Unable to relay audio to AirPlay speakers VIA AppleTV.

Hi,
So I just bought a Pioneer SMA4 Airplay speaker, which in itself is working perfectly (amazing sound BTW);
- iPhone > Spotify/AirPlay audio/video to > Pioneer: Check
- Mac > iTunes audio to > Pioneer: Check
- AppleTV2 > AirPlay audio/video to > Pioneer: Check
However, when I send audio/video from either iPhone/Mac to AppleTV2, it does not relay the audio to the (default selected) AirPlay speaker. The AppleTV then just sends the audio to my TV speakers (over HDMI).
(All software/firmware on all devices is up to date.)
Background;
Two reasons for doing this:
- I want to be able to watch movies on my Mac and stream the audio/video over AppleTV the AirPlay speaker.
- I would like to set this up as a multi (two) room solution; one speaker on optical audio + one speaker via AirPlay.
Hoping for a solution, or I'll return the AirPlay speaker...
Cheers, Joost

Ok thanks! I would say it is a design flaw, but that’s my 2 cents.

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