u/mossydays

I’m taking my family out of town to see my grandma in the hospital this weekend. Unfortunately, this is probably one of those closure visits where we have to say goodbye.

We also have an ultrasound for our second child which is in the way out of town (we live in a rural area), so we won’t have childcare.

Basically we’re spending a lot of time in medical environments around new life being formed and a long well lived life coming to an end.

Out toddler almost 2.5 years old and is squarely in the full blown stubborn, rollercoaster, cry in agony and scream in excitement in the span of a minute phase.

We are not an iPad for the kid family, so we are searching for toy options. Ideally portable (fits in a backpack) and is proven to keep kids occupied for a reasonable period of time (30 minutes at a time).

The toy will be brand new to him, and it only needs to remain novel for one week essentially.

Any tips or recommendations?

Hey all, planning a WiiM setup and want to sanity-check it before spending the money on the Ultras.

The plan:
- Zone 1: WiiM Ultra → Technics SA-GX470 receiver (turntable connected to Ultra's Phono In)
- Zone 2: WiiM Ultra → Pioneer VSX-9300 receiver (second turntable connected to that Ultra's Phono In)
- Zone 3: WiiM Pro → Denon receiver driving bookshelf speakers with no turntable

What I want to do:
- Stream in sync across all three zones (easy, I think)
- Play either turntable and have it audible in all three rooms simultaneously
- Be able to swap which Ultra is the "lead" depending on which turntable I'm spinning

Questions:

1. Does this actually work the way I think it does? My understanding is I'd designate whichever Ultra has the active turntable as the group lead in the WiiM Home app, with the other Ultra and the Pro as followers, and the analog phono input gets digitized and streamed over Wi-Fi to the followers.

2. The turntable is wired directly into the Ultra's Phono In, and the Ultra's analog out goes to my receiver. When the Ultra is the group lead streaming to followers, does the source room itself also get delayed (so it stays in sync with the followers), or does the source room play in real-time with the followers running behind?

3. Can I freely swap which Ultra is the lead, or does that require tearing down and rebuilding the group each time?

4. Anyone running two Ultras with two turntables in a similar setup? any gotchas I should know about?