Thanks for the correction, saves typing <smile>. > On 4 Jan 2017, at 10:38 pm, Brian Olesen <br...@blindkom.dk> wrote: > > Hi Dane > It's just AC by the way. Grin > Good luck with your new unit. > Brian > > -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- > Fra: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af Dane > Trethowan > Sendt: 4. januar 2017 03:03 > Til: pc-audio@pc-audio.org > Emne: Goodbye to another old and faithful product and time to try a new one > > 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. > > > > >
********** Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the halfwits in this world behind.
