Can I use a Kindle Fire to stream Spotify into my hi-fi?

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Hi, I am thinking of subscribing to Spotify premium to stream 320kbps music onto my hi-fi. Would a kindle fire be up to the job? I would like something portable so that I could also use it in other rooms in the house with headphones or plugged into other audio equipment.
 
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I use a 1st generation Nexus 7, which is probably lower powered than the Kindle, for just that purpose and it's fine.
 
I use a Kindle Fire for that all the time. Cables are readily available that plug into the headphone jack and have a pair of RCAs on the other end. Output volume is a little low so if you want to "rock out", you'll need some power.
 
Sriskie said:
I use a Kindle Fire for that all the time. Cables are readily available that plug into the headphone jack and have a pair of RCAs on the other end. Output volume is a little low so if you want to "rock out", you'll need some power.
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Thanks, I will put a Kindle Fire on my Birthday list.
 
Kindle Fires are such a great deal - we have bought them since the beginning and currently have 2 of the $49 for our children. We have never had any issues and they are tough as nails.
 
I had a couple of HTC smartphones laying around after the last phone upgrades so I repurposed them as internet tuners for the house and shop stereos via WiFi. I have a Radio Tunes subscription (sky.fm) and set the software client to playback at a high bit rate and enjoy sound almost CD quality and commercial free, which is far better than what I get from my local FM stations. I also do iHeart Radio as many local FM stations simultaneously broadcast using that method from all over and I don't have to deal with the shortcomings of FM broadcast, such as the noise I get from the new "energy-efficient" fluorescent lights I installed in my shop...raises hell with reception at the bottom of the FM band. So if I can get a couple of old cellphones to do the job you shouldn't have an issue using a Kindle.
 
Yes but... Chromecast app won't run on the Kindle without some software hacking... Android or iOS will be fine, but Amazon chose not to support it.
 
Tom Bavis said:
Yes but... Chromecast app won't run on the Kindle without some software hacking... Android or iOS will be fine, but Amazon chose not to support it.
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And this is why I think Amazon is getting a bit too ambitious. I think they helped change the game (offered 256kbs LAME MP3's and forced Apple to offer 256kbs also) by introducing nice tablets with better stereo and surround features, but they drop the ball with not being on the Google Play store for their Amazon app and apparently not others on their tablets. They are trying to be the new Apple and it's not going to end well. Their Prime video pales in comparison to Netflix. Netflix offers Dolby Digital Plus and Amazon seems to think they can omit complete episodes in a TV series or charge to watch other episodes even with PRIME membership users! Not cool Amazon!
 
When I bought a Fire 7 tablet on Black Friday, it was very easy to get the Google Play Store installed on it. There was a thread about it on the XDA-Developers forum.
 
Spotify has long offered an app for Android tablets and phones on the Google Play store, but Kindle Fire owners have been excluded from the party — until now. Amazon and Spotify have added a Kindle Fire version of the app to the Amazon App Store, giving Fire owners access to the standard fleet of Spotify features like offline listening, Facebook integration, and access to the service's huge catalog of songs — assuming you're signed up for the $9.99 per month Spotify Premium service. However, users who aren't will still get access to the unlimited, ad-sponsored radio feature that came to the official Android app last week. While we're glad to see this app come to the Kindle Fire, it's rather surprising that it took a good nine months — but fortunately for Amazon, Spotify access is now one less advantage the Nexus 7 has over its offering.
 
Yes, the Kindle application on the mobile phone is great but is not the same as the gadget. The problem is that people don't want to give more money for something they can do cheaper on their phone, but trust me it worths it. The main problem is that a lot of people don't know which kindle to buy. I had the same struggle, also I found alternatives like Nook, I didn't know what are the differences between them so I found a site that helped me to understand what I need, on that site I found a lot of reviews and statistics that helped me to understand the differences between them.
 
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