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[stry8458]

If I plug in a USB drive into the Wiim Amp will it just start playing it? What do you know about his???
and thanks for all the info.. I was going to return my Wiim amp but I like it barely enough to keep it. Maybe I will get a CD player for it...if I could find one with a built in analog FM radio with an antenna jack that would be great..

 

[Brantome]

No, you need to select the USB input on the WiiM Home app and select the tracks you want to play from its media server. It doesn’t have an “Autoplay” feature.

 

[eByGum]

Maybe I will get a CD player for it...if I could find one with a built in analog FM radio with an antenna jack that would be great..

TEAC PD-301-X/S CD Player...339 on amazon.​

 

[WiiMer SJ]

...if I could find one with a built in analog FM radio with an antenna jack that would be great..

The on-board TuneIn & vTuner services should more than meet your radio listening needs.

 

[harkpabst]

..if I could find one with a built in analog FM radio with an antenna jack that would be great..

FM is slowly dying, so few new devices will come equipped with an FM tuner.

If the internet services mentioned by @WiiMer SJ are just not good enough, you could get yourself a dedicated tuner from the used market and connect it to the WiiM Amp's line input.

Naim NAT-01

Two-piece high-end tuner with external Naim NAPST power supply. One of the best tuners ever built. With connection cable to the power supply and…

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Hint: The necessary DIN to RCA cable is not included, but you can get them readily assembled for ... err ... for cheap.

Chord Company EpicX ARAY DIN Interconnect 1.0m (For Naim and QUAD)

Chord Company Epic DIN Interconnect (For Naim and QUAD) This is the first time Chord have produced DIN cables in the Epic range. To improve musically on the Shawline DIN but without the Signature price tag wasnt easy. Chord Company Epic DIN construction is a complete departure from the other...

www.analogueseduction.net

 

[WiiMer SJ]

FM is slowly dying

Yeah, it's been dying for decades. Not the first time I've heard that.

 

[Brantome]

Yeah, it's been dying for decades. Not the first time I've heard that.

And home recording is killing music

 

[WiiMer SJ]

And home recording is killing music

Video killed the radio star.

 

[Fender]

Video killed the radio star.

Nobody would want a home computer.

 

[harkpabst]

Yeah, it's been dying for decades. Not the first time I've heard that.

I didn't say I was in favor of letting FM die.

 

[WiiMer SJ]

I didn't say I was in favor of letting FM die.

True, but the demise of FM has been predicted at least since the introduction of the Sony Walkman. That's what I was mocking. In jest of course.

 

[harkpabst]

What I do observe, sadly, is broadcasting stations constantly decreasing FM quality, though. Probably to make their low bitrate DAB+ offerings sound "better" in comparison.

In jest of course.

No worries, well understood.

 

[WiiMer SJ]

What I do observe, sadly, is broadcasting stations constantly decreasing FM quality, though. Probably to make their low bitrate DAB+ offerings sound "better" in comparison.

No DAB here in the US and the HD standard isn't widely used.

 

[harkpabst]

We don't have satellite radio like SiriusXM over here.

 

[canard]

the pure audio quality is very low on DAB+, many radio stations will offer superior quality on their streamed offerings or sat.......
"clean", may be more accessible in cases where the FM goes poorly, or in the car, but very limited even at max 88k for musical use (even huge marketing efforts are made to promote it)...
really not honest talk....(except to consider that a type of 128k mp3 would be really qualitative , , after that it's always the same depending on what we listen to etc.)

 

[Fender]

We have a lot of radio stations in our German cable net. Its possible to bring it via the TV receiver on the stereo. Ok for news, a simple horror for music.