I know MR has to make money and Pad & Quill is an affiliate. But c'mon. Recommending a $20 coaster?
That accessory suggestion made me laugh too. Anyone who pays $20 for a leather coaster for their HomePod hasn't done a whole lot of living.
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That accessory suggestion made me laugh too. Anyone who pays $20 for a leather coaster for their HomePod hasn't done a whole lot of living.
Foam, but not that it should've been used, just that it could've.
As it would have given a similar vibration absorption base (albeit much thicker to match silicone's acoustic properties). However, that would not have afforded silicone's non-sliding properties, so a layer of rubber (natural or just non-silicone) would also have been necessary.
Personally I think silicone was the better choice, for simplicity and elegance.
It just seems to me that Apple is dropping the ball on QUALITY CONTROL. Trust is a thing of the past.
Whether or not @Chupa Chupa tables are treated with Danish Oil isn't relevan't either. It's Apple's silicone formula reacting with the oil (not just Danish oil) that's relevant.
What specific "oil" are you referring to?
I do know that Danish Oil was reported as being the culprit.
Paid $14 for 6. Might buy a cheap stamping set and stamp someone’s name in the, maybe different peoples names
If you have a hard surface coaster, then vibrations can cause annoying noise, especially when the volume is higher. The same goes for making the base out of aluminum. An easy solution is to place the HP on a cork coaster. That would cost so very little.
I have a rubber-backed floor mat. It causes the floor to turn darker. Rubber is not a good alternative.
I have a rubber-backed floor mat. It causes the floor to turn darker. Rubber is not a good alternative.
The gist of what you're saying is true, just wanted to clarify that the floor mat is probably also silicone-backed (as silicone is added to mats for grip), but there are many types of rubber. Silicone doesn't wear well, so in your case it might be silicone scraping off onto the wood floor as the mat slightly shifts (rather than reacting chemically, or due to the wood not breathing). Natural rubbers would probably be fine, and possibly synthetic non-silicone rubber.
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I'm curious...what do you believe, then? HomePod was in development for only a year and ran out of test time? Or the alpha/beta units Apple employees used in their homes were never put on a wood surface? Or maybe that test employees discovered a problem, but Apple decided it was not a biggie and enduring bad publicity on social media is far cheaper than selecting a slightly different material?
Or (my *guess*)...Maybe Apple employees beta testing units in their homes placed HomePod on a variety of surfaces, including wood that was not finished with Danish Oil, causing the reaction.
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This is an easy few dollar fix from Ikea. Cork trivets.
Well if you had a $2000 solid wood table and it marked this, then you would care.
It's about the principle here, Apple is one of the biggest companies in the world and they boast about their product quality (with a price tag to go with it)
So when your $349 product leaves a ring on your furniture, it's enough to be pissed off about...
It's an Apple forum, that's why. And saying "but someone else did it too!" is never an excuse.
You'd think Apple would learn by now that almost every new product launch problem they've had, has come about because they insisted on secrecy over more realistic user trials.
If they'd given a hundred employees pre-launch models to try out at home, this common problem likely would've been noticed.
I think this merits a warning, not a change. We figured out pretty quickly with our iPad cases that we had to be careful what materials we put on the top of our nicely refinished dressers & desks - it just goes with the territory. I would hate for them to compromise on sound quality for table compatibility.
I'm saying if this product went through a half decade testing arc (why do you keep saying alpha beta testing? that makes you feel good?) the imperfections should have been apparent and if they weren't then Apple was asleep at the wheel for SIX YEARS.
This is a design feature, if you have a second HomePod and have synched the two speakers it will produce white "X" marks. Jony Ive and his elves never make a mistake.
You mean like the G4 cube cracks? Or the white plastic MacBooks turning yellow? Or the $22M iPod Nano settlement for scratches? Not to mention frayed cables that definitely occurred under Jobs watch.
Now available for $39.98 from Twelve South.This is an easy few dollar fix from Ikea. Cork trivets.
