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As promised , Wiim has officially taken the wrap off its newnetwork euphony pennon , the Wiim Ultra — a crafty atomic number 13 gimmick with a colour touchscreen , physical volume thickening , and a consecrate , front - face 3.5 millimeter earphone output . We also now have intercourse the cost : It will be $ 329 when it hits Amazon sometime between July 1 and September 30 .
Wiim also predict that it would reveal another new equipment , and it turn out to be the Wiim Amp Pro , a beefed - up version of the highly ratedWiim Ampthat launched earlier this year . It will sell for $ 369 when it arrives on Amazon around the same meter as the Ultra .
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Wiim Ultra
We already knew the broad strokes for the Ultra , Wiim ’s new flagship web music streamer , including its conception , which mirrors the simple , Al - clad stock of the Wiim Amp . We also bonk that it would boast a 3.5 - column inch color touchscreen user interface and a bevy of digital and analog inputs and outputs , including HDMI ARC . Now we ’ve got some of the deeper specs that Wiim fans were waiting for :
The touchscreen can apparently expose App convenience — which we conceive can be chosen from the Wiim app itself — large album pictures , playback control , play queue , presets , EQ , audio input and output signal , and gadget setting . It will also be used to guide folks through the frame-up process once they power the Ultra on , and it will advise users when software program updates are available .
The screen can also designate changes in shimmer modal value , and you may customize the wallpaper and prefer to display the time and date during standby mode .
As with the Wiim Pro , Pro Plus , and Amp , the elbow room correction feature use a built - in mic to take acoustic measuring of your room , which are used to make corrections for your loudspeaker system and ( if relevant ) your subwoofer .
alas , Wiim has n’t detail the glasses on the headphone amplification at work behind that 3.5 millimetre output , but hopefully it wo n’t have any difficulty driving medium - to - high impedance cans .
All of the above stipulation are on top of the immense list of feature article you ’ll find on Wiim ’s downrange streamers , likeChromecast Audio , Apple AirPlay , two - way Bluetooth , Apple HomeKit , Google Assistant / Home compatibility , Amazon Alexa compatibility with Alexa Cast and multiroom , DLNA , Spotify and Tidal Connect , andRoonReady corroboration .
Wiim Amp Pro
At $ 369 , the newfangled Wiim Amp Pro is $ 70 more than its sib , theWiim Amp , but physically , they ’re very . Here ’s what that extra money buys you :
In other words , the Amp Pro is pitch toward those who might have the kind of mellow - performance Speaker that might do good from these improved specs . For most folks , however , the Wiim Amp will belike persist the gimmick of choice .
What remains the same on the Pro are amplification king ( 60 watts per channel at 8 ohms , or 120 watts per channel at 4 Georg Simon Ohm ) for either two or four Speaker , and all of the rain cats and dogs features listed above for the Ultra .
