Hello I ordered a Wiim Pro to devide Roon Core on a MacBook Pro and the streamer to the Wiim Pro. Now the MacBook is Core and streamer together. Should I connect MacBook and Wiim by ethernet? Im want to use the Wiim by SPDIF to a Chord Qutest because the Qutest didn‘t work by USB at Roon.
The signal comes by Wifi to both, MacBook and Wiim.
Regards Rüdiger
The audio chain you are suggesting is…
Mac running RoonSerfer > ethernet > switch > ethernet > Wiim Pro > SPDIF > Chord Qutest
SPDIF has resolution limitations lower than that of USB connections. If you want higher than 24/192 resolution (Coax SPDIF limit) or 24/96 (Toslink SPDIF) then you need a different network endpoint other than the Wiim, one that is ethernet IN and USB out.
What resolution content are you trying to play to the Qutest.
Hello Daniel
I don’t want to play audio with higher resolution as 24/192, I prefer bit direkt with the Qutest. Upsampling softens my bass and I feel the Qutest works best without upsampling.
Why should I use a switch between two ethernet cables an not use one Ethernet Cable?
Regards Rüdiger
Hello Daniel
To explain my momentary situation I‘ll try to explain.
My Qutest is running badly on Roon with USB. It produces noises, so I use aktually a Topping D10s as an USB to SPDIF Bridge. This works well, but by reading the Roon instructions for audio quality I recognised that I should seperate Core an server an that‘s the reason why I‘m going to use the Wiim as a bridge.
I hope you can understand my thoughts.
Regards Rüdiger
I’ve got two Qutests running in two separate zones both on USB. They don’t make noise. Chord’s USB implementation should not be making noises. I would check with Chord or maybe even try different cables. There should be no unusual noises with Qutest using USB.
I just purchased the Wii Pro to replace a RPi/HiFi Berry Pro/Ropieee combo because Spotify stopped working with RoPieee (I understand that a fix is on the way, but I could no longer wait).
I am using it with Roon, Spotify, and Qobuz. So far, it works flawlessly.
I am a lifetime subscriber to Roon and use it to manage my local library stored in a NAS. But I can see how for many folks, a device like the Wiim is all that they need.
Someone here mentioned MUSE as a reason for keeping Roon. I use MUSE (with convolution filters). That said, the Wiim Pro comes with built-in easy-to-use Room Correction software which works well and might be sufficient for most folks.
I am quite impressed with the Wiim Pro.
Ethernet by itself doesn’t do anything. Ethernet specification is a layer below the network layer you need to move data between the Roon Core and the WiiM.
Your “router” handles the negotiation and set-up a layer or two above Ethernet. This is the IP or Internet Protocol layer. So, your network needs to 3 things: Router, Roon Core, and Wii. Commonly, these 3 things are connected together via a switch.
You can, technically, connect the Mac directly to the WiiM but then your Mac would need to provide (via installing the additional software), or you can enter values manually into the devices, the IP layer setup. However, this kind of configuration isn’t recommended because of its complexity and that complexity can cause problems at various network layers between the devices.
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I have the Pro Plus and find the PEQ for headphones on the WiiM app to work very well.
They’re great streamers for the money.
Isn’t that funny I was just wondering about this and saw your post! 
I usually use Room PEQ for headphone listening, but if I didn’t need EQ I wouldn’t need to use Roon as I actually prefer the Qobuz Mac OS app for headphone duties. Now we are weeks away (really, honestly, maybe! 
) from a WiiM implementation of Qobuz Connect I have been playing with the Pro PEQ and it’s weird…
…when I switch on and off the Roon headphone EQ I can hear a distinct and obvious difference, but when I do the same with the WiiM via the app I don’t think I can hear a difference! The Roon implementation obviously stops the track, then starts it again, whereas the WiiM implementation doesn’t? It just seems to seamlessly apply the EQ in the background somehow without a pause… maybe it is this pause and restart that is convincing me I can hear a difference? 
I just wondered if you had compared the two @Grasshopper ?
It’s been a while since I used Roon PEQ and I never used OPRA, I no longer use Roon as I don’t need to.
Using the WiiM app, switching between PEQ on /off yields a noticeable difference.
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I use the PEQ on Focal Clear Mg and FIIO FT5, using Oratory1990 settings.
Equally, switching between the Mg and FT5 presets without changing headphones sounds very different, it most definitely is applying the presets here.
I stream to WiiM using LMS, I don’t have Roon anymore to test it.
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Many thanks, maybe the Resolve tuning for Edition XS isn’t that obvious 
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Don’t forget that ROON also addresses the audiophile’s chronic need to meddle - fiddle - twiddle - tweak - fiddle some more. This has become increasingly important now that we collectively have been banned from our TV’s setting control panels.
Anyhow - back to 386MAX adjustments now ,
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