Testseek.com have collected 109 expert reviews of the Google Chromecast Audio and the average rating is 85%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Google Chromecast Audio.
October 2015
(85%)
109 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(85%)
93 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
It's a cheap way to make your existing sound system go wireless
Easy to set up
Supports Aux
RCA and Optical inputs
Inexpensive. Easy to set up. Can make any speaker or sound system Wi-Fi enabled and part of a multi-room setup.
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
Cheap
Optical digital and analog audio outputs
Multiroom capability
Low cost
Simple setup
Works with most major streaming-music services
Tiny and unobtrusive hardware design
The editors didn't like
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
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And yeah
It's ugly
Should You Buy It?
I suppose
If you don't have any way of wirel
Included 3.5mm aux cable is super short
Only works with 3.5mm connections out of the box. Lacks support for streaming through multiple speakers at once
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
No Support for Apple Music
No Cast-compatible iOS app for Amazon Music
Built-in DAC is nothing special
Audio quality may not be up to par for discerninglisteners
No Apple Music or Tidal support
Limited functionality compared to Google's other Chromecast
