After adding
a chromecast audio speaker to a group can you still cast to the individual speaker, or only to the group?
Not exact matches
For anyone out there who's spent a decent amount of money on
audio speakers, there's a chance that the hardware inside the
Chromecast Audio won't be of high - enough quality for such a purchase to make sense.
While I believe those claims on a technical level, the truth is that I didn't notice any major differences using the
Chromecast Audio versus connecting an Apple AirPort Express to the same
speakers, with
audio being AirPlayed through my phone or tablet.
Note that
Chromecast audio devices can be added to a group as well as Google Home
speakers.
The Google
Chromecast Audio, when plugged into a powered
speaker or
audio receiver, can act as another
audio device in a multiroom system.
That means you can get the Home Mini to throw the
audio over to a
speaker with
Chromecast Audio or a TV with a
Chromecast and get that big sound.
As reported by Engadget, this means that you can use these
speakers as a part of a multiroom
audio -
speaker system, using Marshall's new Multi-Room app,
Chromecast, Spotify Connect, or AirPlay.
Where the Google Home really shines over Amazon's Alexa is in its ability to act as a hub for a multiroom
Chromecast audio system, which lets you stream the same song or podcast across several synchronized
speakers throughout the house, all controlled by your voice.
Chromecast's main advantage over the much more common Bluetooth standard is that it lets you play the same
audio on multiple
speakers throughout your home, which Bluetooth generally can't do at present.
Chromecast Audio features an integrated 3.5 mm cable that connects to a
speaker, letting you stream
audio from your Android, iOS, Windows, OSX or Chromebook device via the
Chromecast app.
Since the
Chromecast Audio puck is so cheap ($ 35), the competition for
Chromecast speakers is any powered
speaker with a 3.5 mm
audio input jack, which is literally hundreds of models.
However, by using the Cast screen /
audio function in the Google Home app, Androids can stream whatever content is playing on the phone or tablet to a
Chromecast speaker.
Would these be good options to use in conjunction with a
Chromecast audio or should I just go with bookshelf
speakers?
Chromecast Audio puck + powered
speaker w / 3.5 mm
audio input jack (optional USB power port for added convenience).
If you use
Chromecast Audio for multiroom
audio, you can specify a
speaker set, too.
On the flipside, if you already own a Google Home or have a
speaker set up with a
Chromecast Audio, the Home Mini will make your
audio arrangement even sweeter with its expertise leaning on the highs in the sound profile.
You need a way to get the
audio from the
Chromecast's 3.5 mm jack to a pair of
speakers (either powered or via an external amp).
Did you send the
audio to the
speaker from the
Chromecast Audio puck over digital optical?
The
Chromecast devices allow you to stream music or video to another device such as a powered
speaker, an
audio system, or a TV, and control it with your phone.
Alongside the second - generation
Chromecast, Google introduced the
Chromecast Audio — a handy device used to turn your normal
speakers into connected
audio devices.
The second - gen
Chromecast also launched with an
audio - only version designed to bring smart
audio streaming to any
speaker with an analog or optical
audio connection.
If you want the best sound, you can port its
audio to a more high - end
speaker via Bluetooth, aux cable, or
Chromecast.
To hook into your existing
speakers, the
Chromecast Audio supports a 3.5 mm
audio out, as well as RCA out and optical
audio out.
What's on recommends different videos and clips to watch from the apps on your device, while Devices lets you manage all the
Chromecast and
Chromecast Audio devices in your house (
Audio has a 3.5 mm
audio jack to make old
speakers new with streaming capabilities).
If you've got a
Chromecast Audio hooked up to some high quality
speakers, you'll be thrilled to see the improvement that brings support of up to 96KHz / 24bit lossless
audio playback.
To get started, all you have to do is plug the
Chromecast Audio into your
speaker, then plug it into power, and you are set to cast your
audio.
Google Cast technology is much more than just the
Chromecast these days, spanning across multiple devices like TVs,
speakers, and
audio adapters like the
Chromecast audio, to allow streaming of video and
audio across both screens and
speaker systems.
We've compiled a list of the main players in the multi-room
audio game, from the all - conquering Sonos, to multi-room smart
speakers and even the little Google
Chromecast Audio dongle.
The JENSEN JSB - 1000 stereo smart
speaker has
Chromecast built - in for a hi - res
audio experience that takes streaming your favorite music to a whole new level.
Any music can be requested to playback on the G3
speaker, but you'll also be able to stream music from services like Google Play Music and TuneIn to
Chromecast built - in
speakers, AV systems and hi - fi components in a room for voice - activated multi-room
audio.
In addition to using Google Assistant for its voice commands, all Link
speakers are equipped with Google
Chromecast, which enables them to join up not only with other Link
speakers but any
Chromecast - based
audio device to create a multiroom
audio setup over a Wi - Fi network.
The Home gets an assist from Google's own
Chromecast Audio streamer here — just plug one into your existing
speaker or sound setup, and you'll be able to cast
audio to it using a Google Home voice command.
(All Android apps and many iOS apps can send
audio to
Chromecast speakers at the touch of a button.)
The Google Home can be combined with
Chromecast Audio or
speakers with
Chromecast to play music or other
audio across multiple rooms.
According to the leaked documentation we've seen, it appears that this could allow your
Chromecast to plug directly into any
speaker by way of auxiliary cord, providing
Chromecast support to any
speaker or
audio system in your home.
Not to be confused with Google Cast for
Audio, which is Google's platform for making
speakers and other
audio hardware directly compatible with the
Chromecast protocols, Google is also planning to launch «
Chromecast Audio».
Additionally, the
Chromecast Audio supports 3.5 mm to RCA (the red / white stereo jacks common one everything from
speakers to TV sets), and 3.5 mm to TOSLINK optical cable for digital
audio.
While there are plenty of
speakers already on the market that allow for a Bluetooth connection and also come with integrated
Chromecast technology, if you're serious about your home
audio then you generally would have a receiver to help link all of that home
audio together with other products, like the TV for example.
Chromecast Audio only costs $ 35, which isn't really too much considering that it will also work for all other
speakers that have an
audio port.
Best of all, multiple
speakers can be paired together, similar to
audio groups with
Chromecasts.
For instance, it will soon be able to show supplemental information on televisions in response to Google Home voice commands, and the
audio version of
Chromecast now enables whole - home
audio across multiple Google Home
speakers.
Called
Chromecast Audio, the basic idea is that you hook up the
Chromecast to a
speaker or
audio system via an auxiliary cable.
This new, music - dedicated device connects to a
speaker or home
audio system via a cable, and then you can Cast music from streaming music apps directly to that
speaker — essentially transforming any
speaker with a 3.5 mm
audio, RCA, or optical
audio cable port into an Internet - capable device, in much the same way that the original
Chromecast adds smarts to dumb TVs.
Once this has been done, the
speaker forms part of your whole - house
audio setup, presuming you've gone down the
Chromecast Audio route rather than another multi-room streaming or casting technology like Sonos.
Audio sounds better using Google's device than
audio streamed over Bluetooth on newer
speakers, and the
Chromecast uses a more reliable and long - distance connection.
Alternatively, you can connect the
Chromecast Audio to an
audio / video receiver (or another type of
speaker amplifier); the receiver connects to and powers the
speakers.
In the often expensive and complex world of
audio, Google's
Chromecast Audio makes it easy and affordable to listen to streaming music on older
speakers.
Google today announced the second generation of its
Chromecast media streaming device, as well as a new
Chromecast Audio device for playing
audio through your
speakers based on control from your phone.
Google will point out that you can use the Mini to cast
audio to any
speaker with a
Chromecast Audio dongle attached, but that feels a bit stingy to me given that the Dot can connect directly with
speakers using a simple 3.5 mm auxiliary cable or using Bluetooth.
Once all your
speakers are linked it's easy to group them or stream
audio to each individually over
Chromecast or Airplay.