- Compact smart speaker with 100W power and 24-bit/192 kHz hi-res playback
- Works solo, in stereo pairs or as part of a WiiM 5.1 home theater system
- Supports major streaming platforms, Chromecast, Alexa multi-room and Roon
- Priced at $229/£229/€269 and launches Christmas Day
After years of watching Sonos dominate the compact hi-fi space, WiiM has stepped up with a serious counterpunch. The newly announced WiiM Sound Lite may look modest at first glance, but beneath its tidy exterior sits enough engineering ambition to make any audio veteran pause.
With two decades in this business, I’ve learned that spec sheets rarely tell the whole story, yet even on paper this speaker signals that WiiM intends to compete far beyond its weight class.
Hi-res power in a compact body
The Sound Lite immediately challenges its closest rival, the Sonos Era 100, by matching its headline numbers and then pushing further in a few key areas.
The 100-watt output is impressive for its size and suggests WiiM’s engineers squeezed every last drop out of its 4-inch long-throw woofer and twin 1-inch silk-dome tweeters.
Just as important, the system supports 24-bit, 192 kHz playback. True hi-res audio in an all-in-one speaker is still far from universal, and WiiM has wisely made it a priority.
RoomFit, the company’s room-correction software, automatically calibrates output based on the speaker’s placement.
In real rooms with real acoustic problems, bare walls, reflective floors, awkward corners, that kind of tuning matters. It is the difference between a good speaker and one that consistently performs as intended.
Physically, the Sound Lite follows a familiar design language: a clean, cylindrical form available in black or white with touch controls on top.
WiiM clearly isn’t chasing visual drama. Instead, they’re delivering a product designed to disappear into a room while letting the sound take center stage.
Built for multi-room, home theater, and serious streaming
WiiM has quietly built one of the most flexible ecosystems in the streaming audio world, and the Sound Lite drops neatly into it. Solo listening is only the start.
Two Sound Lite units can form a stereo pair, and the speaker can also serve as a center or surround channel in a full WiiM Dolby 5.1 setup. That kind of modularity makes it especially appealing for people who want to expand room by room without abandoning a coherent system later.
Where Sonos has long excelled is integration. WiiM counters with breadth: Spotify, Amazon Music, Tidal, Qobuz, YouTube Music, Chromecast built in, Alexa multi-room support and Roon Ready status.
There is almost no streaming scenario it cannot accommodate. Add Wi-Fi 6E and 100 Mbps Ethernet, and you’re looking at a speaker ready to handle dense networks and high-resolution streams without compromise.
The optional WiiM Voice Remote 2 adds tactile control for those who prefer buttons to apps, another subtle but thoughtful touch.
Price and outlook
At $229 in the US, £229 in the UK and €269 in Europe, the WiiM Sound Lite is positioned aggressively. It launches on Christmas Day through Amazon and other major retailers. For anyone considering shifting from Sonos to an alternative ecosystem, this release will only make that question louder.
The Sound Lite is not a stripped-down budget box; it’s a strategically priced, full-featured contender aimed at users who want hi-res sound and system flexibility without crossing into premium-brand pricing.
After twenty years of reviewing and tuning audio systems, I’d say this: if WiiM delivers on the performance its specs suggest, the Sound Lite will be one of the most disruptive compact speakers of the year.
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