Coda W owners: native input auto-switching vs WiiM auto-switching?
I want to buy Coda W for my desk. Two sources:
1. Mac notifications, music, YouTube
2. AirPlay from my iPhone
I want it to default to the Mac and switch to AirPlay when I play something from the phone, then go back to the Mac on its own when AirPlay stops. Having to reach for a remote or app to switch is a fail.
Before anyone says “just get the LSX II”: I’ve ruled them out on purpose. Too many reports of firmware instability, and I don’t trust the long-term support — my worry is they get abandoned and become useless the day Apple changes the AirPlay spec, as new WiFi specs come out, etc. I’d rather keep the streaming in a separate (not too expensive) box I can replace and let the speakers just be speakers.
Two options I’m weighing:
Option A – rely on the Coda’s own input switching: Mac into USB-C, AirPlay via a WiiM Mini into optical (Toslink). Both feed the Codas directly and I let the speakers handle the switching.
Option B – let a WiiM Pro Plus do the switching: Mac into the WiiM via USB-C-to-Toslink, AirPlay into the same WiiM, then one Toslink out to the Coda. Codas stay on one fixed input.
My worries:
• Waking from standby: does the Coda (Option A) or the WiiM (Option B) reliably wake the speakers when a source starts?
• Switching back: does it return to the Mac on its own once AirPlay finishes, or get stuck on the idle AirPlay input?
• Volume control: I don’t want three separate volumes (Mac, iPhone, Coda remote) that don’t talk to each other. For Option A: does the Mac’s volume actually change the Coda’s level over USB-C, or do I have to max the Mac and use the Coda’s own volume? And does the iPhone volume slider still work through the WiiM Mini’s optical out, or is optical fixed-level so I’m stuck on the Coda remote? For Option B: can the WiiM be the single volume control for both sources, and does Mac volume still do anything when it’s going in as a USB-to-optical feed?
If you’ve actually run a Coda W with two live sources, does Option A work in practice, or is the WiiM worth it, or are both options doomed?
Thanks.