WiiM Ultra Hi-Res Music Streamer with Touchscreen & ESS DAC, Silver

This little box is the best $300 bucks you can spend if you enjoy streaming music and you already have a receiver/amp that your happy with. The Wiim ultra was simple to set up with the Wiim app. The software is excellent and streaming Amazon HD music is a breeze. One of my favorite things is the bass management this device provides. My Cambridge receiver has a sub input but no control over the cross over or DB output, the wiim ultra provides that. You have inputs for your TV, phono input and USB. I also own a Dennon network player that was almost unusable due to HEOS glitches that would buffer or lock up during play back. After 2 weeks of enjoying the Wiim there has been 0 issues, it just works. Now the important part, the sound quality is excellent, buttery smooth and crystal clear to the ears, good separation and sound stage and is fully adjustable with the built in EQ and sub woofer management, all from your chair with your favorite electronic device. I could go on, but if your on the fence just get one, you will not be disappointed!

A review of an audio device should come with some context of the writer, what they listen to, and what their other gear is: My uses are for multiple kinds of music from classic rock, to some classical, to some electronic dance, and even some outlaw country. My system includes a clean Onkyo amplifier, older JBL 10” 3-way speakers, and I am bypassing the WiiM DAC by passing the SPDIF data into a Denafrips Ares 2 DAC. That said, my review is probably not audiophile-grade, but audiophile-ish. My perception of sound quality in this review is compared to that of a Marantz CD6007 CD player and my perception of sound quality. The most important thing about the WiiM Ultra for me was the ability to bypass the built-in DAC so I could maximize sound quality to my ears by passing through my own DAC. Great news: It does that, beautifully. And it’s amazing. By using my own DAC, I can only barely tell the difference between a CD and even Spotify. That could set a clear line in the sand about my hearing, but I’m baffled at how close to CD quality the WiiM with my Denafrips DAC can get. It’s gets so close, it’s no longer distracting how different the sound is between streaming and CD. Now, I acknowledge that the DAC is a specialized piece of gear, but it has allowed me to homogenize the tonality of sound between CD and streaming. The WiiM connects via SPDIF, allowing for connection to any DAC you like, which was the use case that led me to finally buy a dedicated streamer. The versatility to do this pushes this into the zone where it’s an interesting to those interested in maximizing and curating a tailor-fit sound quality. The WiiM Ultra hits the mark here. It’s also beautifully easy to use. I can operate my streams from my phone, carry it around the house. Love that. It’s great. It may also be valuable to know that the screen is super fun, because I can finally just walk by and see what’s playing - and so can anyone else in the house. So nice to not have this all hidden only in one person’s phone. The design of the device is also super beautiful. Sits next to my Marantz CD player and fits right in. That’s phenomenal at this price point. So, here’s the thing - I’m probably a “practical audiophile” - I love music, I’m a little picky about sound quality, but I don’t have tens of thousands of dollars worth of gear, but I do have a sizeable investment in equipment to get as good of sound as I can. I’ve been skeptical about streaming because of sound quality (and the need for perpetual subscriptions). And the WiiM Ultra is the first dedicated streaming device I’ve ever chosen to give a chance — because of the ability to use my own DAC. It hits all the right marks given my use case: Super easy to use, beautiful design, the ability to attach my own DAC, and there aren’t any gimmicks … it’s great. Even on Spotify, with my DAC, it’s so close to CD quality, I’m no longer distracted by the fact that the stream sound quality has such different sound signature than CD. In my use case, this is a perfect solution, and it’s clear that I’m WiiM’s perfect customer. I’m sold, and I would recommend this to anyone who wants great flexibility to expand in the future, but have something beautifully functional in the meantime that likely needs no upgrades at all to still be phenomenal. Five stars on providing an affordable device that finally hits in the zone of the venerable CD for music lovers.

Exceeded my expectations ! Wow even the packaging looks good, so good I decided to keep the box ! Now for the Review: This unit is more solidly built than it looks in the pictures. I said to myself for $329 it probably will be made from cheap plastic, but NO, this thing is solidly built and slightly heavy. Everything looks high quality including the buttons and cables. The front LCD is bright, sharp and detailed. Nothing cheap here. As far as the sound, I was a little underwhelmed at first, thinking "oh well what do you expect for a unit costing only $329"... That's before I used the 'Automatic Room Correction feature'. It took about 5 minutes or less to set up this feature. After that, it was like night and da between the before and after. I thought this was just a gimmick, but it works great and is one of the reasons I purchased the WiiM rather than other brands in the first place. I also messed around with the EQ a little bit and BANG! almost perfect room filling sound. My living room/listening room is kind of weird in that I have a recliner chair and a 3 level shelf/drawer sitting about 5 feet directly infront of my speakers that are against a wall. Not the best set-up for Hi-fi. However, with these adjustment I can hardly tell if they(recliner, shelf) are there. Hooking up to my Wi-fi was fairly easy. I usually have problems trying to connect gear to my wi-fi network, but not this time. Everything went surprisingly smooth. I downloaded the App to my phone, and was able to immediately connect to my Amazon Prime music. Of course I wish this unit had Apple Air, but for now, I'm OK just listening to Amazon music. Prior to owning this unit I had to get off the couch, choose which CD, Cassette, or Vinyl record I wanted to play, or listen to the music saved on my iPod classic. It was getting pretty repetitive!! Same old music all the time... With this streamer I can listen to never-heard, or brand-new cuts sometimes all day long without having to get off the couch ! This is a dream come true for a potato-couch like me !! Again, the sound, it is excellent to my ears. I doesn't always beat my SACD, or some of my Vinyl cuts, but it gets pretty close, and fits right in to the system. In my opinion it does sound a little better than my iPod and noticeably better than my cassette deck. This Streamer is everything everybody else said about it, so I highly recomend it. Especially for those who do not have deep pockets...

An Absolute Game-Changer for My Home Audio Setup! I upgraded from my trusty WiiM Pro to the new WiiM Ultra, and it’s one of the best audio purchases I’ve made this year. If you have a solid hi-fi system like I do (Yamaha integrated amp, SVS Ultra Evolution bookshelf speakers, turntable, and a growing physical media collection), this streamer takes everything to the next level.  Setup was effortless. The WiiM Home app is intuitive and rock-solid. Within minutes I had it connected via Ethernet for stability, paired with my network, and streaming hi-res from Tidal, Qobuz, Amazon Music, and my local library. The 3.5” color touchscreen on the front is gorgeous, responsive, and actually fun to use—volume knob feels premium too. No more hunting for the remote just to change inputs or check what’s playing. Sound quality is outstanding. The ESS ES9038Q2M SABRE DAC delivers crisp, clear, detailed audio with excellent dynamics and a balanced tone across genres. It sounds noticeably smoother and more refined than my previous WiiM Pro, with better resolution and a wider soundstage. Whether I’m streaming lossless tracks, playing vinyl through the built-in phono stage (MM, and it even supports MC!), or using the HDMI ARC from my TV, everything sounds fantastic. The subwoofer output with bass management integrates perfectly with my ELAC sub, and the room correction feature really tightens things up in my office space.  Connectivity is insane for the price. HDMI ARC for TV sound, optical/coax/USB, line in/out, headphone jack (which drives my headphones beautifully), Bluetooth 5.3, and all the streaming options you could want (Spotify Connect, Tidal Connect, Chromecast, Roon Ready, etc.). It handles 24-bit/192kHz effortlessly. I love being able to switch seamlessly between sources without swapping cables or dealing with multiple remotes. Build quality is sleek and substantial—compact aluminum chassis that looks right at home on my AV rack next to my Yamaha A-S801 and Panasonic Blu-ray player. It runs cool, stays reliable, and the software gets regular updates.

If I wasn’t coming from the mentality of an audiophile, I’d probably give it five stars. Pretty amazing for the money, it does so many things well and incredibly easy to set up. I’m using it as a pre amp streamer coming out of my lg c6 oled tv into an external high powered amplifier. Compatible with the e-arc output from my lg and great for streaming hi res music from amazon. While it sounds pretty good it’s clearly missing on soundstage, ultimate transients and detail. That’s a shame because spending just a bit more on better dac chips and the analog section would go a long way. Regards. Ned.

This Streamer is awesome . I started with a fosi bt30d pro added a fosi mono amp and douk q11 dac . I have 3 way magnat signature series bookshelv and a center channel a 12 inch sub and a 8 inch sub all from Magnat signature series .I added the wiim and wow it opened up the sound stage and just gives that yummy authoritative drive takes quite the treble hiss and has every connection possible . It is a master peice . I dont use phono so not sure how that sounds but everything else is prestine . I ordered the smsl not thinking I would need it but it did make a big difference even though I was happy with just the wiim .You too will be happy with just the Wiim buy if you want that extra boost and clarity grab a smsl po pro 100 its 70 dollars and easy to add in between the wiim and dac . Remember to switch to usb out on the wiim if your using the smsl reclocker. It sounds like I have a Cadillac with a system parked in my living room . This system bangs .I plan on getting a better 3 channel amp but I really dont need to right now . The fosis are amazing aswell. I Love this wiim . It ties everything together and now I can use my wireless headphones I can blutooth out to a klipsh the three I can change volume and everything from my phone app . So you can be outside and change everything eq modes inputs turn subs off and on add 15 do to the sub you name it you got it at your fingertips . Im very happy with my purchase ☺️ you dont need to spend $1000 on a streamer this is all you need at $330.00 .my put together system sounds just as good as a 10,000 system and the wiim is built 💪 great and looks exspensive and has all the bells and whistles .If your not tech savvy it will take some time to learn your wiim functions . Once you get it dialed in though your gonna be happy . I was very happy 😊

the Ultra is wonderful. wish i hooked one up a long time ago. it's nice and heavy. the box it came in is also impressive. Apple vibes. The main reason I got it is that I have a vintage audio system that I only used for vinyl records and that system has the nice speakers. but it turned out I just didn't play vinyl records that much because they're not that convenient for daily listening. I also wanted the nice speakers to play at the same time as the kitchen / dining room speakers but those are on a separate system / amp. so I bought a Pro Plus for that amp. I first tried the mini but but it is cheap plastic and with no weight to it, so just plugging in the cables would pull it off the shelf. you'd have to tape it down with duct tape or something. The app works fine. not super intuitive but not too bad either. The whole house is filled with music now. I can just play the kitchen / dining room or the living room or both. I can even control the volume and source on either one. I chose the Pro Plus for the second amp because it has a much better DAC than the pro or mini. and I actually could tell the difference. The ultra has the best DAC. I also love the hi-res audio through the nice speakers. Amazon music has been wonderful in this regard. much higher bit rate than Pandora Plus. so it's been fun to finally listen to other music on the nice system besides my limited collection of vinyl records.

This WiiM Ultra Streaming Music player has received lots of rave reviews by many of the audiophile equipment reviewers. I received the WiiM Ultra earlier this week. I installed it as a streaming preamp on an auxiliary audio port of my Denon 7.1 AV Receiver. I setup the Denon so it can be switched to Pure Stereo mode so it just drives my Monitor Audio Silver 8i towers and the Denon doesn’t resample the digital to a lower quality signal in Pure mode. So far I have not “successfully” connected the WiiM’s subwoofer out port to an input port on my Monitor Audio FB-210 powered dual 10 inch subwoofer but not from lack of trying. Hope to solve the connection problem soon so I can use the WiiM’s lower frequency cutoff feature to handle lower frequency payback in the subwoofer instead of the towers. Sound quality of my streaming music sources improved using the WiiM with its Ethernet connection port to connect to streaming services using an higher capacity line requiring less music signal compression and with the higher quality DAC used in the WiiM. One of the features I was wanting was to be able to see what audio compression level I was receiving for each song streamed to the device. So now I can tell how compressed or uncompressed each song I receive is. This is a nice upgrade to my audio system. Installation was easy and I was able to reach WiiM support. Device is low enough it sits just below my 65 inch Visio with sits on its legs. Like the internal power supply and the plugin power cable instead of the typical external power brick.

Have been looking for music streamer for quite a while and finally decided to give Wiim Ultra a try and boyyyyyyy this small box is freakin awesome! Paired with Klipsch The Fives and Earthquake Minime P63 subwoofer, I have never thought my speakers could sounded this good 👍

Klanglich bietet der WiiM Ultra eine angenehm stimmige Tonalität. Bei der räumlich plastischen Fokussierung auf Stimmen und einzelnen Instrumente stößt die verbaute Technik allerdings an ihre Grenzen. Das macht sich auch durch zurückhaltenden Auflösung und Durchzeichnung bemerkbar. Es tönt minimal hallig und diffus/schmeichelnd, auf angenehme Weise. Verstecken muss sich die Kiste nicht, auch hinter namhaften und vielfach teuren Streamern die ich zuvor hatte bzw. habe (Lumin, Elac, Atoll) zudem überzeugt die Anschlussvielfalt und die Bedienung mit der App. Die Raumeinmessung ist mit dem iPhone flott und einfach durchgemessen. Funktioniert recht passabel, im Bassbereich unter 70 hz musste ich einiges nachjustieren, liegt wohl am iPhone-Mikro. Die 10 möglichen Parameter sind danach alle belegt und zusätzliche Bereiche kann man dort dann nicht mehr einbeziehen, aber unterschiedlich anpassen und jeweils speichern. Da die automatische Messung mit einer bestimmten Lautstärke erfolgt, ist ggf. der Effekt bei leiserer Wiedergabe nicht mehr so optimal, kann aber entsprechend angepasst und zusätzlich gespeichert werden. Positiv ist auch die umfangreiche Möglichkeit verschiedene Einstellungen je Eingang zu definieren. Nach Kontakt mit dem Support, wurde die Fernbedienung ausgetauscht, die jetzt einwandfrei funktioniert. Die Zeitverzögerung vom optische Eingang (TV-Ton) ist nicht optimal, wenn man die TV-Soundbar parallel mit den Lautsprechern an der WiiM betreiben will. Die Audio-Synchronisierung (auch vom Fernseher!) könnte da besser sein. - Nachtrag: Habe statt Optical nun HDMI Arc mit dem TV verbunden, das funktioniert einwandfrei. Natürlich wird dann die integrierte TV Soundbar stummgeschaltet. Generell empfinde ich den WiiM Ultra als einen „langzeittauglichen“ Zuspieler, mit toller Ausstattung. Für ordentlich besseren Klang muss man deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen und erhält dann nicht unbedingt eine bessere Ausstattung und Bedienbarkeit. Es gibt sogar einen funktionierenden Support. Fragen und Anmerkungen können direkt aus der WiiM App via Smartphone geschildert werden. Der Support meldet sich per Mail zurück, auch auf deutsch. Wie das alles vom WiiM realisiert wird, zu diesem sensationellen Preis, ist einzigartig in der HiFi Welt. Fazit: Ich habe noch nie ein so gelungenes und gut tönendes HiFi-Gerät zu diesem Witz-Preis besessen.

I bought this WiiM Ultra Streamer to act as a digital jukebox for my Yamaha RN600a receiver, CD S303 and B&W 606 S3 based system. The presentation of this WiiM streamer is impeccable and it comes with the necessary leads etc. to get going. Because the device is so popular there are so many support forums out there both official and unofficial. The build quality seems excellent with a wide variety of inputs and outputs, I use the optical output. The touchsceen is very good both in terms of clarity and sensitivity, it's so nice to see the album art. I've partnered my WiiiM Ultra with a 512GB Samsung Bar Plus USB stick - I chose this because of it's very low power drain and the fact that it's metal means it dissipates heat -the combination works flawlessly and I've added about 500 Cds so far. The WiiM app gives you plenty of control and is well designed, I like the fact you don't have to log in. Sound output is really authentic and you can opt for flat output or customise the sound via a built EQ - personally, I prefer to shape the sound with my Yamaha amp. I store my CDs on a USB stick plugged in to the WiiM Ultra, I can select the albums/tracks I want to play via the WiiM app installed on my Android tablet which also displays the artwork. Overall, this is a star product which for most users will deliver everything they could want at affordable price, whilst offering good quality sound. The only downside I can think of is the lack of support for Apple Airplay, if you can live without the latter this is a very (very) good buy build quality, usability and output are top notch at the price.

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Amazing box of sonic delights. Well designed, easy to use and set up thanks to the highly intuitive Wiim App. Everything works as it should. If using a VPN disable it when setting up access to any NAS on a home network .The Phono stage is surprisingly good and works very well with my Rega P1 turntable. . Sound is detailed and persuasive. Streaming with Tidal Connect is a breeze and the Hi Res recordings sound terrific. Amazing value for money and a piece of equipment to please budget concious Hi Fi nerds .Highly recommended