WiiM has introduced two new audiophile streaming units for the excessive finish of its wi-fi audio streaming units. Known as the WiiM Extremely and the WiiM Amp Professional, each assist AirPlay 2, Chromecast, DLNA, and a number of other different streaming protocols and shall be out there this summer time.
Each units are geared up with a 32-bit / 384kHz ES9038 Q2M Sabre DAC. (Final yr’s Wiim Amp used an ES9018 Sabre DAC as a substitute). In addition they use Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3 for wi-fi connectivity, they usually every sport the identical shrunken-down Mac Studio look. WiiM says the 2 units additionally routinely tune audio output to the room they’re in.
However the WiiM Extremely has a 3.5mm touchscreen on the entrance subsequent to the amount knob, for displaying issues like app widgets, album artwork, playback controls, and varied audio and enter / output settings. On the again aspect, it has an HDMI ARC port, has optical and RCA jacks, and is the one WiiM gadget with a phono enter.
The WiiM Amp Professional, however, is an identical to the WiiM Amp in most respects, apart from some minor variations like Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3 assist. (The WiiM Amp is proscribed to Wi-Fi 5 and Bluetooth 5.0.) It’s additionally received the next signal-to-noise ratio of 120dB, in comparison with 98dB for the Amp.
The WiiM Extremely will value $329, whereas the Amp Professional will go for $369 after they’re launched within the third quarter within the US. We’ve requested WiiM whether or not the usual $299 WiiM Amp will stick round in its lineup.