Nearfield – Custom macOS driver to stereo-pair two Studio Displays

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I have two Studio Displays and wanted to use their speakers as a proper stereo pair. It's not really supported by default, so I rolled my own driver :) Funny how writing the audio driver was the easy part. Building a proper Mac UI around it : installation, onboarding, settings and all the edge cases took a surprising amount of work. It’s open source. Feedback from anyone familiar with CoreAudio/HAL drivers is much appreciated.

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Product HuntOn track for Day 1 leaderboard · Strong signals: mac, macos, open · Missing: agents, agent, cursor

88%88% predicted probability of success on Product Hunt, based on ML models trained on real launch data.

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Hacker NewsStrong engagement from HN community · Strong signals: open source, io · Missing: https docs, excited, just released

63%63% predicted probability of success on Hacker News, based on ML models trained on real launch data.

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Indie HackersFits the IH revenue-focused audience · Missing: supports, reddit linkedin, podcasting

55%55% predicted probability of success on Indie Hackers, based on ML models trained on real launch data.

AppSumoMay struggle as an AppSumo deal · Missing: plus, platform, intuitive

40%40% predicted probability of success on AppSumo, based on ML models trained on real launch data.

TrustMRRLess likely to generate early MRR · Missing: mobile apps, ios, personal

38%38% predicted probability of success on TrustMRR, based on ML models trained on real launch data.

Acquire.comPre-revenue stage for this audience · Missing: arr, mrr, revenue

18%18% predicted probability of success on Acquire.com, based on ML models trained on real launch data.

BetaListMay not resonate with beta-testers · Strong signals: audio · Missing: web3, chat, crypto

12%12% predicted probability of success on BetaList, based on ML models trained on real launch data.

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