My advice would be to switch to Qobuz — IME the sound is much better and you can do a free trial. And going with Innuos is a great choice not only for sound quality but also for their outstanding Sense app that will make you miss the Wiim not one bit and likely be a big improvement — some users have even dumped Roon for Sense, which is high praise indeed. Innuos also offers excellent customer support if needed. Don’t forget about trying a DDC in the future though as it could well give you a very significant and cost-effective performance boost. Best of luck.
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I inserted an Iris DDC before my Musician Pegasus R2R DAC mainly to take advantage of the i2S connection and the improvement was much more than I expected and on the order of a significant DAC upgrade. Maybe @vthokie83 will chime in as he also uses an Iris with his Pontus so may be an even more useful reference point. I’d advise buying a used DDC (that’s what I did) so if it doesn’t transform your DAC you can just sell it — thinking a Hermes would be a great choice. This site is littered with experienced people who’ve upgraded from budget streamers to more accomplished models and are very happy they did, so while I’m sure the Wiim sounds very good for the $ there’s much more to be had and I’d certainly budget for an upgrade there in the future. Everything in the streaming chain matters, and matters A LOT! Just my$0.02 FWIW, and best of luck. |