Vinyl Review

After going down the small class D rack kit I found myself loving the sound but wanting something that felt a little more polished, more grown up, better looking. I was already looking for a steamer and the Wiim was on my to buy list. I had not done a lot of research though and was quite surprised to find out all it could do when it arrived. It rapidly replace all the other components in my rack as the central source for all my music to run through.

Key Features & Performance

• Audio Capabilities & Hardware
• Premium DAC: Equipped with the ESS Sabre ES9038Q2M for crystal-clear, high-res audio up to 24-bit/192 kHz.
• 3.5″ Touchscreen: Displays album art, audio settings, and dynamic VU meters.
• Headphone Amplifier: Features a dedicated, high-quality TPA 6120A2 headphone amplifier for personal listening.
• Advanced Room Correction: Uses your smartphone’s microphone and the WiiM Home App to measure room acoustics and tailor the sound to your specific space. 
• Inputs & Outputs
• Home Theater Ready: Includes an HDMI ARC input to seamlessly integrate your TV’s audio into your stereo system.
• Turntable Support: Features a dedicated Phono (MM/MC) input for connecting vinyl record players.
• Subwoofer Out: Includes a sub-out with smart bass management (control crossover, phase, and timing).
• Extensive I/O: Coaxial, optical, and USB digital outputs, plus analog line-in and line-out. 
• Streaming & Software
• Universal Streaming: Supports major services like Spotify (Connect), Tidal (Connect), Qobuz, Amazon Music, and is Roon Ready.
• Wireless Protocols: Features the latest Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3 technologies.
• Multiroom Audio: Effortlessly groups with Amazon Alexa, Google Home, and other WiiM devices.
• EQ Flexibility: Comes with both a 10-band graphic EQ and flexible parametric EQ.

Overall: The value on the Wiim is outstanding. It is more than capable of handling all your music, no matter what form it comes in. I find the DAC a little underwhelming but solid. That said you can bypass the DAC by using the optical out to your main DAC or, in my case, to use the better sounding DAC that is found in the vivelink amp.

Should you buy one? As far as I can concerned yes. The app is great, it works without the app too so future redundancy is covered. If you like your vinyl and cd’s but have a decent music library in digital form – this is the box for you.