Our house is frequently filled with the sound of music. Not The Sound of Music as in “the hills are alive,” mind you, but the sound of music as in “we like to listen to a variety of tunes (that may or may not involve Julie Andrews).”

(They usually don’t. I swear.)

So back in October, I was pretty excited to pick up a few of Google’s then-new Chromecast Audio streaming devices. If you aren’t familiar with ’em, they’re little $35 pucks that plug into existing speakers and make them “smart.” Buzzword, buzzword, buzzword — I know. All that means is that you can stream audio wirelessly to your old speakers without any fuss, just by using the regular music apps you already have on your phone, tablet, or computer.

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