I hate the current gen. It is a crap speaker, to be honest. The size is such a limiter that I cannot fathom who would want this thing for anything else but an alarm clock. Sadly...
I agree it is not perfect, but for its size it has a great sound. If it had the same automatic acoustic correction, it would have been better indeed.
Let's wait a while for HomePod mini 3 and HomePod 3 then... with 802.11ax I hope.