Is there much difference in network streamers if internal DAC is bypassed?

[Al ears]

With my home cinema setup and the centre hard against the chimney breast DIRAC made a substantial improvement with the chestiness in dialogue completely eliminated. If anyone has this problem DIRAC is a life saver.

it may well work foe some in an AV situation where you cannot place speakers in different positions but it isn't a cure all in a stereo set-up, however this was posted in the Hifi section of the forum.

 

[RayP]

As far as all the companies I know, there are only 3 I trust - Dirac, Linn and Lyngdorf, and Sonos of course. Those in WiiM and Eversolo are useless.

I’ve only experience with DIRAC. It may appear expensive but if you have a difficult room or restrictions on speaker placement it can be a life saver.

Those considering a streamer or better DAC would be well advised to consider the ICON with a DIRAC licence. £899 + £185 =£1,084.00. Cheaper than many DACs.

 

[RayP]

it may well work foe some in an AV situation where you cannot place speakers in different positions but it isn't a cure all in a stereo set-up, however this was posted in the Hifi section of the forum.

I was just pointing out how a speaker not ideally placed can be saved by DIRAC.

 

[Hondoe1950]

Just to be clear:

The Wiim Ultra does not have DIRAC room correction, but its own room correction software built in. That's why it fails so completely.

 

[manicm]

Just to be clear:

The Wiim Ultra does not have DIRAC room correction, but its own room correction software built in. That's why it fails so completely.

So you would fail a 300 quid component whose primary function is streaming, simply because it has inadequate room correction? You do realise that Dirac costs more than this component?

This is the problem with Gen Z hifi adolescence. They expect the kitchen sink for peanuts, and if it's not gold plated holy murder.

 

[Hondoe1950]

I need to retract my criticism of the WiiM Ultra room correction software. Much to my surprise, the RC on the WiiM is configurable! I discovered this with the great help from members of the WiiM forum, and it’s a total game changer.

I had missed seeing the cog on the top right of the RC screen.

By the way, manicm, I’m 74 years old, not a Gen Z adolescent, and as usual, your comment says more about you than me.

The folks on the forum actually advised me what parameters to set for the RC on the WiiM, and now it sounds incredible. There are even people on the forum who like the WiiM RC better than the DIRAC (and they’ve tried both).

Just goes to show that there’s always more to learn.

 

[The_Lecht_Rocks]

Is there a link to the WiiM forum assistance @Hondoe1950

 

[Hondoe1950]

Yes, here’s the link:

Dirac Live on Ultra and Pro +

I noticed that BluSound Node132 (2024 model) is getting Dirac as a feature, since it shares the hardware (same cpu quad core arm a53 and same sabre ess dac) Wiim should be capable of the same feat. That would indeed sway potential buyers\upgraders to stay with the Wiim brand, myself included as...

forum.wiimhome.com

 

[manicm]

I need to retract my criticism of the WiiM Ultra room correction software. Much to my surprise, the RC on the WiiM is configurable! I discovered this with the great help from members of the WiiM forum, and it’s a total game changer.

I had missed seeing the cog on the top right of the RC screen.

By the way, manicm, I’m 74 years old, not a Gen Z adolescent, and as usual, your comment says more about you than me.

The folks on the forum actually advised me what parameters to set for the RC on the WiiM, and now it sounds incredible. There are even people on the forum who like the WiiM RC better than the DIRAC (and they’ve tried both).

Just goes to show that there’s always more to learn.

I guessed you were not a person in their youth, so I was just indulging outrageously. But I stand by the gist of my argument.

 

[Hondoe1950]

No worries.

Actually, I just was trying to warn others, originally, to use the Wiim Ultra's RC with caution. But I'm happy that I explored this topic as I've learned so much.