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Amp Pro also plays nicely with Alexa Cast, Google Cast, Spotify Connect, and Tidal Connect, in addition to being Rune Ready and DLNA-compliant. It can access a whole stack of music streaming services, internet radio providers and what have you. WiiM Home app Which is free for iOS and Android.
The app itself may take a moment or two to catch up if the device hosting it goes to sleep, and it’s not quite the last word in logic where navigation is concerned, but otherwise it’s one of the most thorough and useful examples of type around. In addition to allowing access to Amazon Music, Deezer, Kobuzz, VTuner, and plenty of other services, it has a room-correction routine, a 10-band EQ (with a staggering 24 presets), and room for a dozen “favorites.” A balance control, and even an alarm clock.
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The device ships with a fairly comprehensive remote control handset if you prefer to operate your devices that way, and the Amp Pro is compatible with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant if you prefer to voice your demands.
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No matter how you prefer to control it, the WiiM Amp Pro is a friendly and easy-to-operate device. If you can keep things sensible and proportionate when it comes to that The speaker is playing it And it doesn’t hurt to listen to the source equipment it’s supporting.
“Play to its strengths with a 24-bit/48-kHz FLAC filecommon land” by James Holden via TIDAL Connect, and the Amp Pro proves to be massively accomplished either way. It strikes a nice tonal balance, for example—there’s a small hint of warmth in the lower frequency range, but nothing problematic. It’s neutral in every other respect. And as normal as can be. And with the exception of a slight (and perhaps quite subtle) roll-off of the highest frequencies, the top-to-bottom frequency response is even and smooth.
In the lower frequency range the Amp Pro hits with real determination. It controls the attack of the bass sound with a sort of authority that allows the rhythm to be expressed with appropriate confidence. The low-end stuff has authentic variation, a lot of tonal and textural detail is revealed, and it’s all placed in a believable context.
