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October 2015
(85%)
109 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
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(85%)
93 Reviews
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The editors liked
Affordable
Great performance
Simplicity
Cross-platform use
Spotify integration
It's a cheap way to make your existing sound system go wireless
Really easy to set up
Works with a large variety of speakers
Chromecast app is simple to use
Strong third-party app support
Easy to set up
Universal app support
Can stream lossless files
Casting trumps Bluetooth mirroring
Google's budget audio dongle pipes music to any stereo from the most popular streaming apps on your phone. It's simple and works well
With direct compatibility for most major music services
And even more are supported via the Chrome browser plug-in and
Simple setup
Easy to use
Bargain price
Brings online streaming to offline devices
Lovely design
Highly stable streaming
Sounds better than Bluetooth
Brilliantly simple setup
Extremely affordable
Multiroom audio support
The editors didn't like
Not much - it does what it says on the tin
Same price as Chromecast (for TV)
Casting from Chrome tabs on a computer yields spotty results
But if you live a predominant smartphone existence
You shouldn't run into too many issues
And yeah
It's ugly
Should You Buy It
Sound delay when casting from website
Multiroom support not available (yet)
Has to stay plugged in
Missing some major streaming service players
Lacks multi
Room support
Some notable music services
Including iTunes
Apple Music and Amazon Music
Are not supported on iPhone and iPad. In analog sound quality it's beaten by the Fon Gramofon (which costs twice as much). You can't use Google Cast devices as part of a multiroo
Tailored for Android
Needs more dedicated apps
Might be hard to find one
Won't stream iTunes or Apple Music from iOS devices
Third-party app required to stream audio from a computer
Published: 2016-01-11, Author: Mario , review by: gizmodo.com.au
I suppose, if you don't have any way of wirelessly playing music already. Or maybe you have a big component audio system you haven't otherwise enabled with wireless powers. Why not...
Affordable, Easy to set up, Universal app support, Can stream lossless files, Casting trumps Bluetooth mirroring
Missing some major streaming service players, Lacks multiroom support
Setting up with your weapon of choice, be it a smartphone, tablet, or computer, is as easy as it should be. You'll be hard-pressed to find a better, more user-friendly or more affordable wireless music streaming device out there...
Inexpensive, Easy to set up, Can make any speaker or sound system Wi-Fi enabled and part of a multi-room setup, Multiple speaker configurations supported, High-resolution (96KHz/24bit) audio now supported
Only works with 3,5mm connections out of the box, No support for stereo pairs
With the simple, focused mission of making any speaker wireless, Google Chromecast Audio succeeds admirably and affordably...
Cheap, Easy to use, Works with almost anything, Good sound quality
Some USB ports might not be powerful enough for it, No Apple Music support, No multiroom (yet)
While the TV-based Chromecast seems happy to run off any old USB port, I've run into problems with the Chromecast Audio when trying to run it from a 5V USB port on the back of a hi-fi amp (one that has successfuly powered other Wi-Fi DACs), with regular f...
Facilidad de uso, Compatibilidad con altavoces, Mejor sonido que Bluetooth tradicional, Modo multisala
Sin compatibilidad Apple Music o iTunes, Retardo en la transmisión vía Chrome
Google Chromecast Audio es un aparato muy sencillo que llega al mercado con la garantía del sello de Google. Ofrece un sonido razonable, por encima del bluetooth tradicional e ideal para resucitar tus viejos altavoces a la era de Internet por...
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Published: 2015-11-23, Author: Luis , review by: teknofilo.com
El Chromecast Audio está disponible por 39 EUR en la tienda Play Store de Google, así como en diversos distribuidores físicos.Su precio hace que el Chromecast Audio sea la forma más económica de hacer que un sistema de sonido convencional pueda reproducir...
El dongle económico de audio de Google envía música a cualquier equipo de sonido desde los apps de transmisión más populares en tu smartphone. Es sencillo, funciona bien y tiene compatibilidad directa con la mayoría de los principales servicios de música,
Algunos servicios de música importantes, como iTunes, Apple Music y Amazon Music, no están apoyados en el iPhone y el iPad. El apoyo al formato de audio de alta resolución es limitado por el momento. Su calidad de sonido analógico es superada por el Fon G
El extremadamente asequible Google Chromecast Audio es uno de los mejores dispositivos de transmisión de audio que puedes comprar, especialmente si estás en el entorno Android...
Abstract: Google ha presentado su nueva generación de Chromecast , y ya no solo se vende el modelo de vídeo que ya conocíamos pero renovado, si no que un nuevo modelo dedicado al audio ha visto la luz. Hablamos del Chromecast Audio , dispositivo con el que ya nos h...
Published: 2015-09-29, Author: Samuel , review by: faqsandroid.com
Abstract: Uno de los dispositivos que mejor acogida ha tenido de los últimos años entre los desarrollos de Google ha sido, sin duda, el Chromecast. Una forma pasiva de emular un set-top box que funciona nativamente con Android y que con su reducido precio, un máxim...
