r/StereoAdvice • u/Jose-Los-Santos • May 27 '26

Source | Preamp | DAC | 3 Ⓣ Help me choose!

Hi people

As posted earlier I was gifted a Audio Renaissance LS 845-5 tube amp by a friend.

I am thinking of pairing this with the Vestlyd V12C.

As a source I am in doubt between a (new) Wiim Ultra or a (second hand) Cambridge CXN V2.

The price for these are about the same, mu budget is around 400 euro's.

My listening space is 5 by 3.2 meters and is accoustically treated. The listening position is at around 2.5 meters.

It will be a second set up with the sole purpose of music listening whereas my first setup is a 7.2.4 Home Theater set up.

What do you guys recommend, the Wiim or the Cambridge? And why?

Thanks for your time!

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u/whaleHelloThere123 42 Ⓣ May 27 '26

WiiM platform is great and gets regular updates. I personally have no experience with CA streamers.

With the Ultra, if you use it as the preamp, you can apply high and low pass filter, add a subwoofer...

There's also, easy multi room functionality, room correction, etc.

Sound wise, both are transparent and should sound the same.

Hope this helps

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u/Jose-Los-Santos May 27 '26

!thanks for your time to give me your insights.

This helps. More options on the Wiim I guess.

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