can you please add PCM/WAVE support, and set as preferred streaming method?
mikejyg opened this issue · 3 comments
I noticed mkchromecast is streaming MPG to my chromecast audio. I have to say that any non-lossless compressed audio is not a good match to the excellent DAC the chromecast audio has.
It is not widely publicized, for whatever reason, non-lossless audio compression introduces noises. They are not for serious music listeners.
Except for the fact that you probably don't hear the lossy codecs as easily as you might think (ABX testing has a very humbling effect), WAV is already supported:
mkchromecast -c wav
just works. I even can increase the --sample-rate to inaudible (greater than 44100 or 48000 Hz) values, but that makes playback choppy, at least on my Wifi with old an Chromecast Audio.
Yes, I can confirm this works. Thank you.
WRT lossy codecs, it may not be apparent, e.g. ABX testing, but your brain knows it, and you will gravitate towards non-lossy codecs over time, given a choice.