Speed Up AppleTV > Distorted HomePod Audio

Hey everyone. Ever since installed OS26 (and 26.1 now) - whenever I fast play any video on 1.25x, 1.5x, 2x on the AppleTV - the audio gets massively distorted on HomePods. Be it on YouTube, Difuse, or any supporting app. I even tried mirroring from iPhone

-same issue.

Anyone else experiencing the same? I noticed no posts about troubleshooting.