Wiim Ultra connections - Internal or external DAC

[TK421]

Morning all,

Got myself a Wiim Ultra over the weekend and am wondering about the DAC situation.
As I understand it, dependent on which output you use, it uses either the internal DAC or the external one/the on in the amp.
Is this correct and if so, which is best? The amp's DAC or the Wiim's DAC?

 

[Al ears]

Morning all,

Got myself a Wiim Ultra over the weekend and am wondering about the DAC situation.
As I understand it, dependent on which output you use, it uses either the internal DAC or the external one/the on in the amp.
Is this correct and if so, which is best? The amp's DAC or the Wiim's DAC?

I guess you are really the only one that can answer that.
Try both and see which you prefer.

 

[TK421]

I guess you are really the only one that can answer that.
Try both and see which you prefer.

I guess I didn't phrase that properly. Which output uses the internal DAC and which output uses the amp's DAC?

 

[RTHerringbone]

Just use the optical out or USB to bypass the internal DAC on the Ultra.

 

[Al ears]

I guess I didn't phrase that properly. Which output uses the internal DAC and which output uses the amp's DAC?

Ah, I see, anything connected to the analogue RCA outputs will obviously use the Wiim internal DAC.

 

[PieterG]

The Ultra has a higher end chip, so you'll probably want to use that as your first DAC option. In this case you send its RCA out to your amp.
I would do an A/B comparison with a digital out from the WiiM to the amp, then decide which sounds best and keep the setup you prefer. When you use the digital out, turn the amp volume down and set WiiM output volume to fixed for best signal.