OK, didn't get that impression when I looked into the app. I will have to look into this further then. It's cheap enough, I might just order one to try out as well.
Thanks for the additional info.

Walk, how at this price point can you even roll a truck?

Your time spent dealing with this would be far better productive if you used the time to clean the truck, follow up on small service calls or cold calling designers or educating builders about the necessity of wiring.

The reason this builder and TN is so behind the time is because no builder knows about this (and most are hillbillies- I can say this because I have family in TN and my uncle is a "builder" in tri-cities... The builders can only do so much, it is our job as a community to educate all the trades about us and what we really do. This is also important otherwise the security guys will start slugging AV and any of the crap that ADI sells. (I'm dealing with an uneducated builder right now that forced me todo an emergency prewire due to the security guys wiring the place. He is now having me do the 3 other new homes that are going up! Hopefully this builder learned his lesson, but you shouldn't feel bad for him. The only way he will truely learn is by financial hard ache at the end of it

You need another vacation.

Anthony,
I have spent the last hour+ looking into this. Do you actually own a Chromecast Audio? Because everything I see & read says you are wrong about the device. It does NOT have any services on the Chromecast Audio itself. The Chromecast Audio is just a dumb box, a target for apps to stream to (like Airplay does). All audio comes from the user's phone or tablet.
Again, there is NO services on the Chromecast Audio device itself. It is just an audio target in apps that support it.

They are having a sale right now. You can get (2) Chromecast Audio for only $55. That's a great deal and the same price you can get some good Bluetooth receivers for - but obviously the Chromecast Audio would be the better choice for the range alone.

@Brad,

I have several Chromecast and a Chromecast audio as well. feel free to give me a call at the office or PM me and I will give you my cell #(Office 859-685-1294).

The Chromecast works like this. You open an app on your phone and then select the Chromecast you want to cast to. Then the app hands off the the streaming duties to the Chromecast. The content at this point is not being streamed to your phone its being streamed directly to the Chromecast. It is not being routed through your phone. The only time content is delivered directly from your phone is if the content resides on your phone.

Easier said than done because usually these homes do not have Internet set up and you are forced to hope the realtor or builder turns local music on some how.

Which they never do.

That sort of puts the kibosh on the streaming idea doesn't it.


Realtor no, builder maybe.

Im thinking of going with either the Nuvo Simplese or the Russound 4 zone system. Both are around the same price. Anyone have a recommendation for which one? I was just planning to put one source to show the home and let the buyer add more sources.

That's funny about the Chromecast, That's what I have setup in my own house right now until I get my RTI system done. This was before they came out with the audio only Chromecast. I have them setup with an HDMI audio extractor and a mini amp for each zone. the only downfall of that is no "party mode" Works pretty good for the cost, but would NOT recommend installing in a clients home. Better suited for DIY.

Oh man, TVA country. Y'alls just recently got electricity... structured wiring must seem exotic.

For the sake of just showing the house, why wouldn't you consider just putting in some sort of receiver and connect the Kitchen (or other popular room) and let it play FM (or your choice of source).
No one walking through a new home cares if they can turn music on and off in various rooms, it will be enough that something nice is playing in 1 room and they understand that the house was wired for an entertainment system.
Once they actually have a buyer, they should then be sending them your way.

You just don't know what interest level the buyer will have until they are in front of you discussing their needs.

Most of my builder spec home installs were about this basic.

Used Abus due to the low price, single source (FM) with sound in four locations (Patio, Kitchen, Master Bedroom, Master Bath) was left on all the time at a low level.

The sales pitch to the builders was that this is one upgrade potential buyers couldn't miss.


Nearly all those systems were upgraded after the sale of the home.

Ryan, regarding which of the systems you should get can be answered by which of the systems are available through your current suppliers.

This is your best option. It is inexpensive and has a Nuvo feel to it.
It is available through Disty.

My ex was a realtor. Although we as integrators might think differently, built in audio was not exactly a "hot-button" for increasing a home's value. Even costly home audio systems.

And at that point it will become obvious that "the house was wired" will be shown to be ridiculously underdone, with the entire house buttoned up and few desired changes possible.  This is especially true for houses built on slabs.