Nice idea. But if you have a Mac and a bunch of music in the Apple cloud, it's not practical. You can't Chromecast anything from Apple unfortunately. Not that you can't use an Apple device with the Chromecast audio. It's just that you can't Chromecast anything from Apple Music or your Mac running iTunes. Since that's where a whole lot of my stuff is, I still have my airport expresses working fine if a bit old. Mary
Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 3, 2017, at 6:03 PM, Dane Trethowan <grtd...@internode.on.net> wrote: > > Yep, time to say goodbye to the Airport Express units which I've been using > for so long - well one far longer than the other actually -. > I bought my first Airport Express -first generation - in 2009 and the newer > generation in 2013 and that's the latest and last Airport Express generation > to be made. > Unfortunately the Airport Express has not kept up with current Wi-Fi trends > or perhaps the simple answer is that it can't? We now have Wi-Fi AAC for > example which is a huge step forward. > Once aupon a not so long ago, I used the Airport Express as a router however > what the Airport Express was capable of then has now been totally eclipsed by > other routers from the big names such as Asus and so on. > So what am I using in the place of the Airport Express to receive audio > streams? The new Google Chromecast Audio which arrived today. > Its simple to set up thanks to the Google Home App on both Android and IOS, I > used Android for the setup Operating System this time and found the Google > Home App easy to navigate. > Only thing that does worry me is how good the receiver in the Chromecast > Audio is as it described the Wi-Fi network I connected to as having a "Weak > Signal" and I was advised to connect to another with a stronger signal, well > we'll find out later today just how robust the connection really is when I > put the Chromecast Audio through its paces. > The Chromecast Audio looks very similar in size to the current generation of > the Chromecast but instead of a HDMI port it has a 3.5MM audio port which is > capable of providing both analogue and digital output, if the Chromecast were > only an analogue output device then I would never have considered purchasing > one. > I paid $60 Australian for the Chromecast Audio and that to me represents > excellent value, I don't expect top notch audio for my $60 but I'm quite sure > I'll get reasonable - if not very decent - audio when I connect the > Chromecast Audio to my Rotel DAC, I might even connect the Chromecast Audio > to my new MM1 Speakers. > > > ********** > > Those with negative attitudes are a problem, those with positive outlooks are > the solution. > > >
