GOOGLE CHROMECAST AUDIO FULL

When I listened on the Marshall Kilburn portable Bluetooth speaker and connected to the line-in, Led Zeppelin's 'Custard Pie' had richer bass and fuller vocals when I used the Chromecast Audio than it did over the Bluetooth connection.Ĭonnected by an RCA cable to an NAD T777 receiver and GoldenEar Triton 7 speakers, Skrillex and Diplo's 'Where Are Ü Now (with Justin Bieber)' over the Chromecast delivered deep bass and full vocals. The audio quality was good, too, with better bass than Bluetooth can deliver. But that's a result of mirroring the browser tab sound instead of receiving it directly from the streaming server, which you can’t do from the browser tab.

The only lag occurred when I was casting Spotify from a Chrome browser tab on my MacBook. The Chromecast quickly responded when I skipped songs or changed playlists. While I cast audio through the Spotify app, it never buffered or stuttered - something that can happen with Bluetooth streams if you get out of range or something interferes with the signal. I found the Chromecast Audio's performance to be very responsive and easy to use. After that, the Spotify app only works as a remote control. Select your Chromecast Audio as the output, and the device will start playing the song. I used Spotify and Google Play Music for testing.įor example, to cast music in Spotify, start playing a song, and tap the Devices Available icon at the bottom of the screen. Many of the big music services support casting, including Google Play Music, Spotify, Pandora, Rhapsody and Rdio - but not iTunes, Apple Music, Amazon Prime Music or Tidal. To play music, launch one of the supported apps. In the final step, you connect to your Wi-Fi network so you can begin streaming. You can personalize the name of the device and enable Guest Mode, a handy feature that allows people to cast music without being on your network. You will connect to the Chromecast through Wi-Fi, test the connection and select your region. On the Devices screen, touch Add New Device, and select your phone or tablet.

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