Tomorrow , Wiim will announce its firstwireless talker , the Wiim Sound . It looks like a lot like Apple’sHomePod , with an almost cylindrical shape that ’s wrap in a fabric radiator grille and go past with a stage set of spot ascendency . But the detail that will likely get the most attending is its build up - in , 1.8 - column inch circular touchscreen . The hi - reticuloendothelial system screenland offers the same record album showing and control as the one on the front of theWiim Ultra , the society ’s flagshipnetwork music streamer .
As with all of Wiim ’s products , its burden feature set is designed to work seamlessly with the eternal rest of the affordable Wiim ecosystem , giving Sonos owners even more reasonableness to make a replacement .
The Wiim Sound is set to debut at High End Munich 2025 , an audiophile - centric audio show in Germany . Wiim has n’t released pricing or specific availability yet , noting only that the Wiim Sound will arrive in “ Q3 2025 on Amazon and at select retail merchant . ” For now , it ’s only available in black .
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Another step toward a true Sonos alternative
The Wiim Sound is n’t the first Wiim - compatible wireless loudspeaker system . Earlier in 2025 , the ship’s company announced it hadpartnered with Swedish brand name , Audio Proto create Wiim Edition versions of its A10 Mk II and C10 Mk II wireless loudspeaker system , which can be discovered and controlled natively within the Wiim Home app . However , the Wiim Sound marks an important milepost in the company ’s phylogenesis as it begins to establish out an ecosystem of in - sign designed merchandise that let it vie more directly with Sonos .
It ’s not difficult to think that Wiim will keep this expansion , eventually working its way into the residuum of Sonos ’ class , such assoundbars , Bluetooth speaker , and possiblyheadphones .
Between HomePod and Era 100
Physically , the Wiim Sound straddles the billet between the Apple HomePod and theSonos epoch 100 . Its step ( 5.7 x 5.7 inch ) is almost on the dot the same as the HomePod , while its height , at 7.5 inches is slightly taller than the Era 100 ( 7.18 inches ) . The bearing of the orbitual touch screen will no doubt renew speculation aboutApple ’s next HomePod , which has been widely rumor to admit some kind of display .
Internally , the Wiim Sound is much closer to Sonos ’ speaker , with a 4 - inch woofer and twobalanced - mode radiator(BMR ) tweeters . Thanks to those dual tweeter , Wiim tell the Sound can regurgitate two - channel stereophony , though like the epoch 100 , getting unfeigned stereo system legal separation may be wily . Wiim has n’t revealed the amplifier layout item , but it claims there ’s 100 Isaac Watts of combined power on tap .
On the bottom of the speaker are porthole for superpower , and 10/100 Ethernet , plus a 3.5 millimetre diddly-shit for analogue inputs . Wireless connectivity is hold up by both Wi - Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3 . Wiim calls the Sound asmart speaker , but since there ’s no built - in mic and no native phonation help , that might be stretch the terminus . you’re able to , however , use it as Amazon Alexa gadget via the include voice remote control . For the Wiim Sound , the company has created a alter rendering of it Siri - remote ringer , theWiim Voice Remote 2 . Alternatively , the Wiim Sound is compatible with Google Assistant and can respond to those voice commands if you own an Assistant - subject smartphone or other twist .
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As with the rest of Wiim ’s ecosystem , the Wiim Sound has an impressive regalia of cyclosis and EQ features , including :
you may control the Wiim Sound as part of a larger multiroom sound recording system of rules within the Wiim Home app . This includes grouping the Sound with other Wiim components for synchronized playback as well as the power to stereo - pair two Wiim Sounds . Interestingly , a single Wiim Sound can be used as center line talker , or two can be used as surround speakers within a 5.1 configuration . To do this , you ’ll require a 5.1 source of sound — either a 5.1 audio recording that lives in your personal library on your home mesh , or from a TV plugged into one of Wiim’sHDMI - ARCcompatible devices ( Wiim Ultra , Wiim Amp , Wiim Amp Pro ) .
Still no AirPlay
For reasons known only to Wiim and Apple , the Wiim Sound is now the third Wiim streaming product to launch without sustenance forApple ’s AirPlay 2wireless stream communications protocol . When the Wiim Ultra debut without AirPlay , it was consider to be a temporary omission — one that would be rectified with a firmware update . This fail to happen , and then Wiim launched the Amp Pro , also without AirPlay .
While AirPlay is a useful feature for iPhone users , letting them stream audio on their home Wi - Fi web from any any app that supports it , its popularity among Wiim ’s users is indecipherable . AirPlay 2 innovate lossy compression , which audiophiles consider an unaccepted trade-off . Moreover , the trend toward streaming apps building their own reading of AirPlay ( Tidal Connect , Spotify Connect ) plus the availability of Google Cast , reduces the need for AirPlay under most circumstances . Even on an iPhone when streaming Apple Music , Bluetooth can serve as an acceptable AirPlay option on Wiim ’s product .
