Hey Bubba
Unfortunately, this update comes too late for me.
I primarily invested in the Zen Stream because of Chromecast, which never materialised, and I doubt ever will.
I have been using the ZS with Tidal Connect exclusively, because it sounded best and was most reliable. I could not easily or reliably play my own files, nor use You Tube Music or Amazon.
I have been testing the Wiim Pro for a week now. I tested one of these devices before Christmas too. It worked perfectly, but was noticeably inferior sonically to the ZS, so I returned it. I bought it again mainly for Chromecast & You Tube where I was not worried about SQ. Well....blow me down. Not sure what happened, but I now cannot tell the Wiim apart from the ZS sonically. Granted, I am using an audiophile power supply, but was on the ZS as well. I am also passing both through my Audio-GD Di-20 before hooking up with DAC using I2S.
I have been putting this through its paces, critically to find some way the ZS was superior. I dont need the USB output, and today I disconnected the ZS from the system to be moved on. The Wiim does everything I want, including playing Tidal Connect, Amazon Music, You Tube Music, Qobuz and my own files reliably & glitch free! It also has a TOS input which I can run my Puffin phono stage through. Oh...and it runs cool.....
Cheers, and thanks for all your help in the past!
Vic