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Google Chromecast Audio

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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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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).

Engadget Review

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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Type
Audio player
Audio outputs
3.5mm stereo
WiFi
Yes
Type
Audio outputs
WiFi
Audio player
3.5mm stereo
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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