WIIM MINI TIDAL CONNECT UPDATE
WIIM MINI TIDAL CONNECT UPGRADE

WIIM MINI TIDAL CONNECT UPDATE

A third reader then emailed to tell me that bit-perfection from that same TOSLINK socket might be arriving via a firmware update later this year. A second reader then got in touch to confirm the absence DSD and MQA support and to give me (and you!) the heads-up about the TOSLINK socket’s resampled 48kHz output. This post isn’t the result of a press release spilling from the manufacturer but an email from a Darko.Audio reader. One final thought: the Wiim Mini isn’t new. Power comes via USB-C, presumably a 5V ‘phone charger’.įor €99 or US$99, that’s not a bad deal at all. Rounding out the Wiim Mini’s feature set is a 3.5mm analogue input, a microphone that assists with synchronising multi-room AirPlay 2 playback, capacitive touch controls (for volume up/down, play/pause) and Siri/Alexa voice assistant integration. I find the ability to pilot the streams from inside the streaming apps crucial, I prefer to do without apps designed by the streamer or active loudspeaker companies.

WIIM MINI TIDAL CONNECT UPGRADE

However, the Q&A section of this wallet-friendly streamer’s Amazon.ca listing suggests a forthcoming firmware update will upgrade TOSLINK to 24bit/192kHz. This is a very good point, and why I like the move to Spotify Connect and Tidal Connect like services, although the Chromecast protocol is still the gold standard in this respect. That’s on par with the €50 Google Chromecast-fuelled Xiaomi Mi Box S.

For those already in possession of an external DAC, the Wiim Mini offers a TOSLINK output that, bit-perfect purists beware, resamples everything to 48kHz. Analogue output comes via a 3.5mm socket. Inside the hockey-puck-sized device – it measures 7cm across – an internal Texas Instruments DAC circuit offers support for PCM up to 24bit/192kHz. Gapless playback guaranteed Wiim’s proposition is very much plug-n-play. Connect the Mini to your home wifi network, hook it into an amplifier (or DAC) and you’re off to the races with a suite of streaming possibilities. The Wiim Mini is probably the most affordable and simplest way to add Bluetooth, Spotify Connect, Tidal Connect and (the Roon friendly) Apple AirPlay 2 to a hi-fi system.

Step over the Raspberry Pi’s microSD card write and OS configuration. UPDATE 25th January: The Wiim Mini is reviewed here - but please read this introductory post as it contains information that the review treats as assumed knowledge.įorget paying over the odds for a Google Chromecast Audio on eBay.

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