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HomePod Stereo on MacBook Air M1
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Not sure how you were doing it previously AFAIK it has never been supported for macOS to output to a stereo pair. I couldn’t get it to ever work apart from a workaround like this one (although I got rid of mine for other reasons)
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PSA: You Can't Output Mac System Audio to Stereo-Paired HomePod Minis, But There Is a Workaround
If you were thinking of buying two HomePod mini speakers to use as a stereo pair with your Mac, you might want to think again. As some users undoubtedly found with the original HomePod, it's not possible to AirPlay to multiple speakers from the menu bar on a Mac. The inability to select...
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Yeah, previously, I can do it like this, but with 11.1, this approach becomes unstable and it may disconnect after playing YouTube video for 3 to 4 minsNot sure how you were doing it previously AFAIK it has never been supported for macOS to output to a stereo pair. I couldn’t get it to ever work apart from a workaround like this one (although I got rid of mine for other reasons)
PSA: You Can't Output Mac System Audio to Stereo-Paired HomePod Minis, But There Is a Workaround
If you were thinking of buying two HomePod mini speakers to use as a stereo pair with your Mac, you might want to think again. As some users undoubtedly found with the original HomePod, it's not possible to AirPlay to multiple speakers from the menu bar on a Mac. The inability to select...
Playing in stereo on my M1 Air and 2018 Homepod pair as I type. No problems what so ever using Apple Music which has been supported for a long time in Mac OS. No work around needed. Other programs do not work in my experience. Home pod minis are another issue...
ouimetnick
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That only applied too iTunes/Apple Music/TV apps. We are referring to system wide support. I want notification sounds, audio from web browsers, and all system audio to be routed to the HomePods as a Stereo pair instead of a single HomePod.
haralds
macrumors 68040
You can use Rogue Amoeba's AirFoil to redirect audio. Since it does not fully support AirPlay2 required for Stereo, it's a little convoluted:
- Unpair the HomePods
- Name the left HomePod something like "HomePod Left," the right one "HomePod Right."
- Re-pair for use with Apple Music etc.
- In Airfoil select System Audio or whatever and redirect to both "HomePod Left" and "HomePod Right."
You will have Stereo redirected.
- Unpair the HomePods
- Name the left HomePod something like "HomePod Left," the right one "HomePod Right."
- Re-pair for use with Apple Music etc.
- In Airfoil select System Audio or whatever and redirect to both "HomePod Left" and "HomePod Right."
You will have Stereo redirected.
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haralds
macrumors 68040
it has the standard AirPlay delays, so indeed a problem for certain things. Ok for music.