Love all ur vids! I absolutely love that the homepods can be default now. Whenever I’d fast forward on my Apple TV the audio would cut out and take a while to catch up. Now that it’s the default audio source it doesn’t do that anymore. Love it
It would be cool if Apple had a “night light” feature that uses the U1 chip in your iPhone or Apple Watch to connect to next gen lights with U1 chips in them and have the lights nearest you turn on a subtle glow in a warm tone that will follow where you are in the house and only light the nearest light to you. That way if you wanted to use the potty on the other side of the house you would just have to walk there and not think too much about turning on switches or talking to Siri because that could break you out of your sleeping cycle.
this is magical though i bet the power consumption on your iPhone/Apple Watch. probably the lights will be the one that "follows" and Apple devices as the U1 reciever
like the features, setup was difficult for some of my devices (August Door lock, ruclips.net/user/postUgkxhB5YOMNj04GuoAosExygP4cH-dKeb4aB Bose speaker)... but all switches and outlets (5), thermostat, tankless water heater. Unfortunately all I can do is turn on/off Bose. It doesn't support volume or changing channels, but I believe that is due to the particular speaker I have.... Worth getting if you already have other devices to use it with... I don't sit around and ask Alexa questions much so that doesn't really matter to me....
Hey, I bought two full-size home pods after watching your atmos video...pretty cool. They should be paying you. Anyway, we have kinda high vaulted ceilings, the room only has three walls, and is not huge but on the large side...and the volume is just barely sufficient. For the most part, it is really hard to get the volume "too loud"...is that your experience also? That they are plenty loud, but for the rare time you may want them really cranked up that they just aren't THAT powerful?
Can this only be done with content viewed from an Apple TV ? Or can I stereo pair and use the minis in replace of a sound bar for all content (cable, fire stick ect)
Forget the rest, I subbed 15 minutes ago while watching the amazon Echo studio review, i blasted past all the other tech guys on you tube to get here, entertaining AF. Hope you get a million subs this year 👍🏼🍺
@Erfon Elijah now that they original HomePod is discontinued, what are your thoughts on the version 2 like you mentioned? I love my HomePod, I’m undecided 🤷♂️ if I should buy another or hold out and hope there is a version 2. With Apple going in on the streaming, music and fitness and games, 🤞 I can’t see Apple leaving the audio space to them mini.
Love the channel. However, I have the 2 original HomePod set up, everything is updated to the latest iOS and tvOS and HomePod OS, but I am not getting any Atmos, I’m not hearing sound coming from behind me or above me. I followed apples recommendations of having each HomePod 10 inches from the wall, and 4 feet apart. Is there something I’m missing? Why am I not able to get the same experience that you are obviously getting?
Okay so I’m looking to buy some homepods and a new Apple TV for a theater set up in my room to do a movie night with friends. I’ve been doing some research on this and now I’m curious about a few things. One being what color I should get. I noticed you have the white ones. Does it get dirty easily? Like does it show a lot of dust??? The second being did Apple ever release an update that now makes the homepods the default audio output for the Apple TV?
Hi 😁 can you tell me what sounds better? two HomePod’s mini or one HomePod ?? I will be using this just as speaker to play music. I can’t decide myself what options get 🙈 Btw. I love your videos 🔥
I have a small Sony Dolby Atmos soundbar connected to my Apple TV 4K. The sound is ok but it could be better. Is it possible to connect two additional HomePod minis to my Apple TV4k + Soundbar ?
Apple is crazy if they are not giving this guy a kickback! 😂 I ordered both last night (...Adding a 2nd Apple TV from HD w/ 2 HomePods.) So obviously I’ve been overthinking this for awhile... But Erfon’s efforts have pushed me over the edge... What the hell, I am already more than half way there. As it’s been said, ‘...No more half measures.’
Fantastic video, thank you. I agree with you that the HomePod is shrill in its delivery of higher notes - this was part of the reason why I sold my stereo pair. I've purchased a HomePod mini and I'm considering buying a second one so it's good that it seems that a stereo pair of minis is better in its delivery of high notes.
Quick question, see if I’d have two HomePod minis and I’d go “Hey Siri” would I get Siri coming from both in stereo or you can prioritise which speaker Siri prioritise?
My homepods mini always priorize the first one that I configure on my iPhone, I don’t know why… even if I am close to the second I configured, the colorful light comes from the first one…
Great video!! For me, the number one feature I am looking for with TV sound is to be able to understand spoken word content. It is SOOOOO frustrating to watch a movie and not understand what's being said because of all the other competing sound effects. So, my question is, how good a job do the HomePod Minis do with spoken word content? And if you have a suggestion for the best sound solution for rendering spoken word TV content would you share it? Thanks.
@@Jasper-mu8yz Yes, but you will not like my answer. I simply gave up on soundbars. I could not find any that did a commendable job teasing out speech, which is almost exclusively contained in the center front channel of the multichannel signal being fed into the soundbar. So I now have a receiver to which I have only connected a front left, front right, and center channel speaker. All three speakers are very modest in size. The receiver will automatically push the missing speaker's channel content to those existing speakers. At this point, I had complete control over speech by adjusting the level of the center channel speaker. I just raised the level of the center channel till speech was easy to hear. I could add a sub to the system. But the speakers I used produce enough base for my needs. I hope this helps.
@@MrLuigi-oi7gm wow, thank you so much for taking so much time to explain what you did! will look into it more deeply when i have the time to. it´s such a weird topic that no one seems to really talk about. especialy living in a building with neighbours around you its so frustrating having to constantly adjust volume while watching a movie.
@@Jasper-mu8yz Well, wow right back at you for such kind recognition! Modern movies seem to challenge dialog much more than older movies because they pack more and more loud, non-dialogue sound effects into the overall sound experience which drowns out the dialogue. I guess I'm old school, but I much rather clearly understand what the actors are saying than have a machine gun or jack hammer rattle my windows. Good luck with your set-up! Kind regards, Luigi
I have my TV in a bit of weirdly shaped corner of my room. I tried the mini's but they sounded dreadful, I think because of the shape of the walls causing reflections with the 360 audio. They sound super in my bedroom.
Hey, I noticed you use Plex. Do you get the Dolby Atmos on the pair of original HomePods from content through plex? Most of my content on Plex is 5.1, is the 5.1 on a stereo pair of big homepods good?
Hmm, I guess it depends on your listening preferences. To me, the HomePod Mini is MISSING high end frequencies. They are just completely gone. To you, it’s nicer. I think most people have such crappy speakers, that they are used to missing out on the high end sounds. So when they get a nice 7 tweeter speaker system like the HomePod, it sounds “off”.
I have both. Two HomePods and two minis. And i agree. Get two minis instead of one HomePod. Or if you have the money, geht two HomePods. That’s still best.
You already made me purchase two original HomePods now it's time for mini, I would really like them to go behind for better sound separation in Dolby theatre mode and I hope, very soon Apple may release an update to enhance what they did with HomePods.
This Elite is better than if not all these TVS out today especially the one you are watching if you had any ideas about TVs you wouldn’t be asking and laughing the joke is on your🤣🤣🤣
I bought two of these (HomePods, not mini) based on this. I wasn’t expecting 7.1 sound or anything but I think these are SUPER quiet. I have a larger room than that, but only in height. Not in depth. Fairly shocked at how quiet they are, unless I’m not setting them up right, but I watched your demo and the sound field was completely front facing, so all firmware is complete, so 🤷🏼♂️.
Make sure everything is up to date and you have the audio format set to auto in Apple TV. With this new setting working they are basically like when using two homepod at full volume for music. Before the update they were half the volume so I think it's not setup right.
@@richarddcrossley well, I think it’s just a difference in distance from wall, and a multitude of other unforeseen ‘room’ issues, I like the sound from a range standpoint and a dynamics standpoint, but from a sheer volume I think the mini is as you say more pleasing because I honestly need to see if a mini is louder, because it sure seems that way to me...and the wow factor from a ‘loudness ’ simply isn’t there for me. The entire ecosystem has already made my life better and 2 more HomePod minis are enroute as we speak for a total of 5, and don’t even get me started if they go for HomePod 2 soon. Thxs for replying! I’m sure if I placed these in my basement fun-room they would be plenty stunning. So it’s a ME issue I’m sure and not an Apple issue
I watched your videos and you were correct with your comparison of the differences in audio between the HomePod and MiniPod. Spot on. I went ahead and got 2 MiniPods and a HomePod. I tested them. I’m returning the HomePod. The only problem with this setup is that there is an assumption (by Apple engineers) that people all live in detached homes, as opposed to multi-family homes, 5 miles and 1 year away from anyone. The HomePod is not suitable for urban living. The HomePod mini, or MiniPods, could also be a challenge for urban living. You completely understate the level of bass in the HomePod. The bass is so deep that my neighbors in my last place heard it - 5 miles away and 10 years ago. It literally breaks a hole in the fabric of space and time and travels backwards. That’s how much bass resonated from that thing. I guess these were designed where everyone lives in ranch homes with acres of land between them and their nearest neighbor? They are not suitable for apartments that don’t have a concrete subfloor or plaster walls. (Basically any apartment building from the early 1900s) The MiniPods have a lot of bass too but I would not even say these are apartment safe. Not unless you want nosy neighbors coming over and banging on your door. I live in a condo built ~1918 with exposed brick and wood floors. I admit they didn’t have much in the way of sound proofing back then so I’ve done some upgrades. My living room is 14’x17’ and opens to a 11’x9’ kitchen. The stereo MiniPods filled this area and was still loud enough (at 66% volume) to be heard in my bathroom, on the other side of my unit, while taking a shower. The MiniPod bass is a bit much, but I do like them. So they are not going back. I think maybe why Apple didn’t sell many of the bigger HomePods is due to the bass being so much. Let’s face it, a majority of the world lives in cities. They really needed to add a “night listening mode” / “light listening mode” or something. Also, churning my lights on? What do you mean by churning? /snark 😉
Erfon. Love your stuff on Cultcast. The only thing keeping me from going this route is PS4/5. wish the released a version of the Apple TV that acted as a receiver with inputs for other sources. Not holding my breath though.
Apple had a chance to do something amazing for the home theater market but they dropped the ball…at least so far. They may have backed off of any additional effort due to their relationship with Sonos.
@@levels1937 I don't think this is totally right. If you use iTunes or music, tv or podcasts as it now is you can select the pair like you would on an Apple TV. If you use any other audio via airplay you are correct.
Now 1 year later that is possible on the latest Apple TV 4K 2nd Gen. It has eARC pass through which allows anything on the TV to be heard on the HomePods.
I have them linked up with my Apple 4k tv through Airplay 2. I would say there is some slight delay, so you might need to adjust the sound to get a nicer balance in sound quality if your patient. I did find out using my iPhone to connect them together instead of my Apple TV they stopped linking together. It might be a glitch in software that it could be fixed in a later update. I also linked up my HomePod! But I found it was way to beefy for my room! Definitely agree with you if you love bass get two homePods. Love your videos! Your the best! lol
Have 2 minis set up stereo pair.. It worked for about an hour now only one plays. I have heard that this is an issue. Hopefully Apple will push out firmware update.
my 2 HomePods with Apple TV 4K (all by the book OS14.2), but I don’t see Dolby Atmos in the default audio menu, does it still show Dolby Atmos in there ? or apple changed it to Auto ?
It turns on when it’s available in the content, but they don’t tell you it’s on. I think they’re going to add a feature in the future that makes it clear what audio signal you’re using 🍻
@@ErfonElijah Thanks buddy ! can’t tell you just how much I appreciated it ! I was looking for Dolby Atmos the entire day in the menu. long story short 5 hours of re-setting HomePods, Apple TV 4k, almost reset my iphone LOL. By the way, I bought 2 HomePods and Apple TV 4K because your review video! LOVE your videos! 😁
@@ErfonElijah I would rather the HomePods. But in Australia despite a clearance sale last year of >$300, those who brought them want between $400 and $700 for one, making them crazy expensive. My thought was that 2 HomePod Mini's would be better than my built in HiSense speakers, and better than a cheap $200 soundbar. If my budget is $250 (cost of 2 HomePod Mini's in Aus) would I better with the 2 Mini's or a soundbar? Cheers.
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That scene with the execs dancing! Thank you!
Love all ur vids!
I absolutely love that the homepods can be default now. Whenever I’d fast forward on my Apple TV the audio would cut out and take a while to catch up. Now that it’s the default audio source it doesn’t do that anymore. Love it
It would be cool if Apple had a “night light” feature that uses the U1 chip in your iPhone or Apple Watch to connect to next gen lights with U1 chips in them and have the lights nearest you turn on a subtle glow in a warm tone that will follow where you are in the house and only light the nearest light to you. That way if you wanted to use the potty on the other side of the house you would just have to walk there and not think too much about turning on switches or talking to Siri because that could break you out of your sleeping cycle.
Such a great idea !!!
this is magical though i bet the power consumption on your iPhone/Apple Watch.
probably the lights will be the one that "follows" and Apple devices as the U1 reciever
like the features, setup was difficult for some of my devices (August Door lock, ruclips.net/user/postUgkxhB5YOMNj04GuoAosExygP4cH-dKeb4aB Bose speaker)... but all switches and outlets (5), thermostat, tankless water heater. Unfortunately all I can do is turn on/off Bose. It doesn't support volume or changing channels, but I believe that is due to the particular speaker I have.... Worth getting if you already have other devices to use it with... I don't sit around and ask Alexa questions much so that doesn't really matter to me....
Been waiting for this video. Thanks!
Another awesome video - thanks Erfon! Answered all my questions on this. 2021 is the year of no wires.
Another banger! I’m about to order a pair!
When do you think Homepod V2 will be introduced? I'd hate to invest if new versions are about to hit.
Great video, keep up the good work! Currently have Dolby with my stereo pair of HomePod’s, and a single mini for the bedroom! 👍🏽
Can’t wait. Right now I’m using Sonos up front and homepods in the rear. With the Apple 4K TV. For a faux surround system. :).
Two HomePods are the absolute BEST... Love them... Great video..
I’ve been ready for this videos
I’ve been waiting for you Jeff 🥂
I'd love to hear an update from you with the new tvOS, and if it makes a difference with these little guys!
Hey, I bought two full-size home pods after watching your atmos video...pretty cool. They should be paying you. Anyway, we have kinda high vaulted ceilings, the room only has three walls, and is not huge but on the large side...and the volume is just barely sufficient. For the most part, it is really hard to get the volume "too loud"...is that your experience also? That they are plenty loud, but for the rare time you may want them really cranked up that they just aren't THAT powerful?
Fkin love your reviews on these products, it’s how I found you
Can this only be done with content viewed from an Apple TV ? Or can I stereo pair and use the minis in replace of a sound bar for all content (cable, fire stick ect)
Guys got passion! I like it. :)
Forget the rest, I subbed 15 minutes ago while watching the amazon Echo studio review,
i blasted past all the other tech guys on you tube to get here, entertaining AF.
Hope you get a million subs this year 👍🏼🍺
Do you think Apple will add automatic connectivity to the minis to Apple TV in the future? Or will it stay a feature just for the big HomePod?
I hope so
@Erfon Elijah now that they original HomePod is discontinued, what are your thoughts on the version 2 like you mentioned?
I love my HomePod, I’m undecided 🤷♂️ if I should buy another or hold out and hope there is a version 2.
With Apple going in on the streaming, music and fitness and games, 🤞 I can’t see Apple leaving the audio space to them mini.
Love the channel. However, I have the 2 original HomePod set up, everything is updated to the latest iOS and tvOS and HomePod OS, but I am not getting any Atmos, I’m not hearing sound coming from behind me or above me. I followed apples recommendations of having each HomePod 10 inches from the wall, and 4 feet apart. Is there something I’m missing? Why am I not able to get the same experience that you are obviously getting?
Can you use HomePod mini with Apple TV HD or does it only work with Apple TV 4K ? Thanks- great video
Ive got mine in the bedroom either side of the bed, when the tv speaker & the homepod mini’s are all connected together it sounds amazing
Do you get any audio lag? Like not in sync?
Okay so I’m looking to buy some homepods and a new Apple TV for a theater set up in my room to do a movie night with friends. I’ve been doing some research on this and now I’m curious about a few things. One being what color I should get. I noticed you have the white ones. Does it get dirty easily? Like does it show a lot of dust??? The second being did Apple ever release an update that now makes the homepods the default audio output for the Apple TV?
I was ready for this video. I was not ready for that dancing.
I love this style of video
Just what I needed to know.
Hi 😁 can you tell me what sounds better? two HomePod’s mini or one HomePod ?? I will be using this just as speaker to play music.
I can’t decide myself what options get 🙈
Btw. I love your videos 🔥
I have a small Sony Dolby Atmos soundbar connected to my Apple TV 4K. The sound is ok but it could be better. Is it possible to connect two additional HomePod minis to my Apple TV4k + Soundbar ?
If you're Soundbar is airplay enabled I think it would be possible to connect it with your homepod
I like your channel. I can’t help it anymore. I’m subscribing
Sorry, my engilsh not so good. Which is better choice for apple tv 4K. One Homepod or two Home Pod mini? Thanks
I wonder if Apple will make it so you can have 2 Home Pods plus 2 Mini Homepods in the back 4 of them linked up
Crossing my fingers for this
I’m praying this happens!
That’s the dream right there 🔥
I hope they make a better version of HomePod as a comeback or as part of HomePod Pro Max!!!
You can add more speakers in Apple TV
Apple is crazy if they are not giving this guy a kickback! 😂
I ordered both last night (...Adding a 2nd Apple TV from HD w/ 2 HomePods.)
So obviously I’ve been overthinking this for awhile...
But Erfon’s efforts have pushed me over the edge...
What the hell, I am already more than half way there.
As it’s been said, ‘...No more half measures.’
Hey man. So are you still using them and what's your take from them?
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Don't think you really want to know.
Especially if you think for yourself,
because everyone's situation is unique to them.
great to see someone else still using a Kuro screen
Fantastic video, thank you. I agree with you that the HomePod is shrill in its delivery of higher notes - this was part of the reason why I sold my stereo pair. I've purchased a HomePod mini and I'm considering buying a second one so it's good that it seems that a stereo pair of minis is better in its delivery of high notes.
Do they only sync or work with Apple TV?
Quick question, see if I’d have two HomePod minis and I’d go “Hey Siri” would I get Siri coming from both in stereo or you can prioritise which speaker Siri prioritise?
My homepods mini always priorize the first one that I configure on my iPhone, I don’t know why… even if I am close to the second I configured, the colorful light comes from the first one…
Why do I loooooovvvveee Erfon so much!!???
hi, is the HomePod OG line voltage between 100v and 220V?
Will it lag if I use airplay on apple tv and play sound on HomePod mini?
Great video 💪🏻
Great vid, as always. Did you make that outro theme? 🐾
Hand crafted with love 💕
@erfonelijah what are your thoughts on the homepods being discontinued?
thanks for the spanish subtitles 🙌
They thic - but they ain’t thicc.
That’s literally all I needed to know.
Great video!! For me, the number one feature I am looking for with TV sound is to be able to understand spoken word content. It is SOOOOO frustrating to watch a movie and not understand what's being said because of all the other competing sound effects. So, my question is, how good a job do the HomePod Minis do with spoken word content? And if you have a suggestion for the best sound solution for rendering spoken word TV content would you share it? Thanks.
have you found an answer to this?
@@Jasper-mu8yz Yes, but you will not like my answer. I simply gave up on soundbars. I could not find any that did a commendable job teasing out speech, which is almost exclusively contained in the center front channel of the multichannel signal being fed into the soundbar. So I now have a receiver to which I have only connected a front left, front right, and center channel speaker. All three speakers are very modest in size. The receiver will automatically push the missing speaker's channel content to those existing speakers. At this point, I had complete control over speech by adjusting the level of the center channel speaker. I just raised the level of the center channel till speech was easy to hear. I could add a sub to the system. But the speakers I used produce enough base for my needs. I hope this helps.
@@MrLuigi-oi7gm wow, thank you so much for taking so much time to explain what you did! will look into it more deeply when i have the time to. it´s such a weird topic that no one seems to really talk about. especialy living in a building with neighbours around you its so frustrating having to constantly adjust volume while watching a movie.
@@Jasper-mu8yz Well, wow right back at you for such kind recognition! Modern movies seem to challenge dialog much more than older movies because they pack more and more loud, non-dialogue sound effects into the overall sound experience which drowns out the dialogue. I guess I'm old school, but I much rather clearly understand what the actors are saying than have a machine gun or jack hammer rattle my windows. Good luck with your set-up! Kind regards, Luigi
FYI Latest update allows you to select homepods mini as default just like regular homepod
Is this true … I don’t see it anywhere
I was going to give this video a 9/10. Then the dancing started and it jumped to 1000/10
fun review!
Hey Erfon, could you do a comparison between Homepods vs Bose portable Smart home speakers vs HomePod minis? 🙏🏼
Where did you buy your TV stand ??
I have my TV in a bit of weirdly shaped corner of my room. I tried the mini's but they sounded dreadful, I think because of the shape of the walls causing reflections with the 360 audio. They sound super in my bedroom.
Cool setup. Wondering... can you play audio on a soundbar and 2 homepod minis simultaneously?
I haven't tried it but tons of ppl in the comments have and it seems to work great
How are the HomePod Minis for actors voices?
Ive got a stereo pair and my apple tv will only airplay to one speaker???
Hey, I noticed you use Plex. Do you get the Dolby Atmos on the pair of original HomePods from content through plex? Most of my content on Plex is 5.1, is the 5.1 on a stereo pair of big homepods good?
That’s a good question I think it supports 5.1/7.1 but I need to check. Haven’t tested it yet!
Belkin Soundform connect Audio Adapter with Airplay 2 - to connect a subwoofer to 2 HomePods mini pair - for cinema sound - is it possible?
Alguien sabe si se puede utilizar como altavoz junto a una barra de sonido bluetooth a la vez en mi apple tv?
Has the auto connect to the HomePod mini been fixed / addressed? Sounds like a big hassle and deal breaker for me.
If you already have a 3.1 surround system, could these be paired with the Apple TV and be used sort of like a 5.1 surround?
Nevermind you just answered my question. Should wait for video to finish to comment
Hmm, I guess it depends on your listening preferences. To me, the HomePod Mini is MISSING high end frequencies. They are just completely gone. To you, it’s nicer. I think most people have such crappy speakers, that they are used to missing out on the high end sounds. So when they get a nice 7 tweeter speaker system like the HomePod, it sounds “off”.
Before even watching I’m just going to take a wild crazy gambler’s guess and say you loved it.
I have both. Two HomePods and two minis. And i agree. Get two minis instead of one HomePod. Or if you have the money, geht two HomePods. That’s still best.
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So -
Two HomePods vs two HomePod Minis ?
( I am using an Apple TV (latest gen but not 4K))
Can you connect all of them
You already made me purchase two original HomePods now it's time for mini, I would really like them to go behind for better sound separation in Dolby theatre mode and I hope, very soon Apple may release an update to enhance what they did with HomePods.
That’s the dream right there. I think eventually Apple will allow it
How to use my homepod minis as AUX speakers for my iPad when watching movies?
No Aux you gotta airplay them to your iPad
Let’s be honest, nobody was listening to what he said while we watched him lip sync Last Christmas.
So true..
Hey ! Thanks for your great reviews ! I’de like to know if it’s possible to use homepods with a PS5 ?
Unfortunately not that I’m aware of cause HomePod audio only works when you’re watching the Apple TV
@@ErfonElijah maybe by using an AirPlay 2 amplifier...
anyway thank you for your answer ! 🙏🏻
Good video, even useful to watch now 17 October 2021. Thank you
Love your channel!
When can we see the HomePod mini test?
Check out my previous vids I already got one up!
@@ErfonElijah - I meant with Apple TV ... need to see your reaction live ..... :)
Loved it....dude when’s the new tv coming? 🤣🤣🤣🤣
This Elite is better than if not all these TVS out today especially the one you are watching if you had any ideas about TVs you wouldn’t be asking and laughing the joke is on your🤣🤣🤣
@@toyyy2 My man, I read that twice and still don’t know what you’re saying. You should proof read more.
I bought two of these (HomePods, not mini) based on this. I wasn’t expecting 7.1 sound or anything but I think these are SUPER quiet. I have a larger room than that, but only in height. Not in depth. Fairly shocked at how quiet they are, unless I’m not setting them up right, but I watched your demo and the sound field was completely front facing, so all firmware is complete, so 🤷🏼♂️.
Make sure everything is up to date and you have the audio format set to auto in Apple TV. With this new setting working they are basically like when using two homepod at full volume for music. Before the update they were half the volume so I think it's not setup right.
@@richarddcrossley well, I think it’s just a difference in distance from wall, and a multitude of other unforeseen ‘room’ issues, I like the sound from a range standpoint and a dynamics standpoint, but from a sheer volume I think the mini is as you say more pleasing because I honestly need to see if a mini is louder, because it sure seems that way to me...and the wow factor from a ‘loudness ’ simply isn’t there for me.
The entire ecosystem has already made my life better and 2 more HomePod minis are enroute as we speak for a total of 5, and don’t even get me started if they go for HomePod 2 soon. Thxs for replying! I’m sure if I placed these in my basement fun-room they would be plenty stunning. So it’s a ME issue I’m sure and not an Apple issue
@@richarddcrossley nothing fixed it. Until the latest update. Mandalorian last night proved it!!!
So to summarize, you are saying the homepod mini are homepods when reduce loud sound was turned on?
Glad I got the bigger homepod xd
I watched your videos and you were correct with your comparison of the differences in audio between the HomePod and MiniPod. Spot on. I went ahead and got 2 MiniPods and a HomePod. I tested them. I’m returning the HomePod. The only problem with this setup is that there is an assumption (by Apple engineers) that people all live in detached homes, as opposed to multi-family homes, 5 miles and 1 year away from anyone. The HomePod is not suitable for urban living. The HomePod mini, or MiniPods, could also be a challenge for urban living.
You completely understate the level of bass in the HomePod. The bass is so deep that my neighbors in my last place heard it - 5 miles away and 10 years ago. It literally breaks a hole in the fabric of space and time and travels backwards. That’s how much bass resonated from that thing. I guess these were designed where everyone lives in ranch homes with acres of land between them and their nearest neighbor? They are not suitable for apartments that don’t have a concrete subfloor or plaster walls. (Basically any apartment building from the early 1900s)
The MiniPods have a lot of bass too but I would not even say these are apartment safe. Not unless you want nosy neighbors coming over and banging on your door.
I live in a condo built ~1918 with exposed brick and wood floors. I admit they didn’t have much in the way of sound proofing back then so I’ve done some upgrades. My living room is 14’x17’ and opens to a 11’x9’ kitchen. The stereo MiniPods filled this area and was still loud enough (at 66% volume) to be heard in my bathroom, on the other side of my unit, while taking a shower.
The MiniPod bass is a bit much, but I do like them. So they are not going back. I think maybe why Apple didn’t sell many of the bigger HomePods is due to the bass being so much. Let’s face it, a majority of the world lives in cities. They really needed to add a “night listening mode” / “light listening mode” or something.
Also, churning my lights on? What do you mean by churning? /snark 😉
Apple, please make the regular HomePod again! :(
Erfon. Love your stuff on Cultcast. The only thing keeping me from going this route is PS4/5. wish the released a version of the Apple TV that acted as a receiver with inputs for other sources. Not holding my breath though.
If your tv supports optical cable or bluetooth the echo studio is a good speaker to use with the PS4/5
Apple TV 4K 2nd Gen allows you to use EARC which will allow you to use the AirPods from all sources like PS4/5 / BluRay Player etc.
I currently use two original HomePods and feel the base drowns out the high ends. Wish we could sync 3-4 HomePods, I’d go 2 minis and 1 original.
Apple had a chance to do something amazing for the home theater market but they dropped the ball…at least so far. They may have backed off of any additional effort due to their relationship with Sonos.
Do you get the same Sound watching Apple TV through a iMac 5K? do you get Dolby Atmos ?
With minis you get stereo no matter what you use to watch. They don’t support Atmos 😢
I have a new iMac and it only lets you connect to one HomePod at least without third party help.
@@levels1937 I don't think this is totally right. If you use iTunes or music, tv or podcasts as it now is you can select the pair like you would on an Apple TV. If you use any other audio via airplay you are correct.
I’m getting 2 home pod minis and Apple TV 4K if I ever get a tv of my own
Would you recommend 1 HomePod or 2 HomePod mini setup
Coming out with a video soon on this very topic 👋🏼
I REALLY wish there was a TV that could directly connect to HomePods so anything and everything was output to them.
Hopefully Apple makes an actual Apple TV 🔥
Literally what I’m trying to do right now with my projector and Apple TV.. so stressful
@@ErfonElijah I wouldn't bet on it that happening any time soon. Very difficult to take on Sony, LG and Samsung and make any money at it.
You’d think current tv’s with airplay built in would have supported that for at least the regular HomePod hopefully they figure that out.
Now 1 year later that is possible on the latest Apple TV 4K 2nd Gen. It has eARC pass through which allows anything on the TV to be heard on the HomePods.
Awesome review 🔥 what’s the name of the outro song?
Long time listener...you look just like I imagined. There is a compliment in there some where.
do they support dolby atmos yet?
They work really well as back speakers with my Sonos beam
Any audio sync issues? How do you connect them to the beam?
I have them linked up with my Apple 4k tv through Airplay 2. I would say there is some slight delay, so you might need to adjust the sound to get a nicer balance in sound quality if your patient. I did find out using my iPhone to connect them together instead of my Apple TV they stopped linking together. It might be a glitch in software that it could be fixed in a later update. I also linked up my HomePod! But I found it was way to beefy for my room! Definitely agree with you if you love bass get two homePods. Love your videos! Your the best! lol
Afghan is on point!
Great review. BTW...your little girl looks like she is going to be a great mommy!
Hope you’re right she leaves her current “kids” on the floor and I trip over them at night when I go p-p
which movies and this one from the bunker?
How is the "timing" due to Bluetooth? is there a lag when using with the Apple TV?
And can you use it with your cable box too?
Siri has become Voldemort
Have 2 minis set up stereo pair.. It worked for about an hour now only one plays. I have heard that this is an issue. Hopefully Apple will push out firmware update.
You probably need to factory reset both HomePods and reset them up again. I had that problem and resetting them fixed it.
Erfon makes funny! Positive vibrations from overcast and chilly Ireland! ☘️☮️🤘🏽🤠👍🏽☮️☘️
My 2 homepods mini don’t work... they stop working all the time they make crackling sounds
Is it possible to regulate the volume with the apple watch?
Yes! You use the media control app 🍻
@@ErfonElijah cool. Thank you for the answer 😊🍻
Does the glowing of the mini not distract from the TV screen when you want to watch something in the dark?
Nah it’s pretty faint and soft
I cannot find the original homepods anywhere.
Thanks so much. You just answered my dilemma. 4 minis ordered now. May wait until their next big pod comes out for bigger sound . Thanks
my 2 HomePods with Apple TV 4K (all by the book OS14.2), but I don’t see Dolby Atmos in the default audio menu, does it still show Dolby Atmos in there ? or apple changed it to Auto ?
I paired Apple TV 4K with 2 original HomePods
It turns on when it’s available in the content, but they don’t tell you it’s on. I think they’re going to add a feature in the future that makes it clear what audio signal you’re using 🍻
@@ErfonElijah Thanks buddy ! can’t tell you just how much I appreciated it ! I was looking for Dolby Atmos the entire day in the menu. long story short 5 hours of re-setting HomePods, Apple TV 4k, almost reset my iphone LOL. By the way, I bought 2 HomePods and Apple TV 4K because your review video! LOVE your videos! 😁
Would you get 2 HomePod Mini's or a cheap soundbar? Talk Soundbar around $200?
I’d get the HomePods but you’ll be spending at least $600 for those. Probably would not get two homepod minis. They’re not powerful enough.
@@ErfonElijah I would rather the HomePods. But in Australia despite a clearance sale last year of >$300, those who brought them want between $400 and $700 for one, making them crazy expensive.
My thought was that 2 HomePod Mini's would be better than my built in HiSense speakers, and better than a cheap $200 soundbar. If my budget is $250 (cost of 2 HomePod Mini's in Aus) would I better with the 2 Mini's or a soundbar?
Cheers.
@@eduitguy9016 my question too