I felt compelled to post after years and years of lurking.
After having “won” one of the OG HomePods at a trade show, I gotta say this is one of the most underrated products ever.
Re: Spotify - I finally made the switch to Apple Music due to the lossless, and the HomePod supports the lossless. However even with lossy Spotify, the HomePod beats my Sonos 5. I’ve relegated the Sonos to the turntable in my office, and I’ve been waiting for an updated large HomePod since they discontinued them.
I ended up with 3 while I could find them.
Disclaimer that I don’t use any smart features or Siri ever, but for the sake of having music playing, I will defend the HomePod forever even as I’ve moved more and more out of the Apple ecosystem over the years.