Hi,
I have a rather strange issue.
When I connect my MacBook to the TV, all my speakers output incorrect channels. For example, left front outputs the rear left channel, center outputs front right, and front right outputs the center channel, etc.
Channels are mixed up seemingly randomly on each power cycle of the setup. Every time I want to use my MacBook connected to TV, I have to go to "Audio MIDI Setup" application and configure the channels. You can see attached images of three different configurations I needed to make three different times to fix the channels issue.
What could cause such a strange issue? How to fix it from happening? The MacBook is the ONLY piece of hardware I have that has this strange issue with my setup.
My setup:
- MacBook M5 Pro
- Samsung QN90 TV
- Yamaha RX-4A amplifier
The MacBook is connected via HDMI to the TV. An amplifier is connected to the TV using HDMI/eARC. Sound comes out of the speakers connected to the Yamaha amplifier.
This setup works perfectly with:
- Xbox
- PS5
- Apple TV
- Two random Windows laptops
- Nvidia Shield Pro
I have a rather strange issue.
When I connect my MacBook to the TV, all my speakers output incorrect channels. For example, left front outputs the rear left channel, center outputs front right, and front right outputs the center channel, etc.
Channels are mixed up seemingly randomly on each power cycle of the setup. Every time I want to use my MacBook connected to TV, I have to go to "Audio MIDI Setup" application and configure the channels. You can see attached images of three different configurations I needed to make three different times to fix the channels issue.
What could cause such a strange issue? How to fix it from happening? The MacBook is the ONLY piece of hardware I have that has this strange issue with my setup.
My setup:
- MacBook M5 Pro
- Samsung QN90 TV
- Yamaha RX-4A amplifier
The MacBook is connected via HDMI to the TV. An amplifier is connected to the TV using HDMI/eARC. Sound comes out of the speakers connected to the Yamaha amplifier.
This setup works perfectly with:
- Xbox
- PS5
- Apple TV
- Two random Windows laptops
- Nvidia Shield Pro
