WiiM Pro Plus Review 2026 | Price, Specs & Verdict | ProAudio Video

⭐ Expert Review 2026

WiiM Pro Plus Streamer

★★★★☆

₹28,500

An AKM AK4493SEQ DAC with 120 dB SNR, room correction EQ and every streaming protocol that matters — the cheapest way to make a good hi-fi system fully modern.

🛒 Buy Now — Best Price in India

The WiiM Pro Plus is a compact hi-res network audio streamer and DAC that adds full streaming capability to any amplifier, AV receiver or pair of active speakers, and it is available in India at ₹28,500 at ProAudio Video against an MRP of ₹36,700. It is the model that sits between the entry-level WiiM Pro and the flagship WiiM Ultra, and the single reason it exists is the DAC: WiiM swapped the standard Pro’s converter for an AKM AK4493SEQ with Velvet Sound architecture, taking measured signal-to-noise ratio from roughly 106 dB to a genuine 120–121 dB. In a category where most affordable streamers ask you to choose between good software and good analogue output, the WiiM Pro Plus at ₹28,500 gives you both.

This is the right product for a very specific and very common situation in India: you already own an amplifier or a set of powered speakers you like, and you want Spotify, Tidal, Apple Music, Qobuz and internet radio going into it properly rather than through a phone cable or a cheap Bluetooth dongle. It suits people running a vintage integrated amp, anyone with a stereo receiver in a living room, home-theatre owners who want a second zone, and audiophiles who want a Roon endpoint without spending six figures. If you have been streaming to your hi-fi over Bluetooth and wondering why it sounds flat, the WiiM Pro Plus is the box that fixes it.

Sound Quality and Performance: What the AK4493SEQ Actually Buys You

The whole argument for the WiiM Pro Plus over the standard WiiM Pro comes down to the analogue output stage. The AKM AK4493SEQ is a Velvet Sound generation converter, and independent measurement of the Pro Plus has put signal-to-noise ratio at roughly 120–121 dB with THD+N around minus 113 dB. That is a very large improvement over the base WiiM Pro’s approximately 106 dB, and it puts the Pro Plus’s analogue output on par with or ahead of standalone DACs costing considerably more in India. In listening terms, the practical effect is a lower noise floor and cleaner separation between instruments: quiet passages stay quiet, reverb tails decay instead of disappearing into hiss, and dense mixes hold together at higher volume.

Tonally the Pro Plus is neutral rather than flattering. It does not add the warm thickness some budget DACs use to disguise resolution, and it does not sharpen treble to sound detailed. Fed a well-mastered 24-bit/96 kHz file from Qobuz or Tidal into a decent integrated amplifier, it sounds open and unfussy, with good stereo imaging and a natural midrange that flatters vocals. It handles PCM up to 24-bit/192 kHz. If you already own an external DAC you rate, you can bypass the internal converter entirely and use the coaxial or optical digital output, in which case the Pro Plus becomes a pure bit-perfect transport — and it is a very good one, with no resampling in the signal path when you configure it correctly. That flexibility is the reason it stays useful even as the rest of your system changes.

Build Quality and Design: Small, Plain and Deliberately Cheap to Make

The WiiM Pro Plus is a small square puck, roughly 142 x 142 x 43 mm, weighing under 400 g, finished in matte dark grey with a soft-touch top plate and four capacitive touch controls. It is designed to disappear: it will sit under a TV, on a shelf beside an amplifier, or inside a cabinet without drawing attention. There is no display and no volume knob, which is the single biggest adjustment for buyers coming from traditional hi-fi components. Everything happens in the app.

The chassis is plastic rather than aluminium, and power comes from an external USB-C supply rather than an internal linear power section. Purists will note both. The counter-argument is straightforward: WiiM has spent the money on the DAC and the software instead of on a metal box, and at ₹28,500 that is almost certainly the right call for the buyer. Build tolerances are good, the unit runs cool, and the rear panel connectors are properly seated rather than flexing when you plug in RCA cables. For Indian conditions, the low heat output matters — this is a device that will sit switched on in a warm living room in Chennai or Mumbai for months at a time, and it is designed for exactly that. The one accessory worth budgeting for is a decent pair of RCA interconnects, since the supplied cable is basic.

Features and Connectivity: This Is Where It Wins

The connection list is the reason the WiiM Pro Plus fits into almost any system. On the output side you get analogue RCA line out, coaxial digital out and optical digital out. On the input side there is an optical input and a line input, meaning you can route a TV or a turntable preamp through the Pro Plus and stream that audio to other rooms. Network connectivity covers dual-band Wi-Fi, wired Ethernet and Bluetooth 5.1, and wired Ethernet is worth using if your Wi-Fi is congested, which in most Indian apartment buildings it is.

On the software side the Pro Plus supports AirPlay 2, Chromecast built-in, Spotify Connect, Tidal Connect, DLNA and Bluetooth, plus direct in-app access to Amazon Music HD, Qobuz, Deezer, TuneIn and internet radio. It works with Alexa and Google Assistant voice control and functions as a Roon endpoint for Roon subscribers. The WiiM Home app is the real differentiator: it includes a 10-band parametric EQ, a subwoofer crossover setting, fixed or variable output level, and an automated room correction routine that uses your phone’s microphone to measure and compensate for the acoustics of your room. Room correction at this price point is genuinely unusual, and in a typical Indian living room with tiled floors and hard walls it can make a bigger audible difference than any cable or DAC upgrade. Multi-room grouping with other WiiM devices works reliably, so a Pro Plus in the living room can be synced with a WiiM Amp or WiiM Mini elsewhere in the house.

Value for Money in India 2026

At ₹28,500 against an MRP of ₹36,700, the WiiM Pro Plus occupies an unusually strong position in the Indian streamer market. The next model up, the WiiM Ultra, sells in India for around ₹49,800 and adds a colour touchscreen, a headphone output, HDMI ARC and a metal chassis. The Eversolo DMP-A6 Master Edition, the enthusiast favourite, runs around ₹1,21,000. Neither of those is better value; they are simply bigger purchases with more features. For a buyer whose amplifier and speakers are already sorted, spending ₹28,500 to add high-quality streaming, room correction and multi-room audio is one of the highest return-on-investment upgrades available in Indian hi-fi in 2026. It is also a purchase that ages well, because WiiM has a consistent track record of adding streaming services and DSP features through firmware updates rather than charging for a new model.

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Who Should Buy the WiiM Pro Plus?

✅ Buy it if you: Already own an amplifier, AV receiver or active speakers in India that you are happy with, and simply want proper hi-res streaming feeding them for ₹28,500. Want measurably excellent analogue output without buying a separate DAC, since the AK4493SEQ makes an outboard converter unnecessary for most systems. Care about room correction and EQ, which almost nothing else at this price offers. Are building a multi-room setup and want a platform you can extend later with a WiiM Amp or additional units.

❌ Skip it if you: Want a component with a display, a physical remote and knobs you can operate without a phone — look at the WiiM Ultra instead. Have a large native DSD library, since the Pro Plus tops out at 24-bit/192 kHz PCM. Need a headphone output or an all-in-one solution with an internal amplifier, in which case a WiiM Amp or an integrated streaming amplifier is the better buy in India.