You can use two HomePods and a Apple TV 4K to create a Dolby Atmos home theater system. Here’s how it works.
Apple has updated the original HomePod, including the ability to create the ultimate Apple surround-sound system.
Alongside the launch of the HomePod mini, Apple gave the original HomePod Home Cinema mode that lets you set one or two HomePods (paired in stereo) as the default speakers for your Apple TV. And secondly, Apple has given the HomePod support for Dolby Atmos.
Dolby Atmos capability is a crucial element of a modern home theater system which creates virtual channels that trick your ears into thinking that sound is coming from all around you — left, right and above — instead of just right in front of you. To watch movies or shows that support Dolby Atmos, you need to have a smart TV that supports Dolby Atmos or you can use a streaming stick that supports Dolby Atmos, like an Apple TV 4K or a Fire TV Stick 4K. In the case of HomePod, you don’t need a TV that supports Atmos because the Apple TV 4K can play Dolby Atmos audio over AirPlay 2.