WiiM Mini Streamer Audio AirPlay 2 Receiver HiFi Wireless
WiiM Mini Streamer Audio AirPlay 2 Receiver HiFi Wireless, Multiroom Stereo, Vorverstärker, funktioniert mit Alexa und Siri Sprachassistenten, Streaming Hi-Res Audio von Spotify, Amazon Music und meh
I didn’t really want to purchase the pro plus (as already have one for my main HIFI system) so
went for the Mini for my Roberts Stream 63i (which has lost its internet facilities for streaming and internet radio). Works fantastic well in the Aux input. Overall extremely happy with purchase. Highly recommended.
Order placed one day, dispatched very quickly and delivered the next day.
Once it was set up by sa friend of mine, and connected to the Alexa I ordered at the same time, it works SO well.
I would definitely recommend this Wiim. .
I brought the WiiM pro plus for my main system it was so good that I ordered this for my bedroom. I set it to high res 192/24 output using the optical lead to my CXA61 and the sound quality is amazing. I cannot tell the difference between the mini and the pro plus. It is less than 1/2 the price of the Pro plus and imo just as good. It is very tiny but it works just the same in the WiiM home app as the pro plus ( i at first download the WiiM pod app but it was very limited so I removed it) listening to the reviews gave me the impression it is good but not as good as the PP. But in real life usage the difference is negligible.
Call me spoilt but I already have a Cambridge Audio CXN V2 streamer in what I call my ‘Listening Room’ and my wife calls ‘his Den’. This undoubtedly deserves all the 5 star award’s it’s had thrown its way. I wanted a streamer for one of our family rooms that was somewhere near the same quality but at a fraction of the cost (I might be obsessed with hifi gear but I’m not made of money). I’d read and streamed numerous glowing reviews for the WiiM family of streamers and at at only an 8th of the cost of my Cambridge streamer it felt churlish if I didn’t give the Wii! mini a go.
My verdict:
If your looking for something that looks like a substantial bit of kit, the WiiM Mini is not for you but, if you’re on a tight budget and you want a streamer that’s astonishingly easy to set up and gives many times more expensive streamers a run for their money in terms of sound quality, the WiiM Mini would be a very wise purchase indeed.
The main issue with high Res music is actually listening to it in that resolution. I am certain there are thousands of people who have tidal or Amazon hd etc then listen to it via Bluetooth or their phone. Up until now apart from buying a pretty expensive network streamer the only way to get bit perfect data to run into your DAC on the cheap was to have the wonderful USB pro audio player app. But that meant that you have to give up your device to play your music to connect it via USB. This little guy solves all those problems. Digital out to in on my Cambridge audio m200 dac and then either out to my headphones or into my amplifier and it’s bit perfect and sounds, well it sounds as good as your system will let it sound. For 90!!!! The blue node thing starts at 500 and there are all sorts of silly attempts to create integrated systems of network streamers and DACs or with amplifiers. If you care about how you listen to music then you care about separates because you love upgrading. Joyous – buy i
I already have the Wiim Pro with it’s greater output options and built in Chromecast and bought the mini to upgrade a Revo Superconnect which only has Spotify and an analogue in. As the Wiim mini and Wiim Pro share the same DAC chip I (wrongly) expected a similar sound signature. The mini has a narrower soundstage, lacks the depth and natural timbre of the pro and seems to have a brighter balance, in fact the mini was very similar to the existing sound signature of the Revo Superconnects inbuilt DAC. I have now returned the mini and invested in another Wiim Pro for it’s much more satisfying and engaging DAC output – there’s obviously some very different electronics employed in the Pro’s implementation of the DAC compared to the mini.
From my own experience, if you are limited on budget/only require the optical out then go with the mini. However, if you value the superior Coaxial output and improved DAC implementation the Wiim Pro is worth the extra money. Oh, and that’s before considering the very useful Chomecast built into the Pro which opens up even more streaming options.
I bought this to play flac-ripped cds from a (very base level) NAS running Plex media server to a Bose Soundock 10 speaker. A key requirement was that playback should be gapless. I am pleased to be able to report that this is accomplished flawlessly.
The WiiM app detected the NAS immediately – something that two other apps I had tried struggled with.
The Soundock 10 is somewhat bass heavy where it is positioned and this cannot be adjusted at the speaker. Thankfully the WiiM app includes an equaliser that has mitigated this issue.
Setup was incredibly straightforward – instead of having to use the device’s Wi-Fi network and then flick back to the router network, setup used the WiiM’s Bluetooth. At the end of setup the speaker was also calibrated for delay – I don’t know what this is for. It’s probably for high-end setups which mine is not, although it’s perfect for me and my 60 year old hearing.
I tried Spotify Connect – this worked fine, although getting to the equaliser not obvious.
I tried Amazon Music but as I only have it as a free add-on with Prime then it would seem that all you can play are Amazon playlists. This is unacceptable, but I believe this a function of Amazon Music rather than the device software. ***** UPDATE (11/9/2023) ***** I’ve dropped Spotify for Amazon Music HD and can report that the App now does everything you’d want. For me, this is search for an album and play it. No problems.
TuneIn Internet radio worked fine too.
Everything else is a bonus.
My only criticism would be that the Android app does not have a landscape setting for tablets.
A very well deserved 5 stars.
I bought this to replace a Yamaha WXAD10 as Yamaha left that device without Airplay 2 support and iOS 16 no longer seems to like Airplay devices so I had to use the MusicCast app to play tunes on my iPhone. The final straw was having to run setup periodically because the WXAD10 just seemed to drop off the network.
Thankfully this is a nice, compact alternative. Setup is very easy with the WiiM app on my iPhone. I had it on my network in a couple of minutes (Eero 6 mesh). I’m running it through a Cambridge Audio DAC Magic 200M to a Yamaha AS-500 200W amplifier with bi-wired Mission MX-3 towers and an old Sony subwoofer from a surround setup and the sound is amazing.
I obviously cannot comment on the device’s built-in DAC, but the app is quality and is used to update firmware on the WiiM Mini, so I’m hopeful support will be better than what I had with the device it replaced.
Things to note: includes all the cables you might need: RCA to Mini-jack, mini-jack to Mini-jack, TOSLINK and USB-A to USB-C (for power). NB The USB-A to C cable is only 1m long (thankfully I had a 1.5m one handy) and there’s no power supply included, so either you’ll need to use it with the idea of periodically having it recharged or get yourself a USB power supply or surge protector with a USB port to connect to.