Apple HomePod Black
Wireless · Smart Speaker · 2 Channel · Siri · Bluetooth · Wi-Fi HomePod is a breakthrough speaker that senses its location and tunes the music to sound amazing wherever you are in the room. Together with Apple Music, it gives you access to over 45 million songs. And with the intelligence of Siri, it’s a helpful home assistant for everyday tasks, and for controlling your smart home accessories – all with just your voice. Welcome HomePod. Breakthrough speaker with amazing sound Spatial awareness that senses its location Built to bring out the best in Apple Music Learns what you like based on what you play Intelligent assistant helps with everyday tasks Controls your smart home accessories Requires iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iOS 11.2.5 or later for setup. Siri works with Apple Music. Subscription is required for Apple Music. Only HomeKit-enabled devices can be controlled by HomePod.
Wireless · Smart Speaker · 2 Channel · Siri · Bluetooth · Wi-Fi HomePod is a breakthrough speaker that senses its location and tunes the music to sound amazing wherever you are in the room. Together with Apple Music, it gives you access to over 45 million songs. And with the intelligence of Siri, it’s a helpful home assistant for everyday tasks, and for controlling your smart home accessories – all with just your voice. Welcome HomePod. Breakthrough speaker with amazing sound Spatial awareness that senses its location Built to bring out the best in Apple Music Learns what you like based on what you play Intelligent assistant helps with everyday tasks Controls your smart home accessories Requires iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iOS 11.2.5 or later for setup. Siri works with Apple Music. Subscription is required for Apple Music. Only HomeKit-enabled devices can be controlled by HomePod.
Wireless · Smart Speaker · 2 Channel · Siri · Bluetooth · Wi-Fi HomePod is a breakthrough speaker that senses its location and tunes the music to sound amazing wherever you are in the room. Together with Apple Music, it gives you access to over 45 million songs. And with the intelligence of Siri, it’s a helpful home assistant for everyday tasks, and for controlling your smart home accessories – all with just your voice. Welcome HomePod. Breakthrough speaker with amazing sound Spatial awareness that senses its location Built to bring out the best in Apple Music Learns what you like based on what you play Intelligent assistant helps with everyday tasks Controls your smart home accessories Requires iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iOS 11.2.5 or later for setup. Siri works with Apple Music. Subscription is required for Apple Music. Only HomeKit-enabled devices can be controlled by HomePod.
Wireless · Smart Speaker · 2 Channel · Siri · Bluetooth · Wi-Fi HomePod is a breakthrough speaker that senses its location and tunes the music to sound amazing wherever you are in the room. Together with Apple Music, it gives you access to over 45 million songs. And with the intelligence of Siri, it’s a helpful home assistant for everyday tasks, and for controlling your smart home accessories – all with just your voice. Welcome HomePod. Breakthrough speaker with amazing sound Spatial awareness that senses its location Built to bring out the best in Apple Music Learns what you like based on what you play Intelligent assistant helps with everyday tasks Controls your smart home accessories Requires iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iOS 11.2.5 or later for setup. Siri works with Apple Music. Subscription is required for Apple Music. Only HomeKit-enabled devices can be controlled by HomePod.
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I bought these as a preorder and well…Getting them setup in the home app was easy once my phone was updated. Setting them up as a pair was fairly smooth too. That’s where the issues begin.Even though the speakers were setup as a stereo pair, my Apple TV 4K refused to set them as a default audio for the device. After rebooting the device I was notified that they needed to be updated to 16.3, so why is apple shipping these things with an incompatible OS?Even after updating though, I still had to fight with them to be able to use them with my Apple TV. I even tried resetting the Apple TV, but that didn’t even fix the issue.Anyway, after about 2 hours with fighting with them, they finally decided to cooperate and they’re now the default speakers.So, how do ... MoreI bought these as a preorder and well…Getting them setup in the home app was easy once my phone was updated. Setting them up as a pair was fairly smooth too. That’s where the issues begin.Even though the speakers were setup as a stereo pair, my Apple TV 4K refused to set them as a default audio for the device. After rebooting the device I was notified that they needed to be updated to 16.3, so why is apple shipping these things with an incompatible OS?Even after updating though, I still had to fight with them to be able to use them with my Apple TV. I even tried resetting the Apple TV, but that didn’t even fix the issue.Anyway, after about 2 hours with fighting with them, they finally decided to cooperate and they’re now the default speakers.So, how do they sound? Honestly, they sound fairly similar to the Sonos Arc, but you can at least add a sub to the Sonos. They’re not as clean as the Bose 900 though. So, I can’t honestly say who these make sense for.At $600 a pair, there’s only $100 that separates this from the Bose 900, and that can be expanded to a much more complete system. It also sounds better under most situations.The speakers do sound nice though and if you were thinking about grabbing an Arc and nothing else, then this is definitely a better value for the money and the sound profile is very similar.I have the Bose, so these are likely going back, but I would certainly have kept these if Apple made a wireless sub for them.
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As I read through all the glowing reviews, I felt guilty about writing a review leaving only two stars for the Apple Home Pods 2nd Generation. I generally love Apple Products. I bought an iMac this year and previously owned another Apple iMac for 10 years. I really wanted to love these. And my review is coming after a month or so of trying to correct the issues that I'm having.The Home Pods, first of all, and according to my understanding, only work with Apple related products. But unfortunately, for my setup, they don't even work well with Apple products. I have an iMac running Ventura. They connect maybe about 40% of the time and during that 40% of time playing, there is constant loud interference, cutting out, and playing out of sync (I bought two). I have ... MoreAs I read through all the glowing reviews, I felt guilty about writing a review leaving only two stars for the Apple Home Pods 2nd Generation. I generally love Apple Products. I bought an iMac this year and previously owned another Apple iMac for 10 years. I really wanted to love these. And my review is coming after a month or so of trying to correct the issues that I'm having.The Home Pods, first of all, and according to my understanding, only work with Apple related products. But unfortunately, for my setup, they don't even work well with Apple products. I have an iMac running Ventura. They connect maybe about 40% of the time and during that 40% of time playing, there is constant loud interference, cutting out, and playing out of sync (I bought two). I have chatted with customer support and tried to make my way through chat rooms of other people having the same problems. As of yet, I'm still severely disappointed with these.The sound is great when they work. How I wish they would run smoothly. I bought two speakers on Amazon (non-Apple related) as a stereo pair. They never cut out, make weird noises, or play out of sync. And for two of them, they were less money that one of these. The sound isn't quite as good as on these HomePod speakers, but the sound is not bad at all.
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This unit outputs a surprising amount of sound level without distortion, and the bass extends remarkably low for such a small, but quite heavy for its size, powered speaker. As a former audio professional, I would caution the buyer that like any device of this price point, it is not tuned to the sort of linear frequency response you would expect in a studio. The bass is quite exaggerated, and the midrange is odd, reduced in the lower mids and kind of hot in the upper mids. I'm not really sure what Apple was targeting with this tuning, and I wish it had EQ options available to the user. The only option it offers is to dramatically cut the base, such as you might want for a podcast, or not to disturb neighbors late at night. The other caution is that it is totally ... MoreThis unit outputs a surprising amount of sound level without distortion, and the bass extends remarkably low for such a small, but quite heavy for its size, powered speaker. As a former audio professional, I would caution the buyer that like any device of this price point, it is not tuned to the sort of linear frequency response you would expect in a studio. The bass is quite exaggerated, and the midrange is odd, reduced in the lower mids and kind of hot in the upper mids. I'm not really sure what Apple was targeting with this tuning, and I wish it had EQ options available to the user. The only option it offers is to dramatically cut the base, such as you might want for a podcast, or not to disturb neighbors late at night. The other caution is that it is totally focused on the Apple ecosystem, and really wants to play Apple Music natively (running inside the device itself, not on your phone or tablet). And, it really only likes being controlled from iOS devices -- iPhones, iPads, and the Apple TV box. Given all that, I bought a second one which effortlessly configures as a stereo pair, and as a fun playback system for Apple Music or other apps such as Qobuz streamed from your iPhone or iPad, the stereo pair gives a really fun, loud if you want, room filling sound.
| Virtual Assistant Support | Apple Siri |
| OS Compatibility | iOS |
| Processor | Apple A8 |
| Number of Microphones | 6 |
| NFC | No |
Apple Homepod 1st Generation Mqhw2j/a Smart Speaker Ac100v
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Apple Homepod (A1639, US) (Space Gray, MQH2WLL/A)
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I bought these as a preorder and well…Getting them setup in the home app was easy once my phone was updated. Setting them up as a pair was fairly smooth too. That’s where the issues begin.Even though the speakers were setup as a stereo pair, my Apple TV 4K refused to set them as a default audio for the device. After rebooting the device I was notified that they needed to be updated to 16.3, so why is apple shipping these things with an incompatible OS?Even after updating though, I still had to fight with them to be able to use them with my Apple TV. I even tried resetting the Apple TV, but that didn’t even fix the issue.Anyway, after about 2 hours with fighting with them, they finally decided to cooperate and they’re now the default speakers.So, how do ... MoreI bought these as a preorder and well…Getting them setup in the home app was easy once my phone was updated. Setting them up as a pair was fairly smooth too. That’s where the issues begin.Even though the speakers were setup as a stereo pair, my Apple TV 4K refused to set them as a default audio for the device. After rebooting the device I was notified that they needed to be updated to 16.3, so why is apple shipping these things with an incompatible OS?Even after updating though, I still had to fight with them to be able to use them with my Apple TV. I even tried resetting the Apple TV, but that didn’t even fix the issue.Anyway, after about 2 hours with fighting with them, they finally decided to cooperate and they’re now the default speakers.So, how do they sound? Honestly, they sound fairly similar to the Sonos Arc, but you can at least add a sub to the Sonos. They’re not as clean as the Bose 900 though. So, I can’t honestly say who these make sense for.At $600 a pair, there’s only $100 that separates this from the Bose 900, and that can be expanded to a much more complete system. It also sounds better under most situations.The speakers do sound nice though and if you were thinking about grabbing an Arc and nothing else, then this is definitely a better value for the money and the sound profile is very similar.I have the Bose, so these are likely going back, but I would certainly have kept these if Apple made a wireless sub for them.
As I read through all the glowing reviews, I felt guilty about writing a review leaving only two stars for the Apple Home Pods 2nd Generation. I generally love Apple Products. I bought an iMac this year and previously owned another Apple iMac for 10 years. I really wanted to love these. And my review is coming after a month or so of trying to correct the issues that I'm having.The Home Pods, first of all, and according to my understanding, only work with Apple related products. But unfortunately, for my setup, they don't even work well with Apple products. I have an iMac running Ventura. They connect maybe about 40% of the time and during that 40% of time playing, there is constant loud interference, cutting out, and playing out of sync (I bought two). I have ... MoreAs I read through all the glowing reviews, I felt guilty about writing a review leaving only two stars for the Apple Home Pods 2nd Generation. I generally love Apple Products. I bought an iMac this year and previously owned another Apple iMac for 10 years. I really wanted to love these. And my review is coming after a month or so of trying to correct the issues that I'm having.The Home Pods, first of all, and according to my understanding, only work with Apple related products. But unfortunately, for my setup, they don't even work well with Apple products. I have an iMac running Ventura. They connect maybe about 40% of the time and during that 40% of time playing, there is constant loud interference, cutting out, and playing out of sync (I bought two). I have chatted with customer support and tried to make my way through chat rooms of other people having the same problems. As of yet, I'm still severely disappointed with these.The sound is great when they work. How I wish they would run smoothly. I bought two speakers on Amazon (non-Apple related) as a stereo pair. They never cut out, make weird noises, or play out of sync. And for two of them, they were less money that one of these. The sound isn't quite as good as on these HomePod speakers, but the sound is not bad at all.
This unit outputs a surprising amount of sound level without distortion, and the bass extends remarkably low for such a small, but quite heavy for its size, powered speaker. As a former audio professional, I would caution the buyer that like any device of this price point, it is not tuned to the sort of linear frequency response you would expect in a studio. The bass is quite exaggerated, and the midrange is odd, reduced in the lower mids and kind of hot in the upper mids. I'm not really sure what Apple was targeting with this tuning, and I wish it had EQ options available to the user. The only option it offers is to dramatically cut the base, such as you might want for a podcast, or not to disturb neighbors late at night. The other caution is that it is totally ... MoreThis unit outputs a surprising amount of sound level without distortion, and the bass extends remarkably low for such a small, but quite heavy for its size, powered speaker. As a former audio professional, I would caution the buyer that like any device of this price point, it is not tuned to the sort of linear frequency response you would expect in a studio. The bass is quite exaggerated, and the midrange is odd, reduced in the lower mids and kind of hot in the upper mids. I'm not really sure what Apple was targeting with this tuning, and I wish it had EQ options available to the user. The only option it offers is to dramatically cut the base, such as you might want for a podcast, or not to disturb neighbors late at night. The other caution is that it is totally focused on the Apple ecosystem, and really wants to play Apple Music natively (running inside the device itself, not on your phone or tablet). And, it really only likes being controlled from iOS devices -- iPhones, iPads, and the Apple TV box. Given all that, I bought a second one which effortlessly configures as a stereo pair, and as a fun playback system for Apple Music or other apps such as Qobuz streamed from your iPhone or iPad, the stereo pair gives a really fun, loud if you want, room filling sound.
The Homepod is an incredible speaker that truly delivers on its promise of superior sound quality. Its compact size belies its powerful audio capabilities, which are sure to impress even the most discerning music lovers.One of the standout features of the Homepod is its ability to automatically adjust its sound output to suit the acoustics of the room it's in. This means that no matter where you place it, you can be confident that you'll be getting the best possible sound quality.In addition to its impressive audio capabilities, the Homepod also boasts a number of convenient features that make it a joy to use. For example, you can control it using your voice through Siri, Apple's intelligent personal assistant. This means that you can play music, set reminders, ... MoreThe Homepod is an incredible speaker that truly delivers on its promise of superior sound quality. Its compact size belies its powerful audio capabilities, which are sure to impress even the most discerning music lovers.One of the standout features of the Homepod is its ability to automatically adjust its sound output to suit the acoustics of the room it's in. This means that no matter where you place it, you can be confident that you'll be getting the best possible sound quality.In addition to its impressive audio capabilities, the Homepod also boasts a number of convenient features that make it a joy to use. For example, you can control it using your voice through Siri, Apple's intelligent personal assistant. This means that you can play music, set reminders, and even control your smart home devices without ever having to touch your phone.Overall, I would highly recommend the Homepod to anyone who is looking for a high-quality speaker that delivers amazing sound and offers a range of convenient features. Whether you're a music lover or just looking to enhance your home entertainment system, the Homepod is definitely worth considering.
My goal with the HomePod2 was to fill a small studio apartment with room filling ambient sound. Unfortunately, the HomePod2 failed in a number of ways. First, the sound of the speaker is too tight and bright for me. Yes, the base is strong and present, but it is too tight and precise for me, also the mids and vocals seem too bright and artificially present. Second, with one HomePod2 the sound has a wide sound stage, but it still feels like a point source. With two HomePods in mono the sound was just too overwhelmingly bright even at low volumes. Something about the way the audio is being processed made listening uncomfortable. Third, when used as a stereo pair, the sound is very impressive and immersive when listening in the sweet spot, but not so great for general ... MoreMy goal with the HomePod2 was to fill a small studio apartment with room filling ambient sound. Unfortunately, the HomePod2 failed in a number of ways. First, the sound of the speaker is too tight and bright for me. Yes, the base is strong and present, but it is too tight and precise for me, also the mids and vocals seem too bright and artificially present. Second, with one HomePod2 the sound has a wide sound stage, but it still feels like a point source. With two HomePods in mono the sound was just too overwhelmingly bright even at low volumes. Something about the way the audio is being processed made listening uncomfortable. Third, when used as a stereo pair, the sound is very impressive and immersive when listening in the sweet spot, but not so great for general walking around. For all that I had heard about the HomePod having immersive room filling sound, I was not impressed. So I returned one and kept the other. I now use the single HomePod2 to augment my existing setup of three other competitive WiFi Airplay speakers. The auto audio adjustment feature of the HomePod2 works well to fill in for the lack of mid range vocal brightness of my other 3 speakers and enhances the room filling ambient effect I'm trying to create. AirPlay enables all my speakers to play in synchrony, two operating as a stereo pair, and two working in mono. However AirPlay can be frustrating at times because it is still slow to initiate and glitchy at times. With all the money Apple can apply to product and software development, both AirPlay and the HomePod2 should be better.
I know there's been many glowing reviews of the new HomePod and some not as glowing.Here are my thoughts, the sound is great, there' a solid bass sound out of it. The form factor is nice, it's smaller than a device like the Echo Studio. The built in Tenmp/Humidity sensors are a nice addition. It has that solid Apple build look and quality to it.Now, would I add a second for stereo sound, probably not. For the price of two I'd go for something like the Sonos Arc which I think has better overall quality and sound. The ability to have two HomePods connected to an Apple TV is a great option, but again at that price I think Sonos would be better for a few dollars more. Plus, if you use them for TV sound you're stuck always being in the Apple universe for all your TV ... MoreI know there's been many glowing reviews of the new HomePod and some not as glowing.Here are my thoughts, the sound is great, there' a solid bass sound out of it. The form factor is nice, it's smaller than a device like the Echo Studio. The built in Tenmp/Humidity sensors are a nice addition. It has that solid Apple build look and quality to it.Now, would I add a second for stereo sound, probably not. For the price of two I'd go for something like the Sonos Arc which I think has better overall quality and sound. The ability to have two HomePods connected to an Apple TV is a great option, but again at that price I think Sonos would be better for a few dollars more. Plus, if you use them for TV sound you're stuck always being in the Apple universe for all your TV watching. The other issue at least for me, Apple doesn't integrate with SiriusXM or Spotify, to start either of those services you'll need to go to your device and can't simply say "Hey Siri play Spotify/Play Yacht Rock on SiriusXM"If you're in love with Apple, you'll of course love this, if you're familiar with many of the other smart speaker options, I am not sure you'll see that big of a difference for the cost. (now if it dropped by $50 I think it'd be the ideal price point) I would recommend it for those deeply into the Apple Ecosystem/Apple Home setup. If you're not and more in the Nest/Echo ecosystem then you may be disappointed.
I should start with saying I've been an audio enthusiast/nut for over 50 years. Semi Audiophile in fact. I have numerous upper and high end sound equipment in many rooms. I have been extremely pleased and amzed with original HomePods since first hearing a friends single play in a remote room. That lead me to do some research and I got a pair... when they just made stereo possible with an IOS update. As good as a single on its own sounds, I found a Stereo Pair is easily 10x+ better. And since these are a true omnidirectional point source, they project a very Full and open sound stage in stereo with all the music properly placed. My first pair quickly became 6 pair through the house. They coexist with the assorted high end stuff all over. The hig end gear now tends to ... MoreI should start with saying I've been an audio enthusiast/nut for over 50 years. Semi Audiophile in fact. I have numerous upper and high end sound equipment in many rooms. I have been extremely pleased and amzed with original HomePods since first hearing a friends single play in a remote room. That lead me to do some research and I got a pair... when they just made stereo possible with an IOS update. As good as a single on its own sounds, I found a Stereo Pair is easily 10x+ better. And since these are a true omnidirectional point source, they project a very Full and open sound stage in stereo with all the music properly placed. My first pair quickly became 6 pair through the house. They coexist with the assorted high end stuff all over. The hig end gear now tends to collect dust vs play. HomePod's full sound plus voice or phone control with Apple Music is oh so easy. Now I play music so much more as I have renewed passion for music thanks the easy of use. No need to power on multiple devices and search for proper material on shelves or drawers to hear. Everything can be streamed and via WiFi vs compressed Blue Tooth. That makes a huge deference in sound quality. Especially with Apples lossless music. All in one higher end sound w/o all the addition gear, cords, software, and real-estate/furniture to place it all required. I just bought 1'st pair of Gen 2's, so now have 7 pair. I've been comparing OE vs Gen 2 as I break them in. Impressions so far are the differences are not huge. Gen 2 seems a bit more open and clean with a slightly tighter bass (IMHO). I'd say the OE's go just a tad lower, but the bass is not as tight. I was able to get low but measurable output with 20 Frequency generator on OE's ( gen 1). That was amazing for their size and drivers. Gen 2s' did same at about 30 Hz which is still very amazing and impressive. Gen ones are still grand & I Iove them. What I found to date with some varied source material -so far is- 60 % of the time I preferred the new Gen 2's, 30% the OE/Gen 1's, and 10% itr was a draw. DO NOT view HomePods as a pricey speaker. Pricey speakers require a lot of pricey gear to make them work. View HomePods as Complete upper end ALL IN ONE sound system package. Nothing but your iPhone and a music script required (which you already have)... preferably Apple Music as it's Lossless and can be voce controlled to the pod vs need an phone. You only need to plug it into an outlet & your done.
I purchased two HomePods to use them as a pair stereo speakers for my Apple tv and PS5. The sound is really really good. The level of quality and detail when watching movies and playing games is a great experience..When they work!!..I got them on release day and I’ve been using them everyday as my main audio speakers for my tv. After the first week of no issues now they are causing problems. There are times where one speaker stops working with the Siri Remote, so when you use the volume controls only one will work making the sound unbalanced. I tried working through it with Apple and their customer service are completely incompetent and have no idea how the HomePod the even works. One of the supposed “geniuses” even asked me where did I purchased the Apple Tv as if ... MoreI purchased two HomePods to use them as a pair stereo speakers for my Apple tv and PS5. The sound is really really good. The level of quality and detail when watching movies and playing games is a great experience..When they work!!..I got them on release day and I’ve been using them everyday as my main audio speakers for my tv. After the first week of no issues now they are causing problems. There are times where one speaker stops working with the Siri Remote, so when you use the volume controls only one will work making the sound unbalanced. I tried working through it with Apple and their customer service are completely incompetent and have no idea how the HomePod the even works. One of the supposed “geniuses” even asked me where did I purchased the Apple Tv as if where I buy their devices has anything to do with the HomePods not working. In conclusion they never figured out the fix and I had to figure it out on my own, but the audio problem has happened twice already since I’ve had them. Im still on the return period and Im very much considering returning them. This problem has been mentioned by people on the past with the Gen 1 HomePods and Apple still hasn’t cared to fix it but still charge a premium for this half baked speakers.
I’ve had 2 minis for a couple of years, and yes, the homepod 2nd gen is at least 3x better. Its got clearer midrange, and wow, the low end the mini lacks is full and expressive. I got so used to the minis that the lows of the homepod 2nd gen really surprised me — so glad I bought two of them. The high end is even more impressive as it completes the audio spectrum with detail, clarity, and crispness that is completely lacking in the mini. With the same music playing on the mini pair and the homepod pair in two different rooms the difference is blatantly obvious — the homepod pair is so much better. The surround audio is amazing as the 10 tweeters of the homepod pair do an excellent job of expanding the sound stage to a very pleasing degree. I really like that I can ... MoreI’ve had 2 minis for a couple of years, and yes, the homepod 2nd gen is at least 3x better. Its got clearer midrange, and wow, the low end the mini lacks is full and expressive. I got so used to the minis that the lows of the homepod 2nd gen really surprised me — so glad I bought two of them. The high end is even more impressive as it completes the audio spectrum with detail, clarity, and crispness that is completely lacking in the mini. With the same music playing on the mini pair and the homepod pair in two different rooms the difference is blatantly obvious — the homepod pair is so much better. The surround audio is amazing as the 10 tweeters of the homepod pair do an excellent job of expanding the sound stage to a very pleasing degree. I really like that I can have siri, from the homepod, play music for long periods so I don’t have to stream from a device and run down its batteries, or worse, keep it charging and ruining the battery life. I had only two related issues in setting up. My original placement of one of the homepods was appx 4ft directly in front of the wifi router and appx 2ft from a philips hue hub. The home app kept showing that the homekit devices were disconnected a lot of the time. Suspecting wifi interference I moved that homepod to another location far away from the wifi and right next to a blinky light display. The homekit devices were okay then, but the homepod would randomly come on and the volume would go to max. I suspected interference from the blinky lights and moved the homepod at least 8ft away from any electronics. This did it and haven’t had an issue with homekit or audio since. If you’ve got Apple music, a pair of homepods or at least a pair of minis is a very rewarding way to play that music and preserve your devices' battery life — highly recommended.
I’ve got a pair of these, four feet apart (per apple’s recommendation), about five inches from a wall, mounted on shelves that are barely bigger than the HomePod’s base. In that position, they’re able to project a dome of surround sound through my bedroom, which sounds incredibly immersive when you’re in the center of the room. Even outside of the sweet spot, it still sounds delightful. It’s very impressive to hear no noticeable volume dropoff on sounds that move frok the center channel to around the back — something that more expensive setups with rear surround speakers struggle with in between speakers. Plus, audio is beautifully balanced and detailed. Ive always been one to use headphones, because the details you can hear with them is much greater than speakers ... MoreI’ve got a pair of these, four feet apart (per apple’s recommendation), about five inches from a wall, mounted on shelves that are barely bigger than the HomePod’s base. In that position, they’re able to project a dome of surround sound through my bedroom, which sounds incredibly immersive when you’re in the center of the room. Even outside of the sweet spot, it still sounds delightful. It’s very impressive to hear no noticeable volume dropoff on sounds that move frok the center channel to around the back — something that more expensive setups with rear surround speakers struggle with in between speakers. Plus, audio is beautifully balanced and detailed. Ive always been one to use headphones, because the details you can hear with them is much greater than speakers are usually capable of producing. But the advanced computational audio Apple has is second to none, and manages to draw headphone-level detail out of speakers that effortlessly rivals my $400 set. I’d heard the original HomePod, but never got one because of the price. I’m so glad I could afford them this time, because they’re going to be with me for many years.
| Virtual Assistant Support | Apple Siri |
| OS Compatibility | iOS |
| Processor | Apple A8 |
| Number of Microphones | 6 |
| NFC | No |
