You're kind of boned with YT music because they use a Chromecast derivative that is closed source from what I understand. Check out Moode or Volumio and see about using direct inputs to stream to other devices though, which can all be done in software. Not sure about Volumio, but Moode has support for the RPi DAC, and makes easy work of just making any audio input streamable.
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Thanks! Yeah think YT music is going to be hard or impossible. Other than this, I like it better than Spotify.
Will have a look at those two options.
Give Qobuz a try. I think they support a lot of the open source based streaming endpoints in the app as long as they properly advertise on your network. Also give Bubbleunpnp a look if you're on Android. May even solve the YT music issue.
Yeah I don't want to use another app. Therefore I've subbed to Spotify premium and that works perfectly with Snapcast. Can use the Spotify app to play to all snapclient speakers.
My YouTube music app is able to see my Roku. Might be able to work something out there with a Roku stick.
So, my current whole house audio is powered by Chromecast Audios. Unfortunately they no longer make them. But you can still get them new off eBay. I know because I just bought 5 more (unopened from Japan) as part of finishing our basement
Mine feed two 12 channel (six room) amplifiers. I've got a mini in each room whose default speaker is the associated CCA and it works great. I have speaker groups so I can ask "hey Google, play music in the basement" and all rooms play.
Previously I used casatunes. They don't do this anymore, but I bought a PCI card from them (it was a sound blaster hardware) but it was a 6 channel sound card and associated software that ran on windows IIS. It allowed both hardware and software streaming. I liked it but it never supported Google music and eventually I switched to the CCAs
