Install the WAM Bridge Foobar2000 Output Component

The WAM Bridge foobar2000 component (foo_out_wam) exposes Samsung M5 (Wi-Fi) as an output device in foobar2000 2.x x64. It captures foobar's decoded PCM, encodes it to FLAC via a bundled FFmpeg helper, and streams it to your Samsung WAM speaker over local HTTP using SetUrlPlayback. FFmpeg is bundled inside the component artifact, so you do not need a separate Python environment after installation.

Warning

Support is validated on a physical SPK-WAM550 running firmware WAM550WWB-3117.1. The WAM551 is an intended target but has not yet been hardware-validated. Other models are untested.

Requirements#

foobar2000 2.x x64
A saved WAM device profile (see Discovery)
Speaker and PC on the same LAN

Download the component#

Go to the alpha release and download:

foo_out_wam.fb2k-component (the foobar2000 output)
Optionally: wambridge-<version>-alpha.<date>.<commit>.apk (the Android adapter)

The alpha release is rebuilt whenever main moves. The link stays constant and both artifacts always come from the same commit. Prefer an artifact whose name or workflow log identifies the tested commit SHA.

Install#

Open the component in foobar2000

Double-click foo_out_wam.fb2k-component or drag it onto foobar2000. foobar will prompt you to install and restart.

Select the output device

After restarting foobar2000, go to:

Preferences -> Playback -> Output -> Samsung M5 (Wi-Fi)

Select Samsung M5 (Wi-Fi) as the active output.

Verify the device alias

The component needs a saved WAM device profile. If you have not already saved one, use the CLI:

wambridge --speaker 10.0.0.118 --remember M5

The default alias expected by the component is M5. You can change this in the component preferences (see Configure).

WAM controls added to foobar2000#

After installation, the following commands appear under Playback > WAM Bridge:

Playback -> WAM Bridge -> Emergency stopPlayback -> WAM Bridge -> Stop & mutePlayback -> WAM Bridge -> Start sleep timerPlayback -> WAM Bridge -> Cancel sleep timerPlayback -> WAM Bridge -> Volume upPlayback -> WAM Bridge -> Volume downPlayback -> WAM Bridge -> Volume to safe level

All commands run through a serialized control helper and report results in the foobar console.

Physical M5 validation checklist#

The component is considered validated when a build passes this checklist on a physical M5:

Start at raw volume step 3 or lower.
Play one complete 3-5 minute track at wall-clock speed with the seekbar aligned to audible playback.
Play a second same-format track without an instant skip or stale audio.
Test early and normal pause/resume.
Test stop, seek, and track change.
Confirm no orphaned FFmpeg or helper processes remain after stop.
Confirm errors appear in the foobar console.

Tip

After installation you can configure the component from Preferences -> Playback -> Output -> WAM Bridge. See the configuration guide for all available settings.