A9 mkII + Essence mkII : incompatible with Chromecast & Deezer Hifi

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Mbee
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Posted January 6, 2021 at 15:48 GMT
#2149420

I hope someone can double check, bu it's a complex use case :

I cannot send music from the deezer app on iOS (iPad +iPhones) via chromecast to my B&O stuff (mkII Essence and mkII A9, so not last gen) with a deezer hifi subscription.

What I can do is send deezer hifi to a chromecast audio (that's why I think the issue is B&O related), and send spotify or any other app audio to my B&O stuff via chromecast.

I can also play deezer hifi directly to the B&O stuff from the B&O app, but that means that I cannot access the personnalized playlists such as deezer flow. I can also Airplay, but that means lower quality and battery drain on my iStuff.

Can anyone try if it's just my setup or if it's global?

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cboudier (archived2)
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Posted January 6, 2021 at 18:32 GMT
#2149421
Bonjour Marc

Deezer app 8.29.0.4 on iOS 14.3 (iPad 6th gen) : Deezer hifi to M3 (soft. 1.9.41630167401182) via Chromecast works effortlessly for me.

Wifi : 11n
mbolo01
mbolo01
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Posted January 6, 2021 at 20:09 GMT
#2149422
Works here too .... but I had to insist a lot before getting it to work.

I could start Bandcamp Chromecast session against the same B&O speaker without any issue.

Could be related to Deezer + B&O Products CC setup?

Edit: I could not make it work with my M3, worked hardly with my BS1, I’ll test with more devices tomorrow to look for a common pattern

Location: Brittany - France

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MB
Mbee
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Posted January 7, 2021 at 10:12 GMT
#2149423

There is something with deezer, CC and B&O as I cannot get sound from my Google home mini ("play XXX in the kitchen" for instance) when the selected source is deezer. No issue with Spotify. 

mbolo01
mbolo01
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Posted January 7, 2021 at 10:37 GMT
#2149424

en effet ....

I have tried again from the IOS App to start a Deezer CC session against my B&O products, no luck. From the same smartphone, against the same B&O products, I successfully started MixCloud or SoundCloud CC sessions with , on top of Bandcamp tested yesterday.

I tried Deezer with Chrome on my Mac and I was able to CC Deezer against my B&O products without any issue.

I then noticed that Deezer IOS App could get the "control" of the flow that was started by Chrome/Deezer, i.e starting Deezer on the IOS App, selecting CC pulled down the session started by Chrome/Deezer, but here it stops, I was not able to pause the flow from the IOS App, nor to stop the casting.

I stopped the casting from Chrome, closed Chrome, and I was then able to use my IOS device, Deezer and CC flawlessly .... but after a couple of hour of inactivity, same problem occured. 

I also noticed that when I start a Deezer CC session from the IOS device, I have a failing message, but the music seems to go on anyway (progress bar moving), while there is no sound and Google home shows no activity on the speaker.

There is definitively an issue with Deezer App, CC and B&O as you wrote. I'll raise a case with B&O and Deezer, and we will see if it is the start of a ping pong match ....

 

Location: Brittany - France

My B&O Icons:

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cboudier (archived2)
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Posted January 7, 2021 at 12:02 GMT
#2149425
Still working this morning on my side 😮

I modified my previous message to include versions
mbolo01
mbolo01
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2046 posts
Posted January 7, 2021 at 12:33 GMT
#2149426

Same version here.

To make the case more complicated, what failed this morning, works this afternoon ..... I have opened cases with both Deezer and B&O, we will see if they "bottent en touche"

Location: Brittany - France

My B&O Icons:

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Beosound-Moment.png Beosound-Moment.png
Beoplay-P6.png Beoplay-P6.png
Beoplay-M5.png Beoplay-M5.png
Beoplay-M3.png Beoplay-M3.png
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Beomaster.png Beomaster.png
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Beogram-400x.png Beogram-400x.png
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Sandyb
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2575 posts
Posted January 7, 2021 at 17:47 GMT
#2149427

My A9 Mk2 and BS2 work with CC fine, in my use case anyway.

My Roon Nucleus (server) can see all Aiplay and CC devices, and it sees both products.

I can use the Roon app (iOS or OSX) to trigger CC music streams on both the A9 and BS2.

Maybe not that helpful, but Roon, CC and B&O speakers (the ones I have) work fine.

mbolo01
mbolo01
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2046 posts
Posted January 7, 2021 at 18:06 GMT
#2149428
Sandyb wrote:

My A9 Mk2 and BS2 work with CC fine, in my use case anyway.

Is your use case including Deezer?

Location: Brittany - France

My B&O Icons:

Beoremote-Beo4.png Beoremote-Beo4.png
Beotime.png Beotime.png
Beosound-Moment.png Beosound-Moment.png
Beoplay-P6.png Beoplay-P6.png
Beoplay-M5.png Beoplay-M5.png
Beoplay-M3.png Beoplay-M3.png
Beoplay-H3.png Beoplay-H3.png
Beoplay-Beosound1.png Beoplay-Beosound1.png
Beoplay-A6.png Beoplay-A6.png
Beoplay-A1.png Beoplay-A1.png
Beomaster.png Beomaster.png
Beolab-18.png Beolab-18.png
Beogram-400x.png Beogram-400x.png
mbolo01
mbolo01
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2046 posts
Posted January 7, 2021 at 21:12 GMT
#2149429

Another finding:

Where I cannot start a Deezer CC flow against individual B&O products, I'm able to do it if I group them in a speaker group .....

Location: Brittany - France

My B&O Icons:

Beoremote-Beo4.png Beoremote-Beo4.png
Beotime.png Beotime.png
Beosound-Moment.png Beosound-Moment.png
Beoplay-P6.png Beoplay-P6.png
Beoplay-M5.png Beoplay-M5.png
Beoplay-M3.png Beoplay-M3.png
Beoplay-H3.png Beoplay-H3.png
Beoplay-Beosound1.png Beoplay-Beosound1.png
Beoplay-A6.png Beoplay-A6.png
Beoplay-A1.png Beoplay-A1.png
Beomaster.png Beomaster.png
Beolab-18.png Beolab-18.png
Beogram-400x.png Beogram-400x.png
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