--- product_id: 402161292 title: "Mini AirPlay 2 Wireless Audio Streamer, Multiroom Stereo, Preamplifier, Works with Alexa and Siri Voice Assistants, Stream Hi-Res Audio from Amazon Music, Tidal and More" brand: "wiim" price: "705 zł" currency: PLN in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 category: "Wii M" url: https://www.desertcart.pl/products/402161292-mini-airplay-2-wireless-audio-streamer-multiroom-stereo-preamplifier-works store_origin: PL region: Poland --- # Hi-Res 24-bit/192kHz audio output AirPlay 2 multiroom streaming Alexa & Siri voice control Mini AirPlay 2 Wireless Audio Streamer, Multiroom Stereo, Preamplifier, Works with Alexa and Siri Voice Assistants, Stream Hi-Res Audio from Amazon Music, Tidal and More **Brand:** wiim **Price:** 705 zł **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🎶 Elevate your sound. Command your space. Stream like a pro. ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Mini AirPlay 2 Wireless Audio Streamer, Multiroom Stereo, Preamplifier, Works with Alexa and Siri Voice Assistants, Stream Hi-Res Audio from Amazon Music, Tidal and More by wiim - **How much does it cost?** 705 zł with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pl](https://www.desertcart.pl/products/402161292-mini-airplay-2-wireless-audio-streamer-multiroom-stereo-preamplifier-works) ## Best For - wiim enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted wiim brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Studio-Quality Sound:** Experience unaltered 24-bit/192kHz hi-res audio for crystal-clear, gapless playback. - • **Plug & Play Simplicity:** Compact, low-power design with USB-C and optical outputs for instant setup and premium sound. - • **Seamless Multiroom Audio:** Effortlessly group AirPlay 2 and Alexa devices for synchronized whole-home sound. - • **Universal Streaming Access:** Stream directly from Spotify Connect, TIDAL Connect, and desertcart Music with superior Wi-Fi range. - • **Voice Assistant Integration:** Control music hands-free with Alexa and Siri compatibility for smart home synergy. ## Overview The WiiM Mini AirPlay 2 Wireless Audio Streamer transforms any stereo into a high-fidelity, multiroom audio powerhouse. Supporting uncompressed 24-bit/192kHz audio via digital and analog outputs, it delivers studio-grade sound quality. Compatible with Alexa and Siri voice assistants, it offers seamless control and integrates effortlessly with AirPlay 2 and Alexa ecosystems. Stream from top services like Spotify, TIDAL, and desertcart Music with superior Wi-Fi connectivity, all packed into a sleek, ultra-compact device designed for professional-grade audio streaming and smart home convenience. ## Description Product description Turn any audio gear smart WiiM Mini is the ultimate music streamer with AirPlay 2, DLNA, Spotify Connect, TIDAL Connect, lossless audio, Alexa and multiroom audio. It turns your existing stereo system into smart, so you can play all your favorite music from your music app, the WiiM App or your voice by using Alexa or Siri. AirPlay 2 Receiver WiiM Mini turns your stereo into an AirPlay 2-enabled receiver. Stream your favorite music from your iOS and Mac devices or stream TV audio from Apple TV. Use Siri on your phone or HomePod to control music selection, volume, and playback. WiiM Mini is an easy and affordable way to connect your Apple devices to your favorite audio equipment at home. Stream lossless audio wirelessly without audio cut With built-in 2.4G and 5G WiFi, you can wirelessly stream up to 24-bit, 192 kHz lossless audio with bit-perfect output from the world's most popular music services, online radio stations, or your own content from your phone, PC, or NAS server. The working range is the same as your WiFi signal coverage, typically around 300 feet (100 meters), in contrast to the working range of a typical BT receiver, about 30 feet (10 meters). All music in one App It's more convenient than ever to control your music and device in one place. With the WiiM Home app, easily browse all your favorite music without jumping to other music apps. desertcart Music, iHeartRadio, TIDAL, TuneIn, Napster, Deezer, and Qobuz are all integrated into the WiiM Home app. You can also control the device EQ, set music alarms, and create personalized routines using the WiiM Home app. Multiroom audio with flexibility Easily build your multiroom sound system with AirPlay 2 speakers or desertcart Echo using WiFi streaming as the source. Using your existing audio devices, you can create a more flexible multiroom sound system with multiple WiiM Minis. WiiM Mini supports the multiroom from various audio source inputs, including WiFi, BT, or Aux input. Making it versatile with almost every music listening option. Works with Alexa Ask Alexa to control your WiiM Mini to play music, listen to the news, or your favorite podcast by setting it as the preferred speaker in the Alexa App. Group WiiM Mini with other Alexa devices for a wireless multiroom sound system. Automate WiiM Mini by creating routines in the Alexa App or with Alexa cast desertcart Music Ultra HD directly from the desertcart Music app to WiiM Mini. Spotify Connect and TIDAL Connect Use your Spotify or TIDAL app as your remote control for WiiM Mini and stream directly from these services. WiiM Mini provides higher audio quality and longer operational work range than traditional Bluetooth or AirPlay 2 receivers and frees your mobile device for other tasks. Spotify works for both Spotify Free and Premium users. TIDAL works for both HiFi and Master Quality. Music Alarm and Sleep Timer Use the WiiM Home App to help establish regular sleep habits by setting a wakeup alarm or creating a sleep timer with your favorite music, radio station, or podcast. Use the app to cater the volume and play time you prefer for better sleep and waking up refreshed. Gapless playback Precise gapless playback is essential to your listening experience. With precise gapless playback, playback timing is guaranteed to be identical to the source. WiiM Mini uses two decoders to remove extra samples at the beginning and end of each file and combines them. This works for all the supported music services and music on your phone or local network. Hi-Res Sound Shaped by You Personalize your audio with advanced room correction and customizable EQ settings tailored to your space. Choose from 26 EQ presets or fine-tune with 10-band graphic and parametric EQ options to meet your specific listening needs. Premium Hi-Fi DAC WiiM Mini features a high-precision, low-jitter Burr-Brown PCM5121 DAC and supports up to 384 kHz/32-bit audio with 106 dB SNR. With a much larger bandwidth and more reliable connection provided by dual-band Wi-Fi than Bluetooth, WiiM Mini is a true Hi-Res streaming DAC device. Review: Probably best, cheapest desertcart Music HD/HUD solution. - If you use SPDIF instead of internal Dac, this little device would let you forget about the expensive BlueSound Node, the troublesome and unstable raspberry pi runs on any OS. This is simply the easiest and best solution by far. The downside would be that it uses it's own app to log into all the music services. You won't be able to browse through the native APP UI from spotify, tidal, qobuz or even desertcart music. I haven't tried gapless so I can't put down "it just works" stamp yet! However, hi-res does work as expected. There are some glitches and bugs from desertcart Music though. When comparing to Qobuz, it simply just works as bit perfect. On the desertcart Music HD/UHD I believed it's probably desertcart's fault here. There will be constrain on bitrate and sampling rate if you output from TV because it's running mostly Android OS (ye! I am looking at you desertcart FireTV 4k Stick). You will only get 48k. However, on the Wiim mini is another story. It's better to show 24bit, but sometimes it's not bit perfect. it doesn't always shows properly up to 192k. Due to the inconsistency of desertcart music. Depends on your Dac, your streamer box (a computer, an iphone, tv, or wiim mini) they all behave differently. I can't grasp which one is the "best" solution or claim to be bit perfect here. But desertcart music seems to output hi-res music for sure. desertcart still need to work on their device compatibility issues though. For qobuz, it works like a breeze. Always accurate, and always works! I've had raspberry pi ran through LMS, volumio, audirvana, and roon before. If you want me to choose what's the best solution for sound quality and simplicity, I would choose wiim mini. Although you don't have a roon or audirvana as centralized server. You can't "stream" music to every devices from a home server. You will lose "screen display" feature on your computer or tv. However, you will not bump into audirvana can't switch playback devices or roon constantly having server down issues you need to restart the server. Best of all, you don't need to deal with LMS or volumio just another update that something "doesn't work" again. For the sound quality, I compare to Qobuz, it is indeed a close match. To be easy to use and bit perfect, Qobuz is obviously the best choice. desertcart music comes in second with this wiim mini. Best of all was the Alexa integration. It's now possible to tell Alexa to play music, and on wiim mini side, it starts to play bit perfect hi-res music. That's simply the missing piece from the echo eco system that desertcart did not have on their own products unless you've gone for Echo Studio. desertcart really need to do some catch up. It will sound better than you use desertcart FireTV 4k Sticks plug into the AVR before TV. Due to "compatibility" issues, versions of FireTV OS, and FireTV hardware. Not all FireTV works right out of box. In addition, not all AVR works with FireTV stick either. So I am grateful that Wiim Mini simply skips that whole route all together. The weak link would be spotify connect (not very sure if spotify connect is ever going to support bit perfect when spotify finally release hi res audio). Tidal works okay but obviously your DAC needs to decode MQA because wiim mini can't do that from internal DAC. Best experiences comes from Qobuz and desertcart Music HD/UHD. Bluetooth was alright. When you can stream through WIFI, why bother with Bluetooth? However, the streaming service is very limited. It won't support even something like Pandora just yet! You really need to use Airplay2 to playback those type of music services. Review: Works better than expected! - I recently bought a Denon CEOL all in one receiver with HEOS built in. So I needed to decide which streaming service (WIIM vs HEOS) I was going to use. Denon had had problematic software control, which was significantly upgraded in January 2024. It seems to work fairly well, now. WIIM seems to receive almost (not quite, but close) universal praise for its control software. Why I went with WIIM: * Greater chance of fewer problems with software. * More flexible in that I could use inexpensive speakers, and my existing legacy gear with it. * As one who uses hearing aids, I am unlikely to get to the point where HEOS's promised higher fidelity (and higher subsequent costs) will make a significant difference to me. * WIIM supports one of my favorite 2nd tier streaming services, Calm Radio), and HEOS does not. WHAT I LIKE ABOUT the WIIM mini: * VERY tiny! it sits on top of my elderly Technics SA GX190 with the vent holes on top in the area with no vent holes with room to spare in the spot with NO vent holes. * It came with all the cables I needed to connect my device to my Technics, and even included stuff I couldn't use. * It connected to the aux in RCA ports of my Technics reliever quite well. And the legacy Technics can control bass, treble, & volume quite readily. * Setup was EASY an straight forward. I believe literally ANYONE can do it. * Sound is VERY good, With or without my Hearing aids. My wife who doesn't uses HAs also thinks the streaming sound is very good. Maybe not as good as the new Denon HEOS streaming, but that could be the quality of speakers on the Denon as opposed to the Technics. * The WIIM software is easy to use after set up. I like using my Android device as a remote control for the mini. WHAT I DON'T Like about the WIIM Mini: * Only one thing really. The cord that connected the miniplug out of the mini to the RCA connectors, was all black (both RCA pins), so I couldn't tell which cord was 'left' and which was "Right'. I must have guessed correctly because it worked OK. I upgraded to a third party cable. IN CONCLUSION: I am pleased with my purchase. It seems well made, and the performance is better than I expected. The sound is quite good, particularly for a casual listener, even those who aren't hearing impaired. Could you do better? Yes, but I doubt you could do better for less than $100 US. Connectivity is good, Set up is easy, and the software is easy to use. I will likely expand my whole house audio system with WIIM products, even one for my Denon CEOL receiver. ## Features - AIRPLAY 2 RECEIVER - Transform your stereo into an AirPlay 2-enabled speaker with WiiM Mini. Stream your favorite tunes from iOS and Mac devices or transmit TV audio from Apple TV. Elevate your audio experience by effortlessly connecting Apple devices to your preferred sound system. Upgrade to an AirPlay 2 receiver conveniently and affordably. - UNRIVALED SOUND QUALITY - Diverging from the norm of resampling to set sample rate and bit depth, WiiM Mini stands out by delivering unaltered audio up to 192kHz, 24-bit via its digital and analog outputs. That's the same as an artist's recording in the studio. Enjoy gapless playback with seamless track transitions. Note that not all services offer 24-bit/192 kHz content; desertcart Music Ultra HD, Qobuz(Works with Qobuz through WiiM Home app. Currently does not support Qobuz connect.), and personal libraries support it. Additionally, TIDAL Master supports up to 24-bit/96kHz. - SPOTIFY CONNECT, TIDAL CONNECT AND desertcart MUSIC CAST - Stream music directly from Spotify, TIDAL or desertcart Music app using Spotify Connect, TIDAL Connect or Alexa Cast. This offers superior audio quality and extended range compared to traditional Bluetooth or AirPlay 2 receivers, freeing your mobile device for other activities. Works for Spotify Free/Premium users, TIDAL's HiFi and Master, desertcart Prime Music and desertcart Music Unlimited. - WORKS WITH ALEXA AND SIRI - Experience the convenience of using WiiM Mini with both Alexa and Siri Voice Assistants. Control music, adjust volume, and manage playback seamlessly using voice commands from your phone, HomePod, or Echo. Integrate it effortlessly with your current smart home devices through either Alexa or Apple Home for enhanced smart living. - SEAMLESS MULTIROOM STREAMING - Experience the ultimate convenience of streaming music throughout your entire home with WiiM Mini. Enjoy seamless integration with a range of smart speakers, such as AirPlay 2, desertcart Alexa, and our exclusive multiroom feature. Effortlessly form groups with other AirPlay 2 or Alexa devices like Echo and HomePod, or connect multiple WiiM devices for synchronized playback across various audio devices simultaneously. - PLEASE NOTE: 1) AirPlay Receiver Only – WiiM Mini can receive AirPlay streams but cannot transmit AirPlay to other AirPlay-enabled speakers or devices; 2) No Google Cast Support – Unlike other WiiM devices, WiiM Mini does not support Google Cast for streaming. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B09HC5GRKY | | Audio Output Mode | Analog, Digital | | Audio Output Type | Aux, Optical, BT | | Best Sellers Rank | #1,493 in Electronics ( See Top 100 in Electronics ) #1 in Audio Component Receivers | | Brand | WiiM | | Color | Black | | Compatible Devices | Speaker, DAC, Amplifier, Mobile phone, Tablet, HomePod, Apple TV, Echo | | Connectivity Technology | Wireless, Wi-Fi , Bluetooth | | Connector Type | USB Type-C, Auxiliary, SPDIF (TOSLINK) | | Control Method | App, Remote, Voice | | Controller Type | Amazon Alexa, App Control | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 5,208 Reviews | | Format | WAV, WMA | | Global Trade Identification Number | 00195893478101 | | Item Dimensions D x W x H | 2.7"D x 2.7"W x 0.9"H | | Item Weight | 1.69 Ounces | | Manufacturer | Linkplay Technology Inc. | | Mfr Part Number | ASR001 | | Model Number | ASR001 | | Number of Channels | 2 | | Other Special Features of the Product | Spotify Connect, Works with Alexa, Siri, AirPlay 2, TIDAL Connect, NAS, DLNA, Home Media Server | | Smart Home Compatibility | Smart Home Compatible | | Special Feature | Spotify Connect, Works with Alexa, Siri, AirPlay 2, TIDAL Connect, NAS, DLNA, Home Media Server | | Supported Internet Services | Amazon Music, BBC Radio, Calm Radio, Deezer, iHeartRadio, Napster, Pandora, Qobuz, Radio Paradise, SoundCloud, SoundMachine, TIDAL, TuneIn, vTuner | | Surround Sound Channel Configuration | 2 | | UPC | 195893478101 | | Unit Count | 1.0 Count | | Warranty Description | 12 months | | Wireless Technology | AirPlay, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi | ## Product Details - **Audio Output Mode:** Analog, Digital - **Brand:** WiiM - **Color:** Black - **Compatible Devices:** Speaker, DAC, Amplifier, Mobile phone, Tablet, HomePod, Apple TV, Echo - **Connectivity Technology:** Wireless, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth - **Connector Type:** USB Type-C, Auxiliary, SPDIF (TOSLINK) - **Controller Type:** Amazon Alexa, App Control - **Product Dimensions:** 2.7"D x 2.7"W x 0.9"H - **Special Feature:** Spotify Connect, Works with Alexa, Siri, AirPlay 2, TIDAL Connect, NAS, DLNA, Home Media Server - **Surround Sound Channel Configuration:** 2 ## Images ![Mini AirPlay 2 Wireless Audio Streamer, Multiroom Stereo, Preamplifier, Works with Alexa and Siri Voice Assistants, Stream Hi-Res Audio from Amazon Music, Tidal and More - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61fI+6gnrjL.jpg) ![Mini AirPlay 2 Wireless Audio Streamer, Multiroom Stereo, Preamplifier, Works with Alexa and Siri Voice Assistants, Stream Hi-Res Audio from Amazon Music, Tidal and More - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71B1362EKoL.jpg) ![Mini AirPlay 2 Wireless Audio Streamer, Multiroom Stereo, Preamplifier, Works with Alexa and Siri Voice Assistants, Stream Hi-Res Audio from Amazon Music, Tidal and More - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61HOZF4eONL.jpg) ![Mini AirPlay 2 Wireless Audio Streamer, Multiroom Stereo, Preamplifier, Works with Alexa and Siri Voice Assistants, Stream Hi-Res Audio from Amazon Music, Tidal and More - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71BQd7AhmLL.jpg) ![Mini AirPlay 2 Wireless Audio Streamer, Multiroom Stereo, Preamplifier, Works with Alexa and Siri Voice Assistants, Stream Hi-Res Audio from Amazon Music, Tidal and More - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71fmJv7dHJL.jpg) ## Questions & Answers **Q: Will this do bit perfect for amazon music hd?** A: Currently, it supports Amazon music 44.1 kHz/16 bit in bit-perfect resolution. However, it doesn't support the Amazon Ultra HD (up to 24 bit, 192 kHz). We have a plan to support it around the end of April with a software update. **Q: How to group WiiM Mini units?** A: You can go to Amazon Alexa App, select combine speakers function to combine the WiiM Mini units and other Alexa built-in speakers. Then the Alexa built-in speaker such as Echo can control WiiM Mini units to stream multi-room music. **Q: Will this support dlna from a nas?** A: Yes. WiiM supports DLNA digital media server. Please go to WiiM Home App, select Browse tab > My Music > Wait a few seconds then "Home Music Share" pops up that points to your DLNA media server. **Q: Can one use siri with the wiim mini to control the volume of the aux out?** A: Yes, you could use siri with the WiiM Mini to control the volume of the aux out. There are many ways to do. Some examples are - "Hey Siri, volume up", "Hey Siri, volume down", "Hey Siri, change your volume to [percent]", "Hey Siri, speak at [percent]" etc. Please explore and have fun. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Probably best, cheapest Amazon Music HD/HUD solution. *by C***G on June 30, 2022* If you use SPDIF instead of internal Dac, this little device would let you forget about the expensive BlueSound Node, the troublesome and unstable raspberry pi runs on any OS. This is simply the easiest and best solution by far. The downside would be that it uses it's own app to log into all the music services. You won't be able to browse through the native APP UI from spotify, tidal, qobuz or even amazon music. I haven't tried gapless so I can't put down "it just works" stamp yet! However, hi-res does work as expected. There are some glitches and bugs from Amazon Music though. When comparing to Qobuz, it simply just works as bit perfect. On the Amazon Music HD/UHD I believed it's probably Amazon's fault here. There will be constrain on bitrate and sampling rate if you output from TV because it's running mostly Android OS (ye! I am looking at you Amazon FireTV 4k Stick). You will only get 48k. However, on the Wiim mini is another story. It's better to show 24bit, but sometimes it's not bit perfect. it doesn't always shows properly up to 192k. Due to the inconsistency of Amazon music. Depends on your Dac, your streamer box (a computer, an iphone, tv, or wiim mini) they all behave differently. I can't grasp which one is the "best" solution or claim to be bit perfect here. But Amazon music seems to output hi-res music for sure. Amazon still need to work on their device compatibility issues though. For qobuz, it works like a breeze. Always accurate, and always works! I've had raspberry pi ran through LMS, volumio, audirvana, and roon before. If you want me to choose what's the best solution for sound quality and simplicity, I would choose wiim mini. Although you don't have a roon or audirvana as centralized server. You can't "stream" music to every devices from a home server. You will lose "screen display" feature on your computer or tv. However, you will not bump into audirvana can't switch playback devices or roon constantly having server down issues you need to restart the server. Best of all, you don't need to deal with LMS or volumio just another update that something "doesn't work" again. For the sound quality, I compare to Qobuz, it is indeed a close match. To be easy to use and bit perfect, Qobuz is obviously the best choice. Amazon music comes in second with this wiim mini. Best of all was the Alexa integration. It's now possible to tell Alexa to play music, and on wiim mini side, it starts to play bit perfect hi-res music. That's simply the missing piece from the echo eco system that Amazon did not have on their own products unless you've gone for Echo Studio. Amazon really need to do some catch up. It will sound better than you use Amazon FireTV 4k Sticks plug into the AVR before TV. Due to "compatibility" issues, versions of FireTV OS, and FireTV hardware. Not all FireTV works right out of box. In addition, not all AVR works with FireTV stick either. So I am grateful that Wiim Mini simply skips that whole route all together. The weak link would be spotify connect (not very sure if spotify connect is ever going to support bit perfect when spotify finally release hi res audio). Tidal works okay but obviously your DAC needs to decode MQA because wiim mini can't do that from internal DAC. Best experiences comes from Qobuz and Amazon Music HD/UHD. Bluetooth was alright. When you can stream through WIFI, why bother with Bluetooth? However, the streaming service is very limited. It won't support even something like Pandora just yet! You really need to use Airplay2 to playback those type of music services. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Works better than expected! *by G***N on February 5, 2024* I recently bought a Denon CEOL all in one receiver with HEOS built in. So I needed to decide which streaming service (WIIM vs HEOS) I was going to use. Denon had had problematic software control, which was significantly upgraded in January 2024. It seems to work fairly well, now. WIIM seems to receive almost (not quite, but close) universal praise for its control software. Why I went with WIIM: * Greater chance of fewer problems with software. * More flexible in that I could use inexpensive speakers, and my existing legacy gear with it. * As one who uses hearing aids, I am unlikely to get to the point where HEOS's promised higher fidelity (and higher subsequent costs) will make a significant difference to me. * WIIM supports one of my favorite 2nd tier streaming services, Calm Radio), and HEOS does not. WHAT I LIKE ABOUT the WIIM mini: * VERY tiny! it sits on top of my elderly Technics SA GX190 with the vent holes on top in the area with no vent holes with room to spare in the spot with NO vent holes. * It came with all the cables I needed to connect my device to my Technics, and even included stuff I couldn't use. * It connected to the aux in RCA ports of my Technics reliever quite well. And the legacy Technics can control bass, treble, & volume quite readily. * Setup was EASY an straight forward. I believe literally ANYONE can do it. * Sound is VERY good, With or without my Hearing aids. My wife who doesn't uses HAs also thinks the streaming sound is very good. Maybe not as good as the new Denon HEOS streaming, but that could be the quality of speakers on the Denon as opposed to the Technics. * The WIIM software is easy to use after set up. I like using my Android device as a remote control for the mini. WHAT I DON'T Like about the WIIM Mini: * Only one thing really. The cord that connected the miniplug out of the mini to the RCA connectors, was all black (both RCA pins), so I couldn't tell which cord was 'left' and which was "Right'. I must have guessed correctly because it worked OK. I upgraded to a third party cable. IN CONCLUSION: I am pleased with my purchase. It seems well made, and the performance is better than I expected. The sound is quite good, particularly for a casual listener, even those who aren't hearing impaired. Could you do better? Yes, but I doubt you could do better for less than $100 US. Connectivity is good, Set up is easy, and the software is easy to use. I will likely expand my whole house audio system with WIIM products, even one for my Denon CEOL receiver. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Just bought my second WiiM Mini *by S***. on October 8, 2024* Here's what I said in my first review.... (look below to see why I bought a second, or just get one already). It does what it says, it does it well, and at a reasonable price. Now for the audio nerds out there... So, I can stream directly to my receiver using its built-in AirPlay2. It sounds fine, And I know that it's better to get lossless data directly into my external DAC, which sounds way better than the DACs built-in to my receiver. But for convenience, nothing beats AirPlay streaming to the WiiM Mini, which connects to my external DAC via Optical. Does it sound as good as a direct connection to the DAC (no AirPlay AAC shenanigans involved)? No, it does not. But it definitely sounds WAY better than streaming AirPlay to my receiver's DACs, and so much more convenient than direct-connecting to the DAC. When I want to do attentive listening, I use an iPad connected via USB-C to the USB input of the Denafrips. When I just want to hear the Denafrips as part of my whole-house sound, the WiiM mini is my first choice. Looks like the internal DACs on my receiver are now relegated to Home Theater. The Mini is super easy to set up, it inhabits my AirPlay whole-house sound system beautifully, and the app even has some nice music discovery features of its own. This morning my "alarm clock" automation went off. It played SomaFM in my bedroom, and in the Home Theater through the Mini and into my external DAC. I made coffee, and spent a little time in from of the home theater/Denafrips system and thought... "yep, that sounds nice". That's all I was after, and that's exactly what I got. Nice job WiiM. I may get a couple more Minis before they introduce a new model that doesn't have AirPlay2 (I know, they're only rumors). == UPDATE == So yes, I just bought my second WiiM Mini, and this time it's to run a second zone in my house as part of an AirPlay setup. My AVR has two zones, and I was using the AVR for that, but it's nowhere near as convenient as having another AirPlay device. However, I want better sound than I can get from a HomePod, and I have in-wall speakers that I want to use. In-wall speakers sound better than a HomePod? Well, if they're decent and driven by a decent zone amp (I'm looking at you Parasound ZAmp), and you use the WiiM Room Correction feature, then YES, it's not even close. The Room Correction feature worked so well in my setup that my in-wall speakers in the dining room actually sound very good now. Like not just good, but very good (not mindblowing either, but I'll take very good for this application). So yeah, the Mini has shown itself to be a great little swiss army knife and that's just using the AirPlay capability. 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