Streaming to a Naim Amp

[shep1968]

Hi all. I currently have a Naim 5si amp and CD combo with Kudos X2 floorstanding speakers and am thoroughly happy with the sound. I've been streaming with an apple airport express without an external DAC but this has now died and i would like a replacement. I was streaming directly from my iphone with cd's ripped at apple lossless and more recently from Spotify. I'd rather not spend too much and have seen the Wiim mini which seems to fit the bill although is below what I'm prepared to spend. I'll still buy my favourite albums on CD but what else would you all recommend that is small, easy to use and realistically priced please? Top budget say around £300 max but happy to spend less. I'd rather not go for separate streamer and DAC unless the sound quality is going to be dramatically improved. I do have room for a CD sized option on my current rack but again would rather not unless i have to.

 

[skinnypuppy71]

You can't really go wrong with a wiim pro plus @ around £220.

 

[shep1968]

Thanks. Will the sound quality be so much better than if i buy the Wiim mini which is less than half the price?

 

[skinnypuppy71]

Thanks. Will the sound quality be so much better than if i buy the Wiim mini which is less than half the price?

I'm not sure, I always prefer a hard wired connection to the Internet and the mini is wifi only....the pro plus also has some handy features over the mini....( The last time I looked) parametric eq and decent graphic equaliser.....and you have a decent amplifier....at least treat it to something half decent 😁

 

[Jasonovich]

Hi all. I currently have a Naim 5si amp and CD combo with Kudos X2 floorstanding speakers and am thoroughly happy with the sound. I've been streaming with an apple airport express without an external DAC but this has now died and i would like a replacement. I was streaming directly from my iphone with cd's ripped at apple lossless and more recently from Spotify. I'd rather not spend too much and have seen the Wiim mini which seems to fit the bill although is below what I'm prepared to spend. I'll still buy my favourite albums on CD but what else would you all recommend that is small, easy to use and realistically priced please? Top budget say around £300 max but happy to spend less. I'd rather not go for separate streamer and DAC unless the sound quality is going to be dramatically improved. I do have room for a CD sized option on my current rack but again would rather not unless i have to.

If you can stretch your budget a fraction more, the WiiM Ultra streamer is all you need. No need to upgrade again, when you want more from WiiM's cheaper siblings.

I assume you're UK based, the cheapest I've seen online is from AV.com @ £329, check the link below:

WiiM Ultra Streamer, Space Grey - Nearly New at AV.com

WiiM Ultra Streamer, Space Grey - Nearly New at AV.com

www.av.com

View: https://youtu.be/CBdpeJsjS2k?si=AANEdiTbQRb9Blnh

 

[Dave_]

You can always rely on audiophiles to recommend a sledgehammer to crack a nut!

Hi all. I currently have a Naim 5si amp and CD combo with Kudos X2 floorstanding speakers and am thoroughly happy with the sound. I've been streaming with an apple airport express without an external DAC but this has now died and i would like a replacement. I was streaming directly from my iphone with cd's ripped at apple lossless and more recently from Spotify. I'd rather not spend too much and have seen the Wiim mini which seems to fit the bill although is below what I'm prepared to spend.

If you've happily been using an AEX and it's analogue out all this time I'm sure you'll find the Wiim Mini more than adequate.