these are litteraly the best stereo speakers you can purchase for the Mac at this time, they were 799 on amazon on black friday
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HomePod HomePod mini Pair as Desktop Stereo Speakers
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It works from the Music app, but you can't play stereo audio from for example Youtube or Spotify, or other webpages, in other words, its' not stereo sound at system level, rather at app level, which is stupid... it works with wired speakers only, why not HomePods....
bluetooth will probably work, airplay2 doesn't (only dedicated apps such as Music). But I don't want to spend KEF LSX money , I'd like to connect 2 HomePod mini's as a stereo pair.
It is available in 11.3 - connection is dropping from time to time and there is a lag (which is especially noticeable in Final Cut Pro x) but this is a big step. Office > are pair of mini's and Living Room pair or regular ones.
Are your HomePods mini able to connect to 5ghz network? mine are stuck at 2,4Ghz and I am unable to force them to connect to 5ghz
Are your HomePods mini able to connect to 5ghz network? mine are stuck at 2,4Ghz and I am unable to force them to connect to 5ghz
What is available? Your post is unclear
did Apple enable the official usage of 2 HomePod Mini’s as a stereo setup for a Mac such as an iMac or MacBook Pro?
So I just read the article from macrumors and it says this: “Using paired HomePods in this way works for music and videos in apps, but system sounds will continue to play on the built-in Mac speakers.”
what’s the point if it doesn’t play ALL system sounds then? Why didn’t they make it play all system Audio?
macOS Big Sur 11.3 Beta Adds Support for HomePod Stereo Pairs
Apple today released the first beta of an upcoming macOS 11.3 update to developers for testing purposes, and among other features, the new software...
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I guess is is because if latency problem. I was very disappointed that It didn't work before the update but after getting this enabled in 11.3 I am less (but still) disappointedSo I just read the article from macrumors and it says this: “Using paired HomePods in this way works for music and videos in apps, but system sounds will continue to play on the built-in Mac speakers.”
what’s the point if it doesn’t play ALL system sounds then? Why didn’t they make it play all system Audio?
macOS Big Sur 11.3 Beta Adds Support for HomePod Stereo Pairs
Apple today released the first beta of an upcoming macOS 11.3 update to developers for testing purposes, and among other features, the new software...
It seems like I might actually buy a pair of homepods minis to use with my MacBook Pro once the 11.3 update for Big Sur comes out.
how’s the sound of the HomePod mini’s? Good quality sound?
Late to the party here but I came to see if I could buy a pair of home pod mini's to use as stereo speakers for my Mac Pro. Apparently I'll need to wait and see what 11.3 brings?
That’s exactly right, I’m doing the same. Once 11.3 comes out we’ll be able to pair two mini’s for a stereo set up with a Mac
funny enough, I haven’t even heard the HomePod mini in person due to covid and just for the fact I haven’t visited an Apple store in the past year, have you heard the HomePod mini? How’s the sound quality?
I've not heard it either for the same reasons. However I saw a couple of YouTube videos on it (MKBHD & iJustine) and they both rate the speaker.
I have two of them. While not comparable to the four big boys I have, they still pack a good punch.
Which big boys? You mean the larger HomePod?
I had a large HomePod 2 years ago when they came out and the bass was too strong, is it the same case twitch the HomePod minis or are they more balanced? Is the sound clear?
How do they compare to a Harman Kardon SoundSticks?
The larger HomePods are far better than the Minis. If you thought the bass was "too strong" on the big HomePods, you'll be happier with the Minis. My SoundSticks are still great (and loud), but I am considering eventually replacing them with a pair of Minis to integrate the study/office/studio more with the rest of the apartment.
Isn’t music airplay 2 as they was doing stereo support before and there isn’t lag
Maybe they can't it to older Macs that don't have the latest bluetooth version? or does AirPlay 2 sole rely on Wifi?
I've got a 2020 iMac, and there's definitely a 2+ second lag in Music when using AirPlay.