Wireless system that works with MinimServer? (SONOS alternative)

[adrian]

I got a pair of chromecasts and have been experimenting with this setup.

It seems that when it works, I don't notice any problems. The two speakers stay synchronized, for example.

There are some things that are annoying. For example, it takes quite a long time to initiate playback of a new track. I also suspect I haven't figured out how to use the software properly. It seems awkward to have to go explicitly clear the playlist all the time.

But the real problem seems to be instability of BubbleUPNP Server. It seems to crash all the time. I can't tell if there's something specific that stimulates crashes, but this may make the setup unusable. I routinely try to use it and Linn or BubbleUPNP hang. Sometimes I eventually get a message like "unable to add track to DS" or a "timeout" message of some kind. And it seems like the solution is to restart BubbleUPNP Server.