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Like HomePod, Sonos One Leaves White Rings on Some Furniture
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Those sneaky Russians. It's one thing to mess with our elections, but they have crossed the line when they produce rings on our wood tables.
There are two reasons for using a cutting board: 1) to protect the underlying surface from getting cut by the knife blade; and, 2) conversely, to protect knife's edge from getting dulled by repeatedly hitting a harder surface (whack the edge of a blade against, say, a granite countertop, and see how it fares). The underlying surface being oiled wood doesn't directly enter into it.
Did you ever think that maybe other products effect the sound quality?
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That image makes me feel upside down.
Ahhhhh, so much better.
Now the speakers are sitting on the wall...
Is there anything WD-40 CAN'T do?!?
bonus tip: WD-40 is awesome at getting tree sap off your car. Learned that a couple of days ago, after nothing else seemed to help!
[doublepost=1518729545][/doublepost]HomePod won't leave a mark on my furniture because I won't buy one.
The HomePod's silicone base can leave white rings on some wood surfaces that have an oil or wax finish, a problem that Apple yesterday said was "not unusual." As it turns out, Apple wasn't incorrect -- the Sonos One, a competing smart speaker, also leaves white rings on furniture.
Tom's Guide reviewer Mike Prospero read about the HomePod causing rings on furniture yesterday and went to check his wood cabinet, where he did indeed discover a ring caused by the HomePod. But next to it, he found smaller square shaped marks, which had been caused by the Sonos One located near the HomePod.
Like the HomePod, the Sonos One has a silicone base with four small feet. It doesn't make a ring as prominent as the ring caused by the HomePod, but it does appear to cause the same marks.
White rings became a topic of discussion yesterday morning after independent reviews from Pocket-lint and Wirecutter pointed out the marks the HomePod left on oiled or waxed furniture. After the issue received significant media attention, Apple published a "Cleaning and taking care of HomePod" support document that warned about the potential for marks on some wooden surfaces.
Apple said it is not unusual silicone bases to leave mild marks, and that they should go away with time or with some light polishing. Tom's Guide reviewer Mike Prospero says that the marks do indeed appear to fade with time. From Apple's support document:It is not clear why Apple did not inform customers about the possibility of white marks on wood, as this is presumably an issue the company had to know about following the HomePod's extended beta test with Apple employees and the years of development that went into the product.
A simple HomePod care support document published ahead of the HomePod's launch, rather than after customers were left to discover the issue on their own would have likely mitigated much of the negative press and frustration from customers.
For those who are concerned about the HomePod damaging their expensive wood furniture, Apple recommends putting the HomePod on a different surface to avoid problems all together.
Article Link: Like HomePod, Sonos One Leaves White Rings on Some Furniture
Some other company does it, so it must be ok for Apple to do it. I think that is the definition of being an Apple Fanatic.
Seem's like a pretty big oversight by all players. Of course, they can't factor in all materials\surfaces someone might put their speakers on but still
That might cause it to slide off over time and might actually not stop it from damaging wood if doesn't slide and keeps rubbing on the wood from the bass.
I think the only solution would be to put some sort of surface in between like a slightly bigger piece of glass to protect the wood.
Except HomePod isn’t the only thing that leaves marks on tables like this. Is everything else that leaves a mark poorly designed too? Glasses are designed to be in the house on a table. Are they poorly designed if you chose to use them without a coaster on certain surfaces?
I wasn’t aware glasses were designed to sit in one spot on the table for months and months. My bad.
That image makes me feel upside down.
Ahhhhh, so much better.
Oh looky here! My Bose Soundlink Mini leaves a mark on my oil stained vintage desk. I better call my lawyer. /s
This whole issue has been blown out of proportion. Get a grip, people. The marks aren't permanent.
