Wiim Amp Ultra with Wiim sound lites as surrounds

[Indydan]

I have been the happy owner of a Wiim amp ultra for 9 months now. The WAU powers my Fyne F303i front main speakers in a stereo setup. I use this setup for music and movies and TV watching.

I took the plunge and ordered two Wiim sound lite speakers to use as surrounds (along with stands). I set everything up yesterday. Wow! What an amazing system!

It was easy enough to set everything up in the app. The WAU acts as the master. There is a convenient "Enable home theater" slider in the app. It is easy to switch from stereo fronts only, to 4.0 surrounds when watching movies.

I tested the system with several movies yesterday. Really impressive sounding! I am loving what Wiim is offering buyers with their high performance and convenient products. Don't hesitate to add two Wiim sound lite as surrounds if you are in the Wiim ecosystem.

 

[Indydan]

Well I just added a Wiim Sub Pro to the system. Easy to set up and wireless as well!
The sound quality improvement with the subwoofer is great.
I had numerous two channel and surround systems in the last 30 years. Wiim is really bringing quality and budget friendly products to market. The sound quality I am getting from such an inexpensive, and easy to set up system is astounding.

 

[lovinthehd]

How are you getting multich audio? It's just a 2ch amp afaik. I do see there's some option for usb output for multich, is that what you do?

 

[TLS Guy]

I have been the happy owner of a Wiim amp ultra for 9 months now. The WAU powers my Fyne F303i front main speakers in a stereo setup. I use this setup for music and movies and TV watching.

I took the plunge and ordered two Wiim sound lite speakers to use as surrounds (along with stands). I set everything up yesterday. Wow! What an amazing system!

It was easy enough to set everything up in the app. The WAU acts as the master. There is a convenient "Enable home theater" slider in the app. It is easy to switch from stereo fronts only, to 4.0 surrounds when watching movies.

I tested the system with several movies yesterday. Really impressive sounding! I am loving what Wiim is offering buyers with their high performance and convenient products. Don't hesitate to add two Wiim sound lite as surrounds if you are in the Wiim ecosystem.

I don't think you have what you think. There is no way what you have produces 4.0. You only have two power amps. So you have 2.0 + 2.0, but that does not make 4.0, but a mess.

 

[its phillip]

Yall should read up on the product before shitting all over it. The wiim sound lites are powered speakers that obviously work with the wiim ecosystem. The wiim amp ultra (along with a couple other devices) supports 5.1 ch Dolby digital. The OP isn’t just making this up lol

 

[TLS Guy]

Yall should read up on the product before shitting all over it. The wiim sound lites are powered speakers that obviously work with the wiim ecosystem. The wiim amp ultra (along with a couple other devices) supports 5.1 ch Dolby digital. The OP isn’t just making this up lol
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I know that, but he does not list any units that will do what he wants. There are no connections on his equipment list that will produce 4.0.

 

[lovinthehd]

Yall should read up on the product before shitting all over it. The wiim sound lites are powered speakers that obviously work with the wiim ecosystem. The wiim amp ultra (along with a couple other devices) supports 5.1 ch Dolby digital. The OP isn’t just making this up lol
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I don't think you have demonstrated that.

 

[Indydan]

Phillip is correct. I won't get into an internet argument, but it works as a 4.1 system plain and simple.
I don't know exactly how the Wiim Amp Ultra does it, but it decodes AC3 Dolby and works in 5.1 (4.1 on my system).

 

[TLS Guy]

Phillip is correct. I won't get into an internet argument, but it works as a 4.1 system plain and simple.
I don't know exactly how the Wiim Amp Ultra does it, but it decodes AC3 Dolby and works in 5.1 (4.1 on my system).

I remain skeptical that it really does do what you say. The units don't seem to have the correct connections for a start, and I can find no clear instructions on line. I am very skeptical that it does what you say, and want to see hard data.

 

[Indydan]

I remain skeptical that it really does do what you say. The units don't seem to have the correct connections for a start, and I can find no clear instructions on line. I am very skeptical that it does what you say, and want to see hard data.

The sound lite surrounds are on the same WIFI network as the Wiim Amp Ultra. The WAU powers the front mains the usual way with speaker cables. The WAU sends the rear surround information to the sound lite speakers through WIFI. Really simple and clever way to transmit data.

 

[Indydan]

Google Search

When watching a movie, the system fully decodes the active multi-channel audio.

 

[its phillip]

I don't think you have demonstrated that.

Ok dude https://faq.wiimhome.com/en/support/solutions/articles/72000638917-setting-up-a-dolby-5-1-home-theater-with-wiim-devices

 

[TLS Guy]

Ok dude https://faq.wiimhome.com/en/support/solutions/articles/72000638917-setting-up-a-dolby-5-1-home-theater-with-wiim-devices

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Having read their 49 page manual, I am even more put off the devices. That is the sort of gear I would run miles from. Instructions are very bad and not clear. You have to download their Home App. to do this multichannel and the instruction with that are brief to nonexistent. An absolute shambles and that is putting it mildly.

 

[its phillip]

Having read their 49 page manual, I am even more put off the devices. That is the sort of gear I would run miles from. Instructions are very bad and not clear. You have to download their Home App. to do this multichannel and the instruction with that are brief to nonexistent. An absolute shambles and that is putting it mildly.

it’s ok if the product is not suitable for you

 

[j_garcia]

It has a dedicated sub out, so I might opt for a beefier subwoofer. I could see a small setup with it punching well above it's price tag with a good sub.

I use a WiiM Ultra streamer and I am very happy with it. They keep it and the app regularly updated and it has a ton of capability.

 

[lovinthehd]

Ok dude https://faq.wiimhome.com/en/support/solutions/articles/72000638917-setting-up-a-dolby-5-1-home-theater-with-wiim-devices

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LOL, thanks, dude. I was more focused on how OP could do 5.1 with his current setup. Interesting that if you buy enough wiim you get the functionality of an avr, sort of.

 

[j_garcia]

It is kind of like an advanced soundbar with actual functionality. It could be a lower cost alternative to having an AVR and full system for those looking for something that doesn't take up a lot of space and wiring.

 

[Indydan]

Having read their 49 page manual, I am even more put off the devices. That is the sort of gear I would run miles from. Instructions are very bad and not clear. You have to download their Home App. to do this multichannel and the instruction with that are brief to nonexistent. An absolute shambles and that is putting it mildly.

What a rainbow of joy you are...

You seem to have a personal grudge against Wiim. I have had traditional AV receivers with wired speakers in the past. They are a pain to set up and maintain. Contrary to your assertion, Wiim products are a delight and a breeze to set up.

Maybe you are just frustrated that such budget priced devices can perform so well; can rival higher priced more complex gear.

 

[TLS Guy]

What a rainbow of joy you are...

You seem to have a personal grudge against Wiim. I have had traditional AV receivers with wired speakers in the past. They are a pain to set up and maintain. Contrary to your assertion, Wiim products are a delight and a breeze to set up.

Maybe you are just frustrated that such budget priced devices can perform so well; can rival higher priced more complex gear.

If that is the case, then their instructions are worse than I thought. I felt they were really awful. But I hear what you say. They are on the right lines. The receiver concept is a nightmare and in many way now redundant. Really the TV needs to be the front end. In most case two or three channel and sub will be sufficient. We definitely need to move to active speakers and away from passive. Speaker connections should be via the home Internet network, preferably with cat6 connection.

 

[MrBoat]

We definitely need to move to active speakers and away from passive. Speaker connections should be via the home Internet network, preferably with cat6 connection.

No, they should always do both passive and active speakers. For too many of us, the concept of passive speakers is not a broken one. I have had no issue with any speakers in my life, other than the foam rotting away and now I can avoid those.

They obsolete things way too prematurely now, for my confidence. I'd be pretty bent if after 10 years, I could no longer get parts for my multi-thousand dollar pair of active speakers. Look how many Bose speakers are floating around without their proprietary EQ.

All of this new technology is proving is that there is no end to it and no final answer. Meanwhile we have people listening to 11+ channels and are still imagining upgrades. It's just getting sillier now.