My home office/library is a 12' x 12' room with a sitting area across from a wall of built-in bookshelves and an around the corner desk surface. I have a pair of Polk Audio Signature Elite ES20 Bookshelf Speakers that are pretty much perfect for the space. I stream music to the Polk speakers using a WiiM Amp Ultra. The sound is amazing and I thought it couldn't get any better, but I stumbled upon the WiiM Sub Pro while shopping on Amazon and thought it sounded like an interesting addition to my setup. I hadn't seriously considered adding a subwoofer, as it would have required drilling holes in the bookshelves and desk surface in order to hardwire it. I knew about the available wireless subwoofer kits with the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radio frequency connections, but that seemed a little clunky to me. This WiiM Sub Pro connected over WiFi turned out to be a fantastic option. Simply plug it in and, after it boots up, it appears in the WiiM app and one is taken though a simple setup process. The RoomFit calibration is a nice option, also. The sound with the subwoofer added is noticeably more impactful. When I close my eyes, I can truly imagine that I'm attending a live concert. Love it!
A perfect compliment to my kitchen sound system
This high quality WiiM Sound smart speaker with Hi-Res Audio, touchscreen, and WiFi is a very well made, impressive product and sounds great for its size. It come securely packed in deluxe retail packaging on par with other premium electronics brands.
It has a 100W class D amplifier (2x25W + 1x50W) driving two soft dome tweeters and a robust 4 inch woofer, and gets plenty loud without noticeable distortion. The mids and highs are clear and clean while the bass is surprisingly present. The unit itself is heavy since it contains the speakers, amplifier and power supply.
It connects easily and also has an AUX input and a LAN port for wired networks. It seems kind of pricey for what it is to me, but the build quality, ease of use and great sound is there to justify it.
In 1976 I purchased a Sansui system consisting of a BA/CA 2000 and a tuner. I have it and it still works but after this time it probably needs to be serviced as I usually have to spend 5-10 minutes rotating the controls a flipping the mute level back and forth. There's no one close to me I'd trust to do it so in the meantime I was happy to take a slight downgrade in order to enjoy my music collection. Well, if this is a downgrade I'm not sure how. I paired this with a Wiim Ultra as my pre-amp and streamer. I had been using an external Bluetooth receiver to stream a lot of my own iTunes library. While it was okay, this is better having it built in to the Ultra. I'm still using my ESS AMT 1a speakers and my subwoofer. The sound is fabulous and not only do I not have to mess with things at the unit, I can do everything from the comfort of my listening seat via the app. For a 75 year old music fanatic I've never been happier. I also was able to stream via network the music on my Synology NAS which consists of over 100k songs. I think I have a pretty good ear even now and while Bluetooth may not provide the best way to stream my iTunes it's so good and so convenient that I'll never complain and THIS Bluetooth seems far superior to what I had before which was pretty good. I can't speak much about DAC's but all I know is this sounds great. Lastly, I was a bit concerned about how the phono input would work but I tested several albums last night and I'm happy. We'll see how this holds up but for now the Vibelink Amp and Wiim Ultra have a fan here. Both were lower in price than normal so I'm glad I pulled the trigger. Downgrade? Not so much. Maybe for aesthetics and the prestige of quality vintage systems but for sound these units are very satisfactory and for the most part excellent. I will say I don't have a clue what the remote is supposed to do and it seems pretty useless compared to the smartphone app. It's probably going into a drawer.
What can I say that hasn't already been raved about? I run this into a pair of Fosi V3 Monoblocks and a pair of Carmody Overnight Sensation MTM bookshelf speakers, and it just kills. I'm using the Ultra as a receiver/preamp, so my cd player and turntable are also running into it, and they all sound incredible. I love that I can use the remote, my phone, or even my echo dot to control it, and when I want music filling the house, I have it link to the wiim mini in my basement, and we're good to go! Amazon music sounds excellent through this system, as it can handle the ultra hd stream through that service. I purchased mine on prime day, so I think it's an even better value at that price. Wait for a sale if you can, and save yourself some dough.