So, the ChromeCast Audio, is it a device to stream audio via a natively connected source over your WiFi network? If so, and I presume that is the case, how do you configure your network devices to “Receive” the audio? What is it capable of streaming too?
======================================== My compliments and kindest regards Gordon Smith: <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> Accessibility & Information Technology Support Specialist. Mobile/SMS: +44 (0)7907 823971 ———————————————————— > On 4 Jan 2017, at 02:06, Dane Trethowan <[email protected]> wrote: > > X-SpamDetect-Info: ------------- Start ASpam results --------------- > X-SpamDetect-Info: This message may be spam. This message BODY has been > altered to show you the spam information > X-SpamDetect: ***********: 11.5 sd=11.5 Close nspam=11 nok=2 0.85 > $0.99(X-LangGuess:English) 0.98(X-NotAscii:us-ascii) > $0.04(X-myrbl:Color=white) 0.20(X-Phrase:clean) 0.20(dnswl_low) > X-SpamDetect-Info: ------------- End ASpam results ----------------- > > X-SpamDetect-Info: ------------- Start ASpam results --------------- > X-SpamDetect-Info: This message may be spam. This message BODY has been > altered to show you the spam information > X-SpamDetect: ***********: 11.5 sd=11.5 Close nspam=11 nok=2 0.85 > $0.99(X-LangGuess:English) 0.98(X-NotAscii:us-ascii) > $0.04(X-myrbl:Color=white) 0.20(X-Phrase:clean) 0.20(dnswl_low) > X-SpamDetect-Info: ------------- End ASpam results ----------------- > > 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. > >
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