Thanks for the explanation, so basically wiim will play the highest res currently available for the streaming service, which is what I expect, I only hope that in a future app update the setting in is made bit more apparent and granular preferably matching the streaming service as currently it's not very obvious and require some guesswork.
Yup, all the confusion arised because I was using the streaming app from within the Wiim Home app which I guess is not the optimal way as it doesn't provide many controls, now all sorted as I am using the streaming apps directly and setting the output device to Wiim Pro, I guess this is the correct way to use it, I am still new to Wiim so didnt realise this earlier, thanks to all!
I beg to disagree. The WiiM app is very capable and useful. It may not offer the interface versions of the various music services but it's close. In addition it liberates the other device (phone/tablet/computer) from running anything. The WiiM app passes the source's original stream intact automatically. With a WiiM Pro you can use chromecast to launch a stream with a device (phone/tablet/computer) native app that supports chromecast by sending the feed to WiiM Pro and then the unit takes over from there; the source device can be shut down and the stream will continue to play.
I agree that Wiim passes the bit perfect stream but my concern was the audio quality the source streaming service itself is providing to Wiim app as similar control don't exist in the Wiim app and I am not sure the quality I set in the streaming app will apply when streamed to wiim, I can guess it's the highest quality but not 100% sure, by using the streaming app I can be sure of it, thanks for the Chromecast suggestion I'll try it later, although using the streaming app directly also behave the same way it just act as a remote and the audio continue to play even if the controlling device is turned off.
With Amazon Music Unlimited the WiiM app sets WiiM Pro at the correct bit stream and it shows its value right on the app. I think the same applies to any other source.
The streaming app has nothing to do with WiiM which has its own settings. You can be assured (second tidal MQA unfold apart) that the WiiM device will stream bitperfect up to the max output resolution you have set in the WiiM app, and it displays that on its now playing screen. Users of the Mini, like myself, can attest to that with almost a year’s experience since the WiiM firmware supported that.
Hmmmmm............ I don't think that's true. I was under the impression that the WiiM's internal DAC was only used when outputting audio to the WiiM LINE OUT jacks (or inputting from an external device into the Line Inputs of the WiiM), and while I do have the volume on my WiiM Pro set to FIXED, I do use the EQ set to ON, and I'm getting bit perfect digital input into my Topping D30Pro DAC connected via digital coax, but please do correct me if I'm wrong.
Thank you, but the Neo dac has a coaxial input. I rather think of an adapter kind of toslink female to coaxial male.
I’m with you on that - if you’re using a digital output then there’s no reason for any digital to analog conversion i.e. DAC intervention.
It's a bit confusing because in the manual it says to achieve bit perfect output, you need to use the digital output and the "fixed line-out level". Now, what the heck do they mean by fixed line-out level? I don't think it's the same as fixed volume level, but who knows? It does, however, make sense that the only reason for the internal DAC is for either outputting or inputting analog signals to or from the unit.
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