DAC for WiiM Pro Plus

System as of now will be Totem SkyLight monitors, upgraded Parasound Zamp v3. amplifier and Schiit Saga 2 preamp. Rotel CD11 Tribute. 

@thecarpathian  I guess that means you lead a stable life (?). But I encourage a visit to Palermo, if you haven’t been; there you can walk (or drive if you are very brave) through the Cuckolds’ Gate.  (Porta Felice, which has no crossbeam and as such the cuckold with his horns can pass through easily. The story of that nickname is a testament to the wicked humor of the locals. https://carapalermo.com/2022/01/30/storie-di-corna-a-porta-felice/)

Even more amusingly, at least for those of use who appreciate the difference a single vs double letter makes, a very good gelato shop is right across from the Gate and, so, you can sit on the seawall and enjoy a cornutto while admiring the Porta dei Cornuti. 

I have a WiiM Pro in a small system I am setting up in a spare bedroom.  I found a tremendous deal on a FiiO K11 R2R DAC.  Sounds really good.  I was very pleasantly surprised.  The DAC has gotten great reviews and now it seems deservedly so.  It’s pretty cheap even brand new.  I sure recommend it.

So many DACs out there.  What is your budget?  What about other equipment?  Any preference for certain type of soundstage?  Some things to consider relative to your purchase.

I’m running three WiiM Pro’s across three systems of different caliber. The biggest bottleneck of WiiM using external DAC is the quality of the digital output. Perhaps it’s jitter and/or mediocre clock imbedded in signal of the WiiM, Despite claims of superior jitter reduction of many high end DAC, I humbly believe that stand alone DDC does much to improve the sound.

i personally feel that Denafrips Hermes and IFI Spdif help extracts the best from WiiM. It did justice in my systems running Berkeley Alpha, Terminator II-12, and PS Audio PerfectWave DirectStream Mkii.