Steve Woodhouse
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I realise the Ultra might be ‘sort of’ one of these.
First, just look at what this product does, as it’s 90% of what I’m after (saves me explaining a lot):
audiosciencereview.com
Okay. Now, add to this room EQ. Give it enough processing power to handle 10 bands of PEQ and add room correction. Lots of calls for balanced outs, so that too.
And finally, make sure that, unlike the item in the link, give it a great quality DAC, and for that matter a great ADC.
That’s an endgame product.
Looked at from a slightly different perspective, lots of people buying and using these on 2.1/2.2 set ups for the features, flexibility:
audiosciencereview.com
Now, make that 2.1/2.2 instead of 5.1/5.2, and make it a stereo pre amp instead of a 5 channel surround sound amp.
And the Arylic does everything it does for just £100, which is just silly. So WiiM have a lot of headroom to up the spec and still keep it at a reasonable price. The Marantz is c.£500, but that includes the amplification.
Over to WiiM to show them how to do it properly.
First, just look at what this product does, as it’s 90% of what I’m after (saves me explaining a lot):
Arylic BP50 Preamp with HDMI ARC Review
This is a review and detailed measurements of Arylic BP50 preamp with internal DAC, phono stage, HDMI ARC and Bluetooth. It was kindly drop shipped to me by a member and costs US $99. Front panel doesn't hint at the immense amount of functionality BP50 provides. You get that from the back...
audiosciencereview.com
Okay. Now, add to this room EQ. Give it enough processing power to handle 10 bands of PEQ and add room correction. Lots of calls for balanced outs, so that too.
And finally, make sure that, unlike the item in the link, give it a great quality DAC, and for that matter a great ADC.
That’s an endgame product.
Looked at from a slightly different perspective, lots of people buying and using these on 2.1/2.2 set ups for the features, flexibility:
Marantz NR1510 AVR Review
This is a review and detailed measurements of Marantz NR1510 5.2 4K slim Home Theater AV Receiver. It is on kind loan from a member and costs US $799. I have been wanting to test a slim AVR for a long time as they much better fit under a TV in a living room than the monster that regular AVR...
audiosciencereview.com
Now, make that 2.1/2.2 instead of 5.1/5.2, and make it a stereo pre amp instead of a 5 channel surround sound amp.
And the Arylic does everything it does for just £100, which is just silly. So WiiM have a lot of headroom to up the spec and still keep it at a reasonable price. The Marantz is c.£500, but that includes the amplification.
Over to WiiM to show them how to do it properly.
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