

Through Family Sharing, up to six family members can share subscriptions to Apple TV channels
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This includes titles like “Ted Lasso,” “The Morning Show,” “Defending Jacob,” “Greyhound” and “Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special.” Also on the Apple TV app, you can access your library of movie and TV show purchases from Apple, as well as enjoy personalized and curated recommendations and Apple TV channels. This makes the Chromecast with Google TV one of the only streaming devices with all the major video subscriptions.Īs an Apple TV+ subscriber, you can tune into award-winning original shows, movies and documentaries from the world’s most creative storytellers. With the addition of the Apple TV app, Chromecast with Google TV users can access Apple TV+ (you’ll need a paid subscription). Google missed the boat when they discontinued this product, as they failed to factor in the music community with legacy systems not interested in upgrading to new receivers with HDMI (for the current Chromecast) or other streaming capability.As a quick follow-up to welcoming Apple Music to Google smart speakers and displays, we’ll be bringing more of your favorite entertainment into one place with the launch of the Apple TV app on the all-new Chromecast with Google TV.

CCAs can still be found on eBay, but increasingly at more than original list and from Canada or AU, in which case you will have to sub a US/USB power adapter if you are elsewhere. Additionally, Tidal a/b against audiophile CD player (marantz) into same set up produces negligible difference to my ears in a 12×20 listening room at comfortable listening levels. The external dacs will generally open up sound stage and instrumental detail/separation. Stream Tidal, Google Play Music, Deezer, Spotify, NPR One, Pocket Casts, 8Tracks, and more through Mac, Windows, Android, or iOS.Ĭertainly optical offers better signal – I’ve used this route for two headphone amp stations (JDS dac and amp and a Schiit stack) with good results (convenience and audio fidelity), as well as through the JDS Lans Ol Dac with optical in (ads some cost over USB base version) and then rca out to a Harman Kardon (rca in only) receiver driving Focal Bookshelf Speakers and monolith powered sub (and hi-res Spotify and Tidal as streaming source off iPhones. The Chromecast Audio is also compatible with a vast number of apps and operating systems. Utilizing digital optical out at 24-bit/96kHz, pairing the Chromecast Audio with the OL DAC and any headphone/speaker system will give you a fantastic high-res listening station. Pair it with a google home mini ($49) and additional Chromecasts for a voice-operated budget multi-room streaming setup. The device itself is only $35, leaving tons of room in even the most modest streaming budget. It works seamlessly with the JDS Labs OL DAC and EL DAC to form a strong base for any listening setup. We like the Chromecast Audio for many reasons, namely: value, audio quality, and app selection. We highly recommend this combination if you’re looking into building a hi-res streaming system.Ĭhromecast Audio connects to any optical DAC to stream high quality audio over WiFi to any audio system, usually a set of powered speakers or larger stereo, and can be used with apps from smartphones, tablets, and PCs. That began our Chromecast Audio + DAC journey and we’ve never looked back. We received an email late last year from Erik, who mentioned that he uses his OL DAC with Google’s Chromecast Audio, an optical source that we had overlooked.

You can see the results of some of these experiments in this post from last year. During development of the JDS Labs OL & EL DACs, we went a little optical crazy around the office.
