Google Cromecast TV audio to second chromecast

[Eric_]

I have a setup where my projector is far from the amps that power the speakers in the room. I would like to use the Chromecast with Google TV and then Cast the audio to a second Chromecast connected to my amps. I can make this work with audio sources via Audio groups - but it doesnt appear to work for the Youtube TV. Is this possible?

[tripleshot]

Interesting idea.  Following.  Sorry, I'm out of time this morning. I'm off to help set up some Google Wifi devices.

[Byteguy · Accepted solution]

I'm sorry, what you want to do isn't possible using a pair of Chromecast devices.

As you've discovered, Audio Groups only work for audio-sources (music) and not video.

If you have a Chromecast with Google TV, it (and ONLY it) can push sound to a Bluetooth device.  You could try connecting a Bluetooth receiver to your amp and then set your Chromecast with Google TV to use that as the output.

[eric_1]

Do you know if the audio volume can be controlled via a google hub max with this setup? Eg - Chromecast with Google TV to bluetooth at the amp - and then audio controls via hub max (for things like spotify etc)

[Jeran]

Hey there eric_1,

I know this response is long overdue, but you should be able to control the volume of the Chromecast with Google TV using a Google Hub Max. I would check out this article to see what the Chromecast with Google TV requires for that setup to happen properly.

Let me know if you had any more questions!

Best regards,

Jeran

[Eric_]

Hi - I was able to do this. You can close the case. Thanks for your help

[JenniferV]

Hi there,

You're welcome. I'll go ahead and lock this thread now. If you have any new issues, updates or just a discussion topic, feel free to start a new thread in the Community.

Best,

Jennifer

[Eric_]

Thanks for the reply - That is too bad - this would be a pretty nice feature. I think i will have distance challenges with using bluetooth (since the amps are in the basement of my home and some distance from the projector. I have been using HDMI over ethernet with an audio de-embedder but its a clunky solution.

[Jeran]

Hey there Eric_,

Did you have any more questions or need any additional help on this thread? 

Just checking up,
Jeran
 

[Jeran]

Hey there,

Did you have any more questions or need any additional help?

Thank you,
Jeran
 

[JenniferV]

Hello Eric_,

Just checking in to make sure that you've seen our response. Please let us know if you have other questions or concerns as we will be locking this in 24 hours if we won't hear back from you again. Feel free to start a new thread and we'll be happy to help.

Thanks for the help, Byteguy and Jeran.

Regards,

Jennifer