Apple is too late to the game. I've already got 4 Alexas around the house that I wish sounded as good as the Big Pod, but otherwise do everything else better.
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New HomePod Delivered to One Lucky Customer Two Days Early
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It's not "the" Canada Post. It's just "Canada Post". Come on editors.
Enjoy your HomePod, fellow Canadian!
Enjoy your HomePod, fellow Canadian!
Yay! They can be disappointed two days early!
Imagine not judging people based on what they do with their own money.
For anyone having doubts, here’s my tracking info. Censored of course. I checked the original uncompressed photos on my iPhone and you still can’t see the calendar in the background, go figure ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
It’s actually better than I could imagine! Loving it!!!
Didn’t pay for it 😘 gift cards from Christmas
Does it sound overemphasized in the mids? I know a lot of people prefer that kind of sound though.
Lucky customer. Wish the new HomePod came with more colour options.
Glad you can take out the power cable, so if you really wanted a white HomePod on a black bench top then you could technically get a black power cable for it so it blends in a bit better.
Tons of stuff have changed. People seem to forget how bad the situation was in 2018. You couldn’t even hook them up as a stereo pair or to your ATV, no personal Siri requests, no support for third party music services, no multiple timers, no Intercom, etc
Mine is still preparing to ship the last three days as well:.. hurry up lol
I feel the same. The house is kitted out with Sonos, Alexa does the job and with different Sonos speakers for each room to suit each use case (Arc and Sub in main room, Beam in smaller room, One’s in bedroom and Move in kitchen/garden). The move is also great for a week away on a road trip using bluetooth.
I have Apple devices in most other categories but I won’t be moving over for this. Maybe if it came along 10 years ago.
While it wouldn’t surprise me if removing two tweeters is cost cutting, there’s also a very good chance the less is more when it comes to sound quality in speakers. Potentially 7 tweeters added more muddyness to the sound or effected how the room finding tech works.
As stated before, most extremely good hifi speakers and floor standers have a lot less than 5 !
As stated before, most extremely good hifi speakers and floor standers have a lot less than 5 !
Cool, can't wait to pick up another when they're on sale for 30% off.
Yeah but most speakers aren't omnidirectional like Homepods. That's why.
Yeah but most speakers aren't omnidirectional like Homepods. That's why.
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Finally a review that makes a serious comparison with high quality mics and a blind test. Nobody is surprised that the new one sounds worse than the old one, as it’s clearly a cheapened version to increase apple’s profit.
Just like Apple, you can pull the plug on HomePod. How exactly? That’s where the difference is between its versions.How can you tell it's not the old one
Yeah, $299 no tax included, which is different across US, example tax in NY $26,54 so would be $325,54. Tax in EU 59€ so… that’s is that reason why