d6jg wrote: 
> The OPs DAC has 2 x Optical in with headphone amp and RCA to his amp.
> The Chromecast is in use with the Castbridge plugin and uses one of the
> optical in. TV uses other.
> Not sure how the switching operates

Thankyou d6jg. You accurately describe my system as I described it in my
OP and subsequent posts.

I have three Chromecast Dongles on the network. Castbridge automatically
found and registered all of them. They become virtual Squeezeboxes
thanks to the brilliance of the Castbridge Plugin. Of course they do not
have a screen, but neither did the early Squeezebox Receiver. I control
my whole system from the web interface in the browser in the Chromebook
on which I am now typing. I could do the same from my Android Phone or
Tablet.

https://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/Squeezebox_Receiver.html

Castbridge is superbly competent. To my surprise it recognises my
Chromecast Video Dongle (I have two Audio and one Video Chromecasts),
and when I send audio to the video dongle the TV bursts into life and
the Album Art and track details are displayed on the screen as the music
plays. (Once I change channel on the DAC!)

I have only one true Squeezebox - a Boom - my SB3 was stolen.

I note there are various ways to create virtual Squeezeboxes and one of
the most interesting is perhaps the PloyVestion products

https://polyvection.com/en/

which tempt me.



Brian

In UK: Chromecast Audio Dongle and Chromecast Video Dongle attached to
TV - Beresford DAC - Quad 77 Integrated Amp  - AVI Neutron 4 Speakers -
Sennheiser HD25 Headphones. Boom in Bedroom.

In Nicosia: Delete Quad 77 and Neutron 4 and insert Quad 405-2 and MB
Quart 980s
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