Add Wi-Fi capability
to any old speaker
Set up Chromecast Audio
Before the rise of wireless streaming, you were
fairly restricted in the ways you could listen to your
favourite tracks on what are now affectionately
known as dumb speakers. The Chromecast Audio
(CA) is aimed at those people who dare not part
with their favourite speaker and instead want to
bring it into the modern age. Largely the same
shape and size of the Chromecast, the CA plugs
directly into either the Optical, RCA or 3.5mm jack
on the speaker. After a few minutes of initialconnection through the Chromecast app, you’re
good to go. One of the things that could potentially
worry some users will be regarding the sound
quality, but let us quash those worries for you.
Streaming through the CA is faultless and
depending on the bitrate of the song you’re
streaming, you’ll be able to enjoy high-fi delity audio
no matter where you are in your home. Plus, don’t
forget that the RRP for the Chromecast Audio is a
mouth-watering £30, so what are you waiting for?Turn any speaker into a new smart speaker with the
all-new Chromecast AudioA simple step-by-step guide to bring your ‘dumb’
speaker into the 21st CenturyThe best
music apps for
Chromecast
Spoticast Free
While Spotify tries to iron out a few of
the kinks for its planned Chromecast support,
Spoticast is currently the best alternative. It
connects with your Spotify account and
includes a simple cast function to stream any
playlist, album or individual track through your
connected speaker.Music Player: Rocket
Player Free + IAPs
For all your locally stored music make sure to
use the Rocket Player app when you decide
you want to cast it across. It has a unique
queueing system to help create a
personalised playlist that can be edited in just
a few seconds. You can improve the audio
quality via the built-in equaliser too.Rdio Music Free
Live radio apps are in abundance on
the Google Play store, but not many have
Chromecast support. One of the few that
does is the Rdio app, a long time favourite of
Android Magazine. Casting high bitrate
streams is easy and the improved Wi-Fi
module means buffering is minimal.Google Play Music Free
Out of all the apps with Chromecast
support, Play Music is arguably the best. It
contains full playlist and album support, while
the equaliser can be used to edit audio
settings on the fl y. Plus, Google’s self-curated
playlists are some of the best around.Connect to
the speaker
NowconnecttheCAtoyour
speaker. Users can choose to
either use the accompanying
3.5mmcable,anopticallead
or even an RCA cable. Both
the optical lead and RCA cable
don’tshipwiththeCA.Power up
Connect the
Chromecast Audio to a power
source via the microUSB slot.
A white light should appear
on the top of the Chromecast,
letting you know that it has
successfully powered on.1
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Start casting
Itmaytakeafew
minutes to get the
Chromecast Audio to
recognise the speaker, but
once it does, you’re ready to
go.Openupanyaudioappon
your phone and look for the
cast icon to start streaming.3
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