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Do you HAVE to set up two HomePods as a stereo pair for Apple TV 4K?

Due to my home layout, it’s a lot easier for me to put two Homepods (as speakers for my Apple TV 4K) in pretty different spots, one in front of where I sit and one behind where I sit, not left and right of the tv like a stereo pairing dictates.


I’m still not totally clear about whether this is possible after reading the official Apple article.

Apple TV 4K

Posted on Nov 12, 2022 6:28 PM

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Posted on Nov 12, 2022 8:07 PM

Two HomePods or two HomePod Minis can work as a stereo pair if they are in the same 'room' in your Home app. They don't have to be a regulation distance apart or in a particular alignment.


However, will you find this a satisfactory experience of stereo? The usual expectation is that they are left and right to match the ears, not front and back.


See Set up a HomePod stereo pair for details.

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Nov 12, 2022 8:07 PM in response to Blahjaz

Two HomePods or two HomePod Minis can work as a stereo pair if they are in the same 'room' in your Home app. They don't have to be a regulation distance apart or in a particular alignment.


However, will you find this a satisfactory experience of stereo? The usual expectation is that they are left and right to match the ears, not front and back.


See Set up a HomePod stereo pair for details.

Do you HAVE to set up two HomePods as a stereo pair for Apple TV 4K?

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