Chromecast/ND5XS/Deezer

... with a Chromecast audio dongle, I meant to say. ..

Is there any way to get Deezer Elite on a non- Sonos system in the US?

B&O, I believe.

Thanks Nick, I do not think I really want Sonos or B&O, but I heard that Deezer Elite is very good.

A 'dim' question, Mike: presumably the Chromecast plugs into the ND5XS and then you use something to control it - an iPad?

Gavin B posted:

A 'dim' question, Mike: presumably the Chromecast plugs into the ND5XS and then you use something to control it - an iPad?

Indeed: I have on one my desk here – I bought it when it was on one of its occasional £15 offers, just to see what all the fuss was about – plugged into the front analogue input of the NaimUniti. Yes, controlled by an iPad, or in my case an inexpensive Android tablet I bought for about £60 for app testing.

Regarding Deezer Elite: I subscribed to it for a few months (via Sonos) and had a few problems with some classical tracks not being encoded properly. They would just abruptly stop, and always at the same point (so unlikely to be a streaming issue). Deezer technical support were generally very good but they never solved this problem and, after holding on for four months, I cancelled my subscription as it was pointless trying to listen to classical music. It was a shame. I had migrated from Qobuz (where I did have a lot of streaming issues) and found Deezer Elite refreshingly good, albeit with a reduced classical and jazz catalogue. It was also a very good deal, heavily discounted through Sonos. I now use the rather expensive Tidal, through my ND5 XS and also Sonos, and (touch wood) have had no issues at all.

@gavinb

Deezer supports Chromecast. Just select the track or album and hit the Chromecast logo. Make sure the dongle is awake in your Chromecast app first. Cast from my Sammy Note 4...