can you please add PCM/WAVE support, and set as preferred streaming method?

[mikejyg]

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.

[ojdo]

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.

[mikejyg]

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.

[pataquets]

@mikejyg so, can the issue be closed?