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Model:
RUX-J42
SKU:
4532100
Your price for this item is $35.00

Customer reviews

Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars with 2653 reviews

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94%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers commend Chromecast Audio for its ease of use, excellent sound quality, and reasonable price. Many appreciate its seamless streaming capabilities and compatibility with other Google devices. While some users wish for a longer range and a built-in battery, the overwhelmingly positive feedback centers on the device's ease of setup and superior audio performance compared to Bluetooth alternatives. The convenience of using WiFi for audio streaming is also frequently highlighted.

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  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Need more applications

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Not many applications to support this yet. Also want to have a direct audio playback.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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    Ease of use

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    easy setup

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    to cast music by the pool is great!! Easy Easy....

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    I love this

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I have an older receiver and didn't want to spend 500 bucks on a new one that has all the apps and built in WIFI. Plugged this in solved all my problems. I use Google services so it streams from Google Music with high quality, hi bit rate sound. It is great.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great for streaming music

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I have old school stereo and and speaker equipment, and wanted a chordless option for playing digital music stored on my laptops as well as for streaming music from pandora and spotify. The wifi in our home is strong, so this wifi-based chromecast solution has been perfect for my needs, as well as inexpensive!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love this thing allows me to turn on my sound bars

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    Posted . Owned for more than 2 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Love this thing allows me to turn on my sound bars into a whole house Wi-Fi system I can also use it on my existing system to integrate everything really good way to turn your house into a whole house audio

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great for "Non-smart" Speakers

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Bought this so I can use a old speaker I wasn't using, now it is no longer sitting around collecting dust. I can now stream music to it from my other smart speakers. It doesn't have the microphone functionality, but that's not the purpose of it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    It works for music on my iPhone, but not Pandora

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I'd like to see more cross-platform cooperation between Apple and other manufacturers, so products like this would work better for more applications. WRT the recommendation, I wouldn't recommend for Apple i-devices, but it works well for Android.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great to synchronize sound systems

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is great to make regular speakers into smart ones. It allows you to connect them to google home and play music around the house. We were able to connect our existing sound system to Google home and control the speakers from the app or the hub.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome way to link up speakers around your Home

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I have no complaints. It did exactly what I hoped. Now I have surround sound in every room without having to buy new speakers for every room. Now I can tell me Google home mini to play the same song on any group of speakers at the same time. Its pretty sick!!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Product for Connecting to Remote Speaker

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This device is more reliable than other devices on the market. I use 3 of these units to connect to amps that are connected to speakers in various locations in the house. The only down side of the device is that you have to be using Android and Google Home App.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Another Great Google Product

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The Google Audio Cast works flawlessly. I cast from my iPhone to it mainly music. I was disappointed that I could not cast directly from he Apple music app on my phone but I found an app that allows me to cast my entire music library. Some of the other music apps work well also like Google Music and Pandora.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Audio

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I bought this to complete an inexpensive outdoor speaker setup. I paired this with a Lepai amp, Dual outdoor speakers, and an outdoor speaker knob I purchased on Amazon. Now I can fire up music on Google Play cast to my Chrome cast Audio and enjoy my pool speakers.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent Device

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    What an amazing inexpensive little gadget. I finally am able to connect not just one speaker but 3 all over the house. You can connect 5 I believe and stream music to all. Much cheaper than installing speakers throughout the house and running wire. Very happy with my purchases.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Cast your audio needs

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I attached this to my HK Onyx Studio 2. Now I can cast from my Google Home to a high end speaker and listen to my music with only voice commands. This device plays at the middle man between devices and does it great. It also has the ability to use fiber optic audio cable.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Amazing !

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Love the group feature, My house is divided in zones that I can trigger depending on my activity, Also have 1 in the backyard. The function to correct the slight delay was very appreciated. Got to use those on old amps and give them a second life.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Make your old stereo a cast make over

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    Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I bought this to use with an old stereo (but still nice speakers) in my library. It works great. My laptop and phone can easily cast to the stereo. It plugs in the aux input and it does require another wall socket to power it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Chromecast Audio & Chromecast

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    While I love Chromecast (have an Ultra hooked up to my AV Receiver) I'd sure like to see the ability to "group" it with the Chromecast Audio products so I could achieve whole house audio. I've left suggestions with Google for this... hope others chime in and ask for the same!!! Hint, Hint!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Not bad but went back to alexa

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I got this to work with my Google home dot. It worked but was buggy. Can't change the volume through voice commands. Not really a short coming of this device I suppose. If your looking for a way to use your phone and cast to any receiver then you can't go wrong.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great product!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Loved the concept so I had to try it. Worked without a hassle the first time around but I have experienced issues with connecting a few times after. Still is not a reason not to give it a shot. I love it. Would give them as a present. It makes listening to music and media so much more convenient.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Does the job.

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Setup was short, few hoops to jump through. Works as designed with no lag with Google home. Wish It had optical out for auto on function with stereo. Need phone to control. Continues to play when you leave the house if not shut off first and can be annoying to reconnect when you return.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend