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

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.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.

This is our 3rd WiiM device, now joining a Mini and a Pro. The WiiM devices in general box well above their weight, offering a combination of connectivity, audio quality, stability, and functionality which far exceeds anything to be expected from the price point. The Ultra has built upon all that was on offer from the mid-range models and offers an extraordinary range of input and output formats, as well as the ability to stream, in the highest resolutions available from the more sound quality focussed streaming services such as Tidal and Qobuz, amongst many others. Currently, you could almost argue that we're under-utilising it as we've connected it to an external DAC via USB for the highest possible sound quality, but experimenting with the onboard DAC yielded great results which again belie the very low price. From the time of plugging it in, to listening to the streaming services of choice was only a few minutes thanks to the excellent application and intuitive interface. Whether using the app on phone or tablet, or indeed the onboard touchscreen, the unit is extremely responsive and offers nearly immediate action to any input. Personally, I don't use the touchscreen, preferring to operate the unit completely from the app, however the included remote control is quite handy, well lain out, and again, very intuitive to use. The only sidenote worthy of mention is that though the onboard WiFi connectivity is very quick and reliable, for best results at the highest resolutions I do suggest feeding the unit via ethernet for the utmost response and performance. It's very difficult to find fault in the WiiM Ultra at even 2-3X the price and I'd suggest sonically, that it'd be at home in nearly any hifi system.

I have owned a number of streamers over the last few years including Bluesound, Raumfeld and Arylic, the most recent being the Arylic S10+ which I used in conjunction with an SMSL SU-1 DAC which sounded good but I found it irritating to use as my streaming service of choice is Amazon Music which it only supports via Airplay which I found to be very inconsistent in operation. The WiiM Ultra was a step up in price so I was expecting better performance and so far it hasn't disappointed. The WiiM Home control app is excellent and very versatile and once downloaded the setup was a breeze although the firmware update took about 15 minutes. I use the analogue output to feed a pair of Q Acoustics M20 powered speakers, I couple the Ultra directly to my router via an ethernet cable, I have my Mac computer connected via optical digital cable and I have external solid state drive connected via USB.The unit itself is very substantial and quite weighty and certainly good for the price, the touch screen has good clarity and clear graphics and it's nice to have album artwork displayed while listening, and it defaults to a clock when there is no music playing.The supplied remote is good quality and works well, only black mark is there were no batteries supplied for it, shame on you WiiM ☹️ It works via bluetooth not IR which means no delays that IR remotes sometimes suffer from. As to the sound quality it is a step up from streamers I've had previously, the previous best I had was the Bluesound Node 2i which was a similar price, the Ultra is more detailed without being clinical and more even in tonal balance, the Node 2i being a little on the rich side of neutral. The Ultra is also a little more dynamic particularly in the bass. Overall I'm delighted with the WiiM Ultra and at it's price point it has to be regarded as a bargain and deserves a 5* rating.

I am very impressed with the WiiM Ultra. It came very well package with a full set of good quality audio cables. The build quality is very good. Made from aluminium all round except the bottom. The display is nice and clear.The setup process is easy, just connect the WiiM Ultra to power, download the app to your phone or tablet and follow the guide. The WiiM Ultra has a plethora of available streaming services but NOT Apple Music. It also has DNLA capability which worked on my system flawlessly. Sound quality is excellent with a host of EQ options and has built in room correction. These are just some of the features of this product. There are far too many to go into here. WiiM is also actively supporting the WiiM Ultra and releasing new features as well of correcting any bugs that might occur.

This is a well built and great looking little streaming DAC preamp. I have this paired with a WIIM Vibelink amp and has a Technics SL1500C as an input source. The build in phono pre-amp is decent, nice clear and rounded sound (not as harsh as I was led to believe it would be) with an excellent phone app to control things like source, display, volume, EQ and set-up.Comes with room correction which is a nice touch for an under £340 DAC.Love the multi function display and the connectivity is brilliant at the back, OK it lacks XLR but connected to the Vibelink via Coaxial and set to full bandwidth it sounds amazing out to a set of KEF Q350 bookshelf speakers.Highly recommended if you want compact yet powerful with great wireless and wired connectivity options.

Got this for £80 less on a Prime Day deal. For £279 this is a bargain. Designed to plug in to an amp, this streamer is a Swiss army knife. It does everything I could want it to do. Compared to my Majority Fitzwilliam 2 the sound quality is much more detailed. I run a Musical Fidelity Pre-Amp, bi-amped in to a pair of Typhoons driving Acoustic Energy AE120 floor standers. You can tell the difference straight away, you notice things that weren't as prevalent. The Bluetooth quality is better as well. Clarity and precision very much become apparent.The app is easy to download and set up but it does have it's problems. I am still working through those. I think the problem is not with the streamer but is with the apps themselves. You can start playing music straight away but it takes a while to get used to having so much to play around with, The Wiim is very versatile and you could run your house off it if you were clever enough. I am still trying to get the voice activated remote to work but will eventually get it sorted. The buttons in the remote are very limited but the touchscreen is a doddle to use. You need to have a good internet signal. Otherwise the streamer may be a bit slower.Overall this bit of kit is a start performer. I still haven't tried a turntable yet. Originally at £349 this was a steal for £279. Still getting used to what it can do.

Until getting the Wiim I had been using an Aukey Bluetooth dongle hooked to my amp so my Alexa could be fed through, giving a significant audio upgrade. But I knew the cheap but functional Aukey was the weak link. Coupled with the fact that I’d ripped my entire CD collection to FLAC, stored on my TrueNAS server for use with PLEX, I wanted a streamer that could access that directly as well as streaming services.I’d seen several reviews including Cheap Audio Man on YouTube raving about this box, so a combination of Prime Day, vouchers I’d won at work made me pull the trigger.Set up was a breeze using the Wiim Home app on iPhone. I hooked up my CD player’s TOSLINK optical output to the Wiim, along with my Vinyl turntable to its Phono input. It has a an extensive library of Music Streaming services ready to be signed into, including PLEX, which I didn’t know it had, so that was a bonus.Very important to note at this point that Apple Music is NOT one of the services listed and is apparently unlikely to be added any time soon. It also doesn’t include Airplay as a connection option. You can hook up your iPhone or iPad via Bluetooth but that immediately means that Apple Lossless High Bitrate is nixed. According to the Wiim forums (more on that soon), you can get a USB C to optical connector for iPhones and iPads, hooking them directly and getting the full benefit of Lossless. So you don't have the convenience of wireless but there is a workaround.To say that the Apps setting are exhaustive is underselling it considerably. There is very little you can’t tweak, I’ve barely scratched the surface in a full week. Or you can just leave it alone and it still sounds great. The forums, linked via the app is very active with lots of help if you need it. Wiim has a future ROADMAP for virtually all their products, with lots of new features being added. The latest Ultra firmware update was just on the 22nd of June, a couple of days before I got it.So, I’d hooked up my CD, Turnable, Streaming and PLEX server to the Wiim, using its onboard processing and DAC to handle all the data, outputting the sound via Optical to my 25 year old Sony STR-DB1070 as a direct feed with none of the amps own processing, just pure amplitude of the Wiim’s output….Blown away is the only way I can put it.The handling of the FLAC files alone via PLEX alone would make me recommend this to anyone. I’m a 80’s junkie, so there is a lot of synth, bass and electronic its handling. I’m hearing elements in the music I’d never heard. The soundstage is expansive with a lot of warmth and engagement in the mids, controlled trebles and bass with a presence that doesn’t overpower. But you can tweak all of that if you want.Playing a CD via Optical and letting the Wiim’s DAC process it is the way to go. I thought that I’d heard U2’s The Joshua Tree dozens of times of times before. Nope. I heard it for the first time via the Wiim. I’d never appreciated just how good Larry Mullen’s drumming was. I can now. The albums last two tracks, Exit and Mothers of the Disappeared, were a revelation. The detail in them is exquisite.Don’t get started on Daft Punk’s Tron OST. Awesome.Even the handling of the Vinyl is awesome, expanding the soundstage and bringing a new sparkle to Paul Simons Graceland.Point is, I’m rediscovering music I thought I knew very well. With Prime Day and vouchers I only paid £90 for the Wiim. A week in, finding what its capable of, what’s going to get get added via the updated Roadmap, I’d happily have dropped twice its full Retail price and still think I’d got a bargain. My Sony amp is 25 years old and serves the Wiim very well via its digital input. But it is rather large and given how good the Ultra is I’m giving serious consideration to partnering it with the Wim Vibelink Amp. But that’s for the next Prime Day I think.I can’t recommend the Ultra highly enough. A bargain at twice the price.

Instruction in box of little value. Minute lettering on internet instructions. It is a virtual plug in and play but RCA cables did not fit my audio unit properly. Fitted a coax cable and it worked. Fitted a pair of expensive RCA cables from another set-up and nearly blew the room with sound.Communication with sellers was excellent. Remote control, small black plastic thing with black buttons that has promptly disappeared. Bought a metal one that is more obvious for the controls. App is problematic for a pensioner. Sound is brilliant. Hard work but persevere it is worth it in the end. Mass of things it can do when figured out.

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.

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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

Po 1,5 roku użytkowania muszę stwierdzić, że to był najlepszy zakup do sytemu audio! Spięty ze wzmacniaczem i pasywnymi kolumnami tworzy idealny pomost między wszystkimi multimediami w domu! Używam do słuchania muzyki, oglądania TV (automatycznie przełącza na HDMI), puszczania Castem z laptopa czy telefonów znajomych. Aplikacja bardoz przyjazdna, przejrzysta, ocja kompensacji pomieszczenia robi genialną robotę (zwłaszcza jak masz mikrowfon na USBc podłączony do telefonu) wyrównując pasma dźwięku, które głośniki zawyżają lub zaniżają. Dotego equalizer parametryczny. Całośc sprawia, że całośc z systemem audio gra najlepiej jak się da w twoich warunkach akustycznych dostrojonych do twojego ucha.Z czasem przetwornik analogowo cyfrowy WIIMa stał się nie wystarczający dla mnie bo zainstalowany w nim DAC ESS jest jasny, szczegółowy, dla niektórych zbyt sterylny, z płaską ale szeroką i detaliczną sceną. Separacja instrumentów pod uwagę całość jest całkiem dobra. Ja sam dorzuciłem zewnętrznego DACa przez USB z WIIMa i rozbudowałem system o dużo lepszy dźwięk (detale, głębość sceny, naturalnośc instrmentów), nie zaburzając i nie ucząc się całego ekosystemu. Polecam bardzo!