Ikabob wrote: > I got the Chromcast. I asked the salesperson about connecting to my DAC. > To do this by an optical cord(toslink), I'd have to buy an adapter. > Plus, to power the Chromcast device it's necessary to go though a USB > output. That said, the salesman didn't think it would provide real great > audio quality. To me it was too complicated and lacked a good outcome. > So, I abandoned the idea and I remain without SiriusXM. I do have it on > my iPhone and in my car but I really wanted it back on my main stereo > system. I know it isn't going to happen. I even thought about getting > the SONOS CONNECT which would have streamed Sirius. I didn't think it > was worth the $400 cost or the cluttering of the area with another box > (white box). > > It is too bad no manufacturer has picked up the Squeezbox line of > devices. The lost system was the best.
I suspect the salesman didn't have a clue about most of what he/she was saying. In particular, the "not great audio quaility". The Chromecast audio can stream hires (24/96) bit perfect to an attached DAC. And even that is overkill for siriusXM streams! Everything I've read indicates that connection and uses is very simple. *Home:* VortexBox 4TB (2.3) > LMS 7.8 > Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio (all ethernet) *Cottage:* VBA 3TB (2.3) > LMS 7.8 > Touch > Benchmark DAC I, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) *Office:* Win8(64) > LMS 7.9 > Squeezelite *Spares:* Touch(3), Radio(3), Boom, SB3, CONTROLLER *Controllers:* iPhone6 & iPadAir2 (iPeng8 & Squeezepad), CONTROLLER, or SqueezePlay 7.8 on Win7(64) laptop *Files:* ripping: dbpoweramp > FLAC; post-rip: mp3tag, PerfectTunes; Streaming: Spotify ------------------------------------------------------------------------ garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=105328 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
