WiiM ULTRA - THE BEST BUDGET MUSIC STREAMER… or SMOKE & MIRRORS

Is the WiiM Ultra going to be the BEST VALUE MUSIC STREAMER on the market?

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00:00 Intro
05:09 VS The Competition
08:05 Pros & Cons

[eaches]

This thing directly hits the "features at a wife won't kill me price point" target. Pair it with a decent amp and speakers and you can be set for around a grand or so.

[cgreenfield]

Wiim pro plus owner here and I looove it! I laugh when i think about people that waste money on sonos trash.

[Rocker]

We've been getting ripped off on all types of products. Finally there is an audio product that is worth the price. That's all this is. It's what the price SHOULD BE !!

[goodboid]

I bought a Wiim Amp on a (no pun intended) whim. Just to give you a sense of the gear I'm used to, I have a McIntosh MA352, Kinki ex m1+, Hegel H80, Parasound A21, Krell 400xi and a Forte 5 amp. I paired the Wiim with all sorts of "high end" speakers, a JBL4429, ProAc Tablette 10, Avalons, etc and frankly I came away very impressed with what this tiny amp is capable of. So much so, that I carted the speakers to another friend's house to test it with his Unison Research Max 1 speakers (which he had paired with a Michi X5 amp). It sounded ridiculously good with these high sensitivity speakers.

I so wish we had gear of this quality at this price point when I was in school/college. The 5 band EQ is worth the price of admission alone. I've been recommending the Wiim amp to everyone, though to really get the best out of it, you need to EQ to suite your taste/room.

[payamnab]

The fact that you compare a 300$ budget device with ultra high end devices shows how good it can be

[PapiProphet]

Why are you making a video about a product you haven’t even tested yet?

[phillipmeza]

Come on guys! Its getting people into the hobby and its shaking up the industry!!!

[Alamo-czxc]

I've had several WiiM products and always found them a little lacking in the SQ dept. Their software on the other hand is awesome.
Recently I built my own streamer from parts by Ian Canada and a Raspberry Pi, I'll absolutely never go back. The sound coming from the unit into a Denafrips DAC is the best I've heard. Of course, there is always "better" but, I have other expensive hobbies.

[zorst]

I would love to give this guy a Blind AB test. as just a streamer. I would love to make a wager he couldn't tell any difference. And if it's weight on the low end I know the Wiim does great even with it's DAC.

[jpsalazar]

I have the Wiim pro for almost a year now. I definitely like it.

[quikspecvd]

I preordered one a few days ago. I hope it comes out soon

[chrishamilton]

You haven’t even heard the product and you are commenting on the sound? I don’t get it.

[alanross]

For me, streaming is not about sound quality, it's about convenience. Streaming is the "all you can eat buffet" of music. Part of this is that Apple Music is my service of choice, and all of the streamers are limited to air-play, unless you use an AppleTV, which is not easy to connect to a two channel system. I could pay more for Tidal, or Qobuz, but then I lose the integration with the Apple ecosystem. The Wiim Pro or Plus, at around $200 works for me. I can get 44.1Khz "CD Quality" if I use Apple Lossless audio, and that's fine. I am experimenting with an external SMSL DAC and that seems to be an improvement. But 99% of my listening from my two channel system comes from vinyl played off my SL-1200GR, and not from streaming. Most of my streaming by far is casual listening over Home pods or in the car.

[eaches]

I've said it before about their other products. These guys absolutely nailed the bang for your buck value proposition.

[mikecampbell]

Lenny, I love your enthusiasm. I have a Wiim Mini plugged into a Schiit DAC to a 1974 Marantz 2220b. I love the Wiim because the menu was easy for a 67 year old guy like me to set up. If I can do it, anybody can do it! LOL

[yarrumc]

Is it me or is the audio coming out the left channel only? I have noticed on two different sources and with another video.

[OldGuyHifi]

Lenny, I would contend that the Cambridge MXN10/AXN10 are better units, pricewise, to compare the Ultra with. I did a couple of reviews on the MXN10 and it smoked the competition on sound quality and build quality. Sound is really all I care about. Another great video my friend.

[PIPERBOYWILLIAMS]

Having to compare this to a hifi Rose means it's good. How can your friend not like a wiim if he has has to compare it to a Rose when the wiim is under 400.00

[grandmasterjo]

If the WIIM ultra would cost $599 every one making videos on the ultra would be praising it beyond 🤪🤪
Because it’s $329 the same video guys are trying to prove it’s just $ 329 product.

You think spending $2000 on a streamer would sound 10 times better ?
Or spending $ 300, 000 on a turntable would sound 300 times better than $1000 turntable

When people over pay for hi end audio they stop listening to the music and enjoying it

They’re simply trying to analyse what’s still missing 🤪🤪🤪

What you pay is not necessarily what you get

watch gives u the same time as a $5 one 😅

[Geoduck.]

Last week I ordered the WiiM Ultra for our living room vintage system. I figured it's sound will be mid-fi at best but the features are simple and my wife can now listen to music.