Exclusive: This marks Wiim's inaugural wireless speaker.
Tomorrow, Wiim will unveil its inaugural wireless speaker, the Wiim Sound. It resembles Apple’s HomePod, featuring an almost cylindrical design enveloped in a fabric grille and featuring touch controls on top. However, the highlight that is likely to draw the most interest is its integrated 1.8-inch circular touchscreen. This high-resolution display offers the same album visuals and controls as those found on the front of the Wiim Ultra, the company's premier network music streamer.
Like all Wiim products, its essential features are designed to seamlessly integrate with the affordable Wiim ecosystem, providing further incentive for Sonos users to consider a switch.
The Wiim Sound will debut at High End Munich 2025, an audio show focused on audiophiles in Germany. Pricing and specific availability details have not yet been disclosed, with Wiim only mentioning that the Wiim Sound is expected to launch in “Q3 2025 on Amazon and selected retailers.” Currently, it is available only in black.
A significant step towards a true Sonos competitor
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The Wiim Sound is not the first wireless speaker compatible with Wiim. Earlier in 2025, the company announced a partnership with the Swedish brand, Audio Pro, to produce Wiim Edition versions of its A10 Mk II and C10 Mk II wireless speakers, which can be discovered and controlled within the Wiim Home app. However, the Wiim Sound represents a pivotal moment in the company’s evolution as it expands its range of in-house designed products, allowing it to compete more directly with Sonos.
It is easy to envision Wiim continuing this expansion, potentially venturing into other categories dominated by Sonos, including soundbars, Bluetooth speakers, and possibly headphones.
Positioned between the HomePod and Era 100
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In terms of dimensions, the Wiim Sound occupies a space between the Apple HomePod and the Sonos Era 100. Its footprint (5.7 x 5.7 inches) closely matches that of the HomePod, while its height of 7.5 inches makes it slightly taller than the Era 100 (7.18 inches). The inclusion of the circular touchscreen is sure to revitalize speculation regarding Apple's next HomePod, which has been rumored to feature some type of display.
Internally, the Wiim Sound aligns more closely with Sonos’ speaker, incorporating a 4-inch woofer and two balanced-mode radiator (BMR) tweeters. Thanks to the dual tweeters, Wiim claims the Sound can reproduce two-channel stereo, although, similar to the Era 100, achieving true stereo separation may pose a challenge. While Wiim has not disclosed the specifics of the amplifier layout, it asserts that there are 100 watts of combined power available.
At the bottom of the speaker are ports for power, 10/100 Ethernet, and a 3.5mm jack for analog inputs. Wireless connectivity is enabled through both Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3. Wiim describes the Sound as a smart speaker; however, without a built-in microphone and native voice assistant, this may stretch the definition. Nonetheless, it can be used as an Amazon Alexa device with the included voice remote. For the Wiim Sound, the company has developed a modified version of its Siri-remote clone, called the Wiim Voice Remote 2. Additionally, the Wiim Sound is compatible with Google Assistant and can respond to voice commands if you have a device capable of using Assistant.
Similar to the other products in Wiim’s ecosystem, the Wiim Sound boasts an impressive range of streaming and EQ features, including:
Hi-res audio support up to 24-bit/192 kHz
Chromecast (Google Cast), Spotify Connect, Tidal Connect, DLNA, or Alexa Cast
24 preset EQ profiles, a 10-band graphic equalizer, and an optional parametric EQ interface
Room correction capabilities via a smartphone using the Wiim Home app
You can manage the Wiim Sound as part of a larger multiroom audio setup within the Wiim Home app. This includes the ability to group the Sound with other Wiim components for synchronized playback or to stereo-pair two Wiim Sounds. Interestingly, a single Wiim Sound can serve as a center channel speaker, or two can function as surround speakers in a 5.1 configuration. To accomplish this, you will need a 5.1 sound source — either a 5.1 audio recording stored in your home network library, or from a TV connected to one of Wiim’s HDMI-ARC compatible devices (Wiim Ultra, Wiim Amp, Wiim Amp Pro).
Still lacking AirPlay
For reasons only known to Wiim and Apple, the Wiim Sound is the third product from Wiim to launch without support for Apple’s AirPlay 2 wireless streaming protocol. When the Wiim Ultra was released without AirPlay, it was thought to be a temporary miss
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