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Sammy Lee
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November 28, 2023
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can my Playbar Optical take a SPDIF output from a DAC

  • November 28, 2023
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I am buying a WiiM DAC streamer , it has SPDIF and Coaxial outputs but Plybar only has Optical Input. Can I connect the SpDIF Out directly into the Optical input of my Playbar? 

If no means I Need a CONVERTER? 

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Best answer by ratty

You don’t need a converter. Just wire the WiiM to the Playbar and constrain the WiiM’s optical output to 44.1kHz and 16 bits. It might work okay at 24 bits; try it. 

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ratty
ratty
November 28, 2023

Sonos supports Spotify and Tidal. Either using the native apps or the Sonos app.

At best your WiiM through the Playbar is likely to sound no different, unless you feel the need to tinker with the WiiM’s equalizer (PEQ/GEQ). 

The WiiM does of course offer additional input options, such as DLNA, Airplay2, Chromecast, Bluetooth, etc.

    Sammy LeeAuthor
    Contributor I
    November 28, 2023

    Thank you Ratty for all your help. 

    Guess I just made a frivolous purchase or its time to upgrade my sound system! 

    :)

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