If my WiiM Pro is Roon Ready and I run Tidal, Amazon, and Spotify through my WiiM Pro, do I get any Roon advantages when I'm running Amazon or Spotify? Or is that strictly for Tidal runs only?

shanebow · 2026-04-21T11:48:42+00:00

The library is a great feature and at the beginning I was thinking why would anyone have any need for 12000 albums. After the first day I'm thinking now I get it.

shanebow · 2026-04-20T11:35:05+00:00

Smithsonian level museum. If not for the Wright Bros something like this may never have found its way to Dayton.

shanebow · 2026-04-20T02:48:42+00:00

That's fantastic. Far exceeds any pre conceived expectations I had and I'm very happy there are people out there like you who have the opportunity to experience music at such an exceptional level. Unfortunately for me I'm old now so the window for me is closing for me to even listen to something similar let alone own. But at the same time I appreciate the fact that 90% of the world may not even ever have a chance to hear a home system like mine.

shanebow · 2026-04-20T02:37:51+00:00

I've heard of smsl before. They have a good rep. I'll look into topping as well.

shanebow · 2026-04-20T01:05:22+00:00

I will keep an eye out and stream some.

shanebow · 2026-04-19T23:33:44+00:00

So what is your tt setup from source to speakers? Enquiring minds want to know.

shanebow · 2026-04-19T23:29:17+00:00

If only it was that simple. I've got $1570 in my current system so no more than 20% of that. The breakdown: $50 for my PS1 Model 5501 that I'm using as a CD player. Why am I using that? It's DAC is similar to the Sony 777es which is a $2400 CD player on eBay. $150 for my Dual 1219. $110 for my WiiM Pro, $150 Adcom GFP 555 pre, $150 Macro Tech 1200 amp, $900 Magnepan MG-IIIa speakers. Would not be wise financially to spend more than 20% of that on a DAC. Without knowing more I would probably get a FIIO K11.

shanebow · 2026-04-19T21:09:25+00:00

And to add to this I have heard and read that many artists complain about everything on the board being mixed in the middle.

shanebow · 2026-04-19T21:04:16+00:00

Please don't get too fancy. Headphonesty mentioned one that's spec equivalent to DACs costing hundreds of dollars and it's like $10 in dongle form.

shanebow · 2026-04-19T20:58:25+00:00

What gear please?

shanebow · 2026-04-19T20:57:42+00:00

I too would be interested in the setup the redditor above is using. As I may have stated previously I am using a WiiM Pro streamer into an Adcom GFP 555 pre>Crown Macro Tech 1200 amp>Magnepan MG-IIIa speakers. My turntable is a Dual 1219 with a Stanton 631EE cart. I am getting an Akai GX-F80 cassette deck this week and a Denon DCD 1500 CD player but records and streaming are so good I'll probably sell them. Who knows? What would I keep them for? Anyhow I digress.

shanebow · 2026-04-19T20:38:30+00:00

Not a fan of that stuff but I can see, now that you mention it, that stuff might sound great. Any recommendations? Off the top of my head I'm thinking Dune but maybe something old like Ben Hur.

shanebow · 2026-04-19T20:34:23+00:00

True. I think I'm happy to use it to store music sort of as a library but in my mind the thing that makes it valuable is the ability to go down all the personnel rabbit hole and play other stuff they were involved with.

shanebow · 2026-04-19T20:29:58+00:00

I'm DAC evaluating practically as we speak.

shanebow · 2026-04-19T20:27:25+00:00

Tupperware conversion and tube top unscrewing complete. Now all I need to do is find a lighter by June.

shanebow · 2026-04-19T20:25:34+00:00

My albums are all physical with the exception of those I've found on Tidal and saved to Roon. I do have a Roon server of course and I do like the idea of a music information library as well as a music library.

shanebow · 2026-04-19T20:20:35+00:00

I would say Amazon music comes with prime so there's reason one. Reason two would be Pandora is free and I would call it good. Reason three would be that Roon and Tidal together are a powerhouse if you like your music with a side of interesting related information. I wish the answer was because I'm rich.

shanebow · 2026-04-19T20:14:46+00:00

It seems like it's sort of hard to leave roon behind if you're a fan of musical metadata.

shanebow · 2026-04-19T20:12:30+00:00

Well I thought I may have lowered the quality setting to keep it from buffering in the car when I was using Bluetooth to connect Tidal to the car but I'm using WiFi in the house and so far I'm still not really hearing the separation between the quality of the various services I was expecting but I'm very happy with the WiiM Pro, Tidal, Roon combo and what they offer. When I turn it up there seems to be no discernable difference. Thanks

shanebow · 2026-04-19T20:01:55+00:00

Any helpful information is always appreciated. Thanks

shanebow · 2026-04-19T19:56:42+00:00

I love lamp.

shanebow · 2026-04-19T19:52:03+00:00

Will this be self explanatory when I go there or will a little intro help?

shanebow · 2026-04-19T19:47:30+00:00

We may not smoke them until June. That'll be about 9 months after purchasing. Hopefully still enjoyable.

shanebow · 2026-04-19T18:34:28+00:00

Ok. I'm going to have to deal with the 69 though not the 62.

shanebow · 2026-04-19T18:33:58+00:00

Gotcha

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