WiiMAmp: Multiroom Streaming Amplifier | Compatible with AirPlay, Google Cast, Alexa | HDMI, Voice Control | Stream from Spotify, Amazon Music, Tidal & More | Space Gray

I was looking for a compact amplifier to fit a small space in our bedroom for music and TV audio. The WiiM streaming amplifier caught my attention with its great reviews and budget-friendly price of under $240. I hadn’t heard of the brand before, but I’m impressed with its solid build quality and performance.Setup was straightforward, especially with the user-friendly WiiM app. The amplifier delivers good sound quality with plenty of bass options, and it has enough power to drive our bookshelf speakers and subwoofer effectively. I’ve streamed music from Apple Music and Amazon Alexa via Bluetooth, and it works flawlessly. While I haven’t tried its multi-room audio feature to broadcast music throughout the house, I’m happy with its audio capabilities for our needs.Overall, this amplifier offers excellent value for money, combining good quality and versatility at a reasonable price.

I have been looking for a cost effective streamer to use with my Mac Mini as a desktop system. I have read and watched many reviews on the various Wiim products and virtually all of them were excellent. I decided to purchase the Wiim amp on Amazon Prime day when it was on sale for $240. I couldn't be happier if I tried!First of all, my 97gb of FLAC files are readily available via a USB drive plugged into the rear of the Wiim. They all display properly on the Wiim app on my One Plus Open phone. There is only a minor delay from when I select a song to when it begins playing. This works as well as my Blue Sound Node streamer that is hooked up to my main stereo....at less than half the cost.It also streams great from Spotify, Amazon Music and other apps with no glitches whatsoever, another plus. Using my iPhone I am also able to enable room correction to tune the sound to the room. I only with that this feature worked with Android as well but it doesn't, at least for now. The difference in sound is subtle using room correction but it is pleasant. There is also a parametric equalizer that can be used if desired. The room correction is a feature that many streamers costing two to three times as much don't include!I am currently using a pair of Mirage Nanosat speakers on my desktop and they sound great with the exception of so-so bass. However, I will soon be purchasing a powered subwoofer to correct that issue. Fortunately, the Wiim amp includes a dedicated subwoofer input which is also unexpected considering the price of the amp. The 60 watts per channel is more than sufficient for a nearfield desktop system and I'm confident the sound would be fine in a medium sized room in non-nearfield conditions.Finally, I would be remiss if I did not comment on the excellent build quality of the Wiim Amp. It is at least as sturdily constructed am the Mac Mini that sits under it. It is almost a perfect match in size and color to the Mac Mini...very pleasing! Oh, I almost forgot, the included remote control allows for the operation of basic functions without the need of picking up the cell phone and using the Wiim App.I highly recommend this to anyone looking to build a low cost or starter stereo system or someone who (like me) wants a secondary desktop system. It is a bargain at its full price and a killer deal when on sale!

BLUF: The WiiM Amp is a great music streamer and two-channel audio amplifier. Get one, you won't regret it.[Update 7/1/24: The WiiM Amplifier (also WiiM Pro Plus and the soon to be released WiiM Ultra Preamplifier) now support WiiM's room correction. (No, the WiiM Mini does not support room correction at this time.) I do not know if the WiiM Pro (non-Plus) music streaming device supports the WiiM room correction. I only own WiiM Amplifier(s), WiiM Pro Plus and WiiM Mini music streaming devices that I purchased on Amazon.If there was still any doubt that the WiiM Amplifier and the other WiiM music streaming products sold on Amazon are the best value in audio (perhaps ever) then the WiiM room correction should convince.The WiiM room correction works with the WiiM Home app and the microphone in your smart phone. In less than a minute the WiiM Home app and supported WiiM streaming device will analyze the in-room frequency response of your speakers including a subwoofer if present in your system. The WiiM room correction creates a custom 10 band parametric equalizer response curve that you can name and save or just use the default name "Auto". The results of using the WiiM room correction with my system(s) have been impressive.LPT: You can temporarily connect a WiiM Pro Plus to any 2 channel or 2.1 channel audio system where you normally have a WiiM Mini. Then perform the WiiM room correction and save the room EQ settings. You can later write down or screenshot the room correction EQ values and manually apply the room EQ settings to the WiiM Mini at a later time. Unless you rearrange your room, change the speakers or your preferred listening position you should not need to re-run the room correction.]Tips:You can set the maximum volume level using the WiiM Home app. Use the WiiM Home app volume slider control or the WiiM Remote to control the volume. When I set the WiiM Amp's maximum volume level to ~80% the acoustic level in my home from various 4 ohm to 8 ohm speakers (ranging from ~82dB to 90dB rated efficiency) gets as loud as I want and can stand.If you are concerned that the WiiM Amp may not have sufficient power for your application then adding a powered subwoofer will make the most of the WiiM Amp's power (60 Watts per channel (WPC) into 8 ohms and 120 WPC into 4 ohms), available for the two main speakers. (I also tested the WiiM Amp's subwoofer output using the new RSL Speedwoofer 10E.)When using a turntable with the WiiM Amp you must use an external phono stage preamp as the WiiM Amp does not have a built-in phono stage. (You may want to use a phono preamp that has selectable gain or continuously variable gain to ensure an acceptable audio level when using the WiiM Amp with the turntable.)The WiiM Amp does not have a headphone output jack. I was able to successfully pair my Bose Quiet Comfort headphones with the WiiM Amp.If you experience poor Wi-Fi reception when using the WiiM Amp try moving the Wiim Amp closer to your router. (I found that rotating the WiiM Amp chassis 90 degrees also helped improve the Wi-Fi connection.) The WiiM Amp also has an Ethernet connection.Using the WiiM Amp it is possible to assemble a very satisfying and enjoyable digital streaming audio system for under $1K (WiiM Amp ($300) + Bookshelf Speakers (up to ~400/pr) + Powered Subwoofer (est. $300). You can add a CD player and/or a turntable if desired.Great:The WiiM Amp is capable of providing deep, well articulated bass. The WiiM Amp has very good dynamics, i.e. punchy even. The sound of the WiiM Amp is neutral. The WiiM Amp provides a wide soundstage.The WiiM Amp's single (mono) RCA subwoofer output connection together with the WiiM Home app's bass management functions makes pairing the WiiM Amp with a powered subwoofer super easy. The WiiM Amp automatically applies low and high pass filters when the subwoofer output is enabled.The WiiM Amp was able to effectively power every 4 to 8 ohm loudspeaker I tried quite well. I even tried driving a pair of Magnepan MG1 magneplanar loudspeakers (82dB efficiency). The WiiM Amp was able to cleanly drive each of these speakers as loud as I desired.)No audible noise or hum in either of my two WiiM Amps (I purchased a Metallic Grey and then purchased a Silver WiiM Amp.)The WiiM Amp runs cool. Even after a few hours of listening at moderately high level output the WiiM Amp chassis was barely warm to the touch.The WiiM Home app has both graphic and parametric equalizer functions. If you spend a little time learning how to master these controls you will probably be able to get the audio balance you desire.Not so great:Shipping Damage: I had purchased my first WiiM Amp, in Metallic Grey, from another online retailer. The package containing the Metallic Grey WiiM Amp was unopened and undamaged as received.I recently purchased the Silver WiiM Amp from Amazon. Although not sold as being refurbished the Silver WiiM Amp included the WiiM manufacturer's ten percent discount. One corner of the box for the Silver WiiM Amp arrived dented. The box also appeared to have been opened. However, all cables, booklet, remote and accessories were provided. The Silver WiiM Amp unit came wrapped in the factory plastic protective layer and appeared new and undamaged.Wi-Fi Performance: 2.4Ghz Wi-Fi reception is just OK, could be better. (This makes me wonder where WiiM located the internal Wi-Fi antenna in the WiiM Amp as the top and 3 sides of the WiiM Amp's case are made of an aluminum alloy.) I can't comment on 5GHz Wi-Fi performance. When I moved the WiiM Amp to another room in my home (further away from the router) the WiiM Amp would sometimes stutter or mute the audio. Rotating the WiiM Amp by 90 degrees (so that the rear of the WiiM Amp was now facing the router) seemed to improve the Wi-Fi reception.WiiM Amp Audio Performance: After auditioning the WiiM Amp with four different sets of wired speakers I found that the WiiM Amp does not provide as sharp and detailed imaging as do some other amplifiers I own. With each of the loudspeakers I tried (4 ohm, 5 ohm, 8 ohm; 2-way, 3-way, 2-way planar magnetic) the WiiM Amp's imaging lacked focus. Still, this did not take away from my enjoyment when listening to favorite selections using the WiiM Amp.Lagged WiiM Home phone app Performance: The WiiM Home phone app is sometimes lagged, i.e. when accessing the Audio Setting of the WiiM Amp. (I'm not sure if this is an app software issue or related to the limitations of the 2.4GHz Wi-Fi performance.)Lagged Remote Control Response: The WiiM Remote Control uses Bluetooth. The WiiM remote control of the WiiM Amp volume, etc. is sometimes lagged.USB Confusion: The WiiM Home App recognized the thumb drive (containing some MP3 files) that I inserted into the WiiM Amp's USB port. I was able to play the MP3 files using the WiiM Amp by selecting USB as the source. I next tried adding additional files, both MP3 and MP4 format files to the thumb drive. The WiiM Amp and/or WiiM Home app never properly updated the thumb drive file cache and never displayed an updated playlist.WiiM Amp Remote batteries: The batteries (two AAA) are not included with the WiiM Amp. (Neither of the two WiiM Amps that I've recently purchased came with the needed batteries for the remote control.)[Update 6/3/24] I purchased a WiiM Mini to solve an issue I was having with the WiiM Amplifier. The WiiM Amp is a brilliant product in almost every respect. One notable exception is Wi-Fi connectivity. In my home the WiiM Amp only has acceptable Wi-Fi connectivity when the WiiM Amp is placed close, i.e. within the same room as my wireless router. To solve this issue, I use the WiiM Mini as a Wi-Fi music streamer.I connect the WiiM Mini to the WiiM Amp via the optical cable and this gets around my WiiM Amp Wi-Fi performance issues. (The optical connection is 24 bit, 192 kbps.) I stream Spotify Premium exclusively, I can't hear any difference when using the WiiM Amp with Wi-FI (placed close to the W-Fi router) or when using the WiiM Mini and the optical output from the WiiM Mini to the optical input of the WiiM Amp.Now I can locate WiiM Amps in different rooms in my home and not have Wi-Fi connectivity issues. This works for me. Maybe this solution will work for you if you are having WiiM Amp Wi-Fi issues.