wireless multi-room audio
Love the Sonos Play 1, just too expensive for me.
No doubt it is a very good wireless speaker

Just sharing my cheap version alternative.
everything in my house is on my google home and
chrome cast audio network with groups.

I don’t need amazing sound in working table, bedrooms or kitchen
Just happy as it is.

So it is important to choose the music source,
playback or internet radio.
This is one of the set-ups.
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What's so special about sonos other than a very good wireless speaker?

Where you keep the music file ?

I keep all the music in the NAS. How can I playback into such wireless speaker ?

My NAS is Synology DS216+.
I use DS Audio apps for playback on wireless speaker.

Sorry, another alternative I also upload music and songs to Play Music and playback.
And it free.

double posting

This post has been edited by lleihuan: Jul 15 2017, 12:20 PM

guys, for a 3 storey home
what kind of automation you guys advice?
what is there to setup?

I mean the step/procedure to play on the wireless speaker.

DS audio is an apps in the phone or tab. So I choose some song/playlist in DS audio and how to use the wireless speaker to play?

Noob on this.

Can the speaker direct connect with NAS? Choose the playlist in the speaker display and play?

The main automation you need is a lift.

Automatic lift system....

Oops didn't see you replied
We think alike

1-the first thing is, of course, you need a chrome cast audio(CCA).
2-Just like any devices, you need to do a set-up
(same as you do for your wireless router)
3-Power up the CCA and connect to your local wireless network
go to browser set by-type-chromecast.com/setup
4-Google Home will auto detect the CCA you just created and next>
"create group" for your wireless speaker(Picture-A)
(i.e naming"Home Group 2" for me this is the indicate there is 2 speakers in this group)

5-So this is strictly on Synology.
When you open up DS Audio,you have to input the Synology's QuickzConnect ID
(Synology users will know this, this is also use for local or remote log-in to the NAS.
6-Go to library>select your album and play.
The apps will prompt which group of wireless speakers you want the song to play at.
See Picture-2)

Pic3-of the google home.all these apps are already in the google eco system.
hope this help.
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This post has been edited by lleihuan: Jul 15 2017, 05:07 PM

It depends on your budget, for compatibility and flexibility, I'd recommend smartthings, it has wide range of devices it can manage, regardless Zigbee, z-wave, WIFI, LAN connected devices, and it is fully customized and programmable, the smarthings's smartapp enables endless creativity, it also can integrate Alexa, Google Home for voice control.

Smartthings hub with xiaomi/sonoff/broadlink devices can delivery very cost effective smart home automation solutions, just need spend time to integrate it.

Is that mean we are getting age?

Read the CCA. The CCA act as a wireless to connect your amp speaker to become wireless. Is that correct? Each amp speaker need a CCA to connect on it. If you have multiple amp speaker.

So If I get a wireless speaker, it already built in the CCA. Just pair it to the phone or router. Don't need a CCA to connect to this wireless speaker?

For your google home, is your google home can act as a wireless speaker? phone stream to the google home. Since it have the speaker and wireless ?

I think I have the similar setup with my yamaha AV. But seldom use it. The AV is Lan connect to the switch. I can use my phone or tab to fire up the AV and stream music to it. And the DS Audio too. (The AV can direct play the song from the NAS too)

Alexa n broadlink RM pro no need bridged. Alexa smarthome skill hv it. Some say x work but i found it work by select TV n choose any brand n control, then learn new IR control. Only work with IR via tv mode. Not able to control RF or TC2

This post has been edited by luvox: Jul 15 2017, 09:31 PM

Nice, didn't know they've already made alexa plugin

Only work with IR but via tv mode. Quite hassle. Wont work with TC2 switch. Still disappointment.

Can still be configured with home assistant by getting tc2 codes.

https://community.home-assistant.io/t/broad...tc2-switch/7904

https://community.home-assistant.io/t/integ...spberry-pi/8807

1-CCA make your old speaker become a smart speaker or wireless as you put it.
You need an amp if it is a passive one and
You do not need an amp if it is an active speaker.

2-You are right, when you buy speakers with chrome-cast built-in
you do not need CCA dongle.
chrome cast built-in speakers at the moment, expensive.
if you have the budget, then ok.

3-Yes, google home have a speaker by itself.
you can create google home as a new group by itself.
Hand-free calling on google home only in the US.
Do not think it will ever be available here.
Google Home is not even officially launch here.

4-There is a lot devices out there using smart phone apps to activate
devices.this are old technology.
If you have the budget and getting new hardware,
you should considered investing voice-controlled speakers
like Amazon Echo or Google Home.