Tagged: WiiM

10 articles we've published with this tag.

DNS and multiroom: why your streamer drops out at the worst time
Multiroom dropouts are rarely your Wi-Fi. Here's why DNS resolution quietly breaks streaming apps, and how to fix it for good.
By Theo Mensah
Streamer apps ranked by what they actually do to your file
Roon, the WiiM app, Lumin, Chromecast built-in — they all claim bit-perfect. I pulled them apart to see which ones actually leave your file alone.
By Dave Okafor
Network storage vs streaming services: do local files still earn their keep?
Qobuz or Tidal already stream hi-res. So why keep a NAS full of FLACs? I ran both side by side for a year and the answer isn't what I expected.
By Dave Okafor
The WiiM playbook: how I built a four-zone multiroom system for under $900
A full four-room multiroom build around WiiM streamers, done properly, for less than the cost of one premium ecosystem speaker.
By Dave Okafor
Multiroom volume mismatch: why zone two never sounds right
Every multiroom install has a zone that never quite matches the others for loudness. Here's what actually causes it and the fixes that hold.
By Jonno Fraser
One streaming library, six rooms: taming multiroom when every zone plays something different
Running different music in every room isn't a firmware bug — it's how multiroom actually gets used. Here's how to set it up so it stays reliable.
By Priya Anand
Cheap multiroom that actually sounds good: building it without the tax
You don't need a five-figure whole-home system. Here's how to build genuinely good multiroom audio on a giant-killer budget.
By Dave Okafor
Why your multiroom volumes never match (and how to actually fix it)
Same track, same app, different loudness in every room. Here's the actual engineering reason multiroom volume matching fails, and how to fix it properly.
By Marcus Vale
Multiroom for headphone listeners: building a private zone that doesn't sound like an afterthought
Most multiroom systems are designed around speakers in rooms. Here's how to build a headphone zone into that same ecosystem without gutting the sound.
By Eleanor Shaw
Streaming resolution vs your ISP: why the bottleneck usually isn't your network
Blaming the NBN for dropouts and dumbed-down streams? I measured the actual bandwidth hi-res audio needs and it's rarely the wire that's the problem.
By Marcus Vale