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Google Chromecast Audio

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    85 Engadget Score
    An all-around great product that's among the best in its category. You'll almost certainly be happy.
    85

    An all-around great product that's among the best in its category. You'll almost certainly be happy.

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    If you have a good set of speakers and want to stream music to them, the Chromecast Audio is a simple and inexpensive way to make them work with almost all of the the top music services. The combinationof a great price point, wide compatibility and dead-simple setup makes it easyto recommend.

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    Pros
    • Low cost
    • Simple setup
    • Works with most major streaming-music services
    • Tiny and unobtrusive hardware design
    Cons
    • Audio quality may not be up to par for discerninglisteners
    • No Apple Music or Tidal support
    • Limited functionality compared to Google's other Chromecast

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    Audio player
    Audio outputs
    3.5mm stereo
    WiFi
    Yes

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    85 Engadget Score
    An all-around great product that's among the best in its category. You'll almost certainly be happy.
    85

    An all-around great product that's among the best in its category. You'll almost certainly be happy.

    How we score

    The Engadget Score is a unique ranking of products based on extensive independent research and analysis by our expert editorial and research teams. The Global Score is arrived at only after curating hundreds, sometimes thousands of weighted data points (such as critic and user reviews).

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    85
     

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    100
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    Received a Chromecast Audio device today and resurrected an old Cambridge Soundworks...read more
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