Amazon Echo Studio Vs Apple Homepod
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- Опубликовано: 24 авг 2024
- In this video, I compare the Amazon Echo Studio with the Apple Homepod.
I compare the features on each as well as completing a sound test between the 2 devices. The sound test is only as good as my microphone and your speakers but it should give you an idea of how the speakers will sound. Hopefully, by the end of the video you will be able to decide which is the better device for you.
I have left sound tests with the following genres of music, all of which I will timestamp.
Dance - 3:54
Classical 4:24
Electro 5:54
House - 5:55
Country - 6:40
Hip Hop - 7:08
Jazz - 8:03
Latin - 8:45
Reggae - 9:22
Rock 10:09
Acoustic - 10:52
R&B - 11:36
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Echo Studio - amzn.to/2p7L75k
UK
Echo Studio - amzn.to/32DVeg3
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*I like the old style Echo Dot because it's small also **Newest.Technology**, gives out decent sound and doesn't take up a lot of shelf space if you want to put it on beam in the workshop or shed.*
Through hi-fi headphones: Echo Studio has clearer, more crystal-like, more melodious, more vivid and more 3D sound, overall more balanced sound. Homepod has smokier and softer sound with stronger bass.
The Echo Studio is listened to more depth, but the home pod with more clarity. Maybe it's a question of perspective because the Echo has the horns to the front and the home pod up.
Amazing how people think they can judge the sound quality of two devices by the lousiest recording ever made and without knowing anything about the setup. 😂😂😂
I just got the echo studio today. And when I first heard it my jaw hit the floor. It has better sound than the Apple speaker. And it definitely has better sound than my Bose soundbar. I don't know how Amazon Echo is doing what it's doing. But the sound is absolutely jaw-dropping. Especially when you use Ultra HD FLAC music, or 3D music from Amazon's music app, I don't know how it makes music move around the room, but it does. Just an absolutely crazy beast of a speaker for a small size. Bass hits pretty hard
I am glad you are enjoying it. It is still my go to speaker.
Literally almost every side by side review shows the HomePod beating the Studio… I don’t know what you are talking about rofl.
I have both of these devices and sound wise there’s not a lot of difference between the two. But I prefer the Amazon studio because it so more versatile.
I have the Echo, the Dolby Atmos works wonders.
Are you able to use them as a stereo pair?
DNL-JR yes
Did you have upmixing disabled on the Echo Studio? The vocals and some mids seem to get lost. Also was it the mic on your ipad recording the sound?
Apple HomePod sounds fantastic and it works fine here in 2020 😊👍
I agree with you I have 4 echo studios and 2 echo subs with 3 echo cubes and I have them on my 2 Samsung 55in TVs and they sound great they are also in a Stereopair with sub for music and used as part of a home Theatre for both of my TVs.
It sounds like the HomePod has a better natural sound
The Homepod sounds better...I have 6 of them grouped into 3 pair. I just got the studio to connect to my new TV. Each has it's purpose.
Home pod is perfect
Homepod takes this one
The Apple HomePod sounds much better, in your side by side tests
Homepod for me is great as a soundbar.
He have to go to Studio's EQ and make changes!
The home definitely sounds better. I mean for the price it has to!!
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Well when the HomePod was at it's original price, the studio would have been the choice. Now that home pods can be had for $199 they are the clear winner. Aside from the sound being better, the build quality comes across as tighter and higher quality. I have 6 home pods and have been mostly pleased. Siri still sucks vs Alexa.
Will Tee Siri has gotten much better though. I have been impressed with the multi user support on iOS 13 too!
The 199 price was only for Black Friday to cyber monday. It ended today!
@@jacobprince6602 Best Buy in my area still has them for 199 and are selling the the open boxed ones that was opened and put on a display for Black Friday are selling for 185
Jeremy Sheldon how recent was that? I’m looking for another so I can turn it into a stereo setup. The Best Buy website was changed to 300 again.
Jacob Prince I was in Best Buy Thursday. I doubt they would have them on the website since I’m sure it is based on the store setting up displays.
I love your videos they’re sounding great
Thanks Carolyn, I appreciate the positive feedback,
I personally this prime TV which is coming up very soon at the time of this Comment Maybe in a week from now I will get 2 Amazon Echo studios on either Black Friday in July for Best Buy Or prime day for Amazon
HomePod keeps getting better and better with every update and is now a very different and much more capable smart speaker than the one everybody hit on so badly when it was launched. I absolutely love my HomePods and whilst this new Echo Studio ticks a lot of boxes I’d still buy HomePod over it again.
First thing first do I need to buy apple phone for pod??
I have two HomePods set up as stereo speakers and they sound wonderful, but I am curious about checking out the Echo Studio/ Interesting right now the Echo Studio is not available until mid-December on Amazon
Would like to buy 2 Homepods, but are they of any use when connected to a Mac, Macbook ? I keep hearing that there's some horrible 2 second delay when using them as speakers due to the airplay/airplay 2 connection (terrible for audio/video sync). I really don't understand the point of these speakers if i need a separate audio system for my Laptop/Desktop
@@imvalentin The only way to connect the HomePods to a Mac or MacBook are through Wifi. I have never had any problems with a 2 second delay when watching videos or movies with my HomePods. I actually use them for speakers on my Apple TV and they are fantastic!
@@chas2go Yes, the Apple TV, just like with Itunes on Mac, can sync very fine, but when selecting the Homepod as the speaker for all the sounds (itunes, chrome, safari etc) on Laptops and Desktops people are saying that there's a significant delay which renders the Homepod useless for audio video sync. Have you ever connected the homepod to a Macbook, Imac ? Thanks!
@@imvalentin I have used my HomePods with my Apple TV and my MacBook Pro and my iPhone. I have never experienced any delay with the video and the audio. The HomePod is wonderful and not useless, at least I don't think so. I have never had any problems with them and love the sound.
I have the Apple Homepod and use Apple devices(phone,watch,iPad, IMac, and Apple Music. I also have Amazon Echos and use Amazon prime music. The HomePod sounds good but it’s lack of ability to use other devices or streaming services has been very disappointing. I have playlist on BOTH services that I use and only one can be played from the HomePod. Just ordered the echo studio and am looking forward to having a device that makes use of all my media like my echos do now. This is just my personal experience.
At 1:40 you state that you can use multiple music services on the “HomePod”, but I think you meant to say “Studio”. Just FYI.
The echo studio gets louder, but the HomePod sounds fuller
HomePod sounds way better. Was not expecting the difference to be so significant!
I agree ! I have the Echo Studio, it's a great speaker, but the Homepod is the better of the two. Reminds me of Vhs vs Betamax, Amazon has greater reach etc.
I'll go with the one has more bass
heard the home pod and was blown away with the clarity and sound depth, i currently have the sonos book shelf speaker, and was blown away with the sound at that time, but the home pod rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Having both the HomePod as a speaker is better but when you add price and the functionality to the mix Studio is better buy and you don't lose that much sound quality. Plus it seems like HomePod is a dying device. The big upgrade this year has been multi user support??
True story...
So my wife is a very proper lady. Doesn't swear, uses good grammar, always dressed prim-n-proper, etc. She's a stay-at-home mom, bakes pies and whatnot, takes care of me and the kids. One weekend afternoon she comes down the stairs and sees me unboxing two Apple Homepods (white). The conversation was as follows...
Her: Is that a new Sonos speaker?
Me: No, it's an Apple speaker.
Her: Is there something wrong with our Sonos speakers?
Me: No.
Her: Apple designed a speaker to look like toilet paper?
Me: Nevermind the appearance. I'm testing the sound quality.
Her: Ok, let's here it then.
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Her: It sounds like shit. Please get it out of my house.
Me: Yes ma'am.
THE END
Yoar recording is not clear please use hing reted mic
Technical Tep nobody gives a shit. It’s perfectly clear stop being such a stuck up brat
You’re comparing Bluetooth audio with Airplay. That is NOT a fair comparison. You need to compare how each would directly play from the same (WiFi) music service. 👎
I own both. There's absolutely no comparison. The echo absolutely smashes the homepod in sound. The homepod is great but it's not even remotely close.
I own both too and yes there's no comparison because the homepod sounds way more naturally flat. The echo can sound flat with some EQ adjustments but you lose sound quality. The echo does have more bass though.
I have 2 Studios, 2 Homepods, and 2 Google Max. The Studio outperforms the Homepod and Max in every way, IMO. And for that price, I think the Studio will be the death of Homepod and Google Max. Once I paired the Sudios with the Sub...wow, that's just another level the Homepod or Max cannot achieve.
With all that said, I still prefer my Sonos Play:1's, Play:5's, and Playbar's w/Sub over any of the aforementioned smart speakers. Sonos is at another level, but it is nice to see they're getting some competition from Amazon, Google, and Apple.
Listening to the video the vocals on the Homepod are much more clear and natural. Overall the sound looks more balanced while the Echo Studio sounds boxed.
@@serjoka77 dude,trust me the echo studio sounds way way way better than the homepod. You can't get a true comparison on RUclips video. There's no doubting the homepod is good, actually great but the echo is better.
For sure! Studio smokes the Homepod. I have both. Apples not even close. Don't go off of video waste of time....
Any chance you could post your playlist for the sound test portion of this video? It would be nice to try this at home on the actual speakers. I have a pair of HomePods (set up as stereo pair) and might just pick up an Echo Studio to A-B them myself, since I can no longer get the HomePod at the pre-Christmas discounted price of $199 each.
Google home Max VS Amazon Echo Studio would be Nice
Cuál tiene mejor sonido el Echo o el HomePod ?
Make a comparison of HiFi audio in RUclips it's almost pointless
Neguib M not entirely true. While it’s obvious you can’t hear the full quality, assuming the creator is using a high quality mic anyone listening to this on headphones can pick up variances that have enough of a difference.
HomePod was a miss basically because of Siri and there other Bluetooth speakers you could
You should get a better mic, with a better mic, the Dolby Atmos would be a lot clearer.
This is a really good comparison demo. I’m listening to this through my RME UCX audio interface connected to my Focal CMS 650 active monitors, both expensive kit that I use for music production. The Homepod sounds far more natural and less tiring than the Echo and IMHO is the better sounding amd the one that I’d prefer.
However, it seems that the Echo is far more flexible in what it can connect to and is much cheaper than the HomePod in the UK, so it comes down to the trade-off between better sound quality so long as you'rr in the Apple world, or more flexibility in connections but a less rewarding sound in the Echo, again IMHO.
Thanks, I really think the source makes a huge difference. Some of the Prime HD music sounds better than the HomePod. You really need to hear it, I just couldn’t use the music in my video due to copyright. However every other service sounds better through the HomePod. Although you have to airplay most of them with the exception of Apple Music.
Random one by KRCS randomly have the homepod for £199. I was going to get the studio but apple music isn't controllable outside your voice so that's a pain Vs homepod and now same price. I've got 4 homepods and will use in a stereo pair. Plus as an owner of a lot of smart speakers that echo looks cheap Vs Google home max/Sonos and homepod.
The only thing I never liked about Apple anything and it's a biggie to a lot of people and that's the jacked up price.
FINALLY!!
schewdio???
echo studio is more flexible ...Apple ...over rated and over priced .
HomePod is not good at acoustic sound.
Studio is the 1
I was thinking of buying the Echo Studio but thanks to your review I’ll finally go for a Sonos one. Homepod and Sonos sound quite the same but the Echo Studio has got a crappy sound comparing to them.
You should try and hear the Echo studio in real life. The tracks on amazon music sound amazing. I just couldn’t play them in this video due to copyright. Although I am sure you will be more than happy with the Sonos one.
I’ll hear it in real life but I live in Spain and I have to wait until January to do it due to the low Amazon stock with this device.
Did you have the Stereo spatial enhacement enabled or disabled in Alexa app settings? I’ve been said if you have this option disabled you will get a clearer voices and not muffled like I can hear in your video. Thanks in advance!!!
As expected the HomePod blows the studio
So sad it’s so dumb and can’t be used with RUclips music and don’t have all the amazing skills of Alexa ..
Can you use this for karaoke?
Little late, but you could use it as a speaker and use a Bluetooth mic but overall it’s okay compare to other karaoke setup
At the beginning of your video you call the studio the.e Apple pod , while you were explaining what you can play on each one , if I’m wrong sorry but that’s what I heard, nice vid anyway
El HomePod suena mejor ☹️
Is it possible to use them as a stereo pair?
Both can be used as stereo
Does HomePod sounds better than JBL Pulse speakers? I love my Pulse but I’m thinking about upgrading to a HomePod
HOMIEiGoHard indeed but they aren’t direct competitors lmao. The homepod isn’t mean for outdoor stuffs lol. Anyway, just buy the jbl boombox or partybox for those kind of usage instead but if you use it as your main speaker just buy a proper hi-fi. However if you’ll be okay with mono sound just buy one of the HomePods
Apple Homepod for iOS users only Lol
It’s a smart business decision by Apple
And I doubt most android users would by an Apple product anyway
@@monkegaming1241 I doubt it, how many people are going to be buying iPhones to use a spark speaker? Now with the studio sounding better, it's pointless as it does a lot less. I'm not an Apple fan, but not because I LOVE Android and Windows, I just don't like MacOS or iOS. Anyways, if they made a product I'd consider better than the rest, I'd certainly go with them. Anyways, I recognized that the HomePod sounded better than a standard Echo, BUT I would get an Echo Input instead and pair it a superior speaker for starters, which is what I did before using an echo dot with a Harmon Kardon speaker in my living room. I have a 1st gen Echo in my bed room, but I barely ever use it for music do I don't bother with it, but if I were to upgrade that one I would definitely consider the Studio as it gives me atmos. Why would I spend $100 more EVEN if I had an iPhone when I can't pair it my FireTV and I can only control Apple Music. I prefer Spotify, and if I were switching for something with higher fidelity I'd probably go with Tidal or Amazon Music HD. Once again services I couldn't control with the Homepod, but can with Alexa. Not to mention Alexa is much better than Siri.
The echo studio sounds goood, however, one more time However!!! The homepod sounds even better, nevertheless, bought are cool but i’ll stick to my homepod 😍
Stupid test. Both speakers are designed to fill a room with sound. The mic placement should be much further away. Then play a 48khz track (Apple will downscale it). This is where the echo overtakes the homepod. Then play a 3d audio track. Echo will blow your socks off.
The echo is better if you feed it higher definition tracks. The homepod is better at dressing up low quality audio.
Saying this, both are shit compared to proper active speakers like edifer at the same price points.
In my opinion, Apple Homepod sounds better than Amazon Echo Studio, no doubt.
Right around 1:39 1:41 I think you'd goofed.
He should have said Echo Studio but managed to say the Homepod was both awful and great when used with other services. 🔊🙉
Mes oreilles ont souffert. Boom boom = qualité ?? Non pas ici. Son agressif et mal detaillé. Je garde mes sonos play 5, et de loin.
Fucking apple
Just like every Apple products this too is crappy and not worth at all too much limitations and telling us to only use Apple music is just plain wrong. Also I literally don't have or had owned any Apple products I have a S10+ and a Oneplus 7T so Amazon's choice is much better as you can use whatever device you want android or iOS and whatever service you prefer I personally use Spotify so apart from a bit better sound quality the homepod is a piece of total garbage. Not to mention the connector options on the studio whereas homepod has no wired connection options.
The echo studio is without a shadow of a doubt the superior..... End of story...
The echo studio is way better