I have four HomePods and am pleased with them. I had a Bose Revolve in ....um, if you must know... the master bath (what can I say, I like music when i shower). The Bose filled the room nicely, but was too bass-heavy, so I thought I'd give the HomePod Mini a shot. Given that the Revolve cost twice as much, I'm very pleased with the Mini. In my opinion, it has much clearer, more balanced sound and definitely plays loudly enough. Not surprisingly, it has nowhere near the bass reproduction capability of the HomePod, but for a small room, or if you want music more for the background than for serious listening, I think it does a great job.