Re: Suggestions for Squeezebox player replacement for a non-techie longtime SB user

Goodsounds wrote: 
> No doubt my knowledge is incomplete or wrong, but here's what I
> understand:
> 
> The current Chromecast Video dongle (a competitor to Roku, Firestick,
> etc) is a portal to connect streaming video sources (Netflix, Prime,
> Youtube TV, Hulu).  Its output is HDMI, to connect to a TV. My legacy
> audio equipment doesn't have HDMI inputs. 
> 
> The discontinued Chromecast Audio device I referred to has a 3.5mm audio
> out socket that can be connected to an amp or powered speakers with
> analog RCA cables. 
> 
> Bluetooth has limited bandwidth not suitable for mid-level audio
> quality.
> 
> Maybe you're suggesting using an HDMI to RCA converter, that could
> connect an HDMI signal (from the video Chromecast device) to RCA inputs
> in a powered speaker or amp? That's a wrinkle I hadn't thought of. Will
> that work satisfactorily? I see such converters on Amazon.

Sorry - no idea about converters.   An alternative could be an audio
dongle with airplay (and use airplay bridge plugin)



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