Will Sonos support Google Cast for Audio?

I installed my first CC at my daughter's new home yesterday. She is on a budget and doesn't need multi room music that is in sync, and is presently quite content with a Rotel stereo amp that drives a pair of speakers each in two adjacent rooms, with a front panel A/B/A+B switch, that was in use at my home before I moved to Sonos.

And fortunately, her CC can be located just about 5 feet away from the WiFi router.

Connect was too rich for her budget, and CC was launched at just the right time for the right price from her point of view.

Findings:

I have found the sound with dynamic setting on, 2 volts, to be just as good as from Sonos or a CDP. With the setting off, the sound levels drop and the sound becomes congested. However that may be just a function of the signal level dropping to 1.4 volts, leading to a big drop in sound levels.

I would also say that the 1.4 volts is a compressed setting and the 2 volts, what Google calls high dynamic range, is normal. I have my 2 volts selected signal going into the analog aux input of the Rotel, but cheaper kit/boomboxes may find that too hot to handle without clipping and hence may need the 1.4 volts setting that is all they can handle. That's my theory, at any rate.

But listening and using the CC has proved to me that Google hasn't oversold the device. And while the USD 35 seems a steal, it now seems too much when the gadget is handled, it is like a small plastic hockey puck. But that doesn't impact what it delivers, which is excellent quality sound source, worthy of any downstream appliance one may use it with. IMO, even via analog route.

The promised multi room upgrade will take it to the next level - provided that WiFi reach and range don't get to be deal breaking issues.

CC was up and running in the same time that Sonos boxes are - five minutes from unboxing.

For people with significant Sonos investments, and at least one unit with a line in jack, CC seems to be a worthwhile add, preferably added in the room where the WiFi router is located - for those people that must have the native app access to their service of choice. Cheap way to get off the "Why won't Sonos do this" complaint threads. It does not make sense to me because I am fine with the Sonos versions of the interfaces.

For Sonos, time to reflect certainly.

they released the new play:5 without google cast or bluetooth support, brilliant strategy.

Google cast would be a software update and way to early fit that. Bluetooth. Why would they add Bluetooth now. They never did before.

Still no answer from sonos 😞

Still no answer from sonos :(

Sonos seldom comments on future products or features.

Big news.

Google adds multi-room synch support today along with 96KHz/24bit lossless.

Makes those Connects even more absurdly expensive.

http://techcrunch.com/2015/12/10/google-fires-at-sonos-adds-multi-room-support-to-chromecast-audio/

Some news from the German Multi-Room market.

The German company "Raumfeld" (part of Teufel) announced Google Cast for all their products coming in Spring 2016.
(https://www.raumfeld.com/google-cast.html) *Website unfortunately in German.

No news yet on Sonos supporting Chromecast audio?? Come on SONOS, what are you waiting for!!

For the record - Sonos has never mentioned adding Chromecast audio support. We have speculated that it will be the service for them to add that makes the most sense (and they do need to add some type of casting).

Take that as good or bad but Sonos has never made mention of it. Unlike those like Denon HEOS who announced they were adding ... to only go a year and then tell their buyers that they now were not doing it.

Exactly the kind of thing Sonos tries to avoid - making any false promises.

If or When Sonos does announce a casting ability ... it will happen! And would mean they have confirmed it will work and would be well in development before they would make any mention of it.

But it's time for Sonos to make a statement. Sony, LG, ... are supporting Google Cast. Even more are supporting Spotify Connect. And I'm sitting here and am still waiting. Just a yes or a no, so that I know whether I can buy my next Sonos product or have to switch to a different product.