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I am thinking to buy a Xiaomi Mi TV, but my questions probably apply also the Mi Box, which seem to be popular among Kodi users.
I prefer not to have any cables (except power), so would like to find a way to connect speakers wireless to my Mi TV / Box. Is this possible?
If not possible, would an Apple TV be a game changer as I can connect speakers via airplay-2. Not sure though whether video and audio will be in-sync?
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Great, thanks! Any thoughts how this compares if you were to do the same with an ATV via airplay-2?
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(This post was last modified: 2018-12-13, 03:36 by wrxtasy.)
Yes I've had AirPlay2 Netflix audio streaming from my Apple TV 4K to an 2012 Airport Express in the back room.
Only had headphones plugged into it's 3.5mm Analog/TOSLINK audio port and that works as well.
I was really surprised the 2012 Airport Express even got a Airplay2 Firmware update from Apple. Amazing support for such old tech !
Annoyingly Yamaha are yet to add Airplay2 support. They still use the older AirPlay protocol.
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Also tried with video? Will this work and is it fully in-sync?
Did you try with a pair of homepods (stereo) and can you then still add more airplay speakers in other rooms.
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Thanks, reads very good. Seems two homepods may be ideal for what I am trying to achieve. A pity that Apple does not allow stereo-pairing for 3rd party speakers.
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