I have one of these, as well as a BluOS module in my NAD amp, in a separate setup. I understand that the Chromecast Audio works fine for some people, but for me it is glitchy. When I stream Spotify, it works perfectly. But for TuneIn, which I use to stream music radio stations, I am plagued by advertisements and by a not very good interface. For classical music I mostly use Idagio. Because it is not gapless, the stream seems to have to reconnect with every new song or movement. when using the Chromecast. None of these problems arise with the BLUOS module and perhaps wouldn't with the Node either. I realize that I have a very particular use case, but I wonder if others might also find the Chromecast wanting in some scenarios. I would consider the Node, with an external DAC, if I move on to another amp.