I am trying to help a friend setup an inexpensive but decent stereo system for streaming Apple Music.
Basically, I want to replicate one of my systems, which is an Echo Dot connected to JBL-305's.
However, Apple Music is something I know little about and she and her husband are vehemently against having a device that can listen to them (somehow, their phones don't count - but I will not take on that lost cause).
The other stipulation is that it stream over wi-fi. She currently has a BT speaker connected to her iPhone, however, if the phone rings, it interrupts the music, or if she leaves with her phone, others cannot continue listening. Consequently the phone can be used to select and start the music, but not be a direct part of the streaming chain. An echo Dot would fit well at $30-50, but violates the "no listening devices" rule.
I need analog output to feed the JBL LSR-305's.
Would a Chromecast work with Apple Music? If so, it and a HDMI audio splitter might do the trick, but I would like a more elegant solution than stringing little boxes/pucks together, if available.
To be clear, no TV is planned.
... however, now that I am thinking about it, a small ~24" TV might be worthwhile merely as a screen to display what is playing if that helps in other capacities as well!