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Airplay out of sync between ATV and other devices

I got a new WiFi network today and dug up my old Airport Express to connect it, and in doing so set up Airplay to the wired speakers & receiver in my office, all excited to use Airplay 2's multiple speaker capability. I have an Apple TV in my living room and also a MacBook Pro. Upon playing music through my office speakers and the ATV, I immediately noticed a delay on the ATV, small but significant. I have been searching for a solution for a while now and it seems everyone is just saying it's an Airplay 2 issue, but the threads are from several years ago and I am wondering if anyone has solved this delay issue?

I played through just the office speakers and my MacBook and that syncs perfectly. Seems like the latency with ATV is due to it being connected to my TV via HDMI, and my TV then being connected to my surround system receiver. It's quite annoying to listen on multiple speakers with the latency and pretty much ruins the entire experience for me to the point that I don't even want to play on both speakers.

Apple TV 4K, tvOS 15

Posted on May 3, 2022 8:12 PM

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not__laney Author

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Posted on May 3, 2022 8:27 PM

FIXED on ATV – Settings > Video and Audio > Wireless Audio Sync. iPhone was required to do this so I am not sure if it would work without one, but regardless, it completely fixed the latency issue & it sounds great now! I will say that my MacBook goes in and out of sync when playing through all three sources, but I only need to play out of my two sets of speakers anyway so I am not worried about that. Hope this helps anybody still having this problem!

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