Have 5, just bought two. Make excellent earrings.

This is not a speaker

Darn it bought my 4th last week. How many music zones do I need?! And I only live in a caravan...

Very hot this...

>>>>>
Leave some for the Sonos developers to buy Alex.. as sales of *other wireless* audiophile
devices have gone down the pan since CCA and the 24bit audio support firmware update
came out!! :smile:

>>>>>
For anyone that has not twigged or is puzzled technically.. this deal is for the AUDIO only Chromecast..



Device Support / Info:
https://support.google.com/chromecast/?hl=en-GB#topic=6279362

Update with 24bit / Multiroom / Blahblah Info:
http://chrome.blogspot.co.uk/2015/12/even-more-to-love-about-chromecast-audio.html

Specification of the Chromecast Audio:


TIPS:
If you are planning on using these, as in multiple CCA's connected to different sets of speakers
around your property/properties, you *will* need a decent Wifi setup.. a lot of the reported reviews
over the last few months on this device have been made negative just from that issue alone.. so
if your wifi signal is naff/slow/old a/b/g and even some n [150mbps] speed, you might want to spend
£20 on a dual band or 5GHz wifi setup or if you have a newish router, a virtual wifi node..just for your
Audio pleasure..

The CCA runs 24bit, full metal jacket audio over 5GHz perfectly and as an early adopter of it, can
confirm that have never had one single audio buff or drop due to wifi speed/naffness.. other than
the normal, you are stuck out in the sticks windy power cuts!

Audio for Chromecast is a fantastic way to *re-purpose* any old or even new speakers that you
thought were just going to gather dust or be chucked in the tip! Match it up with a 2K amp and it
just makes you want to get up and Boogie!

Does this have optical

Does it only work with premium Spotify

Brilliant!! I've been waiting for a deal on this to give it a try. Thanks OP.

Hope the other Chromecast drops......

Bummer! I bought one of these yesterday for £25 ..... just bough another 2 :-)

don't need but want. decisions

Have 5, just bought two. Make excellent earrings.

Hot :smiley:

i have a dac at moment which has an optical in , so wanted to configure this to the chromecase audio to make it wireless

hs7 yamaha speakers


i dont think apple music works either
and only premium versions of spotify

which is a shame, unless there is hack

i have an iphone / ipad and ideally i want to be able to play anything from the my phone to the chromecast audio

these are mainly great - iv got one
still find that spotify loses connection with it after about 30mins.
google play music never does though!

Darn it bought my 4th last week. How many music zones do I need?! And I only live in a caravan...

Very hot this...

Bargain! Thanks OP.

Does anyone know...
I have a massive folder of mp3's on my Samsung phone, because these weren't purchased online but simply put onto my memory card from my laptop, can i play these songs through it and if so how please ???
Thank you to anyone who can help

Excellent Op, I've been waiting for these to drop to £25 again as I want 2. This is just a brilliant deal, ordered. :smile:

can this handle kodi? (sarcasm)

Excellent! Just ordered. Thanks OP!

Does anyone know if this works with Apple Music? My friend lives in an Apple centric household, but if it does this would be plugged into his surround sound for music in the living room. Not sure if Apple Music has chromecast support on iOS though?

Anyone able to confirm?

Thanks Op. I’ve ordered 6 :smile: (fingers crossed the multiroom works properly)

This is exactly what i was looking for!

​Do some research, try Trusted Reviews

It has optical out...

What's the difference between this and any other wireless speaker?

Your questions answered here -

http://www.google.com/intl/en_uk/chromecast/audio/explore/

Great device. Good price. Hot.

Useful gadget use mine to stream from my dumb denon stereo via tos link, can use 3.5mm as well. Good sound quality and stupidly cheap wots not to like? :-)

You dont even need to do that, you can cast the screen from your phone through the chromecast app and therefore everything that is played on your phone will play on the chromecast.

How is the multiroom with these, seemless enough and do they stay in sync?

also how do you play to multiroom, can you add zones on the fly or is it a case of choosing another cast group altogether?

Couldn't believe I paid £60 for some apple crap 2 years solely for the purpose of stream music.

You can also bundle it with a chromecast for £40

Just bought one from Argos for £30... Where's my receipt!

Amazing deal - have been holding off for a cheaper price. Thanks OP!

Thank you. Great little product, this is my second one.

Multi room is great using google play anyway. I have 4 set up around the house and it flows really well from room to room...

Thanks just what I need for Spotify

Hot for the product.

Nearly Cold'ed for the grammar :sunglasses:

Thanks Ordered 3 to replace a aging Squeezebox system. I'm hoping Plex can cope :smiley:

A bargain at the price - have one connected to Harman Kardon Onyx 2 and it really boosts the sound - ordered another one for other speakers.

Yep, went from Squeezeplug on Raspberry Pis to this, much simpler and I now get to use the official Spotify app rather than a plugin of a third party Andriod app to get Spotify. Much better.

Can you play the same music around the house with these things, say if I had one in the kitchen and one in the living room when going backwards and forwards cooking for example? Would be very useful if so.

Lazy question, how is this powered? I have an August bluetooth receiver kit for my amp but it's a pain in the preverbial, as it has to be powered and times out after a few hours of non use.

Will this allow you to cast music stored locally on the iPhone or is it streaming services only. I.e Spotify, google Music, Amazon(?)

Was about to buy but noticed a comment on another review which didn't get answered that asked same question.

Does anyone know if you can use synced multiroom audio with music via Plex? (ie streaming from the Plex server to the Chromecast Audios being controlled via the Plex app on a phone)

Reading through the thread it looks like synced multiroom audio can work with anything that can be sent to the Chromecast Audio so long as you make the relevant 'multiroom groups' via the Chromecast app before hand, but just want to make sure before, many thanks :smiley:

Have 3 and brought another for a friend a week ago. Buying another now maybe another 2 at this price. The music zones around the house makes this epic.

Ah right cheers... might be a bit more reliable than the bluetooth thing I have I suppose.. hmm decisions decisions

I'm going to buy 20 of these, mix em up in a bowl with sum beats and drums and a egg and flour and bake a cake....

lavely. ordered

and another HUKD impulse buy for me :smiley: - thanks op

I'm glad I held off. Half RRP is definitely a deal. Heat!

Also you can get a bundle CC +CC Audio for £40.

Thanks OP, been waiting for these to come down. Grabbed 4 to replace my squeezebox based multiroom home audio.

Hopefully multiroom sync works aswell as on the squeezebox. Will be bonus to have Spotify working though as not working on my squeezebox setup.

Anyone seen any good deals for the ethernet adapter (all my stuff is co-located in comms cupboard so don't really need wifi)? Also are there any hacks in the pipeline to get Apple Airplay working on these?

does the normal chromecast (not audio) stream music to an AV amplifier (connect though HDMI)? this what I need so shall I buy that or just go for this audio version?

Worth a try at this price...

Can you get the chromecast offers from the Chromecast audio?

I love my Chromecast Audio. It sounds amazing. But make sure if you're plugging it into a HiFi, you activate the Full Dynamic Range setting. My CC Audio sounded distinctly flat and uninteresting when I first plugged it in and I was a bit disappointed, but once I found this setting it really sang. :smiley:

https://support.google.com/chromecast/answer/6290498?hl=en

don't know if you've had a reply to this yet mate.
I've got a chromecast audio. Bought it on launch as a pre-cursor to perhaps shelling out on a Sonos.
Not bought the Sonos yet as this is a decent bit of kit to breathe new life into an existing hi-fi set up. I've got it currently plugged into a 2.1 speaker set with 3.5mm input. The audio output is only as good as the speakers it's plugged into.

It does have optical out, as well as 3.5mm and the red/white cable. You just need the right leads (3.5mm included in pack though, as well as usb/charger adaptor).

I use Deezer on it, and it's brilliant. Can also use Google Play (no need for subscription - you can upload up to 50,000 of your own songs to your account). Also various other online streams (podcasts, pandora, spotify, etc). I'm firmly in the "android-sphere" just now, so don't know how it works with Apple music.

The only real gripe I had with it was that it reset overnight to maximum volume so if you weren't careful putting music on you rocked your house. That bug has since been fixed with a firmware upgrade though.

Seeing as you've got decent existing kit, I'd say buying this for £15 is a decent cheap investment. I've got both this and the normal TV Chromecast and I rarely use the latter but always use the audio one. For a house party at New Year I just had Deezer running on a cheap tablet and that was the "juke box" for the night.

Really annoying they didn't chuck and optical out on the Chromecast video as well :/ They've been down to some great prices aswell recently and would have grabbed those as could be more versatile in the future.

What does this actually do ? ordered anyway.

Shame it doesn't really go well with iOS but still HAWT

one thing worth mentioning about Google Play Music, you don't actually need to 'upload' everything you own either, it does a quick scrobble, and you are given access to anything you put in the folder, which is already on their servers.

It only does actual file uploading if it's not present already, or if your copy is of a better quality than theirs.

Nice deal. Thanks, OP!

FYI You can't cast all audio to a chromecast and a chromecast audio together and live in chromecast utopia. You can only cast to muliul rooms using chromecast audio groups

Thanks, ordered.

But I have a few questions hopefully someone technically minded can answer.

I only want to cast my locally stored phone music, I don't want to use any cloud stuff. If you use the cast icon in many music apps does it send the LOCAL music via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi? My aim is to get better sound quality then you average Bluetooth receiver dongle on eBay.

My current Andriod phone is lower than 4.4.2 (yes I know that's old) so it does not have the inbuilt 'cast audio' feature in settings. Will I still be able to cast phone audio using the independent Chromecast app? Unfortunately Poweramp still doesn't have a cast button!!

You seem extremely informed. Could you please direct me towards a decent priced dual band router?

Shame these won't work with a TV.

Would be useful to connect them to my soundbar and a few small speakers, and have a decent multiroom/wireless setup!

Has to be the best reply

Heat added, bit of an impulse buy, but great price...

I know this comes with a single cable but how does this work with an amp and two rca imputs (left and right)?

>>>>>
Sure ;-)

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/less-than-bf-cm-sold-out-price-netgear-d3600-100uks-n600-dual-band-gigabit-modem-2391158

or

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/pc-world-store-archer-c7-router-ac-1750-49-97-2397207

Both of which are great value and new models with dual band, as it is only for the WiFi use
side of the purchase, unless your broadband router is old|naff they will both do the job and
work well as the "serving" device for a CCA multi-room / multi-speaker set up.. :sunglasses:

Mr ben, you will need an adaptor or a 3.5mm to RCA lead, plenty on ebay for a few quid

Thanks. Do you know what is on the offers at the moment?

It is more reliable than bluetooth and better sound quality if you have a decent sound system apparently according to this article. http://allaboutchromecast.com/chromecast-audio-vs-bluetooth/

Not my first question on whether is sends from the phone via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi, all Bluetooth codecs frankly suck in audio quality, even APTX. If this sends it over Bluetooth it's rather useless for local music.

Does that local cast app still allow you to use your own audio app while casting?

I chromecast my free spotify using cast tab and the spoitfy web browser site

Just the free 90 days of Google Play Music. Note that the CCA doesn't get all the offers like the regular Chromecast, just the music-related ones (e.g. it had the 3-month Spotify Premium offer until recently). It didn't get the 2-month NOW TV Movie Pass offer before Christmas, for example.

I think I need to send my Chromecast Audio back - only after hard reset does it work and then only for a day or so.
Very annoying/disappointing as I love by Chromecast2.

Mr ben, I use http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/331493578964?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT but there are cheaper ones

I actually won a Sonos in a competition last year but was frustrated that there were things I could not play - in particular I could not play music from iPlayer (live stuff is OK, but you can't play non-live stuff). The Sonos itself sounds great, but that's no good if I can't listen to the music I want to.
So I gave the Sonos to my woman & bought a £17 amp from Amazon and a set of £20 bookshelf speakers from Richer Sounds. Together with this £15 Chromecast audio, I have a similar setup to the Sonos for a fraction of the price. Oh, and the speakers are stereo (unlike the mono Sonos).
And if I wanted a higher quality setup, I could always replace the cheap speakers with some Diamonds and it would still be a ton cheaper than a Sonos.
Thanks for the deal. Heated.

Have a look at the specs:

https://support.google.com/chromecast/answer/3046409?hl=en-GB

See no mention of it having bluetooth. So I think thats pretty conclusive :smiley:

My understanding is, where the service supports casting, the audio/video stream is sent directly to the chromecast. Spotify for example supports this.

Where it doesnt, i.e. the media is local to the device, the chromecast App streams directly to the chromecast over wifi.

The issue is with services like AirPlay/Apple Music which don't support casting or streaming directly to chromecast. So check any service/app you use either allows you to use the chromecast App on the device, can stream directly to chromecast or best of all supports chromecast and can cast directly (for cloud based services).

Ive got a pi2 with a usb audio dac , connected to my hifi.
From my tablet just use ssh and vnc to remote in, just play youtube songs and internet radio. Sounds great

It doesn't send it over Bluetooth. It uses WiFi and sends the audio uncompressed.

"For Chromecast Audio (or Chromecast), there is no compression in transmitting. Audio quality is only limited by the music source and the quality of your speaker. The 802.11ac WiFi connection is far more than sufficient for lossless audios.

If you use analog output in Chromecast Audio, the DAC (Digital-to-analog converter) in Chromecast Audio is also a decent one, although not a high-end one.

So, if you compare Chromecast Audio vs Bluetooth, Chromecast Audio is a definitely a winner in audio quality."

Source: http://allaboutchromecast.com/chromecast-audio-vs-bluetooth/

Bought another 2, to add to the 2 I already have. Not sure what I will use the 4th one for...

Already have a Squeezebox/Squeezeplayer set up so don't need one of these.
Bought one anyway..:wink:

Thanks for the reply, I thought it might be one of those devices which has Bluetooth but doesn't tell you specifically! (lots of chips just throw it in these days). So if it is Wi-Fi my next awkward local music question is...

Is it sending the analogue output over Wi-Fi or actually the digital file? It's not clear if it's taking the audio that's coming from the phones heaphone jack already decoded by the phones DAC.


Yes but that article did not expressly state whether they were talking about cloud or local music, if it's cloud music then it's obviously digital.

Slightly off topic, but was round my brother in laws house who has a sonos. I have ccasts and Google music. I managed to cast to his sonos using the chromecast app.

bought thanks to poster

Probably a dumb question to expect this to happen for £15. But if you buy a few do the cast simultaneously to different rooms?

that's a minor gripe of mine too, tbh!.

It's single handedly going to kill off the whole overpriced multiroom market dominated by Sonos and Bose and you can make use of existing older and usually better hi-fi equipment.

There is NO Bluetooth chip in the CCA.

My understanding for local music is the audio stream is sent directly to the Chromecast via WiFi, i.e. no decoding happens on the source. Simply output high bitrate or FLAC files to something like BubbleUPNP which then routes it to the Chromecast. The CCA has a decent DAC but the optical out allows you to output directly to a DAC of your choice. I've seen nothing to suggest local encoding needs to take place before reaching the CCA.

This video shows how this process works with FLAC streams via Tidal and BubbleUPNP - not local files, but the process is similar. The FLAC stream is being processed by the CCA, not the "Local Rederer" in the software:

https://youtu.be/UfygXym0Ypw

(Note also the "High Dynamic Range" setting in the Chromecast app. This is specifically for connecting to decent HiFi setups.)

The supported audio codecs are listed here:

https://developers.google.com/cast/docs/media

Audio codecs

HE-AAC
LC-AAC
MP3
Vorbis
WAV (LPCM)
FLAC

Doesn't mention encapsulated analogue audio over wifi and to be honest would be very surprising if they did use such a method given the specs of the chromecast. That's usually used where the receiver is very light weight and has minimal power/codec support.

If its pulling from a Dumb NAS its obviously just pulling the file. If its being fed by an App (like the chromecast iOS App) it would send the encoded audio, no reason for it to decode when the chromecast can do that anyway. The only question would be what happens when the file is encoded in a format not compatible. The source App either needs to transcode or it just won't work. From the list looks like WAV (LPCM) would be the cheapest (in terms of encoding cost) format for the source App to transcode to.

Wow. I thought I would get laughed at for asking. May as well buy at least 2 then!

Reserved mine! Thanks!

These are so good. Makes it much easier to have a kind of SONOS set up around your house without the need for adapters. I made this how to video for doing it with the old chromecast if aybody is interested

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iap50Wcp8Ok

Maybe :smiley:

Although Squeezebox was quite a bit cheaper then Sonos and that died a death. Can't quibble with the pricing, but it needs to be a tinker free, polished, well marketed, out of the box solution to kill Sonos IMO. Squeezebox ended up being more enthusiast, then "I don't want to know how it works, just that it does everything I need easily" brigade.

I am! What do you know? Will google.

Do you have to tap "cast" to each device manually?

Brilliant deal. Thanks OP. Just bought

hmmm, I have just remembered I have a great little Marshall guitar amp in the shed which would make a cool looking stereo with an chromecast

anyone set up something similar? When I get a good sound from that? Annoyingly our mini hifi does not have an audio in jack

when it comes to innovation, Google are certainly on form with both these devices. giving life to old speakers, what a great idea.

I've been wondering how I could link this into my existing Sonos network. I have one decent hifi in my house, a playbar, and two standalone Sonos speakers where a normal hifi would be overkill.,

The playbar can take sounds from the TV and stream to all the other Sonos devices.

Am I right in thinking I could play one chromecast into my hifi, and one into my TV, and from the TV into the playbar and the rest of the sonos network? Has anyone tried this, and what kind of audio delay might you get between the chromecast and the sonos network?

Just ordered a second one. If anyone is dithering, go for it - these are superb devices.

I suppose there will always be people who just want an instant solution in a box and they do offer a nicely styled ecosystem, it's just their pricing needs to come down a bit. Chromecast Audio like the other budget solutions are slightly more fiddly but really not by much.

is it possible to send different songs to each CCA you have?

Great deal - thanks. Been after trying one out for a bit but didn't want to pay full price

I just went with used apple tv 3gen (cex), for 35, get AirPlay, can also stream video if I wish.

anybody know if this will work with a tidal HIFI account would be streaming from iPhone in alac format

It slightly makes me regret dropping the money I have on Sonos, but the thing Sonos does better than Chromecast by far is the integration with the TV. I can cast the TV audio around the house which is great for when there's football on etc, and there really is zero delay. I've played around with CCA and have just ordered another 2 for my work where we have decent existing speakers, but at home it just wasn't quite good enough.

To give some plus points to Sonos - the playbar is by far the best sounding soundbar I have ever heard irrespective of price (although NAIM have one that looks better and sounds just as good), but more than that, the play:1 is the best small speaker I've heard too. Whilst CCA is clearly a fantastic bit of kit, £130 for a play:1 is justifiable when you have to add on the speakers also. The ease of use with Sonos is fantastic too - we have it set up so one click of any speaker (when not already in use, obvs) starts playing our Deezer flow, so it's pretty good for that.

Just got the bundle deal... £40 for chromecast & chromecast audio... thanks OP :-)

You can also get a digital out to digital in for an amp. This should give a better sound.

.http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fisual-Mini-Toslink-to-Standard-Toslink-Cable-Pro-Install-Series-0-5m-/380236762848

Yep, just a bit:smile:

I calculated one Sonos zone was almost as much as 4 zones (which was my initial setup) using squeezebox plus discrete amp :/

Have you tried playing the CCA into your sonos playbar and around the sonos speakers in your house? How in sync is it the other CCAs in your house?

EDIT - I see CCA supports group playback delay so this should sort out any syncing issues. So it should be possible to do? £200 cheaper than a Sonos connect!

Have a read of this and rthdavids links. mine does the same.

https://community.bt.com/t5/Connected-Devices-Other/Home-Hub-5-does-not-seem-to-broadcast-2-4ghz-band/td-p/1167950

(I've tried allsorts, it's got to be the hub. A reset usually sorts it for me)

ok cheers am i right in thinking this cc audio is good for receiving flac audio i know tidal can stream that from chrome web browser

No Chromecast audio versions in my local Currys/PCWorld - just the regular Chromecast models for sale.

In my house the previous owner in the 1980's had laid speaker cabling under the carpet from an amp to every single room, it's still there. Looking at it today I'm thinking... kids today will never know the pain!

Anyone found a good cheap adapter so I can plug this into an external DAC? Needs to be either standard optical or RCA, the ones I've seen cost as much as the chrome cast itself

I don't use CCA in my own home - I tried it out and really wanted to like it as I would've just turned the kit I had at the time into the home theatre (Playbar and 2 Play:1s) - so wanted to experiment. I returned the CCA's I had as I realised that because of how easy it was to adopt speakers into the sonos system I was better to just buy 2 extra power cables and another Play:1 so that the bedroom, office and kitchen could all have their own speakers, with 2 power cables permanently in the lounge to allow for quick and easy 5.1. I did however like CCA enough to remember it, and now it's basically buy one get one free, I was happy to grab 2 for the church I work at. This means that the main church and the office can both have "Smart Audio" in their existing systems. I'll try one out at home first though if you want and can report back. I have enough other speakers lying around to test the audio out, although my PC speakers are USB audio so I can't test it with amazing speakers.

I see you've edited your comment - yes there's a delay option, but the Sonos kit is seamless at doing that. I'm sure CCA will catch up, but at the moment, if you have more than one "zone" I think Sonos is still king. That was what swung me - the fact that there was a noticeable lag even when CCA thought it was synced (due to the speakers presumably having different processing along with wifi related delay) - which in a small property like ours is not pleasant to listen to.

Thanks, I had considered that although I have a couple of issues :/

- I need multiroom sync, which I don't think it does?
- I need analogue out for the Amp (although on the Chromecast side I'd need ethernet adapter).
- We currently use Spotify which we get free from Vodafone with our mobile accounts. With Chromecast that supports casting. With Airplay I guess Id need to install the App? And then switch accounts (we each have our own account) or Airplay from our phones directly?

Advantage would be we're predominantly Apple household these days, so should be seamless with our devices (although locks us down further to Apple). Don't really need the video capability, everything is co-located and video is distributed via a HDMI matrix anyway.

heat added. i have one of these. brilliant product !

Thanks for posting the deal. Have been thinking about getting one of these for a while.

No it won't because just like Apple products, many people like "intuitive" products i.e dumb and easy to operate.

Yes. Thats standard use for them.

Its the other way around, syncing them all thats the new feature (and something not all such devices can do).

Yeah nothing will beat a direct connection but I can't imagine the trouble he went to install it. It's all tacked down in gully's and the house wasn't being gutted at the time or anything. It's decent thick gauge pure copper wire also, I used some for my home cinema setup.

Thanks Tom. Sonos will be my main network "master" and covers most of the house - we just had a very occasional need for wanting to hook up another couple of speakers, say if we're having a party or entertaining outside. Enough of a need to spend £45 on 3 chromecasts, but not enough of a need to spend £250 on a sonos connect, which even then would only reach one of the two extra speakers.

And then he moved and had to do it all again :smile:

Do you know, I'm not sure about that? Even decent speaker cabling would be quite lossy over such a distance.

Does it work with YouTube?

Cheapest mini amp that wont burn my house down?

So using Spotify on my I-Phone for example, I can send different songs to different CCA's ?

I never tried the longer 'lines' only the shorter ones. I'm not sure how its sounds going that distance.

I think Spotify would only allow you to cast to one CCA. You'd need one phone and one Spotify account (or user slot) per CCA.

But you could have one CCA playing internet radio, another streaming from spotify, etc

A bit of loss is better then choppy audio :/

I guess the best solution would be wired CCA (or equivalent) co-located with each set of speakers. But thats a bit difficult when the speakers are in the ceiling or buried in a wall :/ Hence for convenience of maintenance etc co-located in a cupboard seemed best.

So a chromecast audio into my playbar may be a way of using spotify with Sonos, without paying for the Spotify-premium that is mandated for SOnos?

That's correct. One source device (laptop, phone etc) can only stream to one CCA at a time. You could indeed use two sources to send to two CCAs independently.

No I think casting requires premium as well.

Squeezebox died because Logitech did a poor job on the marketing, development and support front. Remember they bought a product line off Slim Devices and didn't really add much value themselves.
I'm now thinking whether to dump my SB setup and move to Chromecast.
Just bought one to have a play with. If it works the way I like I can buy another two fro the price of a SB receiver:)

Erm, you know you can't output sonos from anything other than a connect? I thought you were interested in the input delay (I.e. Chromecast to Sonos, and then see if it syncs up with chromecast elsewhere reasonably well)

No, a playbar does it as well

I agree wholeheartedly. Thats why I brought it up in regard to the comment about chromecast killing off Sonos. It could, but Google need to cover all the areas Logitech neglected in order for that to happen. Enthusiast support/popularity alone won't make it happen.

That's news to me - I really don't think it does unless there's a hack I don't know about?

So - I've got a normal chromecast in my amp, and want to buy and audio one to connect to a standalone speaker.
Do you know if you can stream multiroom across a normal chromecast and a chromecast audio?

The playbar can send sound from the TV to other sonos speakers around the house - either in surround mode, or in "copy" mode. I've definitely had TV all around the house before now.

So all I need to do is feed CCA into my TV .... or for a party connect it directly using an optical cable

I think? Maybe you can try it out!

Cheers, just reserved 5 to replace my current Pure Jongo setup which is unreliable (probably due to bluetooth!)

HOT! Bought 8 to build multi-room solution.

This deal lock arff. Heat.

I don't think Google cares much about out-of-the-box multiroom functionality. All they want is your data on their servers. They have made multiroom possible. It's a sort of enabling device. But you have to be prepared to do the minimal tinkering ie follow a youtube video guide to set it all up.
I was going to turn a vintage radio into a SB client using a Rapberry Pi. But this seems a much easier and cheaper option for this sort of project.

No, in the chromecast app you setup groups (named whatever you want) then you add speakers to that and cast to the group. You can have as many groups as you wish and speakers in multiple groups. So you can have an "All" group, a "Lounge and Kitchen" group, "Bedrooms" and "Kitchen and Study" etc etc.

Have you got a source that says it is coming? I've never seen that anywhere and the FAQ just says that you can't do it.

Anyone looking for a cheap amp, I can recommend these - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cars-LEPY-2024A-Plus-Amplifier/dp/B00SATAEEA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1456407231&sr=8-1&keywords=lepai

Great sound and power for the price. Running 2 of them currently and will be buying 2 more for the two I have bought off this deal.

Can someone recommend a good portable bluetooth speaker to use with the Chromecast Audio? It's for a tiny little studio and I don't want to spend any more than £30 on the speaker. I know there are a few on fleabay under a tenner, but I'd like to hear from someone who's actually got a decent budget bluetooth speaker. Thanks in advance.

Could this be used in the car?

And you can control volume of each one in a group separately if needed (or all together as master volume as well). If you have more than 2 and want, say, to have option of A+B or A+C or B+C rather than A+B+ C then you will need to set more than one group but that's easily done. I did have multi room using AirPlay devices but either had to use the PC (with Airfoil) if wanted to use Spotify as iPad or could use Whaale app on iPad but only with Deezer as no Spotify support. These are much easier, have access to many more providers and local music through Google Play Music and multi room can be controlled from iPad, Android phone, tablet so no need for PC to be on (plus much easier for non-techy (eg my wife) to utilise multi room). Highly recommended especially at this price.

Oops meant to say "as iPad doesnt support multi speakers without special app"

I thought you said you had chromecast in your amp. That would be classed as googlecast not chromecast. Or do you mean chromecast in your TV?
my source:

I have a aukey Bluetooth enabled connection thing.

Will get a fm transmitter later today. Thanks

Cheers, pal. I'll have a look.

Sorry this has optical out my Dac has optical in

Would this not be better, and you have a USB to power the CCA ?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/digital-amplifier-Consumer-Portable-Electronics/dp/B00PGOWWKG/ref=sr_1_6?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1456407766&sr=1-6&keywords=amplifier+with+usb

Ahhh I get you! I thought you wanted sonos to output to CCA. Yeah I totally get you now matey. I can try exactly that along with a separate cca on different speakers.

Thanks, will be really interested to hear how that goes. If it works, £45 for a master plus two slaves, rather than £500 for two sonos connects!

Apologies, I thought you were saying that Google had said that the Chomecast2 (video) would at some point be able to join groups.

Depending on the service I guess, you can't play multiple Spotify tracks simultaneously from 1 account, can you?

Yep that's true but different services to different Chromecasts. Unless you buy a nap old android device just to use as a seperate media remote

Noticed this doesn't work natively with the YouTube app :disappointed:

Do I really need one? I have absolutely no idea...
Just bought 4
:confused:

Over 700 left at Arndale, Manchester. Fill ya boots! Also, curiously, this is one of the few occasions when it's totally legit to buy masses of them, although the woman who served me did question why I wanted 3 of the same thing...

Any idea why they have reduced the price??
Is there a new model coming out sometime soon?

Website showing bundle of Chromecast Audio + Chromecast TV for £40. Doesn't work online but manager agreed to price in store. Says typo will be reported to Head Office so won't last long.

i found it best to set up using chromecast app before switching to localcast

absolute ripoff! cool yourselves down with some ice.

I have just bought one for the car - and then realised I could have just used an Aux-in cable -_-
Sorry, I got giddy at the price

Selling my Nas and Squeezebox 3 and replacing with this.... thanks OP. heat and purchased

I got this little bundle of joy as a birthday present - absolutely love it.

Plugged into the Onkyo in the living room, sound quality is very decent. (Probably would be better with a Sony, but never mind.)

Without reading through all 12 pages... Has anyone mentioned the 14p tcb ?!

Does your phone have a Screen Cast function built in? i.e. running Android Lollipop onwards? If so, you can watch a Youtube video on your phone and Cast Screen to the CCA.
It definitely works, last night my son and I were watching various YouTube videos on my Sony Z3 - with the sound coming out of my Hifi Speakers (to which the CCA is connected).

sorry if question answered before but its a big thread. does this need a constant external power supply connected to it or can be charged and then attached to the speakers?

For those with Squeezebox server / player setups, there is a plugin available for the Squeezbox server which allows a Chromecast Audio to be used as a squeezebox player.
The plugin is 'Castbridge' and for more details see http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?104614-Announce-CastBridge-integrate-Chromecast-players-with-LMS-(squeeze2cast)

You could have had 14p if you were a premium member

yes

A power/battery bank would work as long as it has a Standard USB output socket.

Could it get any lower than this?

I just picked up my two, the offer is valid until Monday in case anyone was wondering.

My local Currys PC World in Tunbridge Wells had stacks of them on the shelves, and at least 7 ready for click and collect so there should be plenty to go around!

I have the JBL Flip - can I just plug this in the back and cast from my tablet?

i have a question re casting spotify while in offline mode, is it possible? as i have one account and let the kids create there own playlists and play on phones in offline mode, but ofc they cant actually listen to anything through stereo unless go online, is this the case still or is there a work around?

Have you tried synchronised playback on CCA and SB? Does that work with Squeezebox remote app or Squeezer (which I find much better)?
Ta

Thanks. got 2 x

How do I set it up? We've got a proper physical squeezebox remote and we use squeezer, I've never tried synced playback before though, it will work to multiple chromecasts as it can cast squeezebox to the group, if you let me know how I do it to multiple squeezebox players I'll give it a go, we use a RPi2 as well with max2play, the CCA is much more user friendly though.

Bundle gone up to £45?

Can it be used on car audio system?

From reading the Castbridge thread on the slimdevices forum, it seems syncing a CCA with a native Squeezebox does not work too well. With regard to controllers, I believe any control app will work as the CCA is just seen as a squeezebox player by the squeezebox server software. I have used iPeng, which is a popular control app (and player) for iphones, ipod touches and ipads). On android I have used Squeezer and the Orange squeeze app.

That's a shame that it can't be used with Youtube properly, that's the dealbreaker for me.

Just ordered a second one to go with the one I purchased this morning. I didn't feel that one was much of a 'multi-room setup'!

Damn you HUKD, when I woke up I was £30 richer! :smile:

Like the chromecast, it essentially turns a tv into a smart tv, does the chromecast audio practically do the same? That is, turn some audio set into a wireless set? I have a sound bar that is Bluetooth enabled, so i don't know what I'd do with the chromecast audio..?

Got 2, cheers OP

Loads of stock in cribs causeway branch today

I've got a brilliant aukey bluetooth receiver which does everything this does but uses bluetooth. Can someone tell me the additional benefits this will have, please?

Do these have to be plugged in or can you power them from a power bank type thing?

Thanks - 2 ordered (to start with!) :smiley:

possible to set the audio output to mono?

Just set up my second one in the kitchen to an old Denon amp. I can confirm the sync is perfect. You can play different services on different CCA's. I had Play Music in the lounge and BBC iPlayer radio in the kitchen. I also had 2 different tracks playing from my Play Music at the same time by doing one from my phone and one from my tablet

Sync as in the same audio coming out of both? I'm intrigued to see how it works if you have two different amps that have different latency for the audio and if that's noticeable at all

Use BubbleUPnP pay 2.99 for premium version and it will cast mp3, or even convert other formats that wouldn't normally play through chromecast like Wma ( windows media audio file).. saves so much time converting all your music just to play through CCast.

Picked one up from their Swansea Fforestfach store earlier. Plenty left.

Haven't used it yet but very pleased with the lengthy charging cable that comes with it - will come in handy for charging my phones and tablets.

This. I now own more Chromecasts than speakers. Need to find some affordable speakers to use them with!

hot heat added

Just picked one up.

Been a bit of a nightmare to set up. I already have a 2nd Gen normal Chromecast in the same room, connected at 5ghz and this one won't also connect to my router at 5ghz. I have to set it to 2.4ghz. However, once I do that, no other devices in the house can connect at 2.4 - it's as if the Chromecast Audio is killing/saturating the band it's connected to. (the same happens in reverse, ie I set the Chromecast Audio to 5ghz and have to set the normal Chromecast to 2.4, and then no other devices can connect at 5ghz, eg my mobile).

Probably down to my router (Western Digital N750) as it's now discontinued and was cheap. I'll have to do some more googling as there must be a fix/workaround!

(edit - sorted it myself. I had to unplug my normal Chromecast, then do a factory reset and reinstall. Now they're both running at 5ghz)

Great price though, and I'll keep it regardless...

Could someone please report my Xbox gametag GRIM iNLE looking for free swap and heard this works. (Obviously needs reporting on Xbox) Cheers in advance

Get the optical lead for hifi av/recievers, makes a big difference to sound range.
Does it remember the higher quality audio setting when turned off? I seem to have to set it each time I use it.

All the speakers that I own are Bluetooth speakers. Do I need this? What other functions could this provide or would it just be a waste of money for me?

I couldn't get bbc iplayer radio to cast from chrome browser on pc, as it opens in its own window that then has no cast symbol? had to use tunein radio instead.

I have only used squeezer with mine. Can't stand the physical controller. If you have more than one player connected to the same library, you can then group them in squeezer. If you're saying CCAs work in the same way I may not have to ditch the SB. I'm definitely keeping the SB radio. SO it would be great if they could all play along.

Why are people using these as earings? Does it have speakers also to use as cheap wireless headphones?

That linked my comment to the wrong quote! Lol I was referring to the comment that kids will never know the pain of running cable throughout the house!

just picked up 16 from birstall, cheers op

Sweet, bought two, and found a iwantit iPad air keyboard case on clearance from £40 down to £5! Result!

is this worth it for ios? seeing as its not compatible with apple music/

Been waiting for these to come down for so long, thanks for heads up OP just went and picked one up :smile:

I have bought both the TV chromecast & the Audio chromecast. I regularly use the TV chromecast, excellent for all4 app (Walter Presents) & BBC & other visuals. BUT the Audio remains hardly used due to volume issues. This is well known and has been posted on Chromecast forums. I have commented several times as have other people. Basically all volumes are basically nearly off & audio is BOOMING out - renders it useless. https://productforums.google.com/forum/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer#!msg/chromecast/JC4CQkmYlhk/KQEEDbH7AQAJ You may use something that is not a problem, but for now I cast radio to my TV & have full control!

Ordered two and I dont even think I have a need for one!

So sounds like I will need to get an chromecast audio as well as a chromecast video into amp to get both functionalities, with no sign of a goole update. Annoying, and probably the deal breaker here for me

Fantastic, I've been waiting for a deal on the chromecast audio, it's the perfect option for my stereo set up. Thanks OP, reserved 2 :smile:

can you get it for £40 online?

Can you use this to stream all audio from a computer, and not just Spotify etc.?

Bought!* Thanks OP.

**never going to use it... :smirk:

Am I missing something here, what is so special about this in comparison to a bluetooth 3.5mm jack receiver?

can I plug one of these into my sound bar (the other cable is optical) and use it to play music through that?

not happy got one a week or so ago at full price , oh well :smiley:

Just got 2 from the local. Tasty little deal.

Thanks...so I gather you use your phone or tablet effectively as a controller in such an instance?

Could I stream FLAC from my NAS do you know? Anyone know of any usable Windows Phone 8 apps or would I be solely reliant on my android tablet?

Check out an app called AllCast!

Nice bit of kit. Fast to boot and optical out. Get more than 1 and you can group them to give yourself multi room. A budget Sonos if you like. [url=info here]https://support.google.com/chromecast/answer/6328691?hl=en-GB[/url]

Was looking at getting a couple of these last week. Have bought 4 instead now. Great deal!

Can I connect a Chromecast to my AV receiver in the living room and a Audio One to my Bluetooth speaker in the kitchen and then sync for multi room or do I need two of the audio options?

Yes or chrome browser / PC apps.

Not sure about this. But I don't think u stream flac to chromecast directly.

No the syncing relies on the chomecasts being on the same network - although I have 2 of them on 5ghz wifi and 1 on 2.,4 and they seem quite happy talking to one another.

Re streaming - not sure re streaming, I know bubbleupnp app for the phone can act as a server for a chomecast so you can stream audio and video directly from your phone so I guess their are other apps but really it sings with things like spotify/tunein radio and podcasts

Confirmed no. Just purchased a second CCA thanks to this deal so I can group. Can't do it with my existing CCA and CC.

Out of interest - those with speakers that rely on iPhone docks you can get iphone adapter to 3.5' connectors (I have my bose in the kitchen like this)to then connect the chromecast to the dock

Over on /r/chromecast, someone reported that drop-offs can be caused by DHCP lease issues. Setting up a DHCP reservation on the router DHCP settings solved the issue.

Something I've not seen mentioned yet, but the CCA also supports the Chromecast Ethernet adapter. It's a replacement power supply with a built-in Ethernet socket. If your wifi is rubbish but you have Ethernet around, it's an option. You can build your own DIY adapter, or you can buy them for £15 on the Google Play store.

https://store.google.com/product/ethernet_adapter_for_chromecast

Can this do anything s squeezebox can't? Trying to find a reason to get one...
Thanks in advance

Does it have a 3.5' audio input

Does this work with Amazon Music?

At Currys High Str Ken, there is up to 6x8x3=144 in front of cashiers upstairs and at least another pile of 144 boxes downstairs.
Minus one, for me, of course.

Thanks OP - ordered and heat added!

Is this going to be better sound quality than streaming spotify from my phone to my wireless bluetooth connected to my soundsticks?

http://www.plethra.com/ use audio acacia and turn your rooms into multiroom like sonos :smile:

Good deal. Was saving up for Sonos but instead of one second hand connect I bought three of these (with change left over)

​Yes, the music is in perfect sync when playing the same track in two rooms. There is no delay. I am running a Musical Fidelity pre/power dual mono block amp in the lounge an a Denon mini amp in the kitchen.

Anyone who knows what they're on about found a way to reverse the chromecasts direction, I.e. Accept a 3.5mm input and then distribute it? Happy to hack if needs be

​As far as I am aware you can't play 2 different tracks at the same time on one device from the Google Music App. So I used a second device on the same account to play the different track in another room. But I will have another play tomorrow to see if I can get it to play 2 songs from the one app on the one device

Attempting to distribute a mixing desks output wirelessly where bluetooth won't cut it (long distance). Sadly I'm not going to take it apart and rewire it - I'd be better to buy a slave windows tablet and use bubbleupnp. I didn't know if anyone knew a better way of doing it.

I have multiroom kodi, but unable to sync to play all at the same time, I love my ios xbmc remote on the ipad mini.

Has anyone been able to use CCA to play all through xbmc remote kodi? Or do you have to use the CCA to manage you music?.

Many thanks in advance

Can someone tell me why everyone wants to sync up different speakers in their house? if you're cooking in the kitchen, why have music playing in the bedroom? Maybe if I had a party with people spread across several rooms I'd use it but it just seems like a bit of a gimmick I wouldn't use that often. Am I missing something?

Sigh I would have loved something like this at one time but now with a Mrs and two kids I know full well it would never get used. Hot though for those not troubled by such things.

Why don't you look into audio over Ethernet? I think that would probably be a better option.

​Thanks for all the information mate much appreciated. I'm guessing it powered by mains or needs to be charged up. My bluetooth adapter is fine but text messages do interrupt my music playing which is a bit annoying to be honest.

thanks , don't need one but at this price I'll happily prefe order one and resell/wait till i have a use

That would not help at all. All I get from the kids is "Daddy we don't like it please turn if off" and from my Mrs it is much the same but with courser language.

We already have AoE in one area, but we are wanting to send it somewhere we have a mesh network in place - if we have to put a cable in then we will have to do that, but we would have to go over a public road which therefore makes it very difficult...

OK so I've had a go of mine. It works well with Google Play Music but I need to be a Spotify Premium subscriber to stream my Spotify music to my speakers.

Is it just me or does it get a little hot? Even when I'm not using it it does feel warm to the touch, something I did not expect for such a simple audio streaming device.

Sorry I'm sure this has been answered before but how is it powered if it's just plugging into the mic jack?

If it was thrash metal then I'd understand that but I've never met any kids that don't love music of some form... Or human beings for that matter!

Having a few of these around the house it is nice to stream to each room if going between them doing jobs or getting ready. Mundane things like ironing in another room then back to bedroom... Not just for house parties!

Yeah it's also good for that if you want to play one thing as your going around the place doing housework.

so its like a Bluetooth bassicly, I know it's trough Wi-Fi . So what does this do that I cannot do on a cheap Bluetooth?

Multiroom not working for me, as reported by others here.... https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/chromecast/Qm47_mmnbWc

Thanks for that. Very helpful.

I dont get it

​his would you do that?

​Do I need Google music subscription for uploading music?

I just realised that I want this because so many people are crazy about it. Any step by step guide on how to do a multi room with this? And I also realise I would need speakers as well. any good recommendations of cheap and cheerful ones?

Your welcome.

No.

YES this does work from Samsung tablet using google play, could cast to my sonos play:1 last night. Laptop does not see sonos speakers as casting option.

Sonos owner? I was surprised too.

I rest my case!

What is the best way to cast local music off hard drive from within windows 10 to this?, thanks

I got 2x play:1 at xmas, and wanted to expand to existing av kit in the lounge, but £279 to get a line out from a sonos connect is madness. However £15 is a complete bargain ;O))

Google Play is one of the only apps (or is it the only app) which Sonos permits to control their speakers and "cast" to them. Detail is at

https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/6000306?hl=en-GB

" On your Android device
Use the Google Play Music app

Make sure your device and Sonos system are connected to the same Wi-Fi network.
Open the Google Play Music app Google Play Music Icon.
Touch the cast icon Cast.
Select your Sonos speaker or group of speakers from your device list.
Select music to play.
To stop playing music on your Sonos speakers, touch the cast icon again and select Disconnect.

Use the Sonos Controller app

Open the Sonos Controller app.
Near the top right of your "Now Playing" screen, touch Music.
Select Google Play Music and choose what you want to play.
Note: Make sure you have downloaded the Sonos Controller app and are using an updated version of the Google Play Music app. "

When using Spotify and various other apps, you cannot cast to Sonos speakers, HOWEVER you can access Spotify Premium from the Sonos app. Many regard the Sonos app as less user friendly than the Spotify app.

I'm interested in how Sony have got high rest audio quality out of Bluetooth using their new proprietary LDAC format. I wonder how it compares to CCA's Wi-Fi route.

You shouldn't need to play 2 songs simultaneously on one device, just play one song, then disconnect from that CCA. Your phone is no longer involved. Then connect to a second and play a song. If google isn't restricting the account across devices it shouldn't restrict the same device.

The amp was a LEPY 2024A Plus Amplifier from Amazon (£17.99) and the speakers were Tibo Edge Mini from Richer Sounds (£19.95). Both are great but, if you wanted to achieve the highest quality, you could get some Wharfdale Diamond 9 (or something similar for around £60).
I run the Tibos with the front covers off as they look nicer that way:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/zx4f0i7z4dib18j/2016-01-27%2009.58.13.jpg?dl=0

Assuming your speakers have an Aux in. Better sound (if the speakers are capable), being able to use your phone without notifications coming through the speakers, better battery on your phone/tablet, different sources in different rooms at the same time from the one device. But apart from that, don't buy, no point.

Can Amazon music be used ok through this as well?

No worries. It's mains only. It can't be charged up. It has not been designed as a portable solution as it requires WiFi to work.

I will give it a try in a bit. Work nights and should be asleep, but this is so hot it's giving me sleep sweats.

OK, having a play. I get music going in the kitchen. I close Google Play Music. Music still going on in the kitchen. Reopen Google Play Music. Go to cast and it will play the new track in the kitchen or give me the option to stop casting in the kitchen. It won't let me play a different track while it is castng the other. However. If I get it going in the kitchen. Turn my phone off and on again, I still have my music going in the kitchen, but can then open Google Play Music and cast a new song to the lounge. So I now have two different songs going in the two rooms from one device on one Google Play Music account. Bit of a faf, but possible, oh, and I can't control the kitchen as I have handed it off from my phone. As the only time I am likely to play different tracks at the same time is when two people want to do their own thing. It would just be easier to use a second device on the same account. But technically, yes, it can be done.

I've already got two chromecasts. My Onkyo receiver has bluetooth. My other two speakers are Bluetooth. Why am I considering buying this?? Does it actually offer me anything I can't already do.

Is the sound quality whilst playing this over bluetooth a lot better? I'm using it for spotify mainly. Also does it connect automatically to the WiFi when I come home. Do I need to connect it manually everytime or does it just connect to the WiFi to work as in how it does when I use the Internet?

Lots re Bluetooth just read the last couple of pages, think of chromecast as an alternative to sonos not to Bluetooth totally different experience Bluetooth has disadvantages (I used to use 3 Bluetooth receivers and have moved to this)

You either leave it powered on all the time connected to wifi, or you turn it on when you want to use it and it will connect to wifi on its own and appear as a device you can cast to. Supposed to be cd quality over wifi. I like to turn everthing off when not in use.

​Thank you. I always have to turn on the bluetooth receiver and then connect the phone so hoping all I have to do is turn on the chrome cast?

Anyone using one of these with Linux? I was wondering if it was possible to cast local content on a Linux laptop (Mint 17.2). I guess that casting a Chrome tab would allow one track at a time to be played, but was wondering if something more sophisticated was possible for content stored on the laptop (e.g. album playback, playlists, etc)???

Cracking find, thanks OP. One on order :smile:

You can either leave the chromecast on - which is how I have it or yes if you turn it on it hooks to your network. I had a couple multiroomed last night and had to pull the plug on one, when it came back on it continued in sync - it's a very tidy device

Just noticed in the set up menus that if you are suffering with any latency when you have CCA's synced, they is a time delay setting so you can correct it. Mega.

I use these a lot they have always been good quality on everything I have used there flat white cat6 is excellent as well optical for the CCA.
http://www.kenable.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=6187

Have you got any idea how can i get order outside uk? Currys, PC World, and Argos can't send it outside UK.

Just thought, could you stream your live voice from a phone app to chromecast audio and have your voice in every room?

if this was chargable instead of needing a constant power source I'd have bought one.

Just thought, could you stream your live voice from a phone app to chromecast audio and have your voice in every room?

I think so with bubbleupnp premium on a rooted/xposed android kitkat+

Currys site seems to have a glitch, won't let me save my address to continue the purchase... all mandatory fields are filled though!

Bubbleupnp effectively makes the phone (unrooted) a chromecast server so anything is possible :smiley:

So you can instruct the Mrs to make a cup of tea :smile:

Just don't want more wires trailing about the place.

I know your pain.

It has usb charger into plug lead, so any usb charger/block thingy could be used, if that helps...

Just a FYI this will be going down to £14 tomorrow!

Just to let everyone know I got one of the Vodafone red deals with a free 12 month premium Spotify, now tv or sky sports, and I'll be opting for Spotify premium to go with this deal. Just in case you're considering switching mobile or broadband, look out there for deals which include sportify premium.
Thanks OP!

Anyone developed an app to play YouTube to a Chromecast Audio device?

Thanks for the response. Does the unit only consume power when on? So I could attach it to a power block and leave it on, but it won't draw power from the battery block until I actually play music through it?

But you're gonna need power for the amp! Unless you're going to try to connect this to battery powered speakers, I suppose.

Hello everyone, just wondered if someone could confirm whether it's possible to cast songs to Chromecast Audio from your Android Google Play music library (i.e. songs stored on SD card or internal memory). My upload speed is very low so uploading music to Google Play isn't an option. Thanks a lot.

I've got some chargable speakers spare. So charge the speakers, then attach the CC to the speakers and the CC I'd attached to a mobile battery pack.

So you would be happy with a cable from the power block in to the CCA and then a cable from the CCA to the speakers. I make that two cables. But not happy with a cable from the wall to the CCA and from the CCA to the speakers. I make that two cables. But without having to get a third cable to charge the power pack. I guess I am over thinking this. But I see it as a hard wired wireless system. Forget portability. That is not what it was designed for.

erm no, the battery pack would be fully charged and then connected up to the CC,which would be connected to the speakers. if the CC sucks the power when switched on only then the pack would have sufficient battery for quite a few days of play back. and if it consumes less power then probably more than a few days worth.

i think you've over thunk it..:laughing:

can you rip cd's directly to play music account? or have you got to first rip it to your computer then transfer it over?

Will just add, my 90 day free trial of Google Play Music from my first CCA runs out tomorrow. So I have just made a new Gmail account just for music and now have another 90 days free music. A saving of £45 in total with the CCA.

Can I play music of my networked drive through this?

Just upload your MP3 library? Does it scan and auto tag/organise the music, or go by filenames/metadata?

That's all well and good but is it 4K?

ITK don't work there just spoke to a colleague when I picked mine up. They laughed and said its going down to £14 do you want the pound back if so come back tomorrow lol. I probed and they showed the update.

great buy thank you

Do you have to pay to set up the google account ?
That is £9.99 a month?

It's free to set up a Gmail account. This then get you access the suite of Google apps. And you can then cast stuff to CC and CCA. You can download 50'000 tracks to Google Music for free, and unlimited tracks you buy from them. If all your music is on iTunes you can link it to your Gmail and it's just there for you to cast/play. It only cost £9.99 a month if you want to use the Google version of Spotify/Deezer. But at the moment you get 3 months free.

buy from argos, PCW/currys are the absolute pits

Jeez, just ploughed through this thread (all 22 pages!) and boy, does it make me feel old! In my world 'speakers' have banana plugs or cable binding posts for inputs, never mind Toslinks or 3.5mm jacks!
(Didn't stop me buying one, though!)

Not lollipop, works on Kitkat 4.4.2 and above.
https://support.google.com/chromecast/answer/6059461?hl=en-GB

Thanks for the info I'll have a look into this I have a gmail account.

It'll go on the tags/metadata and some fingerprinting. It's quite clever - if the uploader finds that the track is already somewhere in Google Play's library - it won't even bother uploading it, just (in effect) drop a copy from Play into your library - so uploading a lot of music is very fast... Once online Play can offer suggestions to badly tagged files to correct the tags and drop on artwork etc.

Uploads can be done via Chrome, or a standalone program (Music Manager) https://play.google.com/music/listen#/manager Both options can be set to monitor a folder or set of folders and upload anything new found.

When you rip the data has to go somewhere, so, yes, rip to your PC, then - if you're clever - you set Google's Music Manager software to monitor the folder that you rip into and have it automatically upload anything new it finds. Very simple easy process. Note that the file won't actually be uploaded if Google already has it - a copy of what Google already has (normally at 320kbps) gets dropped into your personal library - means it's very fast and saves on uploading bandwidth.

Hi, this looks awesome. My hifi is fairly old it has one input that is twin phono and one output this is optical. Can I connect this device? Do I lead a phone adapter or optical adapter?? Pls advice

cool, never noticed that feature in the app. been using the phone's Screen Cast function.
just tried casting from the Chromecast app and then played a YouTube vid and it worked!
Same with PowerAmp music!

£14 now :smiley:

£14 :smiley:

That's a crazy price.

Lol at those who bought at 15... They clearly have lots of stock!! Question is - how low can this go!?

I'm not sure I'm worried that I could have saved 3 pounds for my 3 devices my only Thought was should I stock up with more of them :smile:

Told you it would go down ;-) can a mod update the listing??

hmm, was tempted to buy 2, might wait. lol

Very hot, showing as £14 this morning.

Asked one of their colleagues yesterday when I went to pickup as they laughed and said it going down again tomorrow. Then I said what to they said £14

Still trying to convince myself to buy one

£14 delivered is unbelievable deal.
If you upload your music to google play as above posts, this will open up old hifi's to internet music and radio via tunein. google play has its own "radio stations", which are basically playlists created of similar artists, so this is great to introduce new music to your tastes.
Obviously google wants you to sign up to monthly payments, so they could even give these away free!! to get you on the hook.
But this won't cost you any more than £14 to work, and play your ripped music or mp3 files.
Get one!!

It is very tempting but just can't find anywhere to use it!

What you haven't got an old hifi , or powered speaker, ipod dock, with an aux in?

Anyone like to comment Spotify or Deezer ? Deezer will only stream flac to a sonos I believe shame.

Already got a Sonos set up, but can't help wanting to buy this as so cheap!

I believe you have up to 7 days after delivery to price match should they drop it further. So keep an eye on the price in case they try and shift em (since allegedly they have lots of stock).

Then it's not for you

For those that aren't actually interested in the CCA it'self. You could buy one and just get the £30 worth or Play Music for the £15 you paid for the CCA. Then sell the CCA for whatever you can get. Muchos saving.

How does CCA purchase get you free music play?
Have you got a link?

You plug the CCA in. Download the CC app and open it. Tap the 3 lines in the top left corner. Click offers. Currently the 90 offer is there. This won't work if you have subscribed to play music or had a free offer before. If that is the case. Get a new Gmail account. Link the CCA to that account. This is what I have just done. You do need to put payment details in. Just set yourself a reminder to cancel the payment for when the 90 days is up. In fact, I think you can get the offer and then cancel the subscription straight away.

Get yourself the Google rewards app, save the money, spend it on another month. If you have several devices kicking about. Load Google rewards on them with different Gmail accounts. Save the money. Then you can send the gift of a month to you CCA account. Keep an eye on the offers to boost your spend. I realise the Google rewards is the long game. But if you are prepared to play it.

I didn't realise that. So I could just open a new account every 90 days and never pay again?

trying to justify buying it but not sure if its worth it for me. I only have some Hifi speakers, would obviously need to buy an amp (or active speakers). I do however use a Raspberry Pi.
A better solution would be HiFiBerry Amp, which plugs directly into the Pi and speakers plug into that. Very neat solution, size of a deck of cards. Pi runs as a music server, with controls/client on smartphone.

Chromecast Audio would be great for other rooms (kitchen etc). Anyone know of cheap (half decent) active speakers to pair with ?

I guess if you use differing emails...would not be convenient for the cloud storage although I am sure you could use one as your 'main account' as you can still get 50,000 songs stored in the cloud without premium, then keep changing emails for free 3 month trials of Google Play Music.

Not tried it personally, but in theory (and I am sure someone sooner or later in here will pipe up whether it works) it should.

​I use the Samsung Level box £25, it is standalone charge last for at least a week is portable, stream anything from my phone or tablet, can decide all sorts of notification simple or detailed.

That is what made me think it was linked to the CCA. I shall give it a try in 89 days.

Only pushing the audio output to the Chromecast Audio is 'linking' it, nothing else. Anyone is capable of having a Google Play Music account with a 3 month free premium trial regardless of android device or what you choose as its audio output, the CCA is irrelevant to those terms.

Why is there two threads for this now?

Can anyone recommend a good way to get a set up as small as possible? Something like a 2 usb out plug so you can power some small speakers and the CCA. does that even work? I'm trying to get multi room set up using the least amount of cable etc.

Would love to hear he your all using yours.

The price can be easily edited, no need for two

Wouldn't that require the OP to edit it. Maybe they are not about and don't know about it.

Best way to cast from I pod touch?? Thanks

If its older than Ios7, CCA won't work.
Otherwise google play and tunein radio are the main music players.

Question does this on stream via Google Music and such others or can you just play via your mobile or tablet ?

I really like the idea of this setup for the bedroom. Is this the best audio quality I'm going to get for a similar footprint south of £100? Does anyyone know how it would compare against a microsystem like the Pioneer X-EM12 or similar Philips Sony?

Hi anyone got bubbleupnp with Windows home server to work with CCA ?

Remember that the Chromecast audio setup I describe allows you to control the system from your phone.
The quality of the Lepy LP-2024A+ amp I used is - according to the reviews I have read online - very high. And you can choose your own speakers at a variety of price points.
Ah, decisions, decisions!

I'd love some help here guys. What I want is to hook the CCA up to my stereo amp and be able to cast local MP3's from my PC? I have used the CC video with my android phone (before I blasted it into a million pieces) and local cast worked via my NAS drive great. I presume the CCA will be exactly the same but I cannot for the life of me figure out a way to easily cast MP3s from a non android device? I have tried to use the chrome browser and another extension called videostream and they work but only allow you to play one track? I'd prefer to not upload my tunes to Microsoft Groove or Google Play as I really need to sit down and then them organised first. Any help would be great. Cheers.

​Have a look at Plex.

​opps, replied to the wrong person