My pleasure! Thanks for tuning in - and for writing!

and don`t forger how much time you have for listening instead of looking for vinyl, take it out of the sleeve, aiming it on the turntable ot opening CD box and carefully put CD onto the tray...🤣

Michael, first, welcome to the channel. I'm so happy your found it! Second, you, my good man, are preaching to the choir. My reference streamer is the simply superb $20,000 Ideon Absolute (E126: Ideon's Absolute Stream - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eNWFZst_ssu5lac.htmlsi=RWLyCImjLpnfsm1F), and these little guys, ESPECAILLY the WiiM Pro PLus, have no business being this exceptional for their asking price... 😏 Thank you for watching, and for taking the time to write.

Thanks so much for taking the time to share your equally remarkable experiences with the WiiM "Hockey Puck." And as remarkable as it is, you just wouldn't BELIEVE the performance of the Pro Plus... Stoopid great products at very fair prices...

I recently bought a Pro Plus and I'm mostly satisfied with it. There is an issue, though, that reviewers don't mention. I use Qobuz for HD streaming. The WiiM does not, unless I'm mistaken, connect "natively" to Qobuz. It uses ChromeCast. This presents a couple of problems. One is that it cannot do gapless playback. That can be annoying on albums that run tracks together for artistic effect. Like parts of Abbey Road and The Wall, for instance. ChromeCast also limits resolution to 24bit, 96KHz. That's a 50% reduction in sampling frequency, at least. Please tell me I'm doing something wrong, and how to correct it. Rumor has it that WiiM and Qobuz are working on a "connect", like Spotify and others use. I have no Idea when this will become available, if ever. Do you have any info on this?

Thank you, but as you are aware, the bloody thing is a freakin' superstar at its price point...

@@theaudioanalyst you are spot on.

What it offers - for its price - makes it an absolute no-brainer... I hope you enjoy yours as much as I enjoy mine!

All I can say is - enjoy! 😄

Many thanks for tuning in and for writing!

Hello... Some of the other picture disc's on display include Warren Zevon's "Werewolves of London," Rush's "Hemispheres," "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" soundtrack, The Who's "Who Are You," David Bowie's "Diamond Dogs" and "...Ziggy Stardust...," Heart's "Dreamboat Annie," Queen's "Sheer Heart Attack," Black Sabbath's "Master of Reality," and Pink Floyd's "The Dark Side of the Moon" and "A Saucerful of Secrets."

Um, I guess you missed the point. Using it with virtually *any* external DAC would likely deliver better performance. That isn't any sort of stretch to imagine, nor does it keep the total budget under a hundred bucks US. But I defy you to spend $99 more effectively to be able to more simply or effortlessly add a more than merely acceptable sounding digital streaming system to your "vintage" or entry level system.

Be SURE the WiiM has its audio output set to COAX out... It will ONLY support one output at a time, and if it is set to Line Out or Optical Out, it will not be able to send any signal out over the Coaxial output. Use the WiiM Home app, go into the settings, choose Audio Output, and make SURE that COAX Out is selected...

Hello again. TECHNICALLY, yes, it could "take the place" of any streamer/DAC. The question would be, as overachieving as it is at its retail of just over two-hundred bucks, how will its sonics compare with one you purchased for a few thousand bucks. While its absurdly great performance in its price range is impossible to deny, as I said in my commentary, I’m not suggesting that this $220 superstar will be the sonic equal of significantly better-designed and executed streamers from the more popular companies. But, for those who want to stream using vintage gear or are on a tight budget, shut the front door! As to the App and its interface, it is 2023. As uncomfortable as some may be with such technologies, we need to put that behind us and get used to the reality that such interfaces are not only here to stay, they are the standard now and for the foreseeable future. And if you use something like Roon, once it is on you network and connected, you may not have to access it via the WiiM app again... 😉

The interface of the WiiM products is probably one of the best out there. Hook it up to a nice external DAC, along with the built in 10 band EQ and PEQ of the WiiM, and I think it would give your several thousand dollar unit a run for its money. Add an inexpensive linear power supply to the WiiM... I bet you would be surprised, and disappointed.

Um, it does! But only because it IS cheap and light! 😉 Not that you can tell that from listening, however.

It TRULY is an exceptional streaming solution. I was blown away, and love mine... 😁

What you saw between the WiiM Pro Plus and the Channel Islands Audio PLC•1 Mk II linestage is the Channel Islands Audio VAC 1 Supply - which powers the PLC•1 Mk II Linestage. It is not meant for anything else. The WiiM Pro Plus was powered by its included USB plugin supply. Here is the link to the rundown on my entire "Second Space" system. www.theaudioanalyst.com/second_space/

Many thanks!@@theaudioanalyst 👍

Well, no. All three models, the Mini, Pro, and Pro Plus ONLY offer bit-perfect output up to 24-bit at 192 kHz over either their optical or coaxial digital outputs. But the Pro's analog output offers up to 32-bit and 768kHz PCM playback AND native DSD up to Quad DSD, or DSD512. And I suspect another significant component adding to its remarkable analog sonic prowess is the discrete output buffer stage it employs.

@@theaudioanalyst cheers for clarifying. I have a pro outputting to a dac, and although it was my understanding they all sounded the same in that respect, some other reports insinuated the pro might be better slightly even just as a streamer. Maybe i should have just paid the extra to get the good dac in the plus to test vs my denafrips ares. There is probably not much in it apart from the extra expense 😂

​@@JakeBlues-dq9xgyou won't be able to hear any audible difference. It's just marketing

They are discussed at length in "E144: The Audience ClairAudient 1+ 1 V5" - here - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/htendqSnubLVdX0.htmlsi=eqoivQX5PzoB0ZSJ

Honestly, as bloody good as it works as is, I've not bothered to fuss with an aftermarket linear power supply. But, they ALWAYS make an improvement, so... 😊

Hey, buddy... I posted this once, but I no longer see it here, so... 😏 I'm WAY ahead of you... I will be trying that before the new year, but next week I'll be in Vienna, then there is Turkey Day and the celebration with the fam, and then eye surgery...so it is going to be a hectic close to 2023 here at the audio analyst©. My best to you, Kristin, and Copper... 😉

How can you interface with it by phone? By computer?

@@altops4490To my knowledge, there is no "interface" for computers. But with mobile devices, it connects using their free downloadble app (Android or iOS) and Bluetooth...

@@theaudioanalyst I hope you have a wonderful and safe trip. Kristin and I will be going to my parents for Thanksgiving. Have a great Thanksgiving with the wife and kids. I 🙏🏻 your eye surgery goes well too. I know it's been a bit since you have a video on an artist/album. If I could make a suggestion. How about a video on The Wrecking Crew. I'm sure your viewer would enjoy it. I would too, I do have some skin in the game. My mother's step brother is Sylde Hyde. He passed in 2019. Who was a member. Just a thought

@@stohl82 Thank you, my friend... Safe holiday travels to you and Kristin! Happy Thanksgiving! 😏

Here is the link to my Second Space system... www.theaudioanalyst.com/second_space/ And, here is the full video introducing the concept... E141: Introducing "Second Space," with Maurice Jeffries - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gqeXjbBip7HUn6M.htmlsi=BlISmYTbKlgSoUkj

No, it doesn't. And I never said it does. I said that the WiiM Pro Plus does... Starting at 7:03, kzfaq.info/get/bejne/htpyp7mqmtbNnIU.htmlsi=4XAK6Gr3el-SMGT2&t=423, I said, "More to the point, while the Pro Plus supports bit-perfect output up to 24-bit at 192 kHz over its digital optical or coaxial output, as do both the Mini and Pro, its analog output offers up to 32-bit and 768kHz AND native DSD up to Quad DSD, or DSD512."

@theaudioanalyst apologies, I have the pro plus, I tried DSD 64 from a stream and nothing fom RCA Audio out on the WiiM

@@danwalkley304 Hello again. I'm not sure what to tell you other than you must have something misconfigured. I just now verified that my WiiM Pro Plus could successfully stream recordings at DSD64, 128, and 256...

@theaudioanalyst I downloaded content from NativeDSD music, in .dsf format, in 64 and 512, wiim app finds the file and file name, I press play and the "wavy line" in the play button starts moving as if its accessing etc. Then just stops. Or skips to next dsd/.dsf track and repeats this till the end of the album/folder, can't seem to find anything on the net about this 😕

@theaudioanalyst I also found this on the wiim forum..... "My point is mainly that WiiM advertised the DSD512 feature in the specs, so we all technically paid for this feature, yet it is missing. It cannot hurt to have this feature implemented, even if you don't use it. And if you some day part with your WiiM Pro Plus, it'll be more valuable with DSD support than not."

Sitting in that chair is not the best visual experience for the viewers.