You aren't even allowed to stream YouTube from your phone unless you doing a workaround. I stopped using mine because of how difficult it is to use if you aren't trying to buy into their approved internet streaming sources. If the Chromecast Audio were open-sourced, it could be really wonderful. Streaming to multiple rooms and/or a party - well you probably won't be getting the benefit. That 3.5mm analog cable is now a weak link - well unless you are using $30 speakers. Assuming a non stratospheric speaker/amp, the difference does not take a 14 yr Vienna boys chorister to detect.ĭigital is now pretty cheap - for a start you can use your computer mobo outputs without requiring a dedicated sound card. Its not hard to test - good (to be fair to the 3.5mm) computer sound card, playing though to a speaker/amp setup which has support for both optical and 3.5mm analog audio jack. Judging from the audiotards I know, and from various head-fi threads, their "methodology" consists of sorting by price. How many hours have you tested these? What is your methodology? What is your experience testing different DACs? What is the name of the "tiny cheap dac"? This reads like an ad for chrome cast which makes it an ad for Google and their monitoring of you to sell to advertisers. AirPlay is a far better solution that also sounds much better and can also do multipoint audio including to a tv. Also Google monitors what you do with it and sells that to advertisers which of course isn't mentioned. However, the concern around input voltage sensitivity can come into play for power amplifiers, and is usually published, since a very low input voltage sensitivity, as defined by the voltage to deliver maximum output, could cause overload when presented with the nominal 2V input, e.g., an amplifier with a 0.5V sensitivity, etc.Chrome cast sounds terrible which is what happens when you put a tiny cheap dac in a cheap device. Actually, I don’t even recall seeing input sensitivity specs - assuming you meant input voltage sensitivity, not input impedance, even mentioned in preamplifier data sheets. If I’m not mistaken, the 2V is the industry (I think THX) standard for unbalanced analog output for most if not all digital source equipment and the downstream components, preamplifiers in particular, should all be able to handle this level without clipping. I’m however not sure if I follow the statement I pasted above. How do you compare streaming music using iPhone analog output -> to preamp vs. ".unless your pre amplifier’s input sensitivity is low enough to handle 2V without clipping." Since there are many amplifiers that are not comfortable with such a hot signal, my advice would be to think hard before you opt for the stronger signal. The implication is that for many people the standard output is the better choice, unless your pre amplifier’s input sensitivity is low enough to handle 2V without clipping. It has now been shown that the dynamic range does not change, but what changes is the output level. However, if you choose this option a higher dynamic range is not really what you get. Of course we all like high dynamic range, so this seems like the one to choose. What I really wanted to discuss is the so called high dynamic range option for the analogue output. However, that was only by way of introduction. See here for some tests of both the digital and the analogue output: But if you want the best from it, a first rate external DAC might use the digital output for just possibly a better sound.
Right now, I am using it with my Quad electrostats and I have no reason to complain. Its internal DAC is pretty good, and I think good enough for 16/44 reproduction. Moreover, sonically there is little wrong with it. Its biggest advantage apart from the very low price is that unlike with dedicated streamer units from more expensive brands, there are apps for just about any streaming service. I have mentioned the Chromecast Audio a few times as a viable streaming option.
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