Customer Ratings & Reviews

I love this thing. It sounds so much better than a portable speaker. Works great with Apple Music, and decent with Spotify. I mainly like it because there isnt a need to push a button for on or off. I can just stream from my phone right away.

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.

Easy setup, excellent sound. I paired it with an existing 2nd generation HomePod to create a stereo pair. Doing that makes a profound difference in the sound stage. The HomePod integrates fine with my HomeKit setup. Very happy with the product.

I bought the home pod to integrate with smart devices and for the speaker. I will be buying one more and probably a mini as well. I wish Apple would work with a couple of devices I have directly. The industry needs more standards with the control protocols.

Sounds great, looks great, connects with Apple ecosystem, reliable. Only knock on this is Siri, but it will probably be a lot smarter when they come out with all the AI updates in Fall. Siri is good enough for now, just don't expect to be able to ask it complicated questions. It's better for controlling Apple apps than searching the web, which it will frequently just tell you to ask again on your iPhone. Overall though, we're very happy with our HomePods. I highly recommend these to anyone who enjoys the Apple ecosystem and is looking for a good sounding smart speaker. Pick up two if you want stereo sound, which sounds much fuller.

I have the orginal HomePods. I can barely notice any difference in sound quality betweeb the original and this 2nd generation, However, I can notice a diffence in the speed of siri and connection with smart devices. Also I appreciate the detachable power cable because it makes taking the homepod with me easier. One important to note is that you cant pair with the original HomePod to create a stereo pair. However, if you airplay from iphone, ipad, or mac you can select any HomePods you wish and play through them all simultaneously.

So loud! Originally purchased 2 for our living room, but the sound quality and volume of just 1 was better than the previous (10 yr old) Sony surround-sound system we replaced. So easy to set up, and love the additional integration of our already existing Apple Smart Home.

I assumed, being an Apple fan girl that this thing was gonna be amazing BUT it exceeded my expectations! The sound quality is out of this world; it puts any sound bar i’ve ever heard to shame. Especially where bass is concerned! Thunderstorms sounds at night for sleeping is a whole new world. The sound when I’m watching tv is legitimately room filling and gives very "I’m at a high quality theater". Also, the use of siri is phenomenal; i dont even use my phone to make calls anymore when I’m in my bedroom (unless i have my airpods in already). I couldn’t recommend the gen 2 honepod any more highly. You won’t be disappointed.

I recently purchased a pair of HomePods to complement my Apple ecosystem at home. I have to admit, the speakers themselves sounded fantastic... when they actually worked. However, the setup process for these speakers was incredibly frustrating. Initially, the setup was a breeze. However, things took a turn when I decided to upgrade my Apple TV to support eArc for my TV. After performing a factory reset, the HomePods simply refused to set up like they did the first time. I'm not sure if this was due to a new update to the HomeKit, but I had to make around 20 attempts before they finally progressed past the "Configuring" stage, which took hours. To resolve the issue, I ended up deleting my HomeKit Home and re-pairing everything, and that seemed to solve the problem for a little while, although it felt like an extreme measure to get these speakers to work. Another issue I encountered was sound cutting out while playing games or watching movies. This was incredibly frustrating, especially considering that the HomePods were positioned right next to the router and Apple TV. I really wished I could plug in an Ethernet cable or something to avoid using wireless. Siri is not a great voice assistant sadly for these speakers and would recommend sticking with Alexa instead. Overall, my initial impression of the HomePods was positive, but it quickly turned into disappointment over time. I ultimately decided to return the HomePods and stick with my Alexa system, which has worked for me for years as my smart speaker. Instead, I invested in a Sonos Arc soundbar, which has been fantastic. While the HomePods may work well for certain home setups, they come with their fair share of quirks and issues to deal with. My recommendation would be to explore alternatives before fully investing in these speakers.

Absolutely the best sound from such a small device. It is elegantly designed and easy to use Siri to play rich sounding Classical to my favorite 70's rock. It is very responsive to voice commands and works well with my other MiniPods.

I like this speaker a lot for my room. I usually tell siri to play music when i come home from work and wind down. Super easy to set up and the black color looks pretty nice. The volume is perfect and the bass is great. Good speaker for any room in the house. Not too loud that it’d annoy the neighbors which i have done in the past with my other big speakers :( The speaker can play music by itself through wifi without necessarily being played directly from your phone if that makes sense. But you can also connect to it through bluetooth to play any song or video from your phone. Not sure how it works i’m not a genius i just love music.

This little speaker has deceptively amazing sound quality, gives you the fredom to control your smart home without having to find your phone, and can pick up on a song from your phone/tablet by holding the device near it. Theres a lot more to this speaker than meets the eye (I’m still figuring out a lot of it as i just got this myself). Even though the pricepoint seems a bit high, if you like to hear Freddy Mercury belt the high notes all the way down through Skrillex’s floor-shaking lows(bass can be reduced if you dont care for aggressive lows), this is the speaker for you!

The sound is incredible. The integration into all of my other Apple products is great. It is easy to use. Unfortunately it is a bit pricey and Siri is limited. It was a splurge though and I look forward to using it to automate some features in my house in the future

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.

super loud with clear sound! and the color is so nice and sleek! i like the fact that if you have 2 homepods you can put them in stereo and have them play in sync!

We’re about a day into using a pair of these in our living room and have them paired with an Apple TV 4K. Very impressed with ease of setup, integration in our Apple life and the sound quality. Audio through Netflix is super. Music quality through Spotify is great too. I really could not be happier. Everything is just great. Really don’t care about Siri or home automation. I bought these for upgrading AppleTV audio and listening to Spotify. It does those two things in an awesome way. If you live in an Apple world, you can’t go wrong.

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

I added this with another for a stereo pair to my entertainment system I have set up in my living room and oh my gosh let me tell you I love the sound. It’s no big time system but what cones out of it wow the sounds is awesome. I have both paired to my home kit and to play music and listen to movies is an outright treat to listen to. I didn’t expect any bass out of them but it sure does sound like it has great bass. Dolby atmos movies I love the sound out of it especially with my Apple TV all working together. You won’t be disappointed get you a pair not 1 but 2 for a better experience.

Why did I wait so long? This is an Incredible addition to my environment. The sound of the speakers in this system is amazing. The integration with my Apple TV+ has been insane. I’m just beginning to understand the potential and now i want to change all my Alexia over to Siri. How it works with my iPhone and iPad is so smooth. I couldn’t be more pleased with this purchase. Believe me it’s been truly a satisfying addition.

Good, getting better. When I first bought it I was very disappointed. I had numerous calls with Apple support just to get my programmed music to play properly at the appointed times. But they used my case and actually fixed the issues in their backend code. Since then, my system has been working well (I had set everything up correctly). I will say, Siri still ain’t great. The integrations are sub par. Not really impressed. But if all you need it for is playing music at different times and using as a speaker for your tv, then it’s great.