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I did literally the exact same thing recently. However, my chromecast audio stopped working (possibly related to the product sun-setting?), and I was surprised

I did literally the exact same thing recently. However, my chromecast audio stopped working (possibly related to the product sun-setting?), and I was surprised to learn that Apple no longer manufactures the AirPorts. What kind of audio receiver did you use? I ended up purchasing a "new" AirPort Express on Ebay, but how else does one use AirPlay these days with off the shelf audio equipment? I couldn't find anything helpful via googling.

jmfurlott 7y ago
It's a more expensive answer, but I run my Apple TV through the HDMI passthrough of my receiver so I can have audio play without the TV actually being on. It's the closest I have come to the Express days. More commonly I just go bluetooth to the receiver as I live in a small apt
gnabgib 7y ago
While you can't easily buy chromecast audio anymore, mine are working just fine (so hopefully not sun-setting!) I have dongles and speakers that support chromecast. Playing right now
cecja 7y ago
I am using raspberry pis with shairport (https://github.com/mikebrady/shairport-sync https://github.com/mikebrady/shairport-sync) works like a charm and at 15$ bucks impossible to beat price wise.
12xo 7y ago
Yamaha (as well as others) have wireless functionality and, most importantly, sync capability.
zaroth 7y ago
My home theater receiver (Denon) supports ChromeCast and AirPlay. It has an RCA output for “Zone 2” which goes to the whole-house 8 channel amp. I already had the receiver in my living room for my 7.1 audio setup for watching shows/movies. So it didn’t cost anything to hook up the Zone 2 other than a $10 cable. I vouched for Cecja’s comment below. If you don’t have a WiFi device which can output analog audio and receive AirPlay, you can actually rig something up using a Raspberry Pi and open source software. Since there’s nothing to configure ever after the initial setup your family shouldn’t have any issues using it - it should “just work”. If you want to be able to play different streams to different rooms, I think you could even do it with several RPi’s each as their own AirPlay target, and then each wired to different channels of the amp.
sk5t 7y ago
Raspberry Pi with Volumio -- it does Airplay and Spotify Connect, DLNA, and so on.

jmfurlott 7y ago

It's a more expensive answer, but I run my Apple TV through the HDMI passthrough of my receiver so I can have audio play without the TV actually being on. It's the closest I have come to the Express days. More commonly I just go bluetooth to the receiver as I live in a small apt

gnabgib 7y ago

While you can't easily buy chromecast audio anymore, mine are working just fine (so hopefully not sun-setting!) I have dongles and speakers that support chromecast. Playing right now

cecja 7y ago

I am using raspberry pis with shairport (https://github.com/mikebrady/shairport-sync https://github.com/mikebrady/shairport-sync) works like a charm and at 15$ bucks impossible to beat price wise.

12xo 7y ago

Yamaha (as well as others) have wireless functionality and, most importantly, sync capability.

zaroth 7y ago

My home theater receiver (Denon) supports ChromeCast and AirPlay. It has an RCA output for “Zone 2” which goes to the whole-house 8 channel amp. I already had the receiver in my living room for my 7.1 audio setup for watching shows/movies. So it didn’t cost anything to hook up the Zone 2 other than a $10 cable. I vouched for Cecja’s comment below. If you don’t have a WiFi device which can output analog audio and receive AirPlay, you can actually rig something up using a Raspberry Pi and open source software. Since there’s nothing to configure ever after the initial setup your family shouldn’t have any issues using it - it should “just work”. If you want to be able to play different streams to different rooms, I think you could even do it with several RPi’s each as their own AirPlay target, and then each wired to different channels of the amp.

sk5t 7y ago

Raspberry Pi with Volumio -- it does Airplay and Spotify Connect, DLNA, and so on.