Apple HomePod (2023) Review: Big Price, Big Sound

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[tomcain]

This is not a review. It is an overview of the device. A review would comment on how well it works. This just describes what it does per Apple.

[HeyTechi]

HomePod and AppleTV are quite the duo together. Also both serve as HomeKit hubs so, good excuse to start building your smart home up ;)

[myHomeKithome]

I am super jazzed to see a new larger HomePod again. It definitely is welcomed and I'm sure sounds amazing. However I'm not sure that the new smart home features and two fewer tweeters and two fewer microphones justify that price. Maybe if it had a display that could show information or if it were also a Wi-Fi router… Maybe. Hopefully it does not go the way of the original.

[vision-oehx]

The 3rd installation of this speaker should be interesting

[TheJymus]

You forgot to mention Thread capability.

[venom]

You know it actually does make more sense to buy the small ones. I just got an Ecobee thermostat and was toying with the idea of buying more smart sensors which are basically $50 each, instead I can get HomePod minis for $100 or less each and get speakers too.

[oliverharris]

Iol I still have my Amazon pod. I mainly use it for a timer when I am cooking.

[jfmurray]

Have you seen the price of a great sounding pair of wireless bookshelf speakers, these might actually be a bargain.

[mattmatt]

I know A LOT of YouTubers/people were sent these speakers for review, this is the conclusion/conclusions I've came to, but honestly if all your devices/life revolves around Apple/Siri, Amazon/Alexa, Google, the decision, should PROBABLY be based more around that vs sound quality, but I think this is the order of sound quality/ 1st through 4th place and I think 5th place is a tie, but you need to put this speaker head to head/against the 1st place winner, the Denon Home 350*, it uses Alexa, the 2nd place winner, the *Bose Home 500*, its more versatile/it can use Alexa and Google, the 3rd place winner, is the *Echo Studio*, this speaker obviously uses Alexa, the 4th place winner, the *Sonos Five*, it doesn't have a voice assistant though, so that MIGHT should knock it out of the running, it CAN use WIFI though and cables, and I think the *Sonos Move and *Apple Home Pod* are neck and neck/tied, sound quality wise for 5th place, the Sonos Move uses the Google assistant, this is how I think these speakers should be rated, but I'd like you to test all of these and tell me what you think.

[carlyeremian]

I watched a few other reviews and they said the exact opposite regarding the sound. They said that you can’t really tell the difference. They did a blind comparison and most people picked the OG HomePod! The clearer spoken voice on podcasts for example are because of the newest 16.3 HomePod update. I’m good with my OG HomePods!!

[wallacerigby]

A Blazer just doesn’t go with EVERYTHING! Also why is this Smart Speaker returning?

[kingzts]

no ability to put spotify as default is a big deal

[BMarandonly]

Give me a bogo and I’ll pounce on 2 HomePods for $299.99 otherwise I’ll stick with my Vizio M512a

[barackblows]

I have two of the original big HomePods and they work great! Who cares about the temperature FJB 🖕🇨🇳