You're so kind Stoner, thank you. 8)
Well, I won't be bloody helping. hmph!
Love you too Dezzie x
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Hmm...just ordered two more as gifts!!
DrP
it also has a optical output built into the phono port, May need an expensive proprietary cable though.
I haven't used this, but you may not need the £15 optical link cable thingy that is sold as a chromecast accessory......
Bought 4, Ta for the psa op.
If anyone is wondering [url= http://arstechnica.co.uk/gadgets/2016/04/cheap-sonos-party-house-how-to-chromecast-audio/ ]review[/url]
They delivered the TV one instead of the audio one 🙁
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Should be 😀 They are £30They delivered the TV one instead of the audio one
You definitely don't need a specific Chromecast cable to use the optical output. Lots of 3.5mm to TOSLINK optical cables on EBay which will work fine.
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Anyway to get amazon prime music or apple music to use these things yet?
postie dun good.
TDK speaker and Chromecast Audio arrived today.
From box-ripping, to streaming music in less than 3mins. Lovely and easy.
Only snag Ive found is that you need a spotify premium account to cast from phone to chromecast, which I'm not about to splash out for.
However, you can cast the Spotify webplayer from a chrome browser tab on the computer without problems, and since I have a chromebook in the kitchen, then that's sorted.
this little lot is going up on top of the cupboard out of the way.
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3 minutes to set up Stoner??? Took me a lot longer due to discovering that a button on the amp needed to be turned off. It's great though, have been enjoying the new little gizmo. 8)
I'm not sure what all this is about but ordered one just in case...:-D
ps sound quality from that TDK is excellent. I might buy another one for another room.
got mine set up today. surprised they didn't just team themselves up automatically but it wasn't that much bother.
cg - make sure you set the wider dynamic range for your amp - best quality. it's in the device settings accessed through the chromecast app.
cracking little things. well pleased! 8)
Any recommendations for powered monitor speakers that could be used for multi room?
Del - thanks for the tip, shall investigate.
Set mine up in the barn today in preparation for my girls party on Friday night. I'm proper impressed, sounds excellent esp with the wider dynamic range button flicked.
Also much louder than plugging the phone straight into the amp for some reason.
£15 delivered next day .... proper bargain, well done DrP
Picked one up yesterday. It's now plugged into an ancient sherwood amp and some equally ancient JPW mini monitors in my bedroom. Already have one in the lounge plugged into an old Marantz PM63KI amp / Mission speakers and have been hoping to pick up a 2nd one on the cheap 🙂
If we had a few sets of speakers and Chromecasts in different rooms could we stream to all of them and/or just select one set?
No idea. I'll try and let you know Mike 🙂
Only appear to be able to connect to one chromecast at a time from my phone.
you should be able to group them all up if you're using an android or apple device and the chromecast app. you can't group them together from the desktop app, for some reason, but once you have configured the group, you can cast to it from the chrome browser on a desktop without any trouble.
[url= https://support.google.com/chromecast/answer/6328691?hl=en-GB&ref_topic=6328727 ]here you go[/url]
with my 4 devices, i have them set up in two groups, one that is all of them, and another that misses out the one in the garage, for instance.
when i go to cast, i get the 2 groups come up, as well as the individual devices.
Cool. So with Stoner's TDK speakers, a multi room setup could be done for £40 a speaker.
Cheers for this. I've got one plugged into my sonos system (overkill, I know) and now I can listen to iplayer radio via it, which has been bugging me for ages.
great service from Currys as well - I ordered about 5pm and arrived next day
Cool. So with Stoner's TDK speakers, a multi room setup could be done for £40 a speaker.
yes.
Loving it at the moment. bank holiday morning coffee in the kitchen to v loud and clear Nick Cave. 😀
I ordered one on Saturday afternoon and it was delivered on Sunday in a one hour slot to rural Cumbria, I can't imagine they made much money on it. Works great on my old Klipsch igroove hg speaker dock. Thanks for the psa
Is there any reason I'd choose a Chromecast over a Neet device?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Neet%C2%AE-Wireless-Receiver-wireless-streaming/dp/B00O0U37HO
The most recent reviews for that Neet device are not very favorable.
I guess it depends on what you want to do with it. The Chromecast is more limited in its functionality, but it is currently a bit cheaper, has a power supply included and allows multi room support if you bought more than one. The biggest downside for me is that music has to me streamed, so I have had to install Plex so that I can stream my local music rather than just playing it directly. It's a compromise I am happy to make though.
Hah! Twoptwip!
you [b]CAN[/b] cast spotify Free mobile to the audio chromecast by using the android "Cast screen" option in the OS pulldown menu screen, rather than try and link the chromcast from within the Spotify app.
Only downside to that is all your notifications, calls, etc will also be 'cast'. But at least it is there as a last resort
doesn't that also mean it's going to your phone, then back up to your network, then to the chromecast(s)?
No idea but it actually seems to run better than being cast from a chrome tab
Only downside to that is all your notifications, calls, etc will also be 'cast'.
are you sure about that ?
I think you cast a stream to the chromecast device and it then takes over that stream, so you can then switch your phone off if you want.
Not if the source of the cast is your phone's screen/sound though.it then takes over that stream, so you can then switch your phone off if you want.
Not if the source of the cast is your phone's screen/sound though.
well in that case you will get notifications as that is what you have asked for...
I was disappointed with mine as I was expecting the same functionality of the normal chromecast but just without the video output.
if you want to cast youtube then you have to have it playing on your phone screen and cast the phone audio (as mentioned above) and if you do that don't look at the video on the phone or the poor sync will drive you mad.
That is more a problem of youtube as they have done that to stop you using it as a free music service and want you to subscribe to their service so fair enough I guess. But it does work okay for chrome browser tab casting so works well from that.
Thanks for the PSA. I got one last year (for £25), but having a 2nd to use in the garage or as multi-room in the house will be great!
Cheers DrP. I'm now £45 poorer, and it seems the £130 I spent on an Arcam Miniblink and a Sony BM10 last year was a bit of a waste.
Not sure if they're better or worse than any others, but I'm using one of these to hook my original one up to the main stereo and it seems to do the job nicely;
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/XO-Digital-Mini-Toslink-Optical-Cable-Premium-Install-Series-DTS-SPDIF-AV-Amp-/391130858299?var=&hash=item99c7e33c63
using the spotify cast method I mention above, Ive just checked and it doesnt play notifications through the chromecast. You can also go about other business on the mobile while it continues to cast the sound in the background, and you can let the phone sleep. You cant turn the phone off though, obvs.
as mentioned above though, if you are casting youtube vids, you have to have the video playing on your screen at the same time. I bet there's an app to deal with that though.
BTW - youtube have a subscription service in the US called Youtube Red which permits background playing which would get around this. But seems an expensive sledgehammer to crack a nut. I wonder if there are any 3rd party apps out there that will do it?
hm. the sony phone i've been mildly annoyed with myself for buying might just have redeemed itself. the native music player will also cast. 😀
