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Great sound, lackluster Wi-Fi, poor support.

Weak Wi-Fi, poor support from WiiM. I attempted to use this in the garage. It's not that far from the router. I have TVs farther that can wirelessly stream 4K. When I attempted to contact WiiM support, they asked me to use the app, and never once addressed my Wi-Fi issues that I was having. When I tried to use the app, the network kept dropping out and the app lost connection with the device, and I couldn't make a report using the app. Oddly, I have listened to music for hours, and other times, I can't get more than 5 seconds without a drop out. It seems to work inside, but I'm not able to use it how I wanted. I honestly don't know if I got a dud, or if the Wi-Fi really is that weak. I should have returned it, but too much time has passed now. Not a good impression of WiiM. Doubt I'll try another product. Sound quality is very good. The only redeeming thing about this.

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Pretty good for first streaming music.

Works more or less as advertised, though using with Apple Music is problematic. I'm never sure if the device is streaming over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth since Bluetooth has to be on for it to work. Unfortunately if you're an Apple system and Apple Music user, very few streamers seem to work natively with Apple Music. It apparently from what I read could also sound better with a separate. All that said though, it's ok for an inexpensive product for someone just getting into streaming.

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WiiM Mini

Easy to research and pick which Bluetooth device was best for me, thank you Crutchfield. The Wii Mini was extremely easy to set up, connect to my iPhone and stereo. I was streaming through my stereo in about 15 minutes after opening the box.

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WiiM Mini

Excellent. Does exactly what I need inconspicuously

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WiiM Mini

very satisfied with the wiim mini does exactly what i needed

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Great Device

Great device. Easy set up. Sounds great through the optical connection on my Marantz PM 6007.

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WiiM Mini

Nice transaction.

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WiiM Mini

This is a pretty good budget streamer. The sound quality is definitely better than Bluetooth but it still doesn't quite reach CD quality sound. The signal is a little quiet running directly from the optical to the receiver. You can get this to work with Airplay but it's clunky.

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Simple multi-room audio

Works as advertised except that I am having difficulties syncing the speakers when using multiple WIIM minis. The problem may be a weak Wi-Fi signal and I am working on correcting this.

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WiiM Mini

Does a lot for a very low price, setup was easy.

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WiiM Mini

The most affordable great sounding streamer for a good introduction to streaming

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Mini replacement for Google Chromecast Music

I bought two Mini's to replace my Google Chromecast Music. My Chromecast Music had started behaving badly constantly loosing connection. I tried various router setting changes and so forth but could not make them stable again. I plugged the first Mini in and went through the app setup quckly and was up and listening in less than 15 minutes. I tried it out for a day and then added the second Mini. Now I can stream confidently and the multi-room playback is great. I use the RCA out on an older Denon amp and a newer low cost Sony amp. I stream from Tidal and the integration is pretty good. I can stream to the Mini's from either the Tidal app or the MiiM app. you need the MiiM app to connect the rooms but then can stream from Tidal to both rooms.

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Easy install, great sound quality via bluetooth

Excellent pickup! Low profile, easy to install and connect. Sounds quality is great! Easy access to phones via bluetooth or other apps via wifi. Thank you for the recommendation!

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WiiM Mini

nothing compares to this for the money great product for streaming / bluetooth

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So convenient.

I have two of these now, one for the powered speakers in the kitchen, and the other is paired with my headphones for the workshop. The set-up is very easy, and the ability to build playlists that can be shared across all the WiiM devices is very convenient.

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WiiM Mini

I had it working in 10 minutes. Using Optical Out to my McIntosh DAC. Streaming from Tidal, it works and sounds great. Best HiFi deal ever.

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Great for Airplay from a MacBook

I purchased the Wiim Mini to wirelessly stream Apple Music via Airplay from a MacBook to my integrated amplifier. I have a very good DAC with optical input available so the more expensive Pro or Pro Plus were not necessary. Setup using the Wiim Home app was very easy and the sound is great. After setting up using the Wiim Home app is not necessary, I stream directly from my MacBook to the Mini. The great reviews the little device gets on Crutchfield and elsewhere are well-deserved and customer service and shipping from Crutchfield are excellent. You might be able to find this item priced little less elsewhere but I like Crutchfield and prefer to support them.

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WiiM Works Wonders

The WiiM Mini fits the bill. I needed a simple, accessible, and reliable connect for streaming services to connect to my in-ceiling sound system for a kitchen (all components also purchased from Crutchfield). It worked like a a charm within about 5 minutes of simple, easy-to-follow setup. Sound quality is great and there are no latency issues. Would recommend this device.

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Unit is good overall. had no problem with wifi or bluetooth. The cords should be longer, the power cord and the RCA cord .

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Simple, inexpensive, and works very well.

I bought this to replace an aging Airport Express, for Airplaying music to my stereo. The WiiM Mini actually works better (and faster) than the Airport Express ever did. Setup was super easy. It included all the cords I needed, and even an AC adapter, which is increasingly rare in the world of USB-powered electronics. The WiiM app is even pretty good, though I don't think I'll have much reason to use it. I'm having real trouble thinking of any drawbacks to this device for my use case. I was also considering the Eve Play. The WiiM Mini doesn't fully integrate with Apple's Homekit, which is maybe a reason to pick the Eve Play over this, but that doesn't actually matter to me. The WiiM Mini is also half the price of the Eve. If you just need a way to play streaming music (Apple Music/Spotify/Tidal) on your existing stereo, this is likely the best device you can get for the money.

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Value

Great , works well, it replaces my sonos s1 which was disabled by the manufacturer.

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Great option for multi-room/zone playback

I purchased the WiiM mini and use it with a soundbar. I also have a WiiM amp that powers Polk atrium speakers outdoor. Very easy to use and quite reliable. The sound quality is great for my needs.

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Bluetooth latency issues made this unusable for me

Sadly, after an hour of following the direction in the documentation from WiiM I was unable to resolve the latency issues between the image on the screen and my Bluetooth headphones. I regrettably had to return them. That said I am grateful for Crutchfield's return policy!

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If you want to treat yourself and discover how great your tunes can so

My guy, Mulligan, took good care of me. I explained I had an old receiver I'd like to play my Itune playlists on-he said 'I've got just the thing'. He was right. Solid performance in all the areas that count for a unit like this: sound, pairing, set up, etc. It's got lots of avenues for hookup-I chose the optical cable method and have a high res playback-better than a regular cd player can provide. A couple bucks more than the bargain basement type unit, but the overall quality is way worth it. Sorry about the delay getting back to you, my brother, I was relistening to my tunes. Am I a long time customer of Crutchfield? You know it-I still have my pair Polk Monitor 10b's Bill sold me back in the 70's when I was overseas in USAF. These guys are the best (duh!) Rock on!! -Bruce

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tiny speaker

Thank you for having this fantastic mini speaker. It was requested by a couple just married. I was flabbergasted when I received it. It was a mini speaker. I wanted to send it back thinking i errored in the order and the bride and groom were disappointed in my selection. I called the bride's mother, she said, "Oh no the small speaker is what they wanted." The party is in Walnut Creek, CA, and the newlyweds live in Colorado. When I ordered the item, I was worried it would be to big or heavy for them to pack it home and they would have to pay a lot for shipping. So to my amazement it was the perfect item. The newlyweds used the speaker to play music at their reception and it was clear, loud, soft and the perfect size for a suitcase. Who knew. Sandi Stamates 925-324-8003

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WiiM Mini

Simple solution to pairing my Bose 901s to my Apple Music.

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Work as promised

Works just as advertised. We use it to stream Spotify to a set of nice (but old) powered bookshelf speakers in our office. Has the added benefit of allowing me to Rickroll my wife from anywhere, any time...

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Cut Down Selections

It did not work for me. The Crutchfield staff tried their hardest to make it do what I wanted, but I feel that WiiM has too many varieties and should stick with one or two types only for selection to cut down on confusion with operation

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Seth contacted our Customer Support team and set up a return. Purchases from Crutchfield can be returned or exchanged within 60 days.

WiiM Mini

I bought this to replace an audio chromecast. So far it's working great and seems to sound better than the chromecast.

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Lossless audio on an older system

How to listen to Lossless Audio on an older system. This WiiM Mini makes it easy. Stream to the Mini via Bluetooth then let the Mini convert the signal to Lossless. The improvement in quality is immediate. My DCM Time Windows never sounded better. Well worth the price for these old ears.

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WiiM Mini

I am very pleased with the WiiM Mini. I am used to the lossy audio from i phone playback that makes me crazy . The audio from WiiM is smoothe and clear without the jumbled sound of the device scrambling to eat precious time needed for musical expression and lost in the need for electronic efficiency. For the price it is an awesome addition to my home music system.

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Great streamer for the money

Great streamer for the money. The WiiM app is very good and the streamer itself does a great job of staying connected for me. I did find that the internal DAC isn't that great so I plugged it into my external DAC and was rewarded with great sound. Especially after tweaking it with the app's equalizer. Highly recommended, but if you want better sound, get the WiiM Pro+ with improved DAC which is still a very affordable piece of gear in comparison to other streamers.

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Big things sometimes do come in a small package

The WiiM Mini is a very capable music streaming device. I use the WiiM Mini when streaming Spotify Connect. The WiiM Mini has a very good DAC that is probably all you need. The WiiM Mini works well via the optical connection and analog connection with the following integrated amplifiers and receivers: (Denon PMA-600NE, Marantz PM6007, Yamaha A-S501 and Yamaha R-S202 receiver.) I especially enjoy streaming Spotify via the WiiM Mini connected to an Antique Sound Labs tube headphone amplifier and Sennheiser HD-600 headphones. The WiiM Mini is very small and light. WiiM should have included a Velcro mount so the Mini can be placed where it is out of the way. It would be great if someone made an integrated amplifier with built-in WiiM music streaming capabilities. It turns out that WiiM does. I kept the WiiM Mini but ended up purchasing a WiiM Amp from Crutchfield. For me the WiiM Amp was the better choice. The remainder of this review is of the WiiM Amp. The WiiM Amp has connections for one pair of stereo speakers (rated from 4 to 8 ohm.) The WiiM amp is rated at 60 Watts per channel (WPC) at 8 ohms and 120 WPC at 4 ohms. In my living room, using the WiiM Amp, I am able to drive my 84dB efficient Smaller Advent speakers (4 ohm) louder than is comfortable. The WiiM Home app volume slider is normally set to 40% with 50% being too loud for me.

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WiiM Mini

Wiim devices are the best especially when you can sync to play through out the whole house . Very easy to setup and control from your phone .

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Great little audio conector! Wifi network or Bluetooth

Easy to set up and easy to use. I like the app layout and the amount of settings you're able to tweak. I'm able to connect to my old stereo in the garage again! I know there are higher fidelity models of these Wiim audio connectors, but this one is able to do CD quality and slightly higher which is plenty good enough for me. I can see how a remote might be handy for some people though. Don't forget to take the little protective caps off the ends of the digital optical cable before use!

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Goodbye google - hello AirPlay

Ive been using chromecast to cast with assistant and cheapo Bluetooth adapters to stream Pandora for years. I like pandora best for lots of reasons. Chromecast audio just doesn't work reliably anymore and it stopped working with assistant long ago. It regularly goes out of sync and causes headaches trying to shut it up when the phone rings. I'm also falling out of love with google in general. So I stepped away and tried this. Although you can't directly stream pandora from the wiim app itself or add wiim to gugle assistant , it works seamlessly from within the pandora app. I don't need gugle and its headaches anymore. The sound is amazing step up. This was unexpected. It's better than chromecast audio and 5000% better than the retired Bluetooth adapter. I'm so impressed. Super easy setup.

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WiiM Mini

The app works great for Android, sounds good!

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Stream to old system!

Perfect way to stream music to an older stereo system. I love it.

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WiiM Mini

This hockey puck-sized media streamer is excellent for a mid to low-end receiver-based stereo system. I originally tried it out on my audiophile system and found the embedded HEOS platform and Tidal Premium played better on this system. I wound up connecting this to a second system in my home office and I am very pleased with running Tidal premium ( 44.1 -FLAC ) through this scaled-down system.

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WiiM mini

The WiiM mini is an excellent music streaming device. Seems to be built well. Simple hookup ( mine is going to a vintage receiver). Seamless connection to WiFi. One of my favorite things is the WiiM app. You have a lot of control over your streaming and the device. Nice bonus is graphic/parametric eq. I would buy again for sure.

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Works Perfectly

This was quick and easy to install. I received it and set it up in minutes. It's so rare for something to work exactly as advertised. Awesome product.

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Quakity little Puck

After watching some YouTube audiophiles rave about this little puck while searching for a streamer, I decided to give it a go. I am very happy with it so far. You have to choose either Bluetooth, Wifi (through the app) or Aux In for sources, so it's limited, but there's beauty in that simplicity for me. I didn't want a do-it-all tool that's big and takes up space. I wanted a puck to stream music over WiFi with an optical SPDIF out to my DAC, especially after hearing the internal DAC isn't up to par. The app is smooth enough, has connections to all the big streaming services, and tells you the quality it's putting out to your other components. If you're looking for a simple streamer for cheap, get it. You won't be disappointed. If you need more, check out the Pro Plus or the Wiim Amp for an all in one solution.

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Simple solution

It's plug and play. Did a lot of research for something to replace my Apple AirPort which worked great until it didn't. Was worried that I'd have to use AirPlay 2 or some HomeKit system to make it work, and it could use that higher level technology but doesn't require it. I can simply stream from my IPhone to my old stereo as I wanted, it works and sounds good too. Good value for the money.

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Very simple setup. Amazing sound.

I bought three of these to replace obsolete Airport Expresses after upgrading my gateway/router. Now I can stream simultaneously to a 10 year old Jolida KT88 amp setup in the living room, a 25 year old Rotel receiver in the family room and a 44 year old Luxman amp in the basement. All of these wonderful legacy stereos now sing with punchy digital sound!!! Setup: amazingly simple, even for me. Two of the stereos have better DACs and setting up those with higher throughput was a snap! The big test was linking stereos from the phone for whole house sound (impossible with Apple AirPort Express without a computer and 3rd party app). DONE! EASY! Sound quality: better than ever. I highly recommend these wonderfully intuitive devices!

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WiiM Mini

This is exactly what we were looking for to import different stations and other sources of music to our whole house system

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Excellent streamer for the money

Excellent streamer for the money. Use an external DAC to get the best sound for the mini. Very convenient to be able to stream Airplay and Chromecast from the same streamer.

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Mini and sound bar

A WiiM Pro and a WiiM mini feeding a TV sound bar and a stand alone 2.1 sound bar fill the house with coordinated music. The Mini and small 2.1 sound bar with a subwoofer works well in the living room. Fills the room with music without visual impact of speakers. When the WiiM Amp arrives I'll add the backyard patio to the group. A gigantic leap in sound quality and convenience over streaming via Bluetooth, and much more affordable than Sonos.

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Great value

I wanted to rate the WiiM Mini which I received yesterday. Easy to set-up with the IOS App. Easy to connect to my NAD 40 Watt Integrated Amp powering Klipsch Heresy speakers. I did a A/B test utilizing Apple Music using ApplePlay 2 vs. the Audioengine B1. (Lossless not Hi-Res). Though the B1 utilizing Bluetooth sounds fine, there was a definite improvement with Wi-Fi going through the Mini. I realize that the Mini's DAC is not the best but it still improved the sound to my old ears. I also did a A/B test comparing the WiiM and a hard wired iPhone 15 passing the digits into a DragonFly Cobolt. Yes, I heard a slight difference in definition and clarity, but not drastic. As far as ApplePlay 2 / Apple Music, I still do not know if the iPhone is "pushing" 16bit/44.1 kHz or AAC. But even if it is utilizing AAC the sound was improved vs. the Audioengine B1. Thanks to the sales team for their help. I ordered the Mini and received it 24 hours later. Can't beat that. (A customer since 1992)

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Great for the price

This little puck does a great job for music streaming. I initially used the mini Jack to RCA connection to connect directly to my vintage Pioneer SX 780. It was okay but the treble seemed slightly harsh to me. It was acceptable but for $100 I improved the sound with an external DAC (Modi 3e) using the optical port. Great sound.

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Great Product

I love it! It replaced my Bluetooth Adapter connected to my old Marantz receiver and Fisher speakers. The sound quality is much better than Bluetooth and is easier to connect and stream. I also connected my Sonos speaker so now I have high-quality surround sound audio in my music room. I want to hook up my record player eventually but I have not had the time. Highly recommend it and great price!

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WiiM Mini

Don't find any big difference with Pro+

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WiiM Mini

Great cost benefit player, incredible app. Love the 10band eq

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Great for digital pass-through

I use this as a digital pass-through to another DAC using its optical output. If you are connecting to a DAC or integrated amp you already have - and like the sound of - this is the Wiim streamer for you. I'm happy with the sound coming from Airplay 2 and into my Nuforce Dia integrated amp.

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Small, simple, effective

Super seamless getting this to work, sounds great, good price, and unobtrusive. Highly recommend.

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Wiim Mini rocks!

inexpensive and multi-faceted way to add hi-res audio streaming to older audio equipment. Much recommended.

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Just buy it at this price!

This unit is AMAZING! It works great as a streamer and its app (At least on Android) is top notch. It's analog output is OK and it has an optical digital output which, when plugged into a better DAC sounds top notch (It is capable of 24 bit 192 kHz operation) . It can stream just about every provider you can find - you can even put in URLs. It does have an analog input, but again it's just OK. Finally, WiiM constantly updates its products and this unit recently got a 4 band parametric equalizer (Which can cost far more then this unit by itself).

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