution" 24/192 music files etc. as I cannot hear the difference to CD quality files. Most people, if not everybody, cannot hear the difference when they are the subject of double blind tests. Most people's amplifiers, speakers and ears cannot handle the theoretical dynamic range and frequency response, there is no need to blast your ears with ultrasonic sound which could damage your hearing. The Burr Brown DAC in the Wiim pro is more than sufficient to reproduce excellent sound quality from CD resolution files. The Wiim pro can take line input from its RCA port, so you can connect a turntable; it converts the input from analogue to digital; the music can then be distributed to other Wiim devices in the house. It works well. However, the Wiim pro does not have a phono input with RIAA equalisation , like the Wiim ultra, so you need an analogue phono stage. The Wiim pro has an equaliser to adjust the bass, mid-range and treble frequencies. The device's functionality is marvellous and I like the fact that it can stream from a local drive: therefore, I can use the tablet to stream all of my stored music wirelessly without using the wired USB interface of the Audiolab. This is a phenomenal piece of equipment at a very reasonable price, and the sound quality is second to none. It has a plastic case but so what , as it is strong and well built. I recommend it highly. For 150 quid you can't go wrong. PS 24 October 2024, I forgot that the Wiim pro will connect via Bluetooth input, but the sound quality will not be as good as wireless or optical input, but Bluetooth will allow you to play music even if you don't have a wireless or ethernet server.

Finally since first signing up (pretty much when it first launched) I've found a device that plays nicely with Amazon music hd! I've tried android boxes, fire sticks, PC's all with DAC's without being satisfied that ultra hd tracks were actually playing in ultra hd! This device definitely is and it sounds incredible! On first opening and switching on for the first hour or so I was decidedly underwhelmed and considering sending back but suddenly it just seemed to open up and sound incredible and continues to do so. I've got it plugged into coaxial in on my Denon PMA-600 ne which is probably a basic amp in the world of hifi but has served me well since buying a couple of years ago and with this device now seems to have opened up and sounds better than ever. My speakers are Q acoustic 3030i which again to hifi buffs would probably be deemed pretty basic but let me tell you to me the whole system even though sounded good before now seems to have come alive with this little device. I've also got my Buzz xrs4900 android box plugged into the optical in on the Wiim which also sounds great and is really handy as I don't have to switch inputs on my amp I can just leave it on coaxial and switch from ethernet in for music to optical in for the buzz box using either the supplied remote or the Wiim app another handy feature being that as the Wiim is usb powered I use one of the spare ports on the buzz to power it. The Wiim app is also great really easy to use I can access all my Cd flac files that I've got saved to hard drives using the home music share over upnp, my preference for doing this is either from my PC or from Kodi on my android box. Whichever way you choose to do this though couldn't be easier with again the sound quality being fantastic. For Amazon music hd I mostly use the remote voice control rather than the phone app which is super easy and my favourite radio stations KEXP, BBC radio 2 can also be launched this way as you can configure them on the Alexa app using Alexa skills. Haven't used Chromecast yet as haven't needed to as you can cast directly from Amazon music app to the Wiim in ultra hd rather than using Chromecast (just look for the little WiFi signal when casting) rather than the Chromecast signal, but I'm sure it'll come in handy when needed. I've probably covered everything I can think of now apart from how they've done this at such little cost in comparison to other devices which cost a lot more and probably don't have so many options is amazing! If you're interested in an all in one option with incredible sound and lots of different options then buy it (trust me you won't be disappointed) Why Amazon themselves haven't come up with something such as this I've no idea?? Well done Wiim (linkplay) 5 ***** EDIT Have now paired with the S.M.S.L SU-1 DAC going through the aux on my Denon amp and the sound is unbelievable! Don't know how wiim and smsl have done it at such low cost when hifi can cost thousands but trust me they sound incredible together!

Absolutely fantastic receiver. Piece of cake to set up with the WiiM app, AirPlay works perfectly with all the Apple gubbins in my house, and TuneIn’s a great addition to the app. Fantastic sound with no distortion. The option to buy the receiver with an extra long Type C cable would’ve been nice.

Great quality and easy to set up. I'm using this as a bridge to stream to an amp in my study. The app is really well designed and the connection process was a 10 out of 10, well thought out software that works first time. The sound quality, for me, is excellent. This is a good product.

For reasons unknown Amazon's review process is mixing up my purchase of the WiiM Pro PLUS with the original Pro, which I've had for a couple of years. I suppose I'll have to offer my thoughts on both... Simple, guided setup via Linkplay's Android/IOS app that integrates all the main streaming services, internet radio and DNLA for files stored on a NAS or in other shared folders. Multiple WiiM devices (Pro, Pro plus, Mini, Ultra and amp) can be used individually or linked for simultaneous multi room playback. There's a built in DAC (TI PCM 5121 Pro/AKM 4493SEQ Pro Plus) and bit perfect optical and coaxial S/PDIF digital output for using external DACs. Optical input is there for hooking up your TV and an analogue A/D input means you can even hook up your vinyl to Bluetooth speakers or multi room playback. It's a shame USB connectivity is missing as this makes using these devices as a desktop DAC or using a USB drive for local storage, but that's reserved for the WiiM Uktra. There are frequent firmware and app updates, with a development roadmap and a forum for help/bug reports and future feature requests. After many updates the app is now pretty slick, stable and easy to navigate. Linkplay claim they have a commitment to user privacy and only collect bug reports if you so choose. I find it disgusting that certain big HiFi brands not only charge an arm and a leg for the equipment, but invade your privacy by data mining with their apps. Set-up and use: The Pro (original) was hooked up to an ethernet cable and was good to go within 5 minutes, consisting of firmware updates, choosing between analogue and digital output, naming the device (which is a nice touch if you want to add more WiiM units in different rooms) and then a short short audio test, select playback quality, finishing with an auto calibration test. Unfortunately I've found appalling latency and dropout with the Pro Plus, which is odd because the WiiM Mini I had in the same spot previously suffered none of these problems. Oddly the Mini displayed a WiFi strength of poor in the app, whereas the Pro Plus states excellent, which makes the issues even more bizarre. At some point I'll try it with a powerline router and an ethernet cable to see if the issue improves. I ditched the included phone charger (yes really) power supply in favour of an official Raspberry Pi power supply, noted for their solid voltage stability and tight ripple current control, so there shouldn't be any power induced stability issues as can happen with computational devices when using a cheap, poorly regulated power supply. Once upon a time, the WiiM devices found my NAS straight away and I was able to access my music library immediately. And then a QNAP firmware update broke that. The basic, free version of Minimserver installed on my NAS has provided a workaround, so be warned if you are intending to use these devices as network players without say, a Roon subscription. Anyway, once an album and track is selected playback is near instant (except for the Pro Plus... Just what is it's problem??) and automatically plays the next track in the folder gaplessly. The issue regarding track order has long been fixed and no tweaking in the app should be necessary. The USB port is purely for powering the device and doesn't support data transfer. Deleting/forgetting/password protecting devices would be a nice addition to the app, just so that no one else with access to your home network can accidentally trigger or mess with another device but there's no word on that. Sound quality... I'll be separating the Pro Plus comments because it has a better DAC and audio circuitry, whereas the original Pro shares much the same implementation as the Mini. Listening to the analogue output of the internal DAC of the Mini and Pro there's a bit of colouration in the mids and bass and fine detail isn't up there with the best. Really it's not at all bad when you consider it's also an excellent streamer for a bargain price and won't disappoint if you're using it as a one box source in a budget system or with Bluetooth connectivity as it's certainly not harsh or overly smooth. Dynamics in better recorded music aren't squashed either. And since the S/PDIF output is bit perfect, you can always hook up a superb external DAC without holding the performance back. According to measurements posted on ASR (Audio Science Review), the Mini and Pro aren't the worst measuring products, but even a humble SMSL SU-1 (which, BTW actually measured as excellent in ASR tests) will improve the sound. Be warned about the dsp EQ: obviously the digital output will no longer be bit perfect (because you're altering the frequency response) but boosting frequencies results in audible distortion, which is backed up by ASR member bench testing and that signal degradation will affect both analogue and digital outputs. You can get away with a small tweak, but you'll notice if you require heavy amounts of EQ. The Pro Plus has greatly improved audio circuitry and offers superior transparency, end of. If you're looking for something with tonal neutrality and fine detail from a one box solution, this is where the extra money goes. Audio Science Review measurements confirm the superior performance of the analogue output, putting it squarely in their "Excellent" tier. High praise indeed. The digital output remains true to the same bit perfect claim as the other models, but there's far less need of it now given the performance of the DAC section. Interestingly, the ASR member tested the Pro with both the supplied phone char... Sorry, power supply, and a battery and found no difference in the measurements, so don't waste any money on an expensive linear "HiFi" PSU thinking the sound will improve, but a well regulated PSU such as an official Raspberry Pi or medical grade unit (for voltage stability and ripple suppression) is always a good idea for extending the life of your electronics. Which WiiM to buy? Well the Mini has always delivered solid WiFi performance, but is slightly lacking in connectivity. But for the price it's a tough one to beat, especially when the bit perfect optical output is taken into consideration. Obviously the Pro Plus is the one if sound quality is paramount, but the WiFi performance is problematic. The Pro Plus has been out for a while and, DAC circuitry aside, is pretty much the same as the Pro, which hasn't been a problem. This leaves the original Pro as the odd one out unless you have bad WiFi and need a device with an ethernet port, and there is improved physical and app connectivity options over the mini. And if an external DAC is used then It's still a damn fine streaming front end. In the end it comes down to price and how good the rest of your setup is. If you're just using Bluetooth speakers, then it's probably doubtful any of these units will hold back sound quality.

I looked into a few options before purchasing this streamer, and as I valued function over form, went for the WIIM. The streamer is a 14x14x4cm, black composite square, and fits easily almost anywhere. Connectivity for its' intended usage is very good and I've used it with both the optical SPDIF and RCA outputs. The output level on the RCA's is adjustable via the WIIM application, meaning that you can, as I've done, actually use the unit plugged directly into a power amplifier if so desired, using the onboard output adjustment as a crude volume control. There's a sole, multi-colour LED on the unit for status which I wasn't originally thrilled with, however after months of usage, I now fully understand why it has been done this way. The single LED is effective for overall status, and all other info is provided via the phone app. The unit supports 24bit/192Khz with the built-in DAC and has a great sound overall. I used the onboard DAC for a few months before a change to a Classe' preamp at which point I started using the SPIDF optical output directly. Both options provided great sound. The unit supports Spotify, Tidal and several other music services. Tidal was the most important to me as they tend to offer the highest fidelity of any of the services and have a huge catalogue of music on offer. The unit can be controlled, for example, by either its' own application which is fully functional and very capable, or by the use of native Tidal applications on other devices by means of Tidal Connect - this is how I connect from my laptop or PC whilst working. If the unit will be placed in an area of poor Wifi reception, and you're going to be streaming in very high resolution, you will find it advantageous to use a cabled internet connection directly to your router for best performance - this is true of any streamer and experience shows this WIIM to have far better WiFi performance than most. The aesthetics of the WIIM are bound to be polarising. If on the one hand you appreciate a compact, capable unit that can be set almost anywhere, provides a full range of features, and offers great connectivity then it should work for you. If, however, you're looking for a unit in a chassis that might blend aesthetically with other high-end HiFi (ie: some streamers come in full-size chassis and have elaborate displays) then you'll probably want to look elsewhere. I'll suggest though that this unit, and the new Wiim Pro Plus offer incredible performance at the price point and are sonically /functionally superior to many units costing 2/3 times as much.

This is a brilliant streamer at a low cost. Setup is simple, the remote control works well (I only use the buttons, I've not tried Alexa) and it works really reliably. Sound quality from the Pro is pretty much exactly the same as the Mini - good(ish), but not amazing. However, I connected mine via its coaxial digital output to my Schiit Modi+ DAC and it now sounds really good! I would say that if you already have a DAC and you enjoy the sound it produces, the Wiim Pro is a great choice and saves you a bit of cash. However, if you don't have a DAC, I would definitely recommend the Pro Plus instead. It has an upgraded internal DAC , which sounds much better than the Wiim Pro and saves you the cost of an external DAC too. Wiim seem to be firing out regular updates to their firmware, which are uploaded to the Pro via the Wiim Home app. All three Wiim streamers (Mini, Pro and Pro Plus) are fantastic value for money and I'd recommend any of them at their price points.

Great little device. Multi inputs and outputs . Played my music from Apple and Youtube music and was well pleased with the sound.

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WiiM PRO offers great connectivity and value to get your streaming content into existing audiophile systems. I considered the whole wim range, but opted for pro with my already high end dac

**UPDATE #2 (2025) - Still super happy with my WiiM Pro. So much so that I just purchased a WiiM Pro Plus to replace the original WiiM Pro, which I've just relocated to another room where it's plugged into a Fosi ZD3 via the Coax port. Reasons for getting a Pro Plus this time around is that I wanted the well-regarded AKM DAC, as it the Pro plugs directly into a 20+ year old Sony receiver via line-out. The regular Pro's lesser DAC is now taking an extended vacation as it's digital stream being decoded by the ESS 9038Q2M on the Fosi pre-amp. Will I hear a difference between the Pro and Pro Plus as channeled through the Sony? Probably not with any of my usual source material. But given that I'm still very happy with my original WiiM Pro after a full year using it to stream tunes (PC -> WiiM via Airplay2 (TuneBlade)) daily in my home office, I thought I'd give the Pro Plus with the AKM and included remote, a chance to impress me further. **UPDATE #1 (2024) So, one super cool feature that the manufacturer added to the Wiim is Room Correction. My Wiim had been boxed up for a few months during & after a move. First, I want to note that it was really easy to reconfigure it for my new home wireless network via the Wiim phone app WITHOUT having to RESET the Wiim itself. I just had to hold the 'play' button on the Wiim until it blinked while I was holding my phone nearby and then I was able to update the Wiim's wireless network info to get it back online. Room correction worked as expected, which is to say the same way it works on other home AV receivers I've owned/used. This is a really cool feature to be added to the Wiim for free as part of a free firmware update. Thank you, Wiim! I should also note that in the 14 months I've owned my Wiim, minus the 4 months it was stashed in a moving box, it's worked fantastically. I mostly use it to stream music via Airplay to a 22 year old Sony AV 5.1 receiver powering a small bookshelf speaker/subwoofer setup. I do occasionally use the built in media player and it works well too - no problems. Wiim updates apply seamlessly, and it's been 100% reliable. Very happy with this purchase and would recommend to anyone thinking about getting one. ORIGINAL REVIEW Got this to replace a Bluetooth receiver that I had plugged into my 20+ year old Sony STR-DE845 AV receiver. The BT receiver works great, but it has a couple limitations: 1 - One is that it when it's powered up, it automatically pairs with whichever device it was last paired with. Because I normally stream to it using an iPad, I can only stream using my iPhone if I go to the iPad and unpair it from the BT receiver, and then I have to the same thing with the phone when I want to use the iPad to stream again. I've been living with this for 4 years, so it's not unworkable, but that I have other streaming targets at home that don't require this has raised the bar a bit as far as my expectations go. 2 - The BT receiver supports AptX and LDAC over Bluetooth, but since I am only streaming from Apple wireless devices I can only do AAC over Bluetooth since Apple doesn't support AptX or LDAC (and probably never will). The quality of AAC over Bluetooth is pretty good, but it's not CD-level quality playback which is what you get with a WiFi streaming protocol like Apple Airplay. The ability to play CD quality music streams from my iPad or my iPhone was the main reason for my purchase, and the WiiM Pro does this perfectly as an Airplay 2 receiver. Also, re: Airplay I figure that the protocol spec & implementation for Airplay isn't likely to change (there may be enhancements, but the existing spec should remain the same), so Airplay should always be available for streaming music to the Sony receiver. And that brings me to another great feature of the WiiM Pro, which is its ability to act as a standalone network streamer with native support for several streaming music services including Amazon Music, which is what I use. Initially, I thought I might find the WiiM's software UI (as installed on my iPhone & iPad) to be less than polished, but so far the software seems to work well. The biggest advantage to using the native streaming apps on the WiiM is that the stream quality can be much higher than 'just' CD quality that Airplay 2 supports (16-bit/44.1kHz - Amazon Music HD supports up to 24-bit/96kHz for some tracks, IIRC). The WiiM Pro app seems to work fine for streaming Amazon Music, and the menu looks the same as the one I use for streaming Amazon Music to to some modern Yamaha AV receivers MusicMatch app. Overall, this seems like a good device. The only open question is whether and how well WiiM will support it with necessary fixes/updates when needed!

A few months ago I purchased a pair of Kanto YU4 speakers for my bedroom, replacing a muddy sounding Roku Streambar. I was so taken with the stereo sound of the Kanto that I added a Shield Pro (mostly because it works with my Harmony 665 remote with the addition of a $10 IR receiver) and an SMSL PL100 CD Player to the Samsung TV and Telus TV box. I would play music from my Plex server through the Kodi app on the Shield and that worked very well EXCEPT I chaffed under the need to leave my TV on for it to work. It simply annoyed me, but could not be helped with my current setup; the audio chain went from the Shield to the TV to the Kanto speakers via optical. The Kanto has two optical inputs, which is awesome, and I used the second for the CD player. Still, the limitation bugged me so I went searching for a stand alone device that could stream DLNA and, not surprisingly, ended up in the Wiim ecosystem. At first I thought the Wiim Mini would be the ticket, I would connect the CD player using its built-in DAC and RCA outs to the Kanto. But then I saw that the Wiim Pro has an Optical in that could pass-through bit-perfect digital audio up to 24bit 192kHz (The Kanto can only handle up to 24bit 96 kHz FYI) and I knew I had found my Huckleberry. Even better, it included an ethernet port! Setting up should have been easy, and it was mostly, but I hit a snag. More on that later. I connected the Wim Pro optical output to my Kanto speakers, the input from my CD, attached the ethernet cable and power. Then I downloaded the Wiim Home app to my phone and opened it. It took less that 15 seconds to detect the Wiim Pro and guide me through the set up. There you can choose which output to use (coaxial, optical or RCA) and adjust the output resolution as well as whether you want the output to be fixed, or variable (fixed in my case). There are a ton of streaming services built right into the Wiim Home app including all the major ones and plenty of minor ones as well. I was pleased to see that Plex is baked right in. I had expected to use DLNA to access my server, which I tested and it works, but the Plex one is a touch more streamlined. The only streaming app I use is Amazon Music, I would just rather play my own music files, especially at home. Occasionally, however, Amazon is handy. I also set up GoogleCast, TuneIn for local Station, and the mostly terrible YouTube music, which I never use, but is included with my YouTube subscription. This is where I ran into issues. I could not sign into Amazon Music from within the Wiim Home app no matter how many times I tried. And in a presumably related problem, the Wiim Pro would not show up in the Alexa App even though it gave every indication of being linked properly. The support from Wiim was responsive, always getting back to me within a day after every attempt with questions and suggestions. While, ultimately I solved it on my own after several days, I appreciate their willingness to provide help. In my case, there was something funky going on with my Amazon log-ins and I ended up deleting everything, reinstalling, and logging in with my phone number instead of my email address. I have no idea why that worked, but everything is working as it should now. I can access Amazon Music from within the Wiim Home app, or I can AlexaCast (or GoogleCast) to the Wiim Pro from within the Amazon Music app, and I can tell Alexa to play something using the Wiim Pro and it works as well. One caveat; my Alexa HATES the Name "Wiim Pro". No matter how I pronounce it, it cannot seem to find a device with that name. I ended up renaming it in the Alexa App (Kanto in my case) and now it works every time. Things I love: How well the app works to control the Wiim Pro. It even has basic room correction and when I want to play a CD, I just have to change the input to Optical in the Wiim Home app and it passes the signal through. It will also convert a signal from the RCA inputs to 16bit 48kHz if you want to connect an analog device and have it sent through the Optical or Coaxial outs. Things I don't love: These are basically irrelevant to me, but I thought I should mention them. There is no remote included with the base unit, although you can order one included or separately, but it is only Bluetooth, not IR. Also, the functions are fairly basic, which is to be expected, so in my opinion you are better off just using the app. The DAC in this device is reportedly not great, but I have no intention of ever using the RCA outputs so it is meaningless to me. If you want a better DAC, step up the the Wiim Pro Plus which is reported to have a much better DAC. The Plus also includes a better ADC which will convert analog signals to 24bit 192 kHz before passing them out the digital outs. Finally, the Plus includes the remote, if that is important to you. Things that sound cool, but I am not sure if I will every use them: The Wiim sounds like an easy and perfect way to set up multi-room audio. Every Wiim device you add can send music to every other device, as you choose, and even have controls to synchronize the audio between rooms. It will even coordinate with Google Home and Alexa devices so you don't necessarily need an actual Wiim device in each room. I am not in the Apple ecosystem, but it seems like AirPlay is a key feature for those who are and this Wiim has it. Once I worked out the glitches, this device is everything I hoped for and more. It seems like an especially good idea for anyone who wants to add streaming options to a vintage system or powered speakers. I cannot recommend it highly enough.

Très bon produit avec un soft de qualité. Et Roon Ready. Tout ça pour moins de 180€. Remarquable