Thanks for the review. I have seen a couple of vids on connecting the HomePod to Apple TV as an airplay speaker, which is my main interest, and was wondering if you could possibly do a video specifically on this. I'm considering updating my sound system and if this works as described, I may just consider a HomePod or two. Thanks.
i just purchased on a 14 day trial, so far, so good, but I've heard similar sound quality for less than $100..... I love APPLE but I'm not convinced this product is worth a huge premium....
Yes, but then you lose the benefit of your listening history ON the HomePod - so its a loss for the account owner, because there's no voice recognition
Homepod is great. Its mostly for audiophiles and the Siri integration for other tasks comes second. You can’t order a pizza or ask it for the sports scores. However, having owned an Amazon Echo now since September. I used the Amazon Echo for music 100% of the time. I never use its other skills.... ever. I would only probably want Apple Home integration on top. This is for controlling lights and heating etc. The initial claim to fame of the Amazon Echo and Google Home is nothing more than a gimmick. You will only have 1 day asking your speaker things like... How tall is the President? What’s the tallest tower in the world? After 1 day, you stop using these smart topic features. Does anyone who owns an android phone use Okay Google most of the time? Of course they don’t. You only use something when its convenient. I appreciate Apples effort to focus on sound quality above all else.
And especially since you can already do all that with you phone. I mean...............who doesn't own a smartphone in 2023? So yeah those other features are pretty redundant.
I feel like its a way apple can prevent lawsuits, knowing people now a days are Sue heavy. Someone will go deaf and blame the HomePod because there was no warning lol. Like that idiot that blamed apple when they got into a car accident while on facetime lol. but yeay, it should be a toggled option
When Alexa and Google came out with theirs, they didn't do that either. That ability came at a later date. This thing is much more powerful than those speakers, and in time should also gain that kind of ability. It'll will be getting a lot of updates.
It does not do sound clearity and mids very well .. no . I am returning mine. I’m in the Apple ecosystem and have spent over 1,000 dollars on apps But still want that choice to use Siri to talk to Siri
Yes, any Apple device on the network will see it as an AirPlay device to stream music to it. Though it is NOT possible to connect more than one iTunes account.
35-500 I don't care its still too much have seen read loads of reviews of this now and if your apple watch was not enough of a hint your review was too apple fan for me, I have heard it and it's good, not great and others had don't blind tests on apple fans and they couldn't pick out the apple device from the devices. So sorry, you did back up a bit from your first stance. The Siri tie in is very poor 90% of reviewers agree. My wife has an iPhone but I can buy two Sonos devices at this price point.. So sorry I can't consider your review balanced, the statement over Siri NOT recognising different people was glossed over far o quickly
I cover that in my review: eftm.com.au/2018/02/apple-homepod-review-not-what-you-think-it-is-but-an-amazing-speaker-46787 If you live wiht others, you should turn off "personal requests" - though if you leave it on, and are not home, messages cannot be sent - phone has to be on network
+eftmonline when you talk about high quality audio, you speak about Bose. Bose is not purist. Is HomePod purist or Bose calibre fancy? I’d appreciate comparisons to serious stuff like KEF and B&W.
EFTMOnline thank you for clarifying. I will only get it next week since I live in Japan where HomePod is not launched and had a friend send me from another country. You did your best to convey how will it be until experiencing it in person. Thank you!
EFTMOnline You said you have just australian viewers but here I am US viewer and I see many other comments mentioning that so in a broader sense if your channel becomes bigger, it will be beneficial to you than being limited to just australia....!
Alan Rey Mercado Nope many people just see the starting and that may be misleading so to clarify clearly will be better if this youtuber wants to become big. And I think he is good so why not dream and look in a broader sense than just focusing on Australia..!
people dont come here and watch the *REVIEW* video solely for the pricing infos, if that kinda people do exist anyway. Also, specs dont vary, if at all, in different countries.
You did a great job watching the video - and recognising the AUSTRALIAN accent to go with the AUSTRALIAN price - you know the USA isn't the only country in the world right? :)
What’s the use of all this technologies to play downgraded or compressed signals ( itunes’ 256kbps tracks) via Bluetooth connexion ? To call the home pod “musical”is atm BS...but it will sell as hot cakes as always with apple products .... grrrrr !
(1) He mentioned no Bluetooth integration at 6:12 (2) He also referred to people here "to troll the fanboys" - he must've meant you. (3) Bluetooth is lossy audio and AirPlay isn't, and if your main concern is audio fidelity you wouldn't want to use Bluetooth anyway.
Tommy Andrews he did mention that. He said it's only tied into the apple ecosystem. It uses airplay. My car uses Bluetooth and it SUCKS to constantly have to connect it when airplay just does it automatically... So nit such an epic fail for primitive ways of connecting
350 bucks for 8 speakers, half a siri and a obligation to take a subscribtion on apple music (that's another 120 a year). And it cost 79 bucks to make it! But....uhhhh....that's like making a crappy phone for 275 and sell it for 1100??? Yeah but dont forget you buy a piece of the company!! You het the Apple logo. Instructions how to skip paying tax and a manual how to make kiddie's of 10 years old to work harder and longer then 10 hours a day!! That MUST be worth something to??? B.t.w. for 10 years we're in the 7.1 dolby age, and now we should go back to crappy mono??
Well produced video.
You are too kind
Thanks for the review. I have seen a couple of vids on connecting the HomePod to Apple TV as an airplay speaker, which is my main interest, and was wondering if you could possibly do a video specifically on this. I'm considering updating my sound system and if this works as described, I may just consider a HomePod or two. Thanks.
i just purchased on a 14 day trial, so far, so good, but I've heard similar sound quality for less than $100.....
I love APPLE but I'm not convinced this product is worth a huge premium....
Love your reviews.
Great review man
Thanks Mate!
ahaha you just turned my lights orange! siri was triggered...
recognising voices is not her strong point:)
your phone home screen apps and folders are very similar to my phone...
Correct, you cannot compare to Google Home or Alexa. They're all great in their own way. But the HomePod looks sexy AF!
Siri on my iPhone found that interesting as well - going off a number of times.
Yeah, sorry about that - you should have seen all my devices while I was editing it:))) ouch!
Stephen Powell You have to train Siri to recognize your voice only.
db4ip.Thanks, I have trained Siri. But it still reacts to this video!
Excellent - wonder how much here in NZ? Love to hear one in person...
Surely not more than $549? I guess we'll have to wait and see though
You have a setting in iPhone to make sure music played through HomePod doesn’t affect your Apple Music recommendations etc.
Yes, but then you lose the benefit of your listening history ON the HomePod - so its a loss for the account owner, because there's no voice recognition
here is what I want to know: how does it compare to Bose Soundtouch 10, 20, 30 and JBL Extreme - ofcourse sound quality and volume wise.
Homepod is great.
Its mostly for audiophiles and the Siri integration for other tasks comes second.
You can’t order a pizza or ask it for the sports scores.
However, having owned an Amazon Echo now since September.
I used the Amazon Echo for music 100% of the time. I never use its other skills.... ever.
I would only probably want Apple Home integration on top. This is for controlling lights and heating etc.
The initial claim to fame of the Amazon Echo and Google Home is nothing more than a gimmick.
You will only have 1 day asking your speaker things like...
How tall is the President?
What’s the tallest tower in the world?
After 1 day, you stop using these smart topic features.
Does anyone who owns an android phone use Okay Google most of the time? Of course they don’t.
You only use something when its convenient.
I appreciate Apples effort to focus on sound quality above all else.
Fair points mate
And especially since you can already do all that with you phone. I mean...............who doesn't own a smartphone in 2023? So yeah those other features are pretty redundant.
When setting up the room location, is there an option for family room?
It takes the "room" list from your HOME app - HomeKit - so setup a "family room" in there and you are good to go..
That makes total sense. Thanks bud.
LMFAO oh my god. AUSTRALIAN RUclips is WILD😂😂😂😂😂 These comments are killing me.
a coffee table with mains outlet in the middle should be selling like hot cakes round about now
GREAT POINT!
So whenever you ask it to put the volume to MAX, will it constantly say “Are you sure?”. That would be annoying.
Not ALWAYS.. but certainly regularly:)
100% is super loud though.
Bo Bu I think it only does it if you’re doing it from a significantly lower volume. But something like 80 to 100% probably won’t.
I feel like its a way apple can prevent lawsuits, knowing people now a days are Sue heavy. Someone will go deaf and blame the HomePod because there was no warning lol. Like that idiot that blamed apple when they got into a car accident while on facetime lol. but yeay, it should be a toggled option
It would be nice if Apple would have integrated voice recognition, so that it would only respond to certain voices.
Exactly my point... it kinda has to happen
When Alexa and Google came out with theirs, they didn't do that either. That ability came at a later date. This thing is much more powerful than those speakers, and in time should also gain that kind of ability. It'll will be getting a lot of updates.
maybe they will add it on homepod 3
There's a way to play music from other people without affecting your music tastes by connecting to the same wifi network.
Yes, others can "send" music to the speaker using AirPlay, but that doesn't allow them to "talk" to the speaker
It does not do sound clearity and mids very well .. no . I am returning mine.
I’m in the Apple ecosystem and have spent over 1,000 dollars on apps
But still want that choice to use Siri to talk to Siri
EFTMOnline Great video and awesome review. You just sold me on this speaker. I wil be buying one real soon.
Enjoy!
EFTMOnline The power cable can be removed from the HomePod itself Incase you were wondering.
you can connect this device with your apple laptop?
You cannot set it up using a Laptop, but you can stream to it using Airplay
Hi, is it possible to connect more than 1 device? Thx
Yes, any Apple device on the network will see it as an AirPlay device to stream music to it.
Though it is NOT possible to connect more than one iTunes account.
Can u use an upon touch 6g
Should be fine
Limited.... ;-(
35-500 I don't care its still too much have seen read loads of reviews of this now and if your apple watch was not enough of a hint your review was too apple fan for me, I have heard it and it's good, not great and others had don't blind tests on apple fans and they couldn't pick out the apple device from the devices. So sorry, you did back up a bit from your first stance.
The Siri tie in is very poor 90% of reviewers agree. My wife has an iPhone but I can buy two Sonos devices at this price point..
So sorry I can't consider your review balanced, the statement over Siri NOT recognising different people was glossed over far o quickly
I think someone else can read and send message without you knowing it.
I cover that in my review: eftm.com.au/2018/02/apple-homepod-review-not-what-you-think-it-is-but-an-amazing-speaker-46787 If you live wiht others, you should turn off "personal requests" - though if you leave it on, and are not home, messages cannot be sent - phone has to be on network
+eftmonline when you talk about high quality audio, you speak about Bose. Bose is not purist. Is HomePod purist or Bose calibre fancy? I’d appreciate comparisons to serious stuff like KEF and B&W.
Not in the same league - has to be compared to price like brands.. that's what I've done..
No Highs, No lows, it must be BOSE!!!!
EFTMOnline thank you for clarifying. I will only get it next week since I live in Japan where HomePod is not launched and had a friend send me from another country. You did your best to convey how will it be until experiencing it in person. Thank you!
JB Dragon I suspected the same in absence of mid
Make it clear that its Australian dollars Brah.........! Its just 350$ not 500 by USD. But great review anyway!!!!
No worries Brah.... My audience is Australian. I've no interest in viewers (sorry) from anywhere else..... so I don't worry about making that point
EFTMOnline You said you have just australian viewers but here I am US viewer and I see many other comments mentioning that so in a broader sense if your channel becomes bigger, it will be beneficial to you than being limited to just australia....!
im not australian nor american but when he say a different price, i know right away he is not talking about us$. very easy...
Alan Rey Mercado Nope many people just see the starting and that may be misleading so to clarify clearly will be better if this youtuber wants to become big. And I think he is good so why not dream and look in a broader sense than just focusing on Australia..!
people dont come here and watch the *REVIEW* video solely for the pricing infos, if that kinda people do exist anyway. Also, specs dont vary, if at all, in different countries.
yes - but will it blend?
Hhahaha... No way!
Poor android users 😂😂😂
its not 500 dollars its 350 dollars
He probably means Australian dollars.
It’s $499AUD
It’s $499 in Australia, other countries do exist.
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Congratulations on watching an Australian video and not picking the accent... sweet work:)
Hey! I’m here early
HE DOES NOT HAVE THE CORRECT PRICE LISTED ITS 349.00
You did a great job watching the video - and recognising the AUSTRALIAN accent to go with the AUSTRALIAN price - you know the USA isn't the only country in the world right? :)
Did I hear, or imagine Siri with an aussie accent? 7:15
Dude do a better review next time
Very constructive and detailed feedback. Dude, get a better profile pic
What’s the use of all this technologies to play downgraded or compressed signals ( itunes’ 256kbps tracks) via Bluetooth connexion ? To call the home pod “musical”is atm BS...but it will sell as hot cakes as always with apple products .... grrrrr !
You failed to mention that it has no Bluetooth capability. Once again, apple takes another step back, epic fail.
hows that a fail?
(1) He mentioned no Bluetooth integration at 6:12
(2) He also referred to people here "to troll the fanboys" - he must've meant you.
(3) Bluetooth is lossy audio and AirPlay isn't, and if your main concern is audio fidelity you wouldn't want to use Bluetooth anyway.
In an Apple Household all devices can use it - so there's no issue. Android - no, but as noted - trolling
You got my back:)
Tommy Andrews he did mention that. He said it's only tied into the apple ecosystem. It uses airplay. My car uses Bluetooth and it SUCKS to constantly have to connect it when airplay just does it automatically... So nit such an epic fail for primitive ways of connecting
Another overpriced product brought to you by Apple
Jason Krul i think the bose it’s overpriced not this.
350 bucks for 8 speakers, half a siri and a obligation to take a subscribtion on apple music (that's another 120 a year). And it cost 79 bucks to make it!
But....uhhhh....that's like making a crappy phone for 275 and sell it for 1100??? Yeah but dont forget you buy a piece of the company!! You het the Apple logo. Instructions how to skip paying tax and a manual how to make kiddie's of 10 years old to work harder and longer then 10 hours a day!! That MUST be worth something to???
B.t.w. for 10 years we're in the 7.1 dolby age, and now we should go back to crappy mono??