If my living room/entertainment center were laid out a little better, I'd put my into mounts (like wall mounts) just to keep mine from doing the same.
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Apple Offers Employees Deep Discounts on HomePod, Beats Headphones and More
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If my living room/entertainment center were laid out a little better, I'd put my into mounts (like wall mounts) just to keep mine from doing the same.
Maybe I'm old school but I buy my speakers in stereo pairs or greater. To clear them out faster Apple should sell a pair for $199.
I have not had that experience with the HomePod. Rather it sounds rather weak in a large room and too boomy in a small room.
The HomePod in my 600 sq ft garage where I do my woodworking sounds great. The one in my wife's smaller home office sounds equally nice.
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I'll have to give that a whirl - thanks! Never occurred to me to try that.
Make a sound bar please.
A sound bar plus a couple of pods for surround sound tied into the Apple TV would be Great
A sound bar plus a couple of pods for surround sound tied into the Apple TV would be Great
It all depends on what you compare it to. Does the HomePod sound better than most other crap? No doubt!
Does it really compare to any serious stuff? No way!
I mean, the speaker that plays the news in my kitchen costs like 2 HomePods and I bet you it sounds better. It has more functions than the HomePod, except a spying microphone and a useless "assistant".
I don't think the HomePod would be on my shoppinglist at any price, sorry.
To all the die hard fans thinking of getting one: if you're not reeeeaaallly into Siri, there are oh so many alternatives...
Does it really compare to any serious stuff? No way!
I mean, the speaker that plays the news in my kitchen costs like 2 HomePods and I bet you it sounds better. It has more functions than the HomePod, except a spying microphone and a useless "assistant".
I don't think the HomePod would be on my shoppinglist at any price, sorry.
To all the die hard fans thinking of getting one: if you're not reeeeaaallly into Siri, there are oh so many alternatives...
There is still HomePod inventory from the first factory run from 2017 being sold. I think the most like reason for the deep discounts is they are sitting on a crap load of unsold inventory.
Apples pride is being the reason the HomePod failed... The lack of support for Spotify and other providers killed it from day 1.
3rd party provider support and that price tag and I'll buy...
simple as that... but Apple locking this down to Apple Music... no thanks.
3rd party provider support and that price tag and I'll buy...
simple as that... but Apple locking this down to Apple Music... no thanks.
They should bring back the 6% cash back promotion from the holidays (because I missed it lol)
They have to make tvOS work with them again for that to happen. It was flawless during 11, flaky in 12, and hasn't worked since 13.
It has microphones so you wouldn't buy it anyway.
You're very passionate about your dislike for HomePod.
We get it's not for you.
I purchased one 2 weeks ago in U.K. for £199. Now I want second a second one To pair them but the price went back up to £279. I hope they'll reduce it again. The sound quality is really nice.
Compared to its potential, yes absolutely! Literally everyone of my friends agrees it's a great speaker and (those with an Apple ecosystem) would buy one if it had especially Spotify support. I can say with certainty that lack of native support for 3rd party streaming providers cost Apple a lot of sales on that device.
Without question that is the case. I don't care how good they sound, at the end of the day they are a smart speaker and people view the competition as the smart speakers offered by Amazon and Google. I feel pretty confident that the high end speakers Amazon and Google offer do not sell well. Believe it or not, the 99% are not audiophiles.
IMO, they should not have entered the smart home market with only this devices. Had Apple released a $49 speaker to compete with the Echo Dot/Google Mini, it would have sold like crazy. They could have mass produced those devices and still had this niche HomePod.
It may have cost them some sales, but lets be honest the vast majority of people would not be willing to spend $300-$350 for one. They can get an echo dot for $20 and sometimes even free. Even though it doesn't sound nearly as good people will go for what is cheaper and still do the job.
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Sonos Play:3 is a good comparison. Comparing this to a Dot or Google's cheap version is not comparing apples to oranges. They give those devices away many different times throughout the year. HomePod is a music device first and the people that bought and kept them realize that.
I totally agree it is not a comparison. I just think it was a poor decision to go this direction for Apple. The fact they are not trying to sell them 50% off is an indication they have boat loads. They should not have come out of the gate with this product to enter the smart home market.