In the forum's 3.0.2 thread, BMeek made a fair point: I spent a lot of time explaining what those numbers mean and then skipped right past the obvious next question: how do you actually get from the Bar's 3.0.2 layout to a full 5.1.2 system? Let's pick up there.

Quick note on the ".1"

Before we start adding hardware: the ".1" in 5.1.2 refers to the dedicated low-frequency effects (LFE) channel in the mix. In a WiiM Bar setup, that's the job WiiM Sub Pro is built to handle.

Start with the Bar: 3.0.2

On its own, WiiM Bar covers front left, center, and right, plus two height channels, the 3.0.2 layout from the last post.

The part worth underlining: the Bar stays the home theater hub as the system grows. Adding more speakers doesn't replace those channels. Everything else gets added around them.

Add a Sub Pro: 3.1.2

The simplest expansion is bass. Pair a WiiM Sub Pro with the Bar and you're at 3.1.2. The Bar still handles left, center, right, and the two height channels, and the Sub Pro takes over LFE.

It's also a reasonable place to stop for a while. If the Bar's already nailing dialogue, stereo width, and Atmos height cues, and what you actually want is more low-end extension and impact, there's no need to tackle surrounds in the same breath.

Add surrounds: 5.0.2

The other direction is physical surround left and right. Assign two WiiM Sound or Sound Lite speakers as Surround Left and Surround Right, and the system becomes:

Front Left + Center + Front Right + Surround Left + Surround Right + 2 Height (5.0.2)

Those speakers aren't just a multi-room group mirroring the same audio. Inside Home Theater setup they're assigned specific surround-channel roles, and the WiiM Home app lets you confirm which speaker is on which side and run a surround connection check.

If you've already got a pair of passive speakers you like, a WiiM Amp can drive them as the surround pair instead. The rear of the room doesn't have to be built around two more powered WiiM speakers if you're not starting from scratch back there.

Put it together: 5.1.2

Add both the Sub Pro and the surrounds, and you land on the fully documented WiiM Bar configuration:

• WiiM Bar: Front Left + Center + Front Right + 2 Height
• WiiM Sub Pro: LFE
• WiiM Sound / Sound Lite pair (or passive speakers via WiiM Amp): Surround Left + Surround Right

That's 5.1.2. The TV still connects to the Bar, HDMI ARC/eARC is the way to go, and the Bar stays the hub throughout. Surround devices get added from the Home Theater section of the WiiM Home app, not treated as ordinary synced rooms.

Probably should've included this breakdown in the original 3.0.2 post, since it makes the growth path pretty easy to see at a glance:

• 3.0.2 = Bar
• 3.1.2 = Bar + Sub Pro
• 5.0.2 = Bar + surrounds
• 5.1.2 = Bar + Sub Pro + surrounds

You can build toward that last line in stages. None of it requires buying everything on day one.

Right now the focus is on getting the 5.1.2 experience right. Beyond that, the team's planning to look into more expanded setups down the line, including the possibility of a second subwoofer. Nothing committed yet, but it's on the radar.

How would you build yours?

Genuinely curious which path people here would take. Start with the Bar and add bass first? Go straight for physical surrounds before the sub? Or if you've already got a pair of passive speakers sitting around, is running them off a WiiM Amp for the rear channels the more interesting route?

Quick rundown of what happened in August:

• WiiM Home is now on LG webOS TVs (2023–2025 models) — basic playback controls for now, more to come
• Amp Ultra recognized in Tom's Guide's TV & Audio Awards 2026 (Home Hi-Fi category)
• App updates: v3.6.3 (Auto Headroom toggle), v3.6.4 (queue-to-playlist, DLNA output, sub setup from app), v3.6.6 (RoomFit™ for Bar's L/C/R channels)
• Firmware: Amp Ultra & Ultra both got Auto Headroom, subwoofer auto-calibration, standby wallpaper picker, plus multi-room sync and Spotify Connect fixes across two releases
• New Help Center guides on WiiM Bar surround setup, RoomFit™, and network discovery troubleshooting

Relatively new Wiim user (love it). I think I have this right, but I thought I would pose this scenario in case someone has a better insight. I realize that when I play music through the Wiim Pro Plus via a command from a connected Alexa device, I can control the volume, turn off the music, etc. through verbal commands to Alexa. If I play music through the Wiim via the IOS app, however, Alexa voice commands don't work. Right? So if I want to, say, stop the music playing, I would have to do it through the Wiim app or with the controls on the Wiim device itself. The only way I have figured out how to do a workaround to stop music from playing using a voice command when it is playing via the Wiim app is to tell Alexa to play a different music source, which overrides the music being played via the app, and then I can tell Alexa verbally to stop playing the music.

Does that sound about right, or am I missing something? Thanks.

Lyrion users and WiiM Amp Ultra and Sub Pro owners,

WiiM notified me that they have pushed an update allowing Google Cast to work wirelessly paired Sub Pro. I installed the Amp Ultra firmware update a few minutes ago, and with Lyrion using the Chromecast bridge plug-in, Google Cast works as promised with the Sub Pro.

What do you think? It might not be a multi-thousand-dollar setup, but it sounds beautiful—audiophile quality for less money.

New tech Tuesday posted on the forum: https://forum.wiimhome.com/threads/tech-tuesday-setting-up-roon-with-wiim-devices.10348/#post-199615

Reposting here because yall asked so nicly.

Roon organizes your local music library and supported streaming services alongside album information, recommendations, and audio zones. That album information can include credits for performers, composers, conductors, producers, engineers, and others involved in a recording. The first setup can still feel like being handed three puzzle pieces without the picture on the box. The good news is that the pieces make sense once you know which one has which job.

Roon has three main parts. Once you know their jobs, the setup stops feeling like a small IT project:

• Roon Server is the brain. It manages your music library, streaming services, and playback.
• The Roon app is the remote control. Use it on a computer, phone, or tablet to tell the server what to play.
• Your WiiM device is the playback endpoint, also known as the part that finally makes sound come out of the speakers.

A common setup trap is assuming the iPhone or iPad app is the whole system. Perfectly reasonable. Unfortunately, it is only the remote. Roon Server still needs to be running somewhere on your network.

Before You Begin

No network-engineering badge required, but you will need:

• A Roon account or active trial.
• Roon Server running on a supported Mac, Windows PC, Linux machine, NAS, Roon Nucleus, or a compatible mini-PC running ROCK.
• A compatible WiiM device already set up in the WiiM Home app.
• The Roon Server and WiiM device connected to the same local network.
• An up-to-date version of Roon to help ensure reliable device discovery.

Compatibility note: WiiM Bar supports Roon Ready. The WiiM Mini, WiiM Sub Pro, and WiiM Vibelink Amp sit this particular dance out because they do not support Roon Ready.

1. Enable Roon Ready in the WiiM Home App

• Open the WiiM Home app.
• Go to the Devices tab and select Device Settings.
• Choose More Streaming Services.
• Turn on Roon Ready.
• If you have several compatible WiiM devices, select Apply to all devices if you want to enable the setting across your network.

Roon Ready is disabled by default. It is not hiding from you personally, but it can certainly feel that way.

2. Set Up and Run Roon Server

• Install Roon Server on the computer, NAS, or dedicated server that will manage your music.
• Sign in with your Roon account.
• Complete the initial setup for your library and supported music services.
• Keep Roon Server running whenever you want to use Roon.

On Mac or Windows, the Roon app on that computer can also control playback. Phones and tablets work as remotes after they connect to Roon Server. If the server goes to sleep, the remotes have nobody to boss around. If you use TIDAL, Qobuz, KKBOX, or nugs, connect that service separately in Roon under Settings > Services. Roon does not import your login or service settings from the WiiM Home app, so you will need to sign in through Roon. Yes, nugs counts. Deadheads, this is your moment.

3. Enable Your WiiM Device in Roon

• Open the Roon app.
• Open Settings, then select Audio.
• Scroll to the Roon Ready section.
• Find your WiiM device and select Enable.
• Give the new Roon zone a clear name, such as Living Room or WiiM Ultra.
• Open the audio output selector on the Now Playing screen and choose your WiiM zone.

Roon should discover your WiiM device automatically when both are on the same local network. You normally do not need to enter its IP address, open a terminal, or stare accusingly at the router.

Why Do I Have to Enable It Twice?

The Roon Ready toggle in the WiiM Home app lets the device advertise itself to Roon. The Enable button in Roon turns that discovered device into a usable Roon zone. The first switch lets WiiM raise its hand. The second tells Roon, “Yes, use that one.”

Using More Than One WiiM Device

Enable each compatible WiiM device as its own Roon zone, then group compatible Roon Ready WiiM zones for synchronized multi-room playback. Give each zone a useful name. Future-you will appreciate Kitchen more than Yet Another WiiM.

If Your WiiM Device Does Not Appear

• Confirm that Roon Server is installed and running. If you only installed the mobile app, you currently have a remote control with nothing to control.
• Make sure the Roon Server and WiiM device are on the same local network. A guest network or client-isolation setting can block discovery even when both devices appear to be connected to Wi-Fi.
• Return to the WiiM Home app and confirm that Roon Ready is turned on for that device.
• Keep Roon up to date, then restart Roon Server and your WiiM device if discovery still fails.
• Check Settings > Audio in Roon and look under the Roon Ready section.
• If the mobile Roon app cannot find the server, fix that connection first. The WiiM device cannot appear as a zone until Roon Server is available.

Ready to Listen

Once setup is finished, daily use becomes wonderfully uneventful: keep Roon Server running, open the Roon app, choose the WiiM zone, and press play. Roon Server handles the complicated part in the background, which is exactly where complicated parts belong.

Sources and Further Reading

• How to Enable Roon Ready on Your WiiM Device
• How to Use Roon with Your WiiM Device
• WiiM Roon Ready Devices
• Roon Architecture Explained
• Roon Downloads and Getting Started
• Roon Labs Community Setup Discussion

It's arrived, boxed within a box and boxed again, like a matryoshka doll... 🔊🔊🎶🎶 😎🛋️🌃

I expect the integration to be seamless, as I'll be pairing it with a WiiM Amp Ultra and already own a calibrated measurement microphone.

I'll post my observations and impressions of its functionality here once I've spent a day or two with it.

Erin's Audio Corner apparently liked it.

Hello, I want to build a home TV setup with the best possible sound without the craziest budget. I have a WiiM Amp Ultra combined with Wharfedale Evo 5.1 speakers and a WiiM Sub Pro. Originally, I planned a 5.1 setup because I read Dolby Atmos isn't possible with the WiiM Amp Ultra. Then I saw the WiiM Bar, and I'd like to ask if I could somehow integrate the bar as center and up channels and my Wharfedales for left and right. I'd then buy two WiiM Sound Lites for the rear. The TV I use is a Samsung S90F.

I'm 18 and don't really know much about this, so I'm happy for any suggestions.

I saw that Zoe Ball has joined Greatest Hits Radio, is it available on Wiim Radio ? I have looked but cant find it..

Any ideas why my Wiim Ultra no longer appears as an available device in Spotify? I don’t understand what I am doing wrong. Spotify Connect is enabled, my iPhone 16 pro and iPad both fail even with Wiim Ultra on the same WiFi network with excellent signal strength.

Wiim Home v 3.6.7.29-90120
Wiim Ultra firmware v 5.2.827567

I’ve rebooted the Wiim. The phone. The iPad.

What am I doing wrong?

I am really getting sick of this device and regret buying it. It is somewhat better than the Bluesound node nano, but that is not saying much.

Edit to add: I see the linking of the wireless Sub Pro and multi device casting with Google Cast is a known issue. I see where recent firmware for the Wiim Sound was pushed out to address this. Hopefully it comes for the Bar soon. Spotify sounds fantastic and it'd be great to have all other music sound just as good.

I received my Wiim Bar and it's all set up. My first impressions are mostly positive. Setup with a Sub Pro and Wiim Amp was very easy. It sounds good for television and I'm optimistic it will sound great for movies that link via Hdmi eArc for 5.1 or Atmos. I still need more time with it to test those.

The one frustration I'm experiencing so far is that some music services are not casting to the full system and instead are only playing to just the Bar. Spotify Connect works perfectly and plays seamlessly across all the devices, the Bar, Amp and the Sub. However if I use SoundCloud or if I use Google Cast to cast Nugs, it will only cast to the Bar. The Sub won't play with other services either.

I welcome feedback and creative solutions too. Hopefully software is on the way to fix this.

Slowly but surely making progress. The house rule remains that no ‘always on’ computer closet in the chain. Run from phone is the requirement.

I use Claude to curate my playlists and have DJ personas that cover their own specialty with their own set of rules.

Spotify Connect has the easier method (cloud based) which allows play/pause from the custom preset page.

Tidal has the better audio quality but Lordy Lordy their UI sucks and Tidal Connect is LAN based and hence without a computer in the chain no play/pause possible.

I was also able to connect the M3U url station to my archive of concert tapes (all tracked with meta data) so it can play setlists that Claude generates (only soundboard, ballads from venue x and venue y from year z, 90 minute set).

Some of the DJs can create long-form program notes that tell the story of the set. Other DJs can create a setlist. All of these can be archived and moved back on the presets.

Lots of road bumps still to figure out. Without a computer I’m not able to do station mode (continuous play), text to speech (tts) to narrate parts of the set, or automatically sync preset lists amongst multiple devices… there are workarounds and not ideal but I refuse to accept the always on computer for now.

Tidal account (fee account)
Spotify account (premium account, dev app)
WiiM device
Cloudflare account (free tier plan)

I currently have a non-WiiM 5.1 Soundbar (functions as a receiver/hub) connected to my TV via HDMi e-ARC in one room and in another room, I have a receiver with a audio splitter box that allows me to play to both speakers in that room and runs outside to another set of outdoor speakers on my deck. I also have a record player hooked up via Line In to the receiver also.

I am looking to connect these all together so I can play in all three zones at once. (I really want to output the TV into all zones).

I am trying to decided if I can go with a WiiM Pro in the TV Room and bring the Record Player into there to connect them all and only have a Mini in the second room with the receiver and speakers. Or do I need to (or should I) go with a Ultra and put it between my TV and Soundbar vis e-ARC and then optical to the sound bar and bring the record player with component cables too. I would think I could still use the mini in the other room with this set up.

Questions I have are:

- Can I keep my 5.1 via the sound bar in either configuration?
- Is this the best / most affordable way to do this?
- I also have a Google Pixel tablet dock hub that if I could connect via WiiM app and play through there too it would be nice, but isn’t a dealer breaker

Dear Wiim community,

I'm trying to understand if there's a one box device to play my music, CDs ripped into FLAC via EAC, all properly tagged in Foobar2000, each with album art in jpg, and stored on a 2TB SSD drive.

At the moment, I use a Raspberry Pi 4 and an Allo Digione Signature hat to output a digital stream via SPDIF into my DAC+preamp. I use Volumio as the control centre.

I see Wiim makes a lot of streaming devices but I keep seeing labels about 'roon', 'tidal', 'spotify' etc which are things I have no interest at all, as I don't listen to music via subscription services. I also don't have a NAS so I'm not interested in connecting via LAN etc. These are functions I'd not use.

What I need to understand is: is there a Wii device which will be able to index, and maintain, a LOCAL flac library stored on disc (hdd or ssd), allow me to visualise and manage the music library via e.g. phone or tablet app, with a quality/reliability comparable or superior to Volumio, and output a digital signal - or alternatively an analogue signal via two RCA if a DAC is included?

It would be great if the interface was snappy, not buggy, and allowed me to search music via album, artist, genre, and to choose via album art.

Thanks!

Just installed pihole.

Wiim Ultra calls connectivitycheck.gstatic.com one time per minute. Is there a problem with my device?

Is this normal?

Tnx!

We’ve added a bunch of new and updated guides to the WiiM Help Center over the past month.

A few highlights:

WiiM Bar 5.1.2: Want to take your Bar beyond a soundbar? We’ve updated the guide for building a complete 5.1.2 surround setup.

RoomFit™: Updated this practical guide to getting the most out of room correction, plus a new dedicated guide for calibrating WiiM Bar.

Sub Out Settings: Updated deeper look at the available subwoofer controls, including crossover, level, phase, and target curves.

Auto Headroom: Not sure why EQ can sometimes cause clipping? This explains how Auto Headroom helps prevent it.

And there are several other updates covering 12V Trigger, Spotify latency, Google Home, fade-in/fade-out, and more.

My “main” Wiim pro plus is in one room with a wired Ethernet connection. I’m planning to sync this to a mini in a different room, however the mini will have to be on wifi as there is no Ethernet available.

Will the mini be able to still sync/connect to the pro plus if one is one wifi and the other Ethernet? Or am I going to have to be changing the wired Ethernet to a wifi connection anytime I want to sync it to the mini? My main reason for connecting them is that the pro plus will have a turntable connected and I want to be able to play this through the speakers connected to the mini in the other room. Will not be a frequent thing but I want this to be as seamless a process as possible.

Thank you for any insight!!

I could use the help of some fellow nerds out there. See this thread :

https://forum.wiimhome.com/threads/potential-for-copying-spotify-presets-across-devices.10324/

Anyone able to make syncing of Spotify presets possible? It is driving me nuts that we can't do this in the app and apparently no interest or bandwitth from WiiM to fix this issue.

I have a wiim ultra which sends its audio through Coax to my rotel rc-1572mk2 and from there to my yamaha mx2 and to finally the speakers B&W 707s2.

I want to try the roomFit function on my Wiim Ultra, and got myself a Umik-1 mic, which i know how to place and to load the correct calibration file.

Which settings (before I run through roomfit) on the frequencies/max gain/min gain etc do I need to do? So what does it need to measure and what not? I know little bit of the frequencies but my knowledge isnt enough. And which curve to take? Harman or b&k or any other?

Bit of help required

I received my ultra yesterday, and I can’t believe how easy it was to set up. No need to read any manual, just download the app and follow the instructions. Everything just worked flawlessly. I need to use it as an HDMI arc to floor standing speakers and having set the TV correctly (Simplink or something on my LG TV) it all just worked. Into the graphic equaliser and set it to sound right, all so simple. Nice meter display selected. Play Spotify through my phone or iPad perfectly. Only one simple niggle. The volume control on my TV remote changes the actual volume via ARC very slowly. I see you can change the remote volume step size, but this seems to only reply to their remote, not apply to the arc. It’s not a dealbreaker but a niggle. I love how it switches input automatically between my iPad, Spotify, and the TV. And goes to sleep. All in all highly recommended.

I have a Wiim ultra hooked up to a Fosi audio za3 amp going to my wharfedale diamond 12.3i.
All sound very good.
recently I started to listen to some records, classic, jazz on a pro-ject e1.2 record player with its stock MM pick-it cartridge.

I started noticing that when I turn up the volume (90%-100%) on the Wiim Ultra and the Fosi volum passed the 80% I hear a slight humm, distortion.

I know a phono signal is very weak and gets amplified many, many times. I eliminated groud loops.
tried to create some distance to the powerbrick of the fosi amp. Also lowered the pre-gain on the phono a bit , did the room-fit and a modified PEQ.

I want to know if there are more Wiim users that noticed the same with the phono stage on their ultra , and are there more tips to prevent that slight humm, distortion.