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
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WiiM mini.
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.
Brilliant streaming solution.
This little device is magic. I have a Wiim pro as my main listening room streamer and this is my auxiliary system for simultaneously streaming to the kitchen area via a small class d amp and old bookshelf speakers.
It is effective, inobtrusive and has local volume and pause controls via its touch controls on top of the device. Its internal DAC is fine for this set up, not sure how it would fare in a more demanding environment hence one star dropped on music quality, but it depends what you expect for the price.
Great little streame
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. .
This is a really good streaming audio source. Sound quality is within shouting distance of my turntable, which given the price differential is very impressive. It supports the major streaming services including hi-res ones like Tidal and Qobuz. It’s controlled by a phone app which is very easy to use. Not long ago you’d have to spend a lot of money to get something as good as this, and it integrates very well with “legacy” (ok, old) hi-fi kit like mine. Look no further!
Good but fustrating
This is my second Wiim, while the Wiim Pro was hassle free to set up, the Wiim mini took over a dozen attempts before I could get it to work with the WiFi. Now it is set up I can use the Wiim apps superior functionality to play Amazon music via a speaker.
Very good
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.
Fantastic
Sounds quality is touted as being bit perfect and sounds amazing. Hooked up to a yamaha s501 amp via optical at 192khz 24bit and a pair of kef q350s. Spotify premium on airplay gives 900kbps 16bit 44.1khz. PEQ is a game changer to get rid of room modes especially in the bass region and will up the sounds quality no end once the bass has cleaned up. If you have an iPhone you can use housecurve app to guide you on what tweaks to make. For a budget stereo setup you can’t get much better. All hooked to a smart plug that turns everything on.
On the downside a couple of times the left and right channel were swapped but rebooting solves that. Wifi has been 99% solid but i have heard some stutter/crackles in the past. Having said that they are releasing firmware updates super reguarly (almost weekly it feels) so the above may no longer be issues. One of my best purchases of recent.
Game change
These are just brilliant, turn any existing high or speaker with an input into a wireless streamer. I connected a sound bar and existing high with two units and now have synchronised sound in both rooms . Only negative is you need a usb power supply if the equipment does not have usb to power the wiim but as I have spares it was no issue for me. Hopefully the next update will have the ability to add a setting so you can chose to stream to the joint set up or individually without having to link/unlink them manually
This little puck of joy has transformed my hifi experience. Up and running in minutes and giving access to all of the popular music streaming services. I bought the Mini as I figured if it was good I’d expand the system to other rooms. I now have this and WiiM Pro Plus in another room with my main system. Unless you have a top end reference system, and finely tuned ears, just ignore those who decry the DAC in the Mini- it works brilliantly well and you can fine tune the sound with the EQ. The app is really good and multi room set up and control is a breeze. Highly recommended.
Good little gadge
Super small and light, and very easy to set up and use. I’ve use it for several months now to stream music from the internet to a vintage 1990s hifi separates system – works perfectly. My only gripe is that the in built DAC is not great (average at best) but what can you expect for the money? It does an OK job, but you might want to upgrade and use with an external DAC for better sound quality. Good gadget as is though, and happy to recommend.
An easy choice for a music streame
After reading and watching the various reviews, it was an easy choice. It is easy to setup and to connect to WiFi and control from my iPad. I am using it as a part of my’headfi’ setup, using the included fibre cable to connect to the DAC/Amp.
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.
Sound quality: WiiM Mini supports up to 192kHz, 24-bit audio output. Most can’t hear beyond 24khz. A baby struggles to hear beyond 20khz. As we get older it drops less than 15khz.
I connect WiiM to a DAC via Toslink/Optical which provides maximum Hi-Res audio via light. Works as it should.
Setup as WiFi receiver: Needs bluetooth for setup. Annoying issues connecting Bluetooth. (Worse with WiiM Pro). With Bluetooth try to connect Bluetooth devices to one and other in different orders usually sorts this. No issues since setup.
Design: Small enough to be out of site, smart design means not bothered if it is on show.
App: Basic, can be better. Bugs like presets fail to work. Have to remove and add again. Favouriting doesn’t work for me.
Connectivity to use as Bluetooth receiver: Straightforward. To change output to send audio from any app like YouTube, videos you’ve taken, a browser etc on an android or apple device via the WiiMs Bluetooth (then sent by optical to my DAC and AMP) – open WiiM app, tap Play/pause area and tap current output to see a list of outputs (see image).
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.
Brings new life to old Hi Fi equipme
If you have old Hi Fi equipment before features like blue tooth and wifi were on board, this is the perfect update, 192 khz at 24bits through SPDIF, initial setup is fairly simple, have had a few issues with voice activation through an echo, sometimes links to the soundbar, worse case would be selection through a smart phone, so if you don’t need Dolby atmos and have a good quality receiver or amp with SPDIF you can stream from amazon etc in high quality, saving you 1000 plus on a new receiver. Cheaper options than the echo link.
Mighty mini
Totally blown away by this tiny beast. The best 76 I’ve ever spent. At this price point it’s the equal and quite probably better than streamers costing multiple times more. I haven’t used the mini’s internal DAC, but hooked up to a good quality external DAC via optical it’s as good as I’ve heard. It’s only short comings is the lack of Chromecast, however, this is put right in the soon to be released WiiM Pro. In my opinion, if you spend more you’ve wasted your money.
Great little device.
The Wiim is a really good little audio streaming device.
It was so easy to set up with the app and gives a really clear sound, with a rich bass and clear high notes.
It hooked up to our mesh WiFi system with no issues.
It has given us huge flexibility in what we can listen to via several streaming platforms (Spotify etc).
Brilliant product for the price.
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.
The 3rd source
I have my Hifi system (pre/power setup with floorstanding Bowers and Wilkins speakers) working very nicely for vinyl and CD playback . I was aware of streaming but not interested in a lossy LoFi option. I started to see lots of positive reviews of the Wiim Mini. Looked into what streaming service to use and as a long standing amazon customer, Amazon music unlimited seamed the best way to go. Currently got the Mini in use with Aux out using the supplied (OK quality)lead, had a 10 watt apple charger spare to power the Mini. An old android tablet is what i am using to run the Wiim Home app. All very simple to set up. Sound quality wise, very impressed, very comparable to the sound i get off vinyl and CD. I have now got access to a vast catalogue of music without any compromise as far as sound quality goes. Some of the HD tracks sound particularly good ( Try Phil Collins ‘in the air tonight’ or Joan Armatrading ‘Love and affection’). Good to have future upgrade potential with the addition of a DAC. The Topping E50 looks like it would provide a worthwhile upgrade to both the CD player and the Wiim Mini, after which i might need turntable upgrade…
Great little unit with many features.
Bought this to stream from my apple phone via airplay to a 1980’s musical fidelity amp works brilliantly, also a bonus is that I connected it to the tape monitor output to the devices input and used the Bluetooth output on the device to listen to my turntable via Bluetooth. Very impressed with sound quality as well!
Better than its size suggests
Small plastic puck has been given rave reviews which are well founded. ‘audiophiles’ suggest that separate DAC is necessary, but in my opinion the fidelity of this out of the box is very good and far better than the amp’s inbuilt DAC. Can’t go wrong
As a previous user of a Bluesound Node 2i, I can say this little unit is impressive.
I am using it via optical into a Denon Amp.
Tidal sounds impressive and Tidal connect works flawlessly with gapless playback.
The App is very easy to use and straightforward.
It does everything it should do,and does it very well.
For the price it is extremely good….
I found you really need to take some time to set the wiim up and to get used to the software. It’s also important to make sure you are using the latest firmware as the wiim is being updated with improvements regularly.
The wiim is very stable with a solid wi/fi connection that so far has not missed a beat. I’m mainly streaming Amazon music HD/UHD via an optical cable (my own not the wiim one) into a separate DAC and it sounds very good to me. The Amazon app within the unit shows the quality of the stream and I’ve set this at 24 bit, 96kHz and it streams perfectly without any issues. However, I found that trying to stream at the 192kHz setting sometimes introduced some stuttering that I have been unable to resolve at the moment. I will update when resolved.
Overall the unit works well and has plenty of features for most to be satisfied with. It’s early days yet, but so far the wiim has exceeded my expectations for sound quality and usability. A good introduction to streaming and well worth the money.
Great little streamer for the money.
Purchased after lots of good reviews on YouTube. Fairly easy to set up and was up and running in a few minutes. I just wished it had a coaxial output as I always find the optical output is not quite as musical as the coaxial output. I will give this a few months and see hiw I live with it. Then may consider getting the pro, if it’s available in the UK. Overall its a great product for what it does and I think a majority of people would be very happy with it.
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.
This device works really well!
I rarely leave reviews but had to take a bit of a gamble buying this as I couldn’t find exactly what I wanted to know. Happily it works perfectly.
I wanted a device that I could use to feed a digital signal into my Naim muso. I also need it to be controllable from an echo dot so my kids can put music on without me needing to reach for my phone. my chosen music streaming service is Amazon music, so it needs to work with that. I thought the echo link might be perfect but was disappointed by both the maximum quality output (16 bit 48 khs) and the volume control setup.
So this genius bit of kit perfectly delivers. It plugs in easily via an optical cable (there is one included), the app made setup really straightforward, and importantly by setting it as the speaker within Alexa app linked to my echo, I get streamed Amazon music controlled via my echo device. Volume and all other control can be done via voice. Alexa now talks to me through my muso. It just works. And all at higher bitrates then echo link and almost half the price. So – a no brainer.
I got this so I could listen to Spotify and Amazon Music on my ‘old’ hifi system which pre dates internet music. It will do much more than that, including Bluetooth and streaming hi res quality from your ‘NAS’ or WiFi linked computer, but I haven’t done that yet.
I was using an old Echo Dot for this, using the 3.5mm jack connection but wanted something purpose made. There’s a lot of low quality stuff on the market but this is the real deal.
Set up was really easy. Download an app, plug in the device, connect the device to my amplifier using the provided cable and follow the app instructions. It finds the device, connects it to your WiFi, updates itself and then you can link any existing music streaming accounts from the app.
I then just set up my Echo using the Alexa app (which recognised the WiiM after a short delay/refresh as an audio device) so that when I tell it to play music, it will use the WiiM as the preferred speaker…and it just worked. No mucking about, very slick.
Device has volume and play/pause touch sensitive buttons on top and a tiny unobtrusive status LED.
In the box, you get the device (small), a USB power cable (no plug adaptor) a 3.5mm to 3.5mm cable, a 3.5mm to phono plugs, and an optical cable. All look decent. Wish I had know this as wouldn’t have purchased another cable.
It’s got an optical output, a 3.5mm output and a 3.5mm input as well as the USB C power socket.
It sounds good, I trust it’s got good hardware inside it. Now to experiment with some hi res music on the computer…
For 79.99 this little puck of delight is literally gobsmacking. Pair its optical (toslink) connector with a DAC, connect via the WIIM software and Bob’s your uncle… The ease of use is super simple, the sound quality beats the Bluesound Node and I’d say its very very close to the iFi Zen Stream.
It does bitperfect 24bit 192Khz with ease over 5Ghz wifi. It does Tidal and Sonos Connect and Amazon Music Cast. Also Airplay and DLNA. Tidal plays with ease and shows the correct bitrate for tracks being played. Amazon Music Unlimited on the other hand, whilst it plays well, it shows the poor implementation of Amazon Music….HD/UHD tracks being reported at less than 320 (MP3 quality). This is a perennial issue with Amazon who haven’t really got their streaming platform and governance in order. I’ve also streamed music by UPNP/DLNA using Plex and this works reasonably well, although the WIIM software becomes a bit unresponsive for some strange reason.
I’ve literally played music for hours non-stop! A great buy.
Very good value streame
* ‘bit perfect’ digital on optical out
* support for many streaming services
* there are measured performance figures on audiosciencereview website
* WiiM support is good, I’ve received answers to all my questions
* software updates are frequent
* bought to improve sound quality over Bluetooth streaming from iPhone which it has achieved. No more soggy bass and narrow stereo image.
Cons
* No usb output
* no power supply provided. I used 5v power bank as WiiM consumption is low. Lasts 3 days
* Have now changed to raspberry pie 5v wall wart
* mqa encoding not being seen by external dac via tidal streaming service, as my dac does not recognise mqa via optical
* iphone se 2020 – the WiiM app music list does not show full playlist and touch alignment to list slightly off
* lightweight and plasticky, cables pull WiiM puck around
* best used with external dac, though does come with a dac built-in
BBC sounds app can be played via airplay 2.
I’m on iPhone and downloaded the bbc sounds app. Then selected WiiM on the WiFi network.
Wiim is currently plugged in via optical to another dac. However, you can use the built in dac in the WiiM for lower fidelity.
Having owned and loved the Chromecast Audio, I watched John Darko Audio’s review and discovered that this device is gapless, meaning there are no artificial gaps inserted between continuous tracks on say a live album or where an artist chooses to continue to play from one track to the next, a frustration for owners of the Chromecast. The reported quality is also at a higher sample rate and bit depth (up to 24 bit it’s at 192 kHz subject to source). Whilst it works brilliantly with Spotify, I chose to take out a trial for Tidal and Qobuz and while I’m at it, Roon as a layer over the top. After a small bit of confusion on my part, they all play well together through the WiiM no matter what you play from (phone, tablet, PC). If you’re like me (hopefully you are not) then this cost me more money in the end as I now have Spotify for the family and Qobuz + Roon and an extra Roon NUC server; the result? Despite being a skeptic, I can honestly say my HiFi has never sounded better. I’m using the DAC in my Audiolab 6000A, so can’t say how this sounds with its internal DAC to analogue out but it sounds great through my amp and B&W 603 S2 speakers. I’m now faced with a dilemma as Roon are putting their prices up I 2023, but that’s another story – you don’t NEED any of these services, honest! I don’t tend to use the WiiM app to control music because I get more information from the services I mentioned, but whenever I’ve used it, it is simple, clean and intuitive to using. This is a great little product and packs a lot of punch for the cost – especially when it is on a discount (I got mine for little over 70).
** Update ** This product goes from strength to strength, despite the modest price this product is continuously being updated with improvements including Roon ready due in Jan 2023, so I look forward to that. I did however make a mistake in my review above, I still use my Chromecast Audio in my office and to my surprise found that it is indeed gapless with Roon out of the box, unlike Spotify Connect, there you go you learn something new everyday.