HomePod The one speaker to rule my desk 😁

[barnaby117]

I have room on my WFH desk for one nice wireless speaker. Do I go with HomePod, HomePod mini, or something totally different?

 

[thejadedmonkey]

What about a 2.1 speaker setup? Anything with a real subwoofer is going to sound better, and the small satellite speakers probably won't take up much space on your desk either. It's probably cheaper too.

 

[barnaby117]

What about a 2.1 speaker setup? Anything with a real subwoofer is going to sound better, and the small satellite speakers probably won't take up much space on your desk either. It's probably cheaper too.

Yeah, I actually just donated a super old 2.1 setup when I cleaned my WFH space. Ended up going with a HomePod mini for my desk!

 

[Phil77354]

I've had the original HomePod speaker (two of them, actually, as a stereo pair) sitting alongside my iMac for almost 3 years (since the HomePod was first introduced). It is an outstanding speaker. I also have one of the new HomePod mini speakers and it also sounds great - I haven't used it much yet but purchased it out of curiosity and for comparison.

To @thejadedmonkey's comment re subwoofer, I have found that the HomePod has impressive low frequency response, really impressive.

There are lots of great speakers available these days. I like the HomePods because they have the integration with my other Apple devices, serve as a HomeKit hub, have Siri, and so forth.

 

[JLB86]

i need something better than my macbook speaker. whats good for a bluetooth speaker for this? will use it to watch netflix and spotify

 

[gigatoaster]

Depending on the budget, you can look at hifi speakers or even second hands. You can find good deals and good quality stuff depending on where you live.