Cannot Airplay Audio to ATV

I have a 2011 MBA on OSX 10.8.2 and an ATV2, both up to date.
I have previously used Airplay to stream audio to the ATV, but it is no longer working.
The method I use is:
option + click the volume icon and selecting the ATV as an output source.
OR
Preferences -> audio -> select ATV as AIrplay outdio output source.
Now when I go to click either of those options, OSX reverts the choice back to "Internal Speakers".
It does not display an error message, or error audio.
I can still airplay audio and video, or only audio via my iPhone 5 to the ATV, but not from the MBA.
I would appreciate if you could point me in the right direction, thanks!

After posting this I found other discussions that confirm ATV can only be used as a destination for Airplay, not a source. Lame. It seems odd that Apple offers no wireless solution for audio when using ATV to stream content from the cloud.

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