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
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(85%)
93 Reviews
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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
Affordable, great performance, simplicity, cross-platform use, Spotify integration
Not much - it does what it says on the tin, same price as Chromecast (for TV)
We weren't sure that Chromecast Audio would offer enough to be worthwhile. But having setup this dinky device, we're using it every day. It's affordable enough to buy without really thinking about, simple to setup and use, and supports a range of differen...
Really easy to set up, Works with a large variety of speakers, Chromecast app is simple to use, Strong third-party app support
Sound delay when casting from website, Multiroom support not available (yet), Has to stay plugged in
The Chromecast Audio does what it promises in a really simple way, but it's the future software updates that could make this a truly affordable way to create a multiroom speaker system...
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...
