sksahai wrote: > Chromecast Audio announced today seems exciting, especially if they can > pull off multiroom audio in the future. > My original squeezebox devices are dying slowly, and an attempt to > replace one with an Android TV box with OrangeSqueeze did not go to > well. No elegant Rasberry Pi solutions out there that are aesthetically > pleasing and cheap. > > I guess it would take some major reprogramming of the squeezebox server > to recognize the chromecast audio player, or an app. > > I am hesitant to let the chromecast audio pull from my SQBX server, as I > have no idea what google collects in terms of data. Not even sure if > sending an audio signal to the cc audio is the same in terms of > privacy. > > Thoughts? > > sksahai
I have a couple of Chromecast Audio dongles that I like for casting Google Music. I had been following RP developments, and an RP3 with an IQAudio DAC and piCorePlayer became an irresistible experiment. I really like the results. To my ears, the sound is better than my old Logitech players. The hardware & software combination handles any file format in my library. I used the translucent "smoked grey" case that IQAudio sell, which I find aesthetically very pleasing. The pieces cost about the same as four Chromecast Audio dongles, but about half what what I paid for my Squeezebox Touch. For the audio quality and seamless integration with SBS, that still feels like a bargain. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ dysonapr's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21534 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104383 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
