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Google Home Max Exhibits Audio Latency With Music Played Through the Aux-in Port The Google Home Max , Google’s premium smart home speaker, went on sale earlier this month in the US. And while it’s received rave reviews from critics, it appears to have an audio-related issue that make it a little less than perfect. According to a report from Variety , the Google Home Max exhibits latency when music’s played through its Aux-in port, or 3.5mm jack. For the uninitiated, the Google Home Max, unlike other Google Home Speakers , features an Aux-in port that pipes audio from external sources such as turntables and tape decks through the Home Max’s speakers via a stereo cable. The issue is that any audio played over said Aux port is delayed by a few milliseconds, resulting in notable latency. Now, the bug won’t affect folks who stream music to the speaker wirelessly via WiFi or Bluetooth. But for professional users like DJs, even a few milliseconds of audio laten...