I got rid of my OG HomePods in the house because they were causing recurring homekit related problems that got to be too much to bear despite still being good speakers for the home entertainment center.
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New HomePod Can't Be Stereo Paired With First-Generation HomePod
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Called it! Thanks again, Tim Apple. Can't wait to hear the die hards defend this one! 🤣
Not surprising, given that the 1st-gen firmware won’t be getting updates anymore.
But that’s the reason I don’t like such integrated hardware. Either give me smart speakers I can attach to any amp, or a smart audio device I can attach to any speakers.
But that’s the reason I don’t like such integrated hardware. Either give me smart speakers I can attach to any amp, or a smart audio device I can attach to any speakers.
HobeSoundDarryl
macrumors G5
Speakers are long useful life products. As long as they can play, they should sound "awesome" 10 or even 20 years from now. The trick with any smart speakers: will the "smarts" be updated to allow the "dumb" part to keep playing that long? I strongly suspect NO.
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I bought my Mackie studio monitors for $150, and I guarantee you, they sound better than the HomePod will.
HobeSoundDarryl
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Smart! This is THE way to go.
iDevices and/or AppleTV can be the smarts separate from the speaker. Pair those with ANY quality, size, color, shape speakers anyone can want. That gets you Siri "smarts(?)" and any kind of speakers, any size of speakers, mono-stereo-5.1-7.1-ATMOS in 2023.
The "dumb" speakers will be able to still serve you with great sound 10 or 20 years from now. The "smarts" can be upgraded/deprecated/replaced with other smarts many times between now and then. No dependency on a corporation choosing for you to keep the speakers up to date... or even able to play anything. No walled garden limitations on what can be played.
And this is why I am afraid of any first-gen Apple device. As much as I want the AirPods Max, I’m patiently waiting for 2nd-gen. …probably won’t buy the VR/AR device til 2nd-gen in 2030.
Forced upgrades said it all along a typical Apple scheme nowadays. DOA the first gen with one of the shortest product lifecycles ever along with the iPad 3.
Good point. Can a black HomePod be stereo-paired with a white one? 😄
Unless they made the 2nd gen HomePods to sound EXACTLY like the 1st gen (they didn't), this makes absolute sense . Why would one want to setup a stereo pair for two speakers that sound different? How is this news a negative? Or even unexpected?
TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️
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True but I wish it was the MBP 16" tho. Also, why does the HomePod in Midnight look Space gray or black? Or am I tripping?
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“Apple re-launches useless and overpriced speaker for suckers.”
There. Done in one article.
There. Done in one article.
Sad to see Apple becoming more and more like any other tech company where you have to do your own research and literally read fine prints instead of just having things work ... they lost their value proposition in that regard. Great for my wallet though!
What's next? Product names like SONY?
What's next? Product names like SONY?
the (shockingly rare) voice of reason finally emerges.
I have seven HomePods (5 OG,2 mini). All work great and produce superb sound.
Looking forward to purchasing two more of the latest model.
"I can’t wait for this to fail."
Wanting to see something to fail so badly is really bizarre. I want a lot of things. Not one of them is hoping for something to fail.
So far its a race to the bottom with juvenile whines.
Apple: Let’s give the product a new colour without jeopardising any margin.
Engineer: Let’s call it midnight, but use the same dyecolour as the other products we have. We know people love midnight and the space grey would fit nicely to the description.
Apple: Sounds like no margin loss to me. Approved.
