Wiim Pro now has Airplay casting

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I just noticed that on my Wiim Pro, I am now able to select an Airplay Receiver as an audio out. This is a new addition next to the existing Line Out, SPDIF Out, COAX Out and Bluetooth Receiver options.

A couple of theoretical use cases I can think of are:

  • Combining RAAT and non-RAAT endpoint. E.g. using the Wiim Pro as a bridge to a HomePod grouped with a RoonReady endpoint
  • Streaming to an Airplay device in a different subnet

Theoretical being the key word of course :smiley:

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Yes it does, and works well. :+1::innocent:

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Nice … I just thought of a use case for this - to my soundbar in another room which has an old AirPort Express connected to it for Airplay. Now I don’t need to get a WiiM Mini for it :+1: I’ll have to try this out when I get back home (assuming this works the way I think it will).

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Interesting! Question: will it stream with Airplay 2 or “just” Airplay towards the stereo-paired homepods?