I tried the wiim mini pro with the pontus II and was not at all impressed. I love the combination of the lumin u1 mini with the Pontus II. Happy birthday, Alvin🎉
To my knowledge, for those interested in Denafrips be aware they have a NO return policy. I also had sync issues with the Ares 2 optical connection. They only inform you about this in the FAQ’s so buyer beware! It should be noted, I was easily able to sell the unit, but it was an inconvenience nevertheless.
As much as we would love to have a return policy, the current business model just couldn’t allow us to do that. As you could imagine, the high freight costs, customs import duties/fees, as well as resources involve to handle the returns, pose great challenges to our lean business model. If we were to provide a return policy, we will not be able to sustain at the current pricing level. We have to strike a balance here in order to keep everybody happy. We seek your kind understanding and consideration in this matter. Many thanks.
@@VinshineAudio Thanks for sharing, this information should be shared on your website so customers can make a proper decision on the interest of your products!
This is good information, but I will say that the dacs maintain their value. I sold my ares to upgrade to the pontus and got what I paid for it because the price had gone up in the six months that I had it, and they were behind in production.
Happy Birthday Alvin! Glad to see you healthy and back to normal. Good review, don’t forget to try the digital eq correction settings, they perform very well if needed. Cheers, -ds
Hi Alvin. Is there any way one can improve wiim mini's performance even further, apart from adding a battery powered/ linear power supply? As a power supply kit was developed for bluesound node, I wonder if there could be something like a small optical only kind of ddc to improve its output to a dac and raise the sound quality even more. (Also a lot of other products could benefit from this as there A LOT of products - other streamer also - that rely on optical out.) I think it could be worth it as the software and features are really excellent and keep on improving. Keep up the good work!
Happy birthday Alvin. I don't know when you recorded this but my b'day is 17th Nov. Maybe we share? We certainly share enthusiasm for Denafrips Dacs. You have just shippped my Pontus to my UK retailer. Happy birthday me!
Hi Alvin, would you say it is worth using a a better streamer such as the Bluesound node as Transport as opposed to the Wiim mini when feeding a Denafrips Ares ii in a midfi system eg one where speakers are say £1200 GBP and amp say £1000 GBP in order to get better sound quality ? What percentage improvement in sound quality do you think one would get in such a system ?
I would say Wiim Mini exceed my expectation. The sleek and responsive app, good sound quality with DENAFRIPS DAC, is my recommendation for mid-fi system.
@@VinshineAudio Thanks for your reply. In truth I already have a Chromecast audio puck which is similar to the Wiim Mini and I suspect would give similar sound quality when used with a Dac of a similar standard to the Denafrips Ares ii. I intend to buy a DAC which I can connect to the Toslink optical output of the Chromecast audio.
@@giulianof8687 Yes I did see that myself. The RCA output was not so good ! Another youtuber, Audiofool, however found a difference in sound quality between the Chromecat Audio and Cambridge Audio CXN feeding the same external Dac through their optical outputs so the 2 findings appear to be inconsistent !
Thank you Dennis! It works via Airplay. Stay tuned for the update: faq-mini.wiimhome.com/support/solutions/articles/72000527452-will-this-work-with-roon-
Happy birthday Alvin. All the best and wish you more success for Vinshine Audio.
Thank you Mr Lim :)
Happy Birthday Alvin, from A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. And Thsnks!.
Thank you Jose! Gracias!
Happy Birthday Alvin, hope you are totally fine ad completely recover from the cough. Have a great day.
Thank you sir Alberto. I am fully recovered. Thank god!
Alvin will you also test out Wiim Pro?
Would you advise using the optical or coax out of Wiim Pro for Denafrips DACs?
Happy birthday Alvin, hope you have a great day and you have completely recovered.
Thank you sir Rudie. Yep, I am fully recovered :)
I tried the wiim mini pro with the pontus II and was not at all impressed. I love the combination of the lumin u1 mini with the Pontus II. Happy birthday, Alvin🎉
Thanks for sharing!
Happy birthday Alvin! Thank you for the video.
Thank you sir Ilan!
Happy Birthday, Alvin! Wishing you another blessed one ahead
Thank you sir! Happy holidays!
Happy Birthday! Just found your channel as I was looking for more info on the app.
You have a great channel, I’m new to all this and this actually help me out a lot, thanks
Glad to be of service to you sir!
Happy birthday Alvin. This setup is a great way to start.
Thank you sir Brian. I fully agreed. The Wiim Mini is a great way to start streaming.
Happy Birthday Alvin great stuff as always!
Appreciate that, thank you sir!
Happy birthday Alvin, all the best
Thank you for reviewing the WiiM Mini
Thank you sir Vladimir!
To my knowledge, for those interested in Denafrips be aware they have a NO return policy. I also had sync issues with the Ares 2 optical connection. They only inform you about this in the FAQ’s so buyer beware! It should be noted, I was easily able to sell the unit, but it was an inconvenience nevertheless.
As much as we would love to have a return policy, the current business model just couldn’t allow us to do that. As you could imagine, the high freight costs, customs import duties/fees, as well as resources involve to handle the returns, pose great challenges to our lean business model. If we were to provide a return policy, we will not be able to sustain at the current pricing level. We have to strike a balance here in order to keep everybody happy. We seek your kind understanding and consideration in this matter. Many thanks.
@@VinshineAudio Thanks for sharing, this information should be shared on your website so customers can make a proper decision on the interest of your products!
This is good information, but I will say that the dacs maintain their value. I sold my ares to upgrade to the pontus and got what I paid for it because the price had gone up in the six months that I had it, and they were behind in production.
Does upgrade its power supply from a cell phone one to a big linear one will make a difference? Thanks.
Happy Birthday Alvin! Glad to see you healthy and back to normal. Good review, don’t forget to try the digital eq correction settings, they perform very well if needed. Cheers, -ds
Thank you sir Dean. I am feeling a lot better, fully recovered, I think. Cool, I will try that :)
Happy birthday too of course!
Thank you for the birthday wishes sir Martyn!
What is the reference of this power supply , the amplifer and these yellow XLR cables ? Thanks
Can volume be controlled digitally from the tablet when using optical/toslink?
I believe so!
Happy Birthday 🎉 Alvin!
Thank you sir! I appreciate it!
Happy Birthday Alvin!
Thank you sir Dennis!
What abt the Wiim Pro n Pro 2 , are they even better as a pure streamer V say a Mac Mini as I’m using purely Apple Music. Thks in advance.
I have no doubt they are good streamers that doesn't break the bank!
Happy birthday Alvin!!
Thank you sir :)
Happy birthday 🥳
Happy Birthday!
Thank you sir Rohit!
This is an excellent summary of the bit perfect opportunity 🎉
My pleasure to be of service to you sir!
Happy birthday Alvin!
Thank you Joe!
Hi Alvin. Is there any way one can improve wiim mini's performance even further, apart from adding a battery powered/ linear power supply? As a power supply kit was developed for bluesound node, I wonder if there could be something like a small optical only kind of ddc to improve its output to a dac and raise the sound quality even more. (Also a lot of other products could benefit from this as there A LOT of products - other streamer also - that rely on optical out.) I think it could be worth it as the software and features are really excellent and keep on improving. Keep up the good work!
Hi Jose, you may consider BATT-1. I use it with the Wiim Mini, it's great!
www.beatechnik.com/lhy-audio-batt-1
Birthday greetings to you, Alvin.
Thank you sir!
Happy Birthday Alvin. 🎉
Thank you sir! I appreciate it.
Happy birthday Alvin.
Thank you :)
Happy birthday Alvin.. Wiim Mini is the best streamer under 100 dollars.
I agreed! Wiim is good! Thank you for the birthday wishes :)
Happy birthday 🎈🎉
Thank you Hardeep!
Happy Bday Alvin.
Nice presentation.
How is the WiimPro version improved over mini , did you try it out yet ?
Thank you sir! I do not have the WiimPro, lets see if I can get hold of one... :)
@@VinshineAudio I wonder will it offer improved sound quality thru coax over wiim mini?
Happy birthday 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁 🎊
Merci!
Happy birthday, Alvin. Alvin will you be reviewing the Primo sitting on your shelf?
Also, is the Lumin U2 Mini better sounding?
Thank you Aaron! It's a Rivo. I received the Primo a couple of weeks ago too... :)
I tried the wiim mini pro and now have the Lumin u1 mini. To my ears there’s no comparison. The Lumin is definitely worth the extra cost.
Happy birthday Alvin
Thank you sir!
Happy birthday
Thank you Jai!
Can I stream Apple Music with this?
Airplay is possible!
When it out to buy
It's a good and inexpensive one!
Happy birthday Alvin. I don't know when you recorded this but my b'day is 17th Nov. Maybe we share? We certainly share enthusiasm for Denafrips Dacs. You have just shippped my Pontus to my UK retailer. Happy birthday me!
Good to know! Happy belated birthday Mr Burnett!
@@VinshineAudio Thanks. Arrived today. Excellent so far.
Hi Alvin, would you say it is worth using a a better streamer such as the Bluesound node as Transport as opposed to the Wiim mini when feeding a Denafrips Ares ii in a midfi system eg one where speakers are say £1200 GBP and amp say £1000 GBP in order to get better sound quality ? What percentage improvement in sound quality do you think one would get in such a system ?
I would say Wiim Mini exceed my expectation. The sleek and responsive app, good sound quality with DENAFRIPS DAC, is my recommendation for mid-fi system.
@@VinshineAudio Thanks for your reply. In truth I already have a Chromecast audio puck which is similar to the Wiim Mini and I suspect would give similar sound quality when used with a Dac of a similar standard to the Denafrips Ares ii. I intend to buy a DAC which I can connect to the Toslink optical output of the Chromecast audio.
ASR measured the optical output and it scored 140 db (Sinad) ....pure sound!!!!
@@giulianof8687 Yes I did see that myself. The RCA output was not so good ! Another youtuber, Audiofool, however found a difference in sound quality between the Chromecat Audio and Cambridge Audio CXN feeding the same external Dac through their optical outputs so the 2 findings appear to be inconsistent !
@@Chris-nd5se wiim has been engineered for hi fi music
Alvin, can you listen to Pandora?
It seems like it’s available in the PRO model! wiimhome.com/WiiMPro/Overview
I knew you'd like it, Alvin. Pleased your cough has gone :)
Wiim Mini is good. Super easy to use. Cough is gone, I am back to my daily exercise routine :)
happy birthday, does the Wiim recognize Roon?
Thank you Dennis! It works via Airplay. Stay tuned for the update: faq-mini.wiimhome.com/support/solutions/articles/72000527452-will-this-work-with-roon-
Happy Cake Day Brother ... 🥳😎
Thank you 😋
YES for toilet streaming!!!
Some did!
The lump hammer might well cost more Elvin...⏏⏹⏺⏪▶⏩⏸
Wiim Mini is affordable!
@@VinshineAudio Yes, I agree.
Happy birthday Alvin!
Happy Birthday Alvin!
Thank you Andres!
Happy birthday Alvin.
Thank you!
Happy birthday 😀
Thank you sir!
Happy Birthday Alvin!
Merci, thank you!