I cannot speak for the Pro Plus but the Mini connected to a Mojo 2 is miles better than through the Mini’s DAC. It really is the overused ‘night and day’.
There are so many different versions/remasters of Dreams on Amazon Music it means you may not be comparing apples with apples. In my AM setup the default Rumours album also inexplicably plays a live version instead of any album studio version forcing a hunt for another album remaster.
I had been considering upgrading my WiiM Mini to a WPP because the Squeezelite client is not available on the Mini but since I would be no better off than now (I already use the UPnP Bridge and my music is currently encoded as ALAC) then it gives me cause to reconsider.
As mentioned, I could...
Thanks Agon123. Just to clarify, you have found the only way to play ALAC on a WPP is not to use the Squeezelite client built into the WiiM but use the UPnP Bridge plugin instead? Or have I misinterpreted?
I accepted the WiiM Mini would never have a native Squeezelite client available after being told there was not enough space left for it (at least without removing existing functions) but I find this reason difficult to reconcile with the new Mini roadmap which seems to be intending to add a...
Am I correct in thinking this is only an android solution? Anything decent for iOS? Mind you, I too would still prefer for it to be incorporated into the WHA if possible.
Some contributors here question why someone might want to have USB out in a product which already has a DAC and amplifier. I can foresee a significant proportion of buyers subsequently wishing to upgrade from the WiiM Amp at some point with a better DAC and/or amp. As things stand it means (at...
Just checking in to say @Brantome and @castalla ’s advice was spot on (thanks). There were only one or two places where it was not immediately obvious (to me at least) what to do from the piCorePlayer‘s website documentation, but not enough to completely derail setting up LMS on the RPi. So I am...
I would appreciate some advice please. I managed to get a Raspberry Pi 4B with the intention of experimenting with LMS by connecting it to my WiiM Mini (I did not like the idea of having to continuously run a fan with the Raspberry Pi 5). I have been able to put it together and have the latest...
Earlier in the thread I wondered why this seemed to be a no-go topic for hifi reviewers, especially given its importance to those who enjoy streaming. Maybe I now have the answer.
I agree with Mr Ee. Pursuing bit perfection is only of relevance if you were to connect to your receiver with a digital optical or coax lead, thereby using the Denon’s DAC rather than the WiiM’s. Indeed, setting the line out to 100% may not be preferable for the Denon or the WiiM‘s sound quality.
I could imagine that the external DAC’s implementation of optical and coax circuitry might be different and therefore help account for these findings. How does comparing like with like sound i.e. Wi-Fi/optical for both?
It is an interesting video because it attempts to answer the question most of us will likely have asked ourselves at some point, namely, if a streamer’s digital output is bit-perfect and fed into an external DAC, from a purely sound quality perspective is there any point in considering an...
Although I too cannot understand becoming obsessed with high res, my view flips the narrative a little: as long as you are not paying more for it (think Apple or Amazon), what’s wrong with having high res? At least you can be more confident that if your hifi spending ever got out of control then...
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