Connecting multiple bluetooth speakers

Connect Two Bluetooth Speakers to a PC or Mac at the Same Time

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This wikiHow teaches you how to play audio through two separate Bluetooth speakers at the same time. If you’re using a Mac, you can use a built-in tool to play music through any two speakers, regardless of the manufacturer. If you’re using Windows, you’ll need to be using two speakers that can pair with one another (usually two of the same type).

• Pair both Bluetooth speakers to your Mac or Windows computer.
• On Mac, open Finder and go to Go > Utilities > Audio MIDI Setup to create a Multi-Output Device.
• On Windows, pair the speakers together using an app or button pairing procedure.

Connecting on Mac

Pair your Bluetooth speakers with your Mac. If you haven’t already done so, follow the instructions that came with your speakers to connect them to your computer. [1] X Research source

Click Create Multi-Output Device . A list of connected speakers will appear in the right panel. [2] X Research source

Select both Bluetooth speakers. To do so, check the box to the left of each speaker’s name. Any speakers you select will play audio from your Mac at the same time.

Rename the new multi-output device. It’s helpful to give the pair of speakers a name so you can easily find them in your sound settings. To do so, double-click Multi-Output Device in the left column (likely near the bottom), then type ″All Bluetooth Speakers″ (or something similar).

• Click the Apple menu and select System Preferences (macOS Monterey and earlier) or System Settings (macOS Ventura and later).
• Click Sound.
• Click the Output tab (the second tab near the top of the window).
• Click the name you gave your pair of speakers (e.g. ″All Bluetooth Speakers″).

Connecting in Windows 10 or 11

Turn on both Bluetooth speakers. To use two Bluetooth speakers at once with Windows, you’ll need speakers that can pair with one another. This usually means two of the same model speakers, but you may be able to pair different models of the same brand. [3] X Research source

• Click the Windows search icon (a circle or magnifying glass next to the Start button) or the Windows Start button.
• Type bluetooth into the search bar.
• Click Bluetooth and other devices.
• Slide the ″Bluetooth″ switch to On

• Some Bluetooth speaker models pair speakers together using only buttons instead of an app. Check your manual for the specific pairing process.
• Follow the app’s instructions to pair the speakers together. If the app doesn’t have an option to use the speakers as stereo audio, or the speakers aren’t both playing audio, try adjusting the audio settings using the following steps.

• Click the Windows search icon (a circle or magnifying glass next to the Start button) or the Windows Start button.
• Type control panel into the search bar.
• Click Control Panel to open it.
• Click Hardware and Sound, then Sounds (Windows 10) or Sound (Windows 11).

• If you aren’t able to click the ″Set Default″ button, the speakers are already set as your default audio output. Just skip to the next step.

Right-click Stereo Mix . If you don’t see this option, right-click a blank area of the window, then select Show Disabled Devices. You should see it now.

Select Stereo Mix and click Set Default . A green and white check mark will now appear over ″Stereo Mix.″

Select Stereo Mix again and click Properties . It’s to the right of the ″Set Default″ button you clicked a moment ago.

Select your second speaker from the ″Playback through this device″ menu. This is the speaker that is not currently your default.

Restart your computer. Once your computer comes back up, you should be able to listen to audio in stereo through both paired Bluetooth speakers simultaneously.

Expert Q&A

If you’re also going to connect the speakers to a mobile device, check out How to Connect Bluetooth Speakers to Android and How to Pair a Bluetooth Device with an iPhone

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How to Connect Multiple Bluetooth Speakers

First make sure your device has Bluetooth Version 5 to connect multiple Bluetooth speakers. Depending upon the type of device you want to connect, we have covered every possible method such as using an app or using in-built Bluetooth features.

Also, we recommend you to perform the following preliminary tasks before moving onto the methods so that you don’t run into unnecessary hassles later.

1. Turn on the speakers you want to connect.
2. Make sure your Bluetooth speakers are in pairing mode. You can confirm it by looking at the Bluetooth LED indicator which flashes when it is paired.
3. Turn on the discovery mode on your mobile device or laptop.

Once you have completed all the tasks, you can now proceed to the methods.

On Windows Devices

1. Press Windows + I key to open Settings app.
2. Navigate to Devices >Bluetooth & other devices.
3. Toggle the button under Bluetooth to On.
4. Click on the plus icon next to Add Bluetooth or other device.
5. Under Add a device, click on the Bluetooth option.

On Mac Devices

1. On the top-left corner of the screen, click on the Apple icon.
2. Select the System Preferences option.
3. Under the Internet & Wireless section, click on Bluetooth.
4. Click on the Turn Bluetooth On button.
5. Wait until the scan for the speakers finishes.
6. Select and pair to connect both of your speakers.
7. Now, navigate to Go>Utilities>Audio MIDI Setup.
8. At the bottom of the window, click on the plus icon and select Create multi-output device.

On the right pane, tick the checkbox of your speakers

Go back to System Preferences.

Click on Sound.

Under the Output tab, select the Multi-Output Device option.

Once you have completed all the steps, you can now play/stream audio to multiple Bluetooth speakers.

Using the Speaker Manufacturer’s App

Some of the speaker manufacturers like Bose come with their own app to connect multiple speakers. So, you just need to install the app and follow its instructions. However, the speakers must be of the same model of the same brand or at least the same brand.

Using In-built Features on the Phone

You can use the Dual audio feature to connect to multiple speakers or headphones at once.

However, only Samsung devices support this feature and there are only a handful of Samsung phones that have this feature. You can check online if your phone has this feature.

Here’s how you can use the Dual Audio feature:

1. Open the Settings app, tap on the Bluetooth option.
2. Toggle it On.
3. Next to your device name, tick the checkbox to make it discoverable.
4. Tap on Scan and tap on the speaker to pair with it.
5. Repeat the above steps to connect to another speaker.
6. Then, go to Connections >Bluetooth >Advanced.
7. Turn on Dual audio.

iPhone mobile phones have a similar feature called Audio Sharing that allows them to connect to multiple speakers simultaneously. However, it works only with Homepod speakers and iPhones with iOS version 11.4 or higher.

How to Check the Bluetooth Version for Your Device

If you are not sure what Bluetooth version your device is currently running, you can easily find that out in this section.

On Windows Devices

1. Press Windows + X key.
2. Select the Device Manager option.
3. Expand the Bluetooth dropdown.
4. Right-click on the Bluetooth device and select Properties option.
5. Under the Advanced tab and next to the Firmware field, notice the LMP version.

On Android Devices

1. Open the Settings app.
2. Scroll down to the Application manager and tap on it.
3. Swipe right to the ALL tab and tap on Bluetooth share.
4. Under the Bluetooth share, and next to the Version you can see the Bluetooth version of the device

1. Click on the Apple icon on the top-left corner.
2. Select the About this mac option.
3. Then, click on the System report button.
4. In the Hardware section, find Bluetooth and click on it.
5. On the right pane, look out for the LMP Version.
6. If the LMP Version is 0x9 then your device supports Bluetooth version 5. Likewise, if it’s 0x6 then the device supports Bluetooth Version 4.

Unable to Connect to Multiple Speakers?

There are several reasons why you are sometimes unable to connect to multiple speakers. Some of the most probable ones are as follow:

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