ashleyw wrote: > hey guys, for several years I was running RPI2s with hifiberry cards in > them for syncd multi room using squeezelite primarily with Triodes > Spotify plugin - the sync was never that great. > Fro the last 4 months I've been running 9 x Chromecast audio - they work > brilliantly and the integration into android is slick (along with the > setup) and audio quality is brilliant. The sync over wifi is 100%, and > it's trivial to group/re group audio zones etc, there are no audio drop > outs at all. I must say I haven't looked back at all and even my family > can operate the Chromecast audios so WAF is good (and CCs are cheap). > > With things like Plex (for local music libraries) supporting audio cast, > what is the use case for the squeezebox ecosystem any more (just > checking before I sell all my RPIs in case I've missed something). > > any thoughts?
Chromecast can't play 24/192 can it ? Whereas a Pi & HiFiberry DAC can. I agree about the sync though. *Vortexbox LMS 7.9 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets *Living Room* - SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 - > Celestion Ditton F20s - Zone 2 -> Sony TA FE 320 -> Sennheiser RS 130 & B&W P7 *Office* - RPi -> Sony TA FE320 -> Celestion F10s / SB3 -> Onkyo CRN 755 -> Wharfedale Modus Cubes *Dining Room* -> SB Boom *Kitchen* -> UE Radio (upgraded to SB Radio) *Bedroom (Bedside)* - SB Touch -> Topping TP21 -> AKG Headphones *Bedroom (TV)* - Amazon Fire TV (SB Player) -> Topping TP20 -> Wharfedale Modus Cubes ------------------------------------------------------------------------ d6jg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=44051 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=106113 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
