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Definitely one for the living room to pair with the apple tv. Our living room is small so I don't think we need a pair. I'm also thinking about a pair of minis for the kids' hangout space in the basement. Maybe a full HomePod for down there?
Stereo is great but for those who really want it with their Apple TV experience, I really wish Apple would make it possible for us to add at least 2 to 4 more satellite mini’s to a pair of the big ones to make for a an even greater Surround Sound experience. $1000 for excellent Movie sound is not a bad price considering AirPods Max is $549!
I like how you made an actual review explaining the product and your opinion vs just saying “I don’t really understand why this products exists” like every other person
Excellent review, Shane. Love the details provided and reviewed. I’ve come down from my original plan to add 7 of these to just adding 5, and I’m glad I’ve waiting for a panoply of reviews to come in as they’ve made that decision more informed. I’m really looking forward to seeing how the computational audio will do in the master bedroom where the TV is in a corner.
Very good Shane. this is the first review I’ve seen with a heavy emphasis on smart home capability. I’m also an audio guy who was a teenager in the 70s and stereos were everything to us. I have a big pair of Klipsch speakers for my primary Soundsystem. But I must say that in any other room, the full size HomePod is awesome. I have two of the OG versions, two minis and two of the new full-size ordered in black. I’m glad they are back on the market and we can replace the originals if needed. But I also want to really expand my smart home in as many directions as possible.
@@gwm88 I figure Sonos speakers are $300+ each & only really provide audio, HomePods are at least dual purpose & the back ones would only be $100 each Though Sonos is likely a better sound
Great review, we’re all Apple but I don’t think I’d rush out and replace my mini’s with this and would rather use my sound bar even though we use Apple TV on all our televisions. What I would like to see is a comparison between two mini’s vs two Lg Home pods.
People have mentioned that after a few updates, the HomePod 2 may sound as good as the OG. Since the OG has been out for a while it’s been able to be refined overtime. Make sense to me ✌️
Great video Shane! Similar situation when I purchased my OG. At that time I could not justify purchasing a second one and then they were discontinued. I am sure I will end up with a couple of the 2nd gens at some point. I have always wanted a stereo pair.
I have a question for you and your fellow home automation gurus. My mother is hard of hearing and even sometimes when her iPhone is near her she can’t hear it ringing. As an excuse we can say my daughter lowers the volume of the ringer by mistake when she means to lower the volume for her games. Is there a way to get the iPhone to ring over the apple home pods. I know you can make a call, answer a call from, and transfer a call back and forth to home pod, but is there a way to make all the HomePod ring . Is there something in settings. Maybe an apple shortcut to make. I would really appreciate the help.
Regarding the stereo pairing for use with Apple TV, have you or any of your followers experienced an issue with the speakers starting to pop and crackle after being used for a while. I had 2 original connected to my Apple TV as a stereo pair and connected via e-arc and would play perfectly and sound fantastic until they would then start crackling and popping and needed to be fully turned of and reset to clear. I have now stopped using them as a to sound system. Just wondered if this was a problem others had experienced and maybe fixed.
Seeing that there is no cable connection between HomePods and Apple TV, I doubt the sound experience is stellar. The first generation suffered from delays in sound when using them as a sound system.
Great review again. One big stab in the guts after forking out 1000s for a bunch of these is still not being able to play simple chimes or announcements as part of automations without an apple music subscription.
Excellent information Shane, another excellent presentation! It looks like Apple is starting to catch up to Amazon Echo devices but still has a ways to go. I’ve been deep in the Echo system for several years but once we started getting hit with forced advertising I started to rethink this decision. In all fairness though the ads are only on our screened devices. The regular devices are silent until given orders or queries. For now I’m sticking with Amazon but since I have Macs, pods, pads, tvs and watch it’s probably just a matter of time until I make the move to these.
@@ShaneCreates Oh without a doubt the transition is inevitable. But since I’ve got no less than 12 different apps controlling multiple different devices that work in the Alexa system I’m not really excited to start shelling out even more 💰 to convert. I’ve got a box of timers and remote control switches that I was using before I started this journey in 2017 stored away in a box so it’s time to step back from being an early adopter. Hopefully these companies can come to an agreement on what actually works best for the consumer instead of what makes them bank.
Great review Shane ! Never had the OG but got this one unfortunately tho the Best Buy shipment was delayed by fedex so hoping I get it Mon or Tues looking forward to it. Wish the price was about 50-100 bucks less so it fares better than the OG ultimately did but I got mine with a gift card lol
If you have an Apple TV you can just use airplay to sort of make a surround sound with other HomePods. The only caveat is you have to manually adjust the volumes
@@ShaneCreates lol yeah I said sort of. I have my pods spaced out downstairs and whenever we have company over they always say they love the surround sound so I just run with it 😂. I guess it is since sound is coming from all around lol. Apple should allow stereo pairing to them all though
I’ve watched 3 of these today alone. Universally same thoughts. Sad that the 2.0 isn’t an “upgrade”. I think if you didn’t buy the OG HomePod, then this is a good buy but OG is better.
Thanks for watching. Strictly sound quality alone, the OG may be slightly better. But the new HomePod does have a newer chip for better processing, plus the added smart home capabilities, so it would be better in that way.
When setting up HomePods for kids' room do you use your appleid or the kids? I find that our apple music gets mixed together. Like I'm getting recommendations that are more for my son or my daughter's HomePod won't recognize her find my when she's looking for her devices.
Great video....thanks. One thing I can't seem to figure out is if one (or two) work as Mac speakers. Specifically as speakers/mic for Zoom/Skype/Teams calls via an iMac/Mac Studio. Without routing through my phone. Weird, I can't find anyone who can answer this.
Yes, you can use homepods as speakers for your Mac. Not sure if you can use the Mic on them for input tho. I don't think homepods will show up as input options... only speakers for output.
when compare to the response speed of IPAD or Apple TV for home Kit....it is much faster and sensitive. I do not have HomePod OG...but HomePod mini is not a worth choice although is 1/3 price of HomePod 2.
@@TheDavidPlata For me it’s not so much the cost of the Pod but the thought of replacing an entire house full of switches, plugs and devices that are supported by it.
I am watching this on my Apple 🍎 TV 📺 paired with 2 HomePod second gen. I’ve been wait for your review! These replaced my older Sony soundbar. I hope to see some 3rd party stands. Great review. Thanks
@@ShaneCreates the bass is not as good, however the mids and highs sound better quality but not louder. I had a mid tier Sony 4K sound bar. The sub was crackling so that’s why I upgraded. Sonos or Bose would be expensive and not idle on my electrical outlets. Hopefully 3rd party wall mounts come out soon. In an office it would be perfect but living room is stretching it
I currently have two HomePods as a stereo pair with my Apple TV 4K. They sound great but I feel like I want more. Would anyone recommend having a stereo pair alongside a single HomePod?
I probably wouldn't recommend that. You're not going to get true surround sound or anything by doing that (unless Apple gives us an update one day to support it) and it would probably mess up the computational audio that makes the stereo pair so good.
@@ShaneCreates Thanks. Like Apple Music, I wish the HomePods had an audio EQ settings menu. Dialogue is clear on the Spectrum app I use for network TV watching. However in apps like Netflix and others even with Dolby Atmos content, the dialogue is slightly lacking.
Should Apple Allow more than a Stereo pairing of HomePods so that you can have a surround set up with front and rear speakers via a software update I will most likely add 2 more to the two OG I have in a paired setup connected to my AppleTv. But as I am only using them for their sound Quality I will not by those as I do not believe the difference in Sound quality can justifying replacing my to OG as the speakers connected to my AppleTV. I will however if I could improve the surround by placing this or the OG as rearspeakers for a better surround experience
Referring to the intercom demo in the video? Normally all those homepods would be in different rooms throughout the house so likely wouldn't notice that as bad.
As long as Siri isn’t “smart” all Apple Homepods will fail in the long run. I am still flabbergasted that Apple does not comes up to par with the competition
@@ShaneCreates its stated in Apple website you can setup home theatre system when connecting to Apple TV 4k, so wondering if you can connect 4 or 5 Homepods around your living room to create the multiple channels....
Thanks for the support! Best advice I can give is to just start! Don't worry about equipment or getting things perfect. You might suck at first (I did) but it doesn't even matter, because no one is watching in the beginning. Make videos to get better. You'll get better with each video. At least that was my approach when starting.
10:37 noooo not unfortunately, if you understood how stereo imaging works for music and movies then you would be thankful that the new HomePod cannot pair with the old one. You need to have the exact same speaker array on both the left and right channel in order to achieve true stereo audio, and any deviation can actually cause very dramatic distortion.
I don't disagree with that. Totally makes sense and I understand why Apple did it this way. Still would have been nice if people could utilize their OG if they had only one.
Shane, Love your channel. Thank you.. but I have a homepod question. I have several homepod minis as well as the new homepod 2 in various areas of my home, yet I constantly have trouble getting them all to play the same music at the same time.. Or.. I can't for the life of me get the stereos to work.. one or the other will respond and play but the second one just remains quiet. Is it really this difficult to get them all working?
Hey Mar, thanks for the support. No, it shouldn't be that difficult to get them all working. Once two are setup as a stereo pair, they should always play together as a stereo pair. You can use control center or your phone to play in multiple rooms but my favorite is probably just by using siri... "play downstairs, or play this everywhere, etc." seems to work well for me.
@@ShaneCreates Shane, thank you for your reply. It is odd and I'm just not sure where to look for the trouble.. I am able to connect them as stereo but they don't play as stereo. I can even test them Left or Right and hear the ping from both., strong signal etc.. Then also when I tell siri to play some music everywhere in the house.. only about half of them will play.. The others play when I am in that room and asking them to play.. just odd.. not quite sure where to go for help.. Perhaps I better reach out to Apple and see if they can assist. But thank you so much for your videos.. I love watching them..
I'm confused. I can do handoff with the OG homepod. Spotify or apple music. Why is it that everyone is saying this is only possible on the mini or these new ones? Did I buy something from the future 😝😝. Ow and thank you for this review because no one is talking in depth about what the old G can and what the new one can. I think I just buy a second OG and pair them. I don't need the extra because I already have apple products to do things 😝
I actually said that there is an “improved handoff experience” on this one (not that the OG couldn’t). The first gen could do handoff, but the experience is much better when it utilizes the U1 chip (ultra wideband) which is only in the HomePod mini and this new HomePod.
If you have an older tv without an HDMI arc port you won’t be able to use HomePod for tv/cable programming. That was a dealbreaker for me. Sounds good on Apple TV content but won’t work for cable.
To costly for speaker that takes 2 HomePods $600 to compare to 1 amazon big speaker $200, I’m an apple fan with all apple products and I logically can’t buy these at this price, good informative video as usual 👍👍
Here's the real practical thing to do for us 99%ers: forget the homepod, get AppleTV 4k3rdGen 128gb w/thread. Integrate it with your surround sound home AVreceiver system. Done. The HomePods utterly superfluous copepods.
There’s only one “OG”, I’m sticking with it… just got a HomePod mini for upstairs. I used to keep up but Apple is releasing too much for my wallet ;-} Nice review Sir. Thank you.
Why are my HomePod mini’s so stupid? I’ll ask them to shut off a room of hue lights and it will ask which room and go on to name every room. I’ll repeat the room and it again asks which room. Other times they’ll say I’m having trouble connecting to the internet. My phone and watch are flawless at making my commands work. Frustrating!!
Not cheap? THe price was lowered and the spund is up to pair with speakers twice the cost. The only thing it's missing is aux at least bluetooth would be nice but their business strategy removes that from being viable.
@@ShaneCreates I know you mentioned it but it’s a huge feature and one that many many users don’t know exists or understand. It also beats the pants off any equivalently priced sound bar. Not if you include the Apple TV price, but if you already have an Apple TV and just buy the speakers then it’s leagues better than any sound bar at that price point. It’s probably the single biggest reason / market for selling these speakers and most reviews gloss over it or don’t talk about it at all.
He doesn't really touch on it much but this speaker is a downgrade on the audio part and an update on the chip side(bluetooth support, etc) - in short "improved Apple profit margins".
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I got them yesterday, a pair., there are great have not got the apple tv yet
Definitely one for the living room to pair with the apple tv. Our living room is small so I don't think we need a pair. I'm also thinking about a pair of minis for the kids' hangout space in the basement. Maybe a full HomePod for down there?
I got mine. Just one for the living room. I’m loving it.
Could you use the mini to become sound sound speakers?
You have to add another emoji for the HomePod mini and gen 2
They should make the homepods mini be able to act as rear speakers when paired with two large homepods acting as the front left and right speakers
This is what I do
@@gabrieljubinville9117 how? Apple doesnt allow it to happen
Stereo is great but for those who really want it with their Apple TV experience, I really wish Apple would make it possible for us to add at least 2 to 4 more satellite mini’s to a pair of the big ones to make for a an even greater Surround Sound experience. $1000 for excellent Movie sound is not a bad price considering AirPods Max is $549!
I like how you made an actual review explaining the product and your opinion vs just saying “I don’t really understand why this products exists” like every other person
Excellent review, Shane. Love the details provided and reviewed. I’ve come down from my original plan to add 7 of these to just adding 5, and I’m glad I’ve waiting for a panoply of reviews to come in as they’ve made that decision more informed. I’m really looking forward to seeing how the computational audio will do in the master bedroom where the TV is in a corner.
Thanks for watching Dr. Cole!
Very good Shane. this is the first review I’ve seen with a heavy emphasis on smart home capability. I’m also an audio guy who was a teenager in the 70s and stereos were everything to us. I have a big pair of Klipsch speakers for my primary Soundsystem. But I must say that in any other room, the full size HomePod is awesome. I have two of the OG versions, two minis and two of the new full-size ordered in black. I’m glad they are back on the market and we can replace the originals if needed. But I also want to really expand my smart home in as many directions as possible.
This is on my list for sure. It may be a birthday or holiday splurge since I already have a couple Minis and a sound bar on my only TV.
I’d like to see expandability for the audio, like 2 of these up front & 2 HomePod minis behind for full surround sound
Yea that would be great!
I was thinking the same thing. But that’s a really expensive setup for something you could get for 1/4 of the price. But it would be pretty sweet.
@@gwm88 I figure Sonos speakers are $300+ each & only really provide audio, HomePods are at least dual purpose & the back ones would only be $100 each
Though Sonos is likely a better sound
Pair 5,.....I did. Amazing what these little speakers can do. I don't know how much "Atmos" you get,....but you defiantly get a big surround.
Great review, we’re all Apple but I don’t think I’d rush out and replace my mini’s with this and would rather use my sound bar even though we use Apple TV on all our televisions. What I would like to see is a comparison between two mini’s vs two Lg Home pods.
Thanks! This is the best HomePod 2 review that I’ve seen. All my questions were answered … without boring me.
Great to hear! Thanks for watching Mike!
People have mentioned that after a few updates, the HomePod 2 may sound as good as the OG. Since the OG has been out for a while it’s been able to be refined overtime. Make sense to me ✌️
Really waiting for the updated version of HomePod.
I got 2 in stereo pair connected to an Apple TV. AMAZING
Great overview Shane! HomePods in a Default Audio/Stereo Pair with an AppleTV4K is indeed a great solution.
Thanks for watching Brad! So excited to get the studio finished (with actual furniture) so I can really enjoy the that setup!
Thanks for your overview and emphasis on Privacy.
Awesome review Shane! I’m looking forward to buying a pair of them to use on our TV to replace our current Polk Audio system!
Love your channel, Shane. I would trust your review over just about any other because of your HK expertise. 👌
Thanks so much for the kind words and support! 🙏
Great video Shane! Similar situation when I purchased my OG. At that time I could not justify purchasing a second one and then they were discontinued. I am sure I will end up with a couple of the 2nd gens at some point. I have always wanted a stereo pair.
Thanks for watching Mark!
I think Apple's primary audience is just us OG owners. It's a (possibly) profitable way for them to throw us a bone as they make the OG obsolete.
I have a question for you and your fellow home automation gurus. My mother is hard of hearing and even sometimes when her iPhone is near her she can’t hear it ringing.
As an excuse we can say my daughter lowers the volume of the ringer by mistake when she means to lower the volume for her games.
Is there a way to get the iPhone to ring over the apple home pods. I know you can make a call, answer a call from, and transfer a call back and forth to home pod, but is there a way to make all the HomePod ring . Is there something in settings. Maybe an apple shortcut to make. I would really appreciate the help.
Will u do video on best sim routers plz
Thanks for the review!
Do you have Sonos speakers? How does HomePod compare to Sonos move?
No I don't have Sonos speakers.
Regarding the stereo pairing for use with Apple TV, have you or any of your followers experienced an issue with the speakers starting to pop and crackle after being used for a while. I had 2 original connected to my Apple TV as a stereo pair and connected via e-arc and would play perfectly and sound fantastic until they would then start crackling and popping and needed to be fully turned of and reset to clear. I have now stopped using them as a to sound system. Just wondered if this was a problem others had experienced and maybe fixed.
Seeing that there is no cable connection between HomePods and Apple TV, I doubt the sound experience is stellar. The first generation suffered from delays in sound when using them as a sound system.
Great review again. One big stab in the guts after forking out 1000s for a bunch of these is still not being able to play simple chimes or announcements as part of automations without an apple music subscription.
I have 6 mins and 2 HomePod 2nd gen and 2 Apple tv 4K’s too!
Excellent information Shane, another excellent presentation! It looks like Apple is starting to catch up to Amazon Echo devices but still has a ways to go. I’ve been deep in the Echo system for several years but once we started getting hit with forced advertising I started to rethink this decision. In all fairness though the ads are only on our screened devices. The regular devices are silent until given orders or queries. For now I’m sticking with Amazon but since I have Macs, pods, pads, tvs and watch it’s probably just a matter of time until I make the move to these.
Thanks Randy! Take your time... we'll wait! Once you make the move, you might not go back. 😉
@@ShaneCreates Oh without a doubt the transition is inevitable. But since I’ve got no less than 12 different apps controlling multiple different devices that work in the Alexa system I’m not really excited to start shelling out even more 💰 to convert. I’ve got a box of timers and remote control switches that I was using before I started this journey in 2017 stored away in a box so it’s time to step back from being an early adopter. Hopefully these companies can come to an agreement on what actually works best for the consumer instead of what makes them bank.
Great review Shane ! Never had the OG but got this one unfortunately tho the Best Buy shipment was delayed by fedex so hoping I get it Mon or Tues looking forward to it. Wish the price was about 50-100 bucks less so it fares better than the OG ultimately did but I got mine with a gift card lol
Thanks for watching! I know the feeling. I had Fedex delays on some of my HomePods as well. Hope you enjoy your new HomePod!
If you have an Apple TV you can just use airplay to sort of make a surround sound with other HomePods. The only caveat is you have to manually adjust the volumes
Sort of... I'd argue that this wouldn't be true surround sound. You could play audio from multiple speakers, but it wouldn't be true surround sound.
@@ShaneCreates lol yeah I said sort of. I have my pods spaced out downstairs and whenever we have company over they always say they love the surround sound so I just run with it 😂. I guess it is since sound is coming from all around lol. Apple should allow stereo pairing to them all though
Can u pls confirm is it 20 or 40 watt speaker?
is the temperature sensor is better (faster and more accurate) than homepod mini's?
It’s the same
I'm a little surprised you can't pair Minis to them. I thought some people might use 1 TV + 2 HomePods in front + 2 Minis in back.
Maybe one day Apple will push an update giving us that feature. Wishful thinking maybe, but it would be awesome.
Love my Og HomePod , sounds so damn good.
I’ve watched 3 of these today alone. Universally same thoughts. Sad that the 2.0 isn’t an “upgrade”. I think if you didn’t buy the OG HomePod, then this is a good buy but OG is better.
Thanks for watching. Strictly sound quality alone, the OG may be slightly better. But the new HomePod does have a newer chip for better processing, plus the added smart home capabilities, so it would be better in that way.
When setting up HomePods for kids' room do you use your appleid or the kids? I find that our apple music gets mixed together. Like I'm getting recommendations that are more for my son or my daughter's HomePod won't recognize her find my when she's looking for her devices.
Awesome, excited to get mine.
It’s the perfect travel speaker, I would have bought the original if someone attached a round battery to the bottom
I bought my first homepod specifically to be paired to my apple tv in my bedroom and i need the second homepod
You can pair just one to the Apple TV 4K also. But two is certainly better.
Great video....thanks. One thing I can't seem to figure out is if one (or two) work as Mac speakers. Specifically as speakers/mic for Zoom/Skype/Teams calls via an iMac/Mac Studio. Without routing through my phone.
Weird, I can't find anyone who can answer this.
Yes, you can use homepods as speakers for your Mac. Not sure if you can use the Mic on them for input tho. I don't think homepods will show up as input options... only speakers for output.
when compare to the response speed of IPAD or Apple TV for home Kit....it is much faster and sensitive.
I do not have HomePod OG...but HomePod mini is not a worth choice although is 1/3 price of HomePod 2.
$199.00 a great product, $299 is not worth it
Amazon realized this with their Echo devices and lowered the prices but I don’t expect that from Apple.
Yeah I agree. My plan is to wait until Best Buy does those $100 off deals or $50 bucks off. Usually around holidays.
@@TheDavidPlata For me it’s not so much the cost of the Pod but the thought of replacing an entire house full of switches, plugs and devices that are supported by it.
I am watching this on my Apple 🍎 TV 📺 paired with 2 HomePod second gen. I’ve been wait for your review! These replaced my older Sony soundbar. I hope to see some 3rd party stands. Great review. Thanks
Thanks for watching! How do you feel about the stereo pair of homepods compared to the soundbar you previously used?
@@ShaneCreates the bass is not as good, however the mids and highs sound better quality but not louder. I had a mid tier Sony 4K sound bar. The sub was crackling so that’s why I upgraded. Sonos or Bose would be expensive and not idle on my electrical outlets. Hopefully 3rd party wall mounts come out soon. In an office it would be perfect but living room is stretching it
Thanks for sharing!
I currently have two HomePods as a stereo pair with my Apple TV 4K. They sound great but I feel like I want more. Would anyone recommend having a stereo pair alongside a single HomePod?
I probably wouldn't recommend that. You're not going to get true surround sound or anything by doing that (unless Apple gives us an update one day to support it) and it would probably mess up the computational audio that makes the stereo pair so good.
@@ShaneCreates Thanks. Like Apple Music, I wish the HomePods had an audio EQ settings menu. Dialogue is clear on the Spectrum app I use for network TV watching. However in apps like Netflix and others even with Dolby Atmos content, the dialogue is slightly lacking.
Should Apple Allow more than a Stereo pairing of HomePods so that you can have a surround set up with front and rear speakers via a software update I will most likely add 2 more to the two OG I have in a paired setup connected to my AppleTv. But as I am only using them for their sound Quality I will not by those as I do not believe the difference in Sound quality can justifying replacing my to OG as the speakers connected to my AppleTV. I will however if I could improve the surround by placing this or the OG as rearspeakers for a better surround experience
these are not shipping till march in Canada
I wish they could sync that multiple broadcast echo
Referring to the intercom demo in the video? Normally all those homepods would be in different rooms throughout the house so likely wouldn't notice that as bad.
@@ShaneCreates ya. I have them throughout the house too, but some are just across the room. Just annoys me when I can hear it echo like that.
As long as Siri isn’t “smart” all Apple Homepods will fail in the long run. I am still flabbergasted that Apple does not comes up to par with the competition
Where is the Apple Watch Ultra review?
Hi, please can you have 4 homepod2 speakers and test it for possibly a multi channel 4.0 audio, similar to Sony HTA9???
It's not possible. The most you can pair together is 2 for a stereo pair.
@@ShaneCreates its stated in Apple website you can setup home theatre system when connecting to Apple TV 4k, so wondering if you can connect 4 or 5 Homepods around your living room to create the multiple channels....
@@semino1101 No, unfortunately it's not possible to setup like that.
If you squint it’s technically 50$ cheaper than the original after the price drop ($100 total less than release)
Love your work
Great work
Big fan
any advice for me to start up channel too??
Thanks for the support! Best advice I can give is to just start! Don't worry about equipment or getting things perfect. You might suck at first (I did) but it doesn't even matter, because no one is watching in the beginning. Make videos to get better. You'll get better with each video. At least that was my approach when starting.
@@ShaneCreates appreciate that ❤
10:37 noooo not unfortunately, if you understood how stereo imaging works for music and movies then you would be thankful that the new HomePod cannot pair with the old one. You need to have the exact same speaker array on both the left and right channel in order to achieve true stereo audio, and any deviation can actually cause very dramatic distortion.
I don't disagree with that. Totally makes sense and I understand why Apple did it this way. Still would have been nice if people could utilize their OG if they had only one.
Does it need to be connected to play or can it play wirelessly as long as the battery is charged?
Wired unfortunately. Missed opportunity for the price ngl that would have been a major feature. Though I understand why they did it
@@eyeamwema I’ll get the Sonos move then. I’m curious if the Sonos move even sounds better than HomePod. I’m guessing yes
Shane, Love your channel. Thank you.. but I have a homepod question. I have several homepod minis as well as the new homepod 2 in various areas of my home, yet I constantly have trouble getting them all to play the same music at the same time.. Or.. I can't for the life of me get the stereos to work.. one or the other will respond and play but the second one just remains quiet. Is it really this difficult to get them all working?
Hey Mar, thanks for the support. No, it shouldn't be that difficult to get them all working. Once two are setup as a stereo pair, they should always play together as a stereo pair. You can use control center or your phone to play in multiple rooms but my favorite is probably just by using siri... "play downstairs, or play this everywhere, etc." seems to work well for me.
@@ShaneCreates Shane, thank you for your reply. It is odd and I'm just not sure where to look for the trouble.. I am able to connect them as stereo but they don't play as stereo. I can even test them Left or Right and hear the ping from both., strong signal etc.. Then also when I tell siri to play some music everywhere in the house.. only about half of them will play.. The others play when I am in that room and asking them to play.. just odd.. not quite sure where to go for help.. Perhaps I better reach out to Apple and see if they can assist. But thank you so much for your videos.. I love watching them..
I'm confused. I can do handoff with the OG homepod. Spotify or apple music. Why is it that everyone is saying this is only possible on the mini or these new ones? Did I buy something from the future 😝😝. Ow and thank you for this review because no one is talking in depth about what the old G can and what the new one can. I think I just buy a second OG and pair them. I don't need the extra because I already have apple products to do things 😝
I actually said that there is an “improved handoff experience” on this one (not that the OG couldn’t). The first gen could do handoff, but the experience is much better when it utilizes the U1 chip (ultra wideband) which is only in the HomePod mini and this new HomePod.
If you have an older tv without an HDMI arc port you won’t be able to use HomePod for tv/cable programming. That was a dealbreaker for me. Sounds good on Apple TV content but won’t work for cable.
To costly for speaker that takes 2 HomePods $600 to compare to 1 amazon big speaker $200, I’m an apple fan with all apple products and I logically can’t buy these at this price, good informative video as usual 👍👍
I want one
Here's the real practical thing to do for us 99%ers: forget the homepod, get AppleTV 4k3rdGen 128gb w/thread. Integrate it with your surround sound home AVreceiver system. Done. The HomePods utterly superfluous copepods.
Thank God another ALL CAPS RUclips title. This kind of originality is MIND BLOWING.
Shane is actually a great guy. Not his fault that RUclips algorithm sucks.
There’s only one “OG”, I’m sticking with it… just got a HomePod mini for upstairs. I used to keep up but Apple is releasing too much for my wallet ;-}
Nice review Sir. Thank you.
Money grab by apple imo - good video
Why are my HomePod mini’s so stupid? I’ll ask them to shut off a room of hue lights and it will ask which room and go on to name every room. I’ll repeat the room and it again asks which room. Other times they’ll say I’m having trouble connecting to the internet. My phone and watch are flawless at making my commands work. Frustrating!!
Same, it turns the Apple TV and Tv set on/off but not the lights. It did for the first couple of days but not now. Why?? 🤷🏽♂️
Not cheap? THe price was lowered and the spund is up to pair with speakers twice the cost. The only thing it's missing is aux at least bluetooth would be nice but their business strategy removes that from being viable.
Another review that doesn’t go into detail on the eARC feature which is probably the biggest feature.
Well I did mention it (twice) and I’ve also done a whole video in detail about it which was referenced and linked in this one.
@@ShaneCreates I know you mentioned it but it’s a huge feature and one that many many users don’t know exists or understand.
It also beats the pants off any equivalently priced sound bar. Not if you include the Apple TV price, but if you already have an Apple TV and just buy the speakers then it’s leagues better than any sound bar at that price point.
It’s probably the single biggest reason / market for selling these speakers and most reviews gloss over it or don’t talk about it at all.
When you look at it from an inflation point of view, it really is about $250 in 2018 dollars. Still don’t think I will be getting any.
Probably not. I almost bought the original, but they cancelled it. So now I see no reason to by this one.
He doesn't really touch on it much but this speaker is a downgrade on the audio part and an update on the chip side(bluetooth support, etc) - in short "improved Apple profit margins".