Rene Ritchie just shows its 4” or so shorter than the OG Homepod cord.Anyone knows, how long the power cord is?
Thanks for the time stamp. This is a great product comparison, which, now that I think about it, is maybe one of the better baselines since Apple is not touting it in the same way they did the HomePod as revolutionary for home audio.For those curious about audio quality, this CNet review spends several minute comparing the output to the Echo Dot and Google Nest Mini
Audio comparison starts about 2:40
They did go with a speaker that has a premium sound. It’s called the HomePod and that has a real Apple premium price.I've been using a Cortina Harman Kardon invoke speaker next to my sink for the past few years. It was originally $199, purchased on sale for $99.
Compared to that, this speaker is muddy and quiet. It also relies on the surface you put it on to reflect audio, so picking it up changes the sound profile drastically. It's also quiet. At max volume, it's hardly loud enough to annoy people in the room over, let alone hear in the bedrooms like I can with the Invoke.
Apple could have gone with a speaker that had premium sound, but they went with a mid range speaker and simply charged the apple premium for it.
Microsoft is discontinuing Cortina support (including spotify) in January for the Invoke, so I'll keep the mini, but I'm going to investigate alternatives too, maybe a full size homepod 2 (when apple announces them).
Right, but this is a $30 digital assistant masquerading as a $100 music speaker, that I would expect to cost $65 even with the Apple tax. I was expecting more for $100, silly me.They did go with a speaker that has a premium sound. It’s called the HomePod and that has a real Apple premium price.