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He wanted to sell you speakers.
I owned B&W 800 series speakers from 2000 through 2021 (804 and 805). You could say I was a fan. The speakers they made back then were accurate and lovely to listen to. Somewhere in the mid 2000s, they switched to their new "house" or "showroom" sound, which is definitely NOT accurate. Their frequency response since then has looked like Batman spreading his "wings". Big bass bump, big treble bump sucked out mids, except for where his head is. Not accurate--designed to stand out in a showroom.
But he did have both Revels and BWs (and other brands). I'm not entirely sure why he'd have a reason to favor BWs since he could have also tried to sell the Revel. In the end, I don't know if he really believed that about BWs or had other reasons, as you mentioned. I guess another downside to going to the store. I'm sure the same thing happened when I did my car audio, after which I decided I'll never invest in a car audio setup again.
Thanks, that link was very helpful. Didn't realize that coax can be digital. Read up some on the differences between toslink and coax as well and it does sound like coax has much more going for it. Also, seems like WiiM does support volume control through digital out, as long as it's not set to fixed, as TimW mentioned for Bluesound.You need a spdif/ coax cable. They look like RCA analog cables just make sure you get digital coax. Something like This
You will also need a second digital coax long enough to connect the speakers together.
I wouldn't worry about the DAC in the KH150.
I have no idea if the remote on the WiiM controls volume through its digital out.