Google ChromeCast Audio - €14.99 CurrysPCWorld

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Google ChromeCast Audio - €14.99 CurrysPCWorld - was €40

absolutegroove

Excellent find. Thanks OP

vicwatson

Home delivery not available, what?

Mr E

Great little devices. I have a great stereo system that had been pretty unused for a few years until I got the Chromecast Audio.

Bargain at €15.

dodzy

Mr E wrote: »

Great little devices. I have a great stereo system that had been pretty unused for a few years until I got the Chromecast Audio.

Bargain at €15.

Ditto. Anyone with a redundant home audio system with an audio IN port should be all over this. Coupled with Spotify family(cough), it's simply superb, and at €15, it's a no-brainer.

vicwatson

How long will they hold it in store for you?

styron

vicwatson wrote: »

How long will they hold it in store for you?

"collect when you like from 1 hour after you order until the end of the next day"

Doodah7

Shedloads of them in Liffey Valley Retail park, just inside the door. Nice staff were at pains to point out that this is the audio version. There must be an awful lot of people who go back in moaning when they can't stream video with this...

jobless

anyone use these for multiroom audio?.... i have an amazon echo... wonder if i can integrate with this for cheap multiroom

Former Former

vicwatson wrote: »

Home delivery not available, what?

1. Selling them for cheap gets you into the shop, maybe while you're there you'll buy something else.
2. Selling them for cheap online usually means a heap of them pop up on ebay shortly thereafter.

For 15 quid, this is a great buy, got mine for 20 and very happy with it. (No way it's worth 40 though)

ThisRegard

I think they sold them at this price some time ago, well worth picking up.

joeKel73

Just a word of warning on their reserve to collect - I've reserved 3 items at 3 different times to turn up at the shop and find that they had since sold out. They said the the website is essentially a separate entity and does not reserve the stock in the store.

They also couldn't contact the web team directly, only through the customer support line and they said the wait would be too long for them to do it.

McG

just got 2 from Liffey Valley, should be more user friendly my current bluetoth solution in bedroom (i.e. not being able to connect when wife's phone is connected, even though she isn't using it)

bromley52

J o e wrote: »

Just a word of warning on their reserve to collect - I've reserved 3 items at 3 different times to turn up at the shop and find that they had since sold out. They said the the website is essentially a separate entity and does not reserve the stock in the store.

They also couldn't contact the web team directly, only through the customer support line and they said the wait would be too long for them to do it.

That's bs. I reserved 2 this morning in Mahon Cork and when I collected them they were waiting for me behind the counter.

tonto24

Hi guys, stupid Q but how does it work?

sioda

Add to a audio in on any stereo set up with the app on your network stream music direct to it or cast spotify have mine on my sound bar works a treat

ahlookit

Thanks OP

Loads of stock in Jervis St for anyone in town thinking of getting one.

rod1983

Can you use this in the car?

andersat2

rod1983 wrote: »

Can you use this in the car?

no, should be connected to same wifi network as your phone

Jlayay

How is this any different from bluetooth?

Doodah7

Jlayay wrote: »

How is this any different from bluetooth?

It uses wi-fi for a start so that proximity is irrelevant if on the same network.

Phibsboro

Jlayay wrote: »

How is this any different from bluetooth?

It is using WiFi rather than Bluetooth. If you have ever used a normal Chromecast to listen to music via your TV then this is a cut down version that has no HDMI out, just audio. So it is Chromecast but audio only. Needs a device that can cast, like a phone, to work. In my case I have a Google Home and this will be ideal to send music to my sound system without having to have the TV turned on to use my normal Chromecast.

I am having difficulty reserving on the site, nothing happens when I click reserve. Anyone else seeing that?

AS1890

tonto24 wrote: »

Hi guys, stupid Q but how does it work?

Chromecast Audio is a small device that plugs into your speaker for streaming music through Wi-Fi.
Once set up, simply use your iPhone®, iPad®, Android phone and tablet, Mac® and Windows® laptop, or Chromebook to stream your favourite tunes to the best speakers in the house.

More info HERE

moonboy52

I have 2 of these.

One using AUX and one using Optical.

You can do multi-room with these (all speakers playing at the same time) and add a delay if not playing in sync.

I use Localcast (Android app) to stream music from my device(s) locally, or of course these are perfect for Google Music / Spotify.

At 15, they are a steal.

Doodah7

Just set mine up with an ancient stereo in our utility room. Very straightforward. Downloaded the Google Home app to setup and then the Google Play Music app onto my iPhone and was able to cast from it to the speakers.

Very annoying that Apple won't let its Music app cast to the Chromecast. So I will now overnight upload my c. 19000 tracks to Google Play Music as Google has a 50,000 track limit.

€15 is a steal for this. Still £30 on the UK site...most unusual for Ireland to get the better deal.

FatBeard

Very good deal. Just picked one up also this evening. Half thinking of getting another at that price. Thanks op

Pique

Nice one OP. Great deal. Pity there is no way around having to plug it in to a power point though. Ah well, another double adapter it is!

sioda

Pique wrote: »

Nice one OP. Great deal. Pity there is no way around having to plug it in to a power point though. Ah well, another double adapter it is!

I have mine powered from the USB on my sound bar. A stereo with USB port would do the same

Pique

sioda wrote:

I have mine powered from the USB on my sound bar. A stereo with USB port would do the same

Yeah, but old systems etc etc. I have an old Bose Wave system from 2001 that sounds class but is way before the trend of USB ports on stereos. Didn't stop me buying the Chromecast, mind.

batistuta9

Is there any way to use it with a headphone Jack?

sioda

batistuta9 wrote: »

Is there any way to use it with a headphone Jack?

No needs to be a aux in not out unfortunately

dodzy

Former Former wrote: »

1. Selling them for cheap gets you into the shop, maybe while you're there you'll buy something else.
2. Selling them for cheap online usually means a heap of them pop up on ebay shortly thereafter.

For 15 quid, this is a great buy, got mine for 20 and very happy with it. (No way it's worth 40 though)

If it can revive a now redundant (but still excellent by sound output/quality standards) home stereo, then it is most definitely worth €40.

marklazarcovic

Thanks op,mines collected,into the old CD player in the shed this is going , Spotify workouts,great addition for the money

KeRbDoG

sioda wrote: »

I have mine powered from the USB on my sound bar. A stereo with USB port would do the same

If folks get 'ground loop' issues when using the Chromecast Audio (crackling/pops from your speakers) be sure to use the provided PSU OR use the optical output from it if your amp has an optical input. The provided adapter isn't just a standard/cheap 5V USB PSU.

Great deal at that price

WHL

Quick question. I have the video version. Would that do the same job with audio, I.e. Would it cast audio as well as video

KeRbDoG

WHL wrote: »

Quick question. I have the video version. Would that do the same job with audio, I.e. Would it cast audio as well as video

On Android you can connect to the Chromecast Audio just like you would do a bluetooth receiver rather than in a video app itself like YouTube. There will be a delay in video/audio though, just like a bluetooth receiver.
The cast option directly in YouTube won't show Chromecast Audio devices, only normal Chromecast video recievers

dodzy

WHL wrote: »

Quick question. I have the video version. Would that do the same job with audio, I.e. Would it cast audio as well as video

For purely audio purposes, the OP is the way to go.

Former Former

WHL wrote: »

Quick question. I have the video version. Would that do the same job with audio, I.e. Would it cast audio as well as video

Yes. But the video version has a HDMI output so your stereo needs a HDMI input, which it probably doesn't have.

Kintarō Hattori

Most modern televisions have an optical output so assuming your amp has an optical input then the video version will work for streaming music. However if you have a television with no optical and only HDMI and your amp has optical but no HDMI..... then you're screwed.

batistuta9

I think WHL is just asking can you use a normal Chromecast on a tv for audio only.
You can, Google music works anyway.

marklazarcovic

Awww man,you can connect to your stereo in the car and play your Spotify ...

Spent nearly 200 on a parrot kit mainly for this reason lol..

Mgt get another one now to have in case I change car

shaneos

Got one in carrickmines. There were only a few left, and no price posted. Though the did scan at 14.99

dodzy

marklazarcovic wrote: »

Awww man,you can connect to your stereo in the car and play your Spotify ...

Spent nearly 200 on a parrot kit mainly for this reason lol..

Mgt get another one now to have in case I change car

No, you can't.

OldMrBrennan83

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kcb

Mahon Point had another offer in-store of a regular Chromecast plus an Audio Chromecast for €49.99.

DopeTech

Loads in Currys/PcWorld in Liffey valley today. Inside the door with big signs and at all tills. Defo no shortage.

What I didn't know before buying is you need Spotify premium to cast to the Chromecast audio. Not to end of the world but I think I would have found a similar device for a similar price if I'd known that before purchasing.

Pique

kcb wrote:

Mahon Point had another offer in-store of a regular Chromecast plus an Audio Chromecast for €49.99.

That's a seriously good deal!

FrostyJim wrote:

What I didn't know before buying is you need Spotify premium to cast to the Chromecast audio. Not to end of the world but I think I would have found a similar device for a similar price if I'd known that before purchasing.

Ah ****! Is Deezer the same?

OldMrBrennan83

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DopeTech

Patww79 wrote: »

Does Spotify even work on a phone if it's not Premium?

Yes, you can cast to regular Chromecast but not cc audio.

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