System of the month

This talented quartet will grant you access to digital and analogue music - and will sound terrific with both

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The system

• Powered speakers Elac Debut ConneX 54,900

• Music streamer WiiM Ultra 47,800

• Wired headphones Røde NTH 100 *16,499 Turntable Rega Planar 1 Plus 33,000 0128

We get a lot of requests and feedback from our readers about WiiM; the bargain hi-fi brand certainly has many fans out there, who are only too keen to extol its virtues. And, while we have been chastised over our reviews of some WiiM products (we're mainly looking at you, WiiM Amp), for some of the brand's offerings we are in full agreement with the enthusiasts.

The Pro Plus, WiiM's budget music-streaming offering, is a remarkable achievement, with a performance that you would need to spend twice as much to better. That it won a What Hi-Fi? Award was one of the least surprising announcements we made back in October 2024. The more recently launched WiiM Ultra, however, has possibly a greater challenge. It is much closer in price to a number of capable rivals than its little brother.

Yet, as you will have seen in the April issue of the magazine, it still enjoys an enthusiastic five-star rating from our review team. Which is why it earns its place as the digital heart of our system here.

And this, as ever, is a system designed to bring you joy, whether you're streaming the latest hits or rediscovering classic albums from your library - or, come to that, starting a brand new vinyl collection.

In today's world, streaming is king, so we'll start with the WiiM Ultra. This network streamer is packed with features that make accessing your digital music library a breeze. It supports a vast array of streaming services, including Spotify, Tidal, Qobuz and Apple Music, so, when you simply want to get your music playing without fuss, you will never be short of listening options.