Delay iTunes music sound.

Hi there!  I have a standard 3.5mm 2.1 speakers plugged into my iMac's audio output port in one room.  In another room I have both an AppleTV as well as an AirPort Express connected to a Sony sound-bar (HT-CT150).  The AppleTV goes via HDMI while the AirPort Express connect through a 3.5mm audio cable.  The sound-bar, obviously, can only output one of the two at a time.
If the sound-bar has the AirPort Express as the source selected, the music plays back fully in sync with my iMac.  If, however, the sound-bar has the AppleTV selected as a source, the play back isn't in sync.  It seems like the iMac's music comes out ahead a fraction of a second.  If you're standing somewhere in the middle of the two rooms, this gets more evident.  Also, if what plays back isn't music but for instance a talk show, it becomes annoying to hear everything with an echo.
For this reason, when I want to play something on iTunes, I need to change the sound-bar input to the AirPort Express.  If, on the other hand, I want to watch something on my TV, I change the sound-bar to the AppleTV source.  And I turn off the AppleTV every time it isn't in use.
I'm looking for a patch/plug-in that allows extra control on iTunes' music so I only have to use the AppleTV with playbacks fully in sync with my iMac's.  I was thinking of something that showed an slider on iTunes window that allow to align better the sound to the places where iTunes pushes it out.
Does anybody know if this exists or does anybody know of a way to achieve what I want to achieve?
Thanks in advance.
Jorge...

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