Squeezebox touch to Chromecast audio?

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24-03-2019, 14:03
stairpost

Squeezebox touch to Chromecast audio?

Hi all,

I use my Squeezebox touch fairly regularly as a radio, but I'd quite like to put it on the other side of the room from my kit. I've got Chromecast audio plumbed into my amp so I wondered if it's possible to cast from the touch to chromecast?

I've googled it but there is pretty much nothing to be found on the subject, which leads me to think three things:

1 it's not possible
2 it's very easy to do and I'm just a bit stupid (very likely)
3 no one has ever tried before.

Has anyone here ever cast to Chromecast from a touch?

Cheers

Rich.
24-03-2019, 14:18
ReggieB

Sorry - this is wrong

I don't think that will work. You don't cast to a Chrome Cast. It's more like you tell it where to connect to, to get the content you want to watch. And that content needs to be on the web in a format (or hosted by a system) that the chromecast can understand.

So for example, if you want to watch a youtube clip via chromecast you effectively send a message to the chromecast saying "go to <youtube URL> and show clip from point x".
24-03-2019, 14:24
stairpost

Quote:

Originally Posted by ReggieB

I don't think that will work. You don't cast to a Chrome Cast. It's more like you tell it where to connect to, to get the content you want to watch. And that content needs to be on the web in a format (or hosted by a system) that the chromecast can understand.

So for example, if you want to watch a youtube clip via chromecast you effectively send a message to the chromecast saying "go to <youtube URL> and show clip from point x".

Hi Rob,

Ah ok, I understand. I thought I could connect devices on the same network.

Cheers

Rich.
24-03-2019, 14:26
Stryder5

Quote:

Originally Posted by ReggieB

I don't think that will work. You don't cast to a Chrome Cast. It's more like you tell it where to connect to, to get the content you want to watch. And that content needs to be on the web in a format (or hosted by a system) that the chromecast can understand.

So for example, if you want to watch a youtube clip via chromecast you effectively send a message to the chromecast saying "go to <youtube URL> and show clip from point x".

Chromecast Audio?

Gary
24-03-2019, 18:02
Yatsushiro

If you're running an LMS network behind your SB Touch, there is a plugin which allows a CCA to become a Squeezebox player, able to play everything that your SB Touch can.
24-03-2019, 19:33
ReggieB

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stryder5

Chromecast Audio?

Gary

Sorry - I've just looked at this again, and I was wrong. You can cast to a Chromecast Audio without the resource it will get the media from being on the internet. Please ignore my earlier comment.
24-03-2019, 20:07
stairpost

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yatsushiro

If you're running an LMS network behind your SB Touch, there is a plugin which allows a CCA to become a Squeezebox player, able to play everything that your SB Touch can.

I think I might have an LMS on an old laptop I had a load of music on from when I used to use the touch to play files, I'll check it out. Thank you.
26-03-2019, 20:58
stairpost

Problem now solved, I went the way of the techophobe and purchased a bloody long cable ��
27-03-2019, 13:19
Stratmangler

If you're running the Touch on its embedded server then you'll find that it's next to useless.
Which radio stations are you listening to?
If it's anything BBC you should be able to cast the audio to a Chromecast device.
27-03-2019, 13:44
Stratmangler

I have just ordered a Chromecast Audio player, to see how well it integrates with a RasPi running LMS in piCorePlayer - there is a plugin, and my interest is piqued.
27-03-2019, 13:58
stairpost

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stratmangler

If you're running the Touch on its embedded server then you'll find that it's next to useless.
Which radio stations are you listening to?
If it's anything BBC you should be able to cast the audio to a Chromecast device.

I actually really like the Touch. I know pretty much everything on it can be found on the web, but there is such a good selection of stations on it that it's nice to have it all bundled in one easy to use box.

The only reason I wanted to try to cast it was to move it away from the main system to reduce the amount of plugs going into just 2 sockets.

It's used a lot but never really for sitting and listening to the way vinyl & CDs are. It's great for having on during scrabble night, and if I just want something on while I'm wandering about the place aimlessly.
30-03-2019, 14:48
Stratmangler

My CC Audio player arrived.
It was a doddle to set up for normal operations, and worked just fine.
Then a minimum of messing about with LMS in piCorePlayer, enabling and setting up the Chromecast bridge plugin, and the CC Audio player becomes a rendering device for LMS.

Sweet! :)

The CC Audio player has a set of desktop speakers, and it's playing music off my local server as I'm typing this.
Mega sweet!!! :):):)

Making a Pi player has moved to the back of the "to do" list.
It was never at the front of the queue, but it is now definitely at the back of it.
02-04-2019, 17:23
stairpost

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stratmangler

My CC Audio player arrived.
It was a doddle to set up for normal operations, and worked just fine.
Then a minimum of messing about with LMS in piCorePlayer, enabling and setting up the Chromecast bridge plugin, and the CC Audio player becomes a rendering device for LMS.

Sweet! :)

The CC Audio player has a set of desktop speakers, and it's playing music off my local server as I'm typing this.
Mega sweet!!! :):):)

Making a Pi player has moved to the back of the "to do" list.
It was never at the front of the queue, but it is now definitely at the back of it.

Glad to hear you got it sorted and set up so easily.

I now have a CCA I no longer use after a reshuffle. They are handy devices so I may well keep it just in case.

After buying a 5m cable for my SBT and experimenting with analogue out and now digital though a little Fiio DAC, I am getting a better sound than ever from it. I've even popped a few FLAC albums that I don't have on physical format onto a USB drive and am very pleasantly surprised by how good it sounds.

Rich.
02-04-2019, 20:19
Stratmangler

Quote:

Originally Posted by stairpost

After buying a 5m cable for my SBT and experimenting with analogue out and now digital though a little Fiio DAC, I am getting a better sound than ever from it. I've even popped a few FLAC albums that I don't have on physical format onto a USB drive and am very pleasantly surprised by how good it sounds.

Rich.

Have you tried fixing the volume to 100% in software?
02-04-2019, 20:43
stairpost

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stratmangler

Have you tried fixing the volume to 100% in software?

No, I haven't. Is it worthwhile to do so?
02-04-2019, 20:50
Stratmangler

Quote:

Originally Posted by stairpost

No, I haven't. Is it worthwhile to do so?

I used to use replaygain level correction. It safeguarded against those moments when you have to leap across the room to get to a volume control to turn it down.
Then one day I updated the server software and things sounded immediately better.
I eventually worked out that replaygain level correction was not switched on by default, so switched it on, heard the drop in sound quality, and turned it back off again.

It costs nothing, and it's an improvement in SQ.
02-04-2019, 20:54
stairpost

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stratmangler

I used to use replaygain level correction. It safeguarded against those moments when you have to leap across the room to get to a volume control to turn it down.
Then one day I updated the server software and things sounded immediately better.
I eventually worked out that replaygain level correction was not switched on by default, so switched it on, heard the drop in sound quality, and turned it back off again.

It costs nothing, and it's an improvement in SQ.

I'll give it a try, thanks for the tip.