Chromecast Support
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I find it surprising that even after 3 years of members asking for Chromecast support (or Google Cast), Bluesound still haven't implemented it!
I have a NAD t778 and was considering getting a Pulse M but after finding out there's no Chromecast support (and no plans), it's definite no.
The Kef LSX II, Bose Home Speaker 500, JBLs and B&O all support Chromecast, why not Bluesound? Seems like it's not being prioritised enough, sounds like it's not on the roadmap anymore given the silence?
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You can look at WiiM for Chromecast enabled, cheaper but as/more qualitative and more reactive Bluesound alternative
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Thanks JG! Looks like a good alternative. I'm not really that bought into Bluesound, but given I have a NAD amp, I thought it would be easier to just stay within the ecosystem. But convenience is more important to us than sound quality.
Having multiple Nest minis all over the house that control a set of speakers is the ideal setup. Maybe the WiiM would be a good shout, I'll look into it.
I'm going to try the Bose Home Speaker 500 since it's on par with the Sonos Move that I have (which is going back, mic isn't able to capture all requests as good as the Nest Audio).
Bluetooth isn't an option, it's laggy and cannot stream to multiple speakers easily. Airplay is out since we've got Android devices (and the Google Assistant is far superior)
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Look to Volumio devices. They are awesome.. and cheaper. Bluesound does not want to API integrate YTM either and blames in on Meta.
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That looks super interesting! I love how it's open source. Only problem being that Volumio cannot be a cast target (so for example, you can't connect a raspberry pi to a speaker and cast to it). It also therefore can't be a default audio device for a Google Nest Mini.
If those things existed, Volumio would be ideal, cos you could use any speaker with a rPi and cast to it via voice!
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Isn't this available as a plugin from the Community?
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Its a solution outside the Bluesound sphere and has nothing todo with Bluesound.
Interesting how Volumio (and many others) has managed to do this without getting into a legal conflict..
My point is its possible, as shown by many other companies.
Bluesounds focus is currently about problems, not solutions.
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Hey Andy
Thanks for that link, that plugin is only for youtube casting, it wouldn't replace Google Cast. If there is an effort in the community, I'd be happy to trial it out. Volumio does seem a lot more feature rich that BluOs!
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Volumio and WiiM. And more reactive/supportive to their users community.
That said Bluesound products are more classy/well-finished, provide top-notch connectivity and are eventually more mass market. Distinct customer groups I guess
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Volumio offers their own line of devices though to ensure the clas/finish etc. I have a Primo myself and I'm very happy with it. The software works as intended, the build quality is nice. Not sure I agreed with Volumio there but ViiM for sure :)
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The Naim muso speakers have chromecast. Classy but expensive. No chromecast is a deal breaker for bluesound in my opinion. Another missed opportunity to jump ahead of Sonos (which has just shot itself in both feet with a disastrous app update in the last week 😭😎
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Just adding my +1 to this request.
It's the one thing that stops my Powernode from being perfect.
Chromecast would add SoundCloud, YTM and so many other sources without plugging in another device.1 -
How ridiculous is it that this is still hasn't been sorted out. One of their support people - Tony W - linked to some post like 3 years ago in a few chromecast request threads about why there were limitations, but even that page is no longer available.
I can't even...
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Agree. NAD really is an inferior product, I swapped it for an Anthem and I couldn't be happier
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