I think the point being, he was using the most efficient speakers he had at his disposal and the amp was still struggling with dynamics. Bearing in mind that the 102DB speaker had a supposed 60w on tap, they can be driven with a 5 watt headphone amp, to truly antisocial levels with headroom to spare. Doesn't bode well for tiny inefficient "budget" standmounts which seem to be the likely pairing. I think you can understand his view point,I think his speaker choices were a bit odd....not really the market for this product! Small bookshelves and probably nearfield listening...not his cavernous room. Plus messing about with PEQ can easily cause clipping when turned up to 11.....🙄 One comment asked if he may have got a faulty unit....and got a right snotty reply from his missus! That wonky HDMI port suggests it may have been a pre-production unit to me.....
Unfortunately the 3010i are not the most efficient speakers around.I’ve sold my brother on this with some little speakers like Q 3010i to upgrade from Bluetooth turntable & Sonos speaker.
Super excited to get him listening to music how it’s meant to be heard, and for less than £500.
Ah, thanks. Good to know. Will have a look on here if there are any threads about small speakers, and if not, perfect excuse for a new discussion 🙂Unfortunately 3010i a
Unfortunately the 3010i are not the most efficient speakers around.
This reviewer tests in a much more real-world (more UK realistic) environment.
This reviewer tests in a much more real-world (more UK realistic) environment.
for 300 quid id take NAD 316bee (preowned can be found for a 100 quid) and add Wim mini for an extra 100 and have a far far more capable system that can grow with you and will drive pretty much any speaker at pretty much any level you wish.Agreed that for £300 you can't go (too far) wrong.
Rumour has it that a higher WPC WiiM Amp will be released this year ... although may be an installer only product. Per the WiiM forum.
He does - just like most reviewers do (about most of what they review).Yes, but he also states caveats that imply by spending more you get more:
The Fosi V3 looks quite interesting - and you've got the ability to chose from three different power sources and swap out the op-amp chips. You can even go for a gold knob on the front.Sounds as though a WiiM Pro Plus and a Fosi V3 may be a better alternative for not much more with the 48v power supply.
one word, marketingOn paper, the Wiim amp spec is very appealing, considering the £299 price, but I still feel uneasy about the quality control and the lack of attention to detail. Even the production models seem to be labelled incorrectly and I think they rushed this product and many have found it lacking. Some reviews mention misaligned sockets, there is some inconsistency with the coaxial socket designations and I've also read this thing makes enough noise to be annoying and distracting. I think we need a 2nd revision of this model, just to tidy it up a bit. If this happens and it proves to be reliable, then I think it will take a huge slice of the streaming amp pie. It makes you wonder why big names can't do this for a similar cost.
One reason would be that, up to now, they haven't had any reason to.It makes you wonder why big names can't do this for a similar cost.
It's a classic example of Disruptive Innovation.It makes you wonder why big names can't do this for a similar cost.
Does your daughter like her pony Revo?It's a classic example of Disruptive Innovation.
Hold tight and please read on for a brilliant example of being mansplained...
Thanks to classic Economics, pretty much every business is focused on increasing two things: spend per customer, and profit margin. Selling more products to existing customers isn't always feasible (how many pairs of hifi speakers does one household need?), and more importantly it's not improving the margin. So the natural step is to introduce more expensive products with better margins and get your customer to upgrade. (There is of course another option of reducing operating costs, but that's usually an outcome of the disruption, rather than a strategy - except in the last two decades where it was trendy to hire an accountant as your CEO.)
All eyes in the company are on those juicy margins - happy boardroom/shareholders, and probably better bonuses all round. You'd be crazy to look at your entry level offerings, there lies no bonus.
While no one is watching, a new company enters the market with a similar entry level product that's cheaper to produce (small company, low overheads, or tech advances leading to lower production costs). They eat up all of those entry level customers that the incumbent has been ignoring because they aren't going to buy your daughter the pony she wants.
Small company gets bigger. And the cycle continues.
Indeed. Google almost had both Disruptive Innovation and First Mover Advantage with their CCA. Sold well but big Google could not work out how to turn the product into a money-spinner, despite having its own music platform.All eyes in the company are on those juicy margins