Customer Ratings & Reviews

I love this speaker! The heaviness to it kind of hinted to me it would be good. For a little thing it has a sound better than most brands except for Bose. So I would say this is a slighter economic friendly choice than the Bose which I wish I could afford but we have a clown for a president. But the Apple will do for now. If you really dig in the settings you can do some good sound customization and the volume is plenty enough.

Great sound as a pair for stereo HomePods for Dolby atmos but for the cost, a Sonos Arc or Arc Ultra beat it. Otherwise not bad. My frustration was they would disconnect from my Apple TV. It became a huge problem, so I returned them and bought a Sonos Arc Ultra.

We needed a sound solution for a summer camper. Buying a soundbar was not an option due to space considerations so we flipped a coin as to which “smart” speaker to get. (Admittedly a weighted coin since we have duplicates of every other thing in the Apple ecosystem.) We couldn’t be more pleased. Room filling bass (admittedly the room is in a camper so YMMV) and clear voice and sound effect reproduction. Even got my audio from my PS5 to come through with next to no effort. We are already contemplating a stereo pair of these and couldn’t be happier.

This speaker is superb. I bought two, one alone is great sound, Apple did a great job on filling the room with sound, the bass, its deep and rich, and it doesnt sound muddy, it sounds full and immersive. Now if you pair it with another speaker, wow, its just even better. It really does fill the room with sound, it sounds like you have speakers right behind you and to the left and right of you, but these speakers are best if you are with Apple’s ecosystem, of course. That is an Appple iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, or Mac. Unfortunately it’s not bluetooth compatible, but you can play it via airplay which works like a charm. Watching movies and shows with this is amazing, I own two mini homepods and connect the two pairs together with my new HomePod pair to get a full “surrounding sound”—though its but there in terms of surround sound system, because Apple has not officially built the concept yet with the HomePods and Mini HomePods but Apple does a fine job of having all the HomePod sync together without a lag.

Sound quality is unmatched for a speaker of this size and price. They can be used throughout the house to project music and, if you purchase 2, they can even be used as deticated TV front speakers (directly competing with alternative soundbar + front speaker setups). My only complaint is that Siri desperately needs help. This is, for me, the most important limiting factor of the speaker, which perhaps would justify a lower price, closer to $250.

I am giving this 3 stars because the sound quality is absolutely perfect. The audio is rich, clear, and exactly what I wanted for music. However, the user experience has been mixed. I frequently experience bugs where it disconnects from my iPhone or causes interruptions when I'm trying to use it with my Apple TV. Also, Siri is very bad and struggles to be helpful compared to other voice assistants. If you want amazing audio, this is a great speaker, but be prepared for some frustration with the smart features and connection stability.

So much better than the first generation HomePod. Louder than the minis. The price was phenomenal.

Bought 2 for my entertainment room and they are the best speakers I've heard. Not quite apartment friendly in terms of the bass these things release, but for music and getting immersed in a movie or show these might be the absolute best option in this price range. That is if you already have an Apple TV. If you only wanted one for music at home. This is the answer. 4 star ease of use because you have to set the speakers as default speakers and they kept disconnecting until I restarted the speakers and apple tv (mind you, you have to go into settings to truly restart an apple tv).

Easy set up. Great sound. Bass in impressive; depending on the music, you may want to use the low bass option. Happy to go this route as a better sounding and less crappy alternative to Alexa

This is such a fun and great addition to your home. Quality is enough to think “Okay, okay Apple, I see you.” My recommendation is to put it in/near a corner, so you have sound echoing up and off the walls, and you’ll be a happy camper. The button is a little sensitive and will start playing its own radio if you’re not careful, but it does a great job of connection to your devices and being easy to “see”. I connect mine to my Apple TV and have several going through my home, and it’s awesome for chill music sessions during the day, and movie night is a blast.

I’ve had 2 minis for a couple of years, and yes, the homepod 2nd gen is at least 3x better. Its got clearer midrange, and wow, the low end the mini lacks is full and expressive. I got so used to the minis that the lows of the homepod 2nd gen really surprised me — so glad I bought two of them. The high end is even more impressive as it completes the audio spectrum with detail, clarity, and crispness that is completely lacking in the mini. With the same music playing on the mini pair and the homepod pair in two different rooms the difference is blatantly obvious — the homepod pair is so much better. The surround audio is amazing as the 10 tweeters of the homepod pair do an excellent job of expanding the sound stage to a very pleasing degree. I really like that I can have siri, from the homepod, play music for long periods so I don’t have to stream from a device and run down its batteries, or worse, keep it charging and ruining the battery life. I had only two related issues in setting up. My original placement of one of the homepods was appx 4ft directly in front of the wifi router and appx 2ft from a philips hue hub. The home app kept showing that the homekit devices were disconnected a lot of the time. Suspecting wifi interference I moved that homepod to another location far away from the wifi and right next to a blinky light display. The homekit devices were okay then, but the homepod would randomly come on and the volume would go to max. I suspected interference from the blinky lights and moved the homepod at least 8ft away from any electronics. This did it and haven’t had an issue with homekit or audio since. If you’ve got Apple music, a pair of homepods or at least a pair of minis is a very rewarding way to play that music and preserve your devices' battery life — highly recommended.

The Apple HomePod is small but mighty. It really has good range of sound for how unassuming it is. The bass is really good considering it isn’t an actual subwoofer. Dialogue while watching movies/shows is clear even during chaotic scenes. I love listening to music with it.

Brought this for my bathroom. The sound is amazing. I love the bass! I cant wait to take it on a trip!

Initially intended to use primarily to stream the audio from an AppleTV. The sound is much, much better than that from the TV; but then, several products out there offer that as well. What's so special about it are the smart features and the user friendliness. After plugging in the wall and using my iPhone, it was up and running connected to wifi and to the AppleTV in under 2 minutes.

GAME CHANGER! If you are an Apple user, getting this is a game changer! It brings everything together so seamlessly that it almost looks like magic! I love how easy it is to pair it to my Apple TV, my phone, my laptopn, and just every other apple device out there! Sounds quality surprised me A LOT!

I bought two of these to use as my home theater sound setup and they do not disappoint. Audio is very sharp and the amount of bass these put out is very surprising. These worked seamlessly with my Apple TV 4K.

We added HomePod Speakers to our home in addition to HomePod Mini speakers for sound throughout the house, using the larger HomePod speakers in rooms where additional stereo volume is needed. It works perfectly and can all speakers can be controlled by voice or cellphone.

I almost bought an original HomePod on eBay 3 months ago, glad I didn’t!! This new unit really rocks, it is 3-4 times louder with more bass than my HomePod mini stereo pairs. When I airplay to the HomePod and Bose wave radio at same time it’s like being at a concert. If you are all in with the Apple ecosystem and love music this is a must have for sure.

Sound quality is good, vocals sound great, volume and bass are also very good, definitely an upgrade from macbook pro speakers. Flaw is connectivity: always a 1-2 second lag when pressing play from airplay2. Native support for third party (non-apple music) works but super confusing to set up, really annoying. I wish it worker as easy as google speakers for spotify/tidal/youtube music. Aesthetics of homepod are also super clean and nice. Another big gripe is siri. Unexcusably bad. Siri team needs to be fired.

Love the sound quality and was in particular impressed by the bass.