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First Impressions From New HomePod Owners: Siri's Voice Detection is 'Phenomenal,' Audio Quality is 'Immediately Evident'
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I don’t think industrial design has anything to do with the sound quality in this device. A lot of software went into making this device sound great.
Alot of it is people who either can't afford it/want it to fail because they didn't buy it and just post with agenda. Sad really.
Jonathan Morrison says it works with Spotify:
Stop whining.
Stop whining.
And envious! I had wanted one back when they were first announced but my husband wanted no part of it. He filled the house with Echos.
I did worry Siri would be a hot mess but I’m happy to hear that she can hear ok on this.
There are legitimate criticisms but it seems like it really bugs people that this device has great sound. Maybe, just maybe the early adopters bought it for that knowing all the limitations.
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Using AirPlay which means requires an iOS device.
I certainly know why I bought it which was for it's sound for my music/podcasts/reminders/controlling my lights and reminders.
I only use siri for basic tasks. I'm not expecting it to be like alexa and knows it's limits. Do I wish it was as smart as alexa? of course but would I use all those smart answers? not really.
Excuse me. Why did you not link to my thread, which this is a duplicate of? It even has an Apple Music playlist!
And envious! I had wanted one back when they were first announced but my husband wanted no part of it. He filled the house with Echos.
I did worry Siri would be a hot mess but I’m happy to hear that she can hear ok on this.
Your house must be very large to be filled with echos...
I kid!
Or Mac. This is a predominately Apple site, so I assume you’re here because you have MacOS or iOS.
Regardless, there are umpteen billions of iOS devices active and that means there’s a potential market to move just as many HomePods. Even a fraction would be considered a “success.”
It’s so weirdly placed too, especially since there’s forums for Digital Audio AND Apple Music.
I look forward to your review.
Reviews sound really good!
But with built in speakers and a 15-zone whole home audio setup that's been running virtually snag-free for ten years, I'm not buying. The thought of having more electronic clutter on countertops isn't appealing. At least the design is cool.
But with built in speakers and a 15-zone whole home audio setup that's been running virtually snag-free for ten years, I'm not buying. The thought of having more electronic clutter on countertops isn't appealing. At least the design is cool.
I didn't see your thread, but the thread I linked was created at the end of January. You made yours yesterday. Maybe add your playlist there?
Wow. You know a product is good when the negative insecure comments are this lame.
Odd. It said it was posted yesterday at 2pm on my phone. Can you merge my thread into that instead perhaps?
Yeah? OK. I've not see one or listened to it but let me tell you it is AMAZING! Never has a speaker sounded so good.
Helpful?
Here are my positives:
Will try in another room, and listen to a friends of mine to compare in case there is something wrong with mine - the reviews implied there was plenty of higher freq. This is playing both Apple Music and Spotify music streams.
EDIT
Playing different music genres seems to make a big difference to my satisfaction of the speaker - Jazz was disappointing, Humble by KL and Hotel California sound much better...
- Distortion free
- It does sound good all round the room
- Bass is just right
- Siri can control airplay feeds including Spotify (pause, skip etc - and what is this song etc)
- Siri VERY responsive and recognises voice well
- Great volume
- I don't hear the "Soundstage" as being that fantastic - and there is no Left/Right separation reproduced
- Expected more in the higher freq range
- No EQ presets to choose from - which would have been easy to implement
Will try in another room, and listen to a friends of mine to compare in case there is something wrong with mine - the reviews implied there was plenty of higher freq. This is playing both Apple Music and Spotify music streams.
EDIT
Playing different music genres seems to make a big difference to my satisfaction of the speaker - Jazz was disappointing, Humble by KL and Hotel California sound much better...
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I see iHome iPhone/iPod dock -- old school 30 pin connector -- in Goodwill, ValueVillage, Salvation Army thrift stores. While iHome is just a 3rd manufacturer of Apple devices, they age terribly. Even those from 2011 (there's a date sticker). They look dusty & scuffed up. Obviously, Apple makes high quality products, but either white or black, these things will be a dust magnet in weeks & if you don't keep up w/ maintenance, you'll be hiding it behind a fern sooner rather than later. lol
Here’s the AppleMusic playlist for new owners to put theirs through the paces:
https://itunes.apple.com/au/playlist/homepod/pl.u-m22Jt4LVX3
https://itunes.apple.com/au/playlist/homepod/pl.u-m22Jt4LVX3
