Well if you have the big HomeHub or as you say 2, then I would guess they are probably similar to a Sonos type much better quality sound, you will then see what I mean about the mini being a toy speaker, but in a nice way. I have been heavily into home automation from day one, in fact I bought an Echo dot (3rd gen) £18.99 for my daughter today to use as a speaker for her monitor as its one of the only ones that accepts a line in, I just did a search for it in my Amazon history and couldn’t believe I have bought 26 of them over the years, but they have failures as well such as the Auto one which I felt was totally pointless but anyway you will see hope integrated I am, and only because Apple weren’t in the game then, but I doubt they will catch up, and with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connections I don’t feel I am missing out on any integration with my Apple kit. For you you are on a path so you just have to see where it leads, nothing to stop you trying an Echo as I have, check out the deals here, even start with an £18.99 Echo dot (3rd gen), the one I bought today that accepts a line in.
Anyway live an let live, I just hope people stick their heads above the Apple parapet now and again to see what’s going on in the world, things are changing at Apple, the accountants are getting involved, no charger with my new 12 Pro Max phone to save the planet as they send out smaller boxes, but WTH, the Apple phone box was in another box that could have had at least 4 in, so what a load of nonsense that is, that and the quality of the leather/plastic phone cases (I sent mine back) and daft wallet that destroys the aesthetics of the phone and is so limited for space it’s useless, as well as falling off with the slightest nudge has got my attention now, these 2 items each sell for more than 50% of the price of the mini, unbelievable, but people pay so why not!
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