topic Chromecast Audio in Streaming

Chromecast Audio

andykay — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 04:22:38 GMT

I would like to see Chromecast offer a dongle employing a higher quality DAC and possibly MQA support with the HDMI dongle. This would be an amazing time for Google to offer a product based on this type of device due to the hugely increasing market share of lossless streaming. When can we expect a product from Google that will compete directly with some of the higher quality external dacs that are necessary to achieve higher-end lossless audio and DSD etc?

Re: Chromecast Audio

Byteguy — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 22:12:06 GMT

I'm sorry, Google stopped making the Chromecast Audio device over 3 years ago.

Google will not say if they are working on a replacement device or not.

Re: Chromecast Audio

djtetei — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 06:11:01 GMT

If you are using Chromecast with Google TV, you have the option to connect it to powered USB-C hub and use use hub USB port to connect a very high quality audio DAC with USB connectivity.

Then, you can acces the Chromecast device developer options and set it to route the audio to USB, working at a sample rate of 96 KHz.

Re: Chromecast Audio

JenniferV — Sun, 13 Feb 2022 18:58:54 GMT

Hey there,

Thanks for the help, Byteguy and djtetei. I appreciate it!

@andykay, let us know if you still have questions and concerns. We’re here to help!

Thanks,

Jennifer

Re: Chromecast Audio

JenniferV — Wed, 16 Feb 2022 20:45:02 GMT

Hi andykay,

Just checking in to make sure that you saw our response. Please let us know if you have any other questions or concerns as I will be locking this in 24 hours.

Thanks,

Jennifer

Re: Chromecast Audio

Jeran — Thu, 17 Feb 2022 21:20:01 GMT

Hey there!

We haven't heard back from andykay, and it's been a few days, so I'm locking the thread. As always, feel free to make a new thread if you have any more questions or concerns.

Thank you for your help, everyone!

Best regards,
Jeran