WiiM Amp Pro

[manicm]

Seems this little box has been underestimated, especially by myself. It's been getting far more favourable and positive reviews than the vanilla version.

Someone here bemoaned the price of new hifi, well this may become the defacto starter system since the NAD 3020, still coming in less than a new iPhone, great speakers included.

 

[njprrogers]

They seem to be really pushing the envelope on what is possible with these little TI chip amps. I haven't heard it yet but would like to check it out.

I wonder if they would be tempted to push again with Hypex or similar. It would push the price but you would be getting close to competing with amps 5x the price.

 

[nopiano]

I’ve a hunch that my pairing of Fosi V3 Monos with a Wimm Pro Plus streamer probably gives a similar performance, but without the neat, one-box design to benefit from. I believe it’s the same TI chip, with tweaks.

Frankly, I could easily have lived with it, aside from my personal need for more inputs, for turntable, CD player, tape and tuner, and long-held preference for big boxes with well spaced socketry.

 

[Vincent Kars]

I wonder if they would be tempted to push again with Hypex or similar.

Have a look at the SNAD table: https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...-pro-streaming-stereo-amplifier-review.57257/
Indeed there is room for improvement using Hypex or Purify but I wonder if it will be audible.

 

[manicm]

They seem to be really pushing the envelope on what is possible with these little TI chip amps. I haven't heard it yet but would like to check it out.

I wonder if they would be tempted to push again with Hypex or similar. It would push the price but you would be getting close to competing with amps 5x the price.

Wiim are not playing the traditional hifi game. They're not Schitt, or even Fosi. The Amp Pro still has a limiting power supply in such a small box, so inserting the best dac chip or amp modules is a fool's errand. This is NOT their target market.

Where WiiM are smashing it is in their software. From the get go they just nailed it. And something all other companies, big or small, should learn from. It's embarassing really.

What they did to the Pro is add a bit more stability so that the frequency response does not vary so wildly as with the vanilla version. I still would hesitate to add a pair of B&W 607s on them though, or try first.