Chromecast audio discontinued

Discussion in 'Audio Hardware' started by winged creature, Jan 11, 2019.

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  1. winged creature

    winged creature Forum Resident Thread Starter

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    It didn't have nearly as good support when it was initially released. Now it can be used as Roon endpoint or you can use it to easily stream lossless files or tidal. I think maybe most folk didnt keep up with all the new features that were added to this streamer. Also maybe the resolution limitation of 24/96 kept people from recommending it at as much. Personally I think connected to a better power supply and a nice DAC, it sounds excellent and is a great streaming solution.
     
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  2. SandAndGlass

    SandAndGlass Twilight Forum Resident

    So was the original Google ChromeCast, when it came out. But it did everything it was supposed to do and I was not aware of any similar product that could do simply what the ChromeCast device could do and I think it was something like $35 too.
     
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  3. dolstein

    dolstein Senior Member

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    Man, this sucks. When Google sold out of the Chromecast Audio, I went ahead and tried ordering it from vendors for the retail price of $35. Both said the item was in stock. One vendor cancelled my order. The other vendor just informed my that the unit was backordered. I assume it's only a matter of time before that order gets cancelled as well.
     
  4. BIGGER Dave

    BIGGER Dave Forum Resident

    $39.99. Seller has 5 but going fast.

    Google Chromecast Audio - Black - (GA3A00147-A14-Z01) BRAND NEW SEALED | eBay
     
  5. dolstein

    dolstein Senior Member

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  6. souladdikt

    souladdikt Forum Resident

    Paging @dolstein. Back in stock at the google store for those still trying to grab them. I was able to purchase with a shipping date of Jan 25-29.
     
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  7. BIGGER Dave

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  9. stonecold

    stonecold Forum Resident

    Google Canada out of stock now. Grabbed a couple the other day. Wish I would have seen them on sale after Christmas but then again I wasn't looking. Already have a CCA and can find use for a second. The third can join the closet filled with other "might use that some day" stuff :)
     
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  10. adamos

    adamos Forum Resident

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    Related to this, the shipping date for my Google Store purchase from a few days ago was changed from March to Jan 25-29.
     
  11. zeppage2

    zeppage2 Forum Resident

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    LOL, I bought one but I absolutely don't need one...
     
  12. Tommy SB

    Tommy SB Forum Resident

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  13. Laservampire

    Laservampire Down with this sort of thing

    Try Australia at $59!!
     
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  14. dolstein

    dolstein Senior Member

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    Thanks for the head’s up everyone.
     
  15. jjhunsecker

    jjhunsecker Senior Member

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    I bought one last November at BB when it was still $35. It serves my purposes well because it allows me to stream Spotify to my old dumb stereo receiver.
     
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  16. SandAndGlass

    SandAndGlass Twilight Forum Resident

    That's all that matters! I'm all for simple solutions.

    I have had a ChromeCast device since the first came out. I just bought one of the audio devices, just to have.

    You can't beat what it does!
     
  17. punkmusick

    punkmusick Amateur drummer

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    Just felt the need to say that I bought mine after several recommendations in this forum. Very happy with it.
     
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  18. Tommy SB

    Tommy SB Forum Resident

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  19. dianos

    dianos Forum Resident

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    I ordered from a retalier in Sweden that said they sold out but had 2000pcs more coming in a few days. So supply seem to still exist from distributors at least. Strange they shut this product down..
     
  20. stanley00

    stanley00 Forum Resident

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    It's somewhat of a niche product to begin considering the prevalence of bluetooth and wifi speakers now. Most everyone who would buy one probably has by now.
     
  21. Classicrock

    Classicrock Senior Member

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    Not judging by the way existing stock is selling. Google only viewed it for active speaker use but it is a ridiculously cheap music streaming solution in conjunction with a good DAC and hi-fi system.
     
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  22. JMAC

    JMAC Senior Member

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    Just ordered one from B&H—$15+$3.50 shipping. They still have some left.
     
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  23. Rolltide

    Rolltide Forum Resident

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    The idea of a Chromecast is that its subsidized hardware intended to give customers a hardware bridge to Google revenue services. In the specific case of the Chromecast audio, the target product is Google Play Music. The market share for this isn't great (to put it mildly), so I'd guess Google decided there wasn't a future in continuing to sell the hardware at a loss.
     
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  24. Anachostic

    Anachostic Forum Resident

    I snuck in an order for 2 before they ran out again. Thanks for the notice. Sorry to anyone else that was trying.
     
  25. SandAndGlass

    SandAndGlass Twilight Forum Resident

    I imagine that they have other things in mind...
     
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