Amp Pro also works well with Alexa Cast, Google Cast, Spotify Connect and TIDAL Connect, in addition to being compatible with Roon Ready and DLNA. It can access countless music streaming services, Internet radio providers, and what-have-you that you can access through WiiM Home application Free for iOS and Android.
The app itself may take a minute or two to catch up on its own if the device hosting it goes to sleep, and this is by no means the last word in navigation-related logic, but on the other hand, this is one of the most thorough and useful examples of it typing around. In addition to allowing access to Amazon Music, Deezer, Qobuz, vTuner and many other services, it also has a room correction workflow, a 10-band EQ (with a staggering 24 presets), space for dozens of “Favorites” control the balance and even the alarm clock.
Easy to listen to
The device comes with a pretty comprehensive remote control handset if you prefer operating your device that way, and if you just want to give your commands by voice, the Amp Pro is compatible with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant.
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No matter how you want to control it, the WiiM Amp Pro is user-friendly and easy to operate. As long as you keep things reasonable and balanced when it comes to the speaker is running and the source device it supports, listening is not difficult.
Play to your strengths with 24-bit/48-kHz FLAC files “Common land” by James Holden via TIDAL Connect and Amp Pro has proven itself to be a huge accomplishment in every way. It produces a lovely tonal balance, for example – there's just a tiny bit of heat at the lower end of the frequency range, but that's no problem. In every other area, it's as neutral and natural as possible. And in addition to a slight (and perhaps quite reasonable) reduction in the highest frequencies, the frequency response from top to bottom is also even and smooth.
At the lower end of the frequency range, the Amp Pro hits with real determination. It controls the attack of the bass with a level of authority that allows the rhythm to be expressed with appropriate aplomb. There is genuine variation to the low-end content, many details relating to tone and texture are revealed and it is all put into convincing context.