CREATE YOUR OWN WI-FI HI-FI

Set up your own wireless audio network on the cheap

Chromecast Audio The tiny device has etchings making it look like a vinyl record. It connects up to any speaker via 3.5mm jack and streams music through a variety of apps using Wi-Fi. £30 | $35 google.com/chromecast Audio networks are a cool idea, in theory. Streaming music to speakers in your house from your smartphone, is convenient, but most speakers that use this are expensive and limit you to one brand – potentially costing you loads of money. Some of the biggest names like Sonos and Yamaha MusicCast cost well over £100. A Google Chromecast Audio dongle, in contrast, costs a fraction of the price, but works in a similar way. You will need one Chromecast for each speaker and they’re not amplifiers, so you cannot simply connect it to…

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