Brand Name |
WiiM |
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Item Weight |
1.41 ounces |
Product Dimensions |
2.72 x 2.72 x 0.94 inches |
Country of Origin |
China |
Item model number |
WiiM Mini |
Color Name |
Black |
Special Features |
HI RES AUDIO, USB PORT |
Speaker Type |
Multiroom |
Item display height |
2.4 centimeters |
Total Harmonic Distortion |
0.05% |
ASIN |
B09HC5GRKY |
Customer Reviews |
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Best Sellers Rank |
#1,422 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics) #1 in Audio Component Receivers |
Date First Available |
September 26, 2021 |
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Heather MillsHeather Mills –
I really liked the idea of the Chromecast Audio but was always frustrated with its lack of support for Hi-Res Amazon Music playback and what I felt was relatively poor sound quality via the Toslink output. Looking to replace it, I struggled to find something suitable. I wanted a device with digital audio output(s) for use with my external DAC, Amazon Music HD/UHD compatibility at full resolution, and the ability to play local files stored on my NAS. Amazon’s Echo Link came close but lacked high-res audio support over its Toslink output making it a no-go. The Bluesound node had everything I wanted but came with a price tag that made me pause to scour for any other possible alternatives. I then remembered a device that I had seen advertised by a value oriented Hi-Fi Youtuber: The Wiim Mini.After taking a look at the Wiim, I found out that it checked most of my boxes and though it definitely worth a listen given the affordable cost. I also noticed that it ran on 5V DC power, thus allowing me to power it with an extra iFi iPower 2 power supply I had laying around. I also had a spare Pangea Premier SE Toslink cable to connect it to my DAC (a Denafrips Ares II). I was immediately struck by the audio quality of the combination on my system.I find the Wiim Home app reasonably easy to use, the settings fairly intuitive, and the pace of updates makes quite clear that Wiim is listening to and addressing its customers’ issues. I’ve encountered a couple of bugs with pausing tracks, but those have largely been addressed. I really like that after the app updates, I’m greeted with a brief description of changes / fixes applied. That along with the pace of updates inspires a pretty high degree of confidence in Wiim’s support. I also love the ability to manually connect to an online stream and save it as a preset. I use this feature to listen to the BBC World Service’s higher bitrate AAC stream. Playback of high-res files from my NAS is also a snap.All in all, I really love the Wiim Mini’s awesome functionality, great sound quality, via Toslink, and the idea that even with the upgraded power supply and Toslink cable, it still came in under half the price of the Bluesound Node. I rarely take the time to write a review, but this thing is absolutely worth it to do so along with its great price. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it to anyone looking for a great sounding & inexpensive streamer.Pros:* Sounds wonderful via the Toslink output and an external DAC* Full-size Toslink fully supports 24 bit / 192 kHz output.* Most affordable streamer to support Amazon Music HD/UHD.* Utilizes 5V DC power making it compatible with iFi iPower & linear power supplies for a great upgrade* Supports a wealth of playback & streaming service options* Looks to be adding support for casting Amazon HD/UHD audio from the Amazon Music app (yea!)Cons:* A few minor bugs in the Wiim Home app (pause/play mainly).* Have found myself looking for and not finding a simple stop playback (square) option.
Rainer –
Great little device! It is not cheap, but in contrast to many others, it simply works! Stable, reliable, easy to setup with the respective app. And it supports about every possible streaming technology, is easily found by Spotify and others (including the old Squeezebox/Logitech Media Server)… even the analog out has a really great sound – meaning reasonably good DACs are used.Clear recommendation if you want revive an old stereo set
C. Huang –
If you use SPDIF instead of internal Dac, this little device would let you forget about the expensive BlueSound Node, the troublesome and unstable raspberry pi runs on any OS. This is simply the easiest and best solution by far. The downside would be that it uses it’s own app to log into all the music services. You won’t be able to browse through the native APP UI from spotify, tidal, qobuz or even amazon music.I haven’t tried gapless so I can’t put down “it just works” stamp yet! However, hi-res does work as expected. There are some glitches and bugs from Amazon Music though. When comparing to Qobuz, it simply just works as bit perfect. On the Amazon Music HD/UHD I believed it’s probably Amazon’s fault here. There will be constrain on bitrate and sampling rate if you output from TV because it’s running mostly Android OS (ye! I am looking at you Amazon FireTV 4k Stick). You will only get 48k. However, on the Wiim mini is another story. It’s better to show 24bit, but sometimes it’s not bit perfect. it doesn’t always shows properly up to 192k.Due to the inconsistency of Amazon music. Depends on your Dac, your streamer box (a computer, an iphone, tv, or wiim mini) they all behave differently. I can’t grasp which one is the “best” solution or claim to be bit perfect here. But Amazon music seems to output hi-res music for sure. Amazon still need to work on their device compatibility issues though.For qobuz, it works like a breeze. Always accurate, and always works! I’ve had raspberry pi ran through LMS, volumio, audirvana, and roon before. If you want me to choose what’s the best solution for sound quality and simplicity, I would choose wiim mini.Although you don’t have a roon or audirvana as centralized server. You can’t “stream” music to every devices from a home server. You will lose “screen display” feature on your computer or tv. However, you will not bump into audirvana can’t switch playback devices or roon constantly having server down issues you need to restart the server. Best of all, you don’t need to deal with LMS or volumio just another update that something “doesn’t work” again.For the sound quality, I compare to Qobuz, it is indeed a close match. To be easy to use and bit perfect, Qobuz is obviously the best choice. Amazon music comes in second with this wiim mini.Best of all was the Alexa integration. It’s now possible to tell Alexa to play music, and on wiim mini side, it starts to play bit perfect hi-res music. That’s simply the missing piece from the echo eco system that Amazon did not have on their own products unless you’ve gone for Echo Studio. Amazon really need to do some catch up.It will sound better than you use Amazon FireTV 4k Sticks plug into the AVR before TV. Due to “compatibility” issues, versions of FireTV OS, and FireTV hardware. Not all FireTV works right out of box. In addition, not all AVR works with FireTV stick either. So I am grateful that Wiim Mini simply skips that whole route all together.The weak link would be spotify connect (not very sure if spotify connect is ever going to support bit perfect when spotify finally release hi res audio). Tidal works okay but obviously your DAC needs to decode MQA because wiim mini can’t do that from internal DAC. Best experiences comes from Qobuz and Amazon Music HD/UHD. Bluetooth was alright. When you can stream through WIFI, why bother with Bluetooth?However, the streaming service is very limited. It won’t support even something like Pandora just yet! You really need to use Airplay2 to playback those type of music services.
techguyCO –
Great streamer in a tiny package. Super easy Wi-Fi setup though my iPhone and was streaming to it via airplay in a couple minutes. Connected via included optical cable to my older Denon and the sound quality is very good. Not quite the quality of my blusound node, but at a fraction of the price it definitely holds its own. Great, reasonably priced solution for streaming to vintage stereo equipment. Bluetooth works well, but Wi-Fi streaming is definitely better. Decent app though I just stream from my phone to it via AirPlay.Only thing I wish I could lock the volume out to let my stereo control the volume completely. Minor issue, and again at this price I highly recommend it.
Amazon Customer –
I purchased 2 JBL PartyBox 710s for my basement because I really enjoy bass heavy music. However, sometimes I want to critically listen to music with a balanced frequency profile. I was surprised JBL did not include WiFi capabilities because these speakers can sound much better than what Bluetooth can support. I use the WiiM Mini to fill in that gap, and it works perfectly.Pros:WiiM App is fantastic – Easy to navigate – Great music streaming integration – EQ customization is very useful – Many additional audio settingsQuality hardwarePlenty of cables includedMost importantly, the audio sounds amazingCons:A little priceyWould have liked a power on/off buttonNOTE: WiiM Mini should be plugged directly into the power outlet. I tried plugging it into my speaker for power, but created a ground loop issue resulting in a lot of popping and static. Once I plugged directly into the socket it fixed the problem immediately.
TayTay –
I don’t usually leave reviews, but this thing kicks butt! I have HomePods in every room and really wanted to use my Hyperbooms in sync, and this product brought that dream to reality. Extremely easy set up. Works amazing and has no latency or delay while playing with HomePods. Only downside is there is a distortion when turned up 100%. However the sound is crystal clear up to about 95% 👍🏼
Jon –
My daughter and son in law have a sound sticks 2 for their tv but no way to stream music from their phones for the 4 y/o daughter. She is always asking for music. The Wiim mini hooked up easily .I assumed (wrongly) I could input the optical cable from the tv to the Wiim. It turns out the optical port on the mini is an output only. I used their existing inexpensive DAC output which was going to the sound sticks. I routed that to the aux input on the mini with a mini plug – rca cable I had. Then using the app audio source choose to stream music to the speakers or use the aux input to play the Tv sound. Much cheaper than a receiver and takes up no space. Have to be careful with sound volume when switching sources. Thanks Wiim!
Feedjimbo –
This thing is great. Definitely worth the $90 I spent. I have it connected to my Yamaha N303 via optical and get hi res music files to play through Amazon Music. AirPlay and Spotify connect are also very useful. You can also add the device to a speaker group with echo devices. This was the easiest and cheapest way to get lossless and hi res music files to play on my system.
KentKent –
I was already an owner of the WiiM Pro when I realized the Mini would be a great gift for my parents, who keep plugging their phone or laptop into their receiver to stream music. Now they can access music and control volume without sacrificing a device or even getting up. I’ll skip all the specs that make this special (or even what arguably brings this down to 4 stars, depending how granular you want to get) as it seems to be the thoroughly covered, but for anyone shopping for a practical solution and not concerned about DAC’s and speakers etc, you cannot beat this thing.
DTrain –
I have long had the goal of having my whole house set up for streaming music. Years ago I picked up a couple Chromecast Audio devices and was happy for a while. I had one in the garage, paired with a set of powered computer speakers that worked great. I also paired another one on my patio with a mini amp and set of passive outdoor speakers. As time went by I added a few Google home minis, then later some Nest home minis and even a Nest Max. I thought I had reached my goal, as I could group different rooms, stream music wherever I wanted. Then I began to notice that occasionally when playing Spotify, the music would stop and then resume in roughly 5-10 seconds. I chalked it up to my WiFi. So I upgraded to an Asus mesh WiFi setup, and immediately noticed that my network improved for gaming, work, and TV streaming. Oddly, it got worse for streaming audio through any of my Google audio streaming devices. The stops began lasting 30 seconds to several minutes, and sometimes wouldn’t resume without reconnecting to the audio device or group. I thought maybe it was Spotify, but Tidal, Prime Music, and IHeart all had the same problem. Very annoying…I decided to pick up a couple Sonos speakers, and was very happy with their better sound quality and rock-solid streaming connections. But I was not as happy with the price. Then I found Wiim, picked up a couple of the Minis, and realized that they worked great. No drops or disconnects, and easy control through the app. I replaced the Chromecast audios with the Wiim Minis, and immediately was back to enjoying music in the garage and outdoors. I am now planning to sell my Sonos speakers and replace them with Wiim Minis and powered bookshelf speakers. Saves me some money and will allow me to control everything from a single app. Solved my streaming audio problems with Wiim!