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WiiM Ultra
Stream Everything You Love
Streamline your sonic exploration with the WiiM Home app. Say goodbye to app-hopping; this all-in-one interface connects you to a plethora of popular music streaming services like Spotify, iHeartRadio, Tidal, Amazon Music, Qobuz, Napster, Pandora, TuneIn, Deezer, and more.
Superior Sound Quality
Premium 32-bit/384kHz ES9038 Q2M SABRE DAC, and high fidelity headphone amplifier TPA6120A2, delivers outstanding audio clarity with a THD+N of -116dB and an SNR of 121 dB for Line Out, up to -99 dB THD+N and 119 dB SNR for headphone out.
Connect with Ease
WiiM Ultra’s comprehensive connectivity suite offers USB, Optical, Coaxial, RCA outputs, and HDMI ARC, plus multiple inputs including RCA, Phono, and Optical. It’s designed to flawlessly integrate with both digital and analog systems, enhancing any audio setup with versatility and superior sound.
Cutting-Edge Wireless Tech
Latest Wi-Fi 6 and BT 5.3 with two antennas offering rock solid Bluetooth or Wi-Fi audio streaming
Your Music Looks Great
Features a 3.5" vibrant touch screen, displaying large album art, VU meter, instant feedback, music playback, and other customizable displays. This makes navigating through inputs, outputs, and settings a smoother and more user-friendly experience, also provides immediate visual feedback to the user's actions.
Seamless Multiroom Audio
Effortlessly create a unified sound system across your home using the WiiM Ultra with existing Amazon Echo, Google Home, and WiiM devices. Easily manage music streaming throughout your space with the intuitive WiiM Home App—control volume, synchronize speakers, save your favorite tunes, set alarms, and customize settings, all from one central hub.
Customized Hi-Res Audio
Stream crystal-clear music up to 24-bit/192 kHz from platforms like Spotify, Amazon Music, TIDAL, Qobuz, or your own library. Enjoy gapless playback and superior sound quality. Personalize your audio with advanced room correction and independent EQ settings tailored to your space.
Enhance Your Home Theater Experience
Quickly enhance your entertainment with the WiiM Ultra's HDMI ARC and Subwoofer Out. Experience rich stereo sound for movies, shows, and games. Customize your sound experience with tailored EQ settings. Add a powered subwoofer for deep, cinematic bass. The WiiM Ultra ensures your home audio setup is both powerful and straightforward, bringing superb sound quality with minimal effort.
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WiiM Ultra — feature-packed streaming preamp
The WiiM Ultra packages a remarkably broad feature set into a compact, well-finished chassis: a pair of ESS ES9038Q2M DACs, phono (MM/MC), HDMI ARC, USB/coax/optical I/O, Wi‑Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3, plus a 3.5" touchscreen and parametric EQ. Reviewers from HiFi Choice and AJ Wykes / SoundStage Solo note a clean, detailed and tonally balanced sonic character with tight, agile bass, articulate mids and controlled treble. Imaging is open and dynamic, and the Ultra doubles as a capable preamp or USB transport. Build quality and the touchscreen earn praise for elegance and usability (Chris Frankland / StereoNET). For buyers wanting a single box to modernize an analog or streaming system, the Ultra delivers exceptional connectivity and outstanding value at its price.
Pros
- Class-leading connectivity and utility for the price — includes MM/MC phono, HDMI ARC, multiple digital I/O, subwoofer out, USB audio, Wi‑Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3.
- Clean, detailed and tonally balanced sound with tight, punchy bass and good dynamics driven by the ESS Sabre DAC implementation.
- Exceptional price-to-performance: reviewers repeatedly highlight the Ultra as an unusually capable all-in-one streamer/preamp at its $329 price.
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Cons
- No Apple AirPlay support, which limits native compatibility for some iOS users.
- Front-panel touchscreen can be low in resolution or awkward to view for some listeners; many prefer the mobile app for primary control.
- Physical volume-knob feel and internal preamp/volume handling are pragmatic rather than premium; reviewers recommend fixed-output use in some systems for best clarity.
Sound Quality
87/100
Dynamics
88/100
Multiple reviews praise punch, attack and rhythmic drive (SoundStage Solo: "drums had punch, attack and energy"; StereoNET: "punch, dynamics, and attack"). Noise floor and headroom are described as excellent for the price, with only modest comments that ultra-high-end references show a bit more robustness.
Soundstage Imaging
86/100
Several reviews note an open, precise stereo image and good instrument placement (SoundStage Solo: "open and spacious soundstage"), while a few point out it does not quite match the airiness or three-dimensional space of significantly more expensive streamers/pre‑amps.
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Build Quality
86/100
The Ultra is repeatedly described as well put together with a glossy front, metal top plate and useful touchscreen (The Absolute Sound, HiFi Choice, The Ear). Some reviewers observe lighter construction compared with high-end components but praise fit-and-finish and practical design choices.
Features Connectivity
93/100
Extremely well featured for the price: ESS DAC, phono (MM/MC), HDMI ARC, optical/coax/USB I/O, subwoofer out, headphone jack, Wi‑Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3, touchscreen, parametric EQ and room correction (noted across reviews). The combination of preamp features, digital outputs and extensive streaming support makes it class‑leading in its segment.
Value for Money
95/100
Reviewers repeatedly call out exceptional price/performance and strong value (The Ear: "no‑brainer" and high demand expected; StereoNET: "practically off the scale"; Future Audiophile and others: strong value language). Given the feature set and sonic performance at the $329 price, critics regard it as a standout bargain.
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