Customer Ratings & Reviews

First off...IM A DIE HARD APPLE FAN...This speaker has 2 positive things going for it. 1, it has a beautiful design and is quite modern/sleek. 2, it sounds amazing with all types of music playing through it. BUT THAT IS ALL....in the video on apple's site, they advertise how many microphones it has so it can hear your voice, but I had TONS of difficulty trying to do simple things that I never had issues with my Google Home. Things like Play, Stop, and certain titles and commands get easily confused. It can only play music from Apple's Music service, and it can only be linked via bluetooth to ONE device at a time. Also it must be linked through the apple home application, not just through bluetooth. Meaning non-Apple devices and others just wanting to take control cannot do so easily. Finally the biggest flaw is the price. If you want a nice looking and sounding speaker, that has a less intelligent version of Siri than the one in my phone for $350+....by all means get this speaker. If you are an Alexa or Google Home user, you probably would be disappointed thinking that assistance of Siri could be anywhere near as good as Google Assistant or Alexa.

Beautiful color and just the right size! It works perfectly and has great sound.

Very clean and good bass. It was very sleek and bestbuy experience was quick and smooth as well.

Works really well. Syncs nicely with my macbook, so I can do yoga with clear sound, play itunes, etc

Love the HomePod. It’s perfect to place around the house to listen to the same music, podcast, etc throughout the entire house.

Sounds quite good, despite its small size, and can be paired for pretty immersive stereo. However, it uses Wi-Fi instead of Bluetooth, and often has to be reset to work. That and the fact that it has to be plugged in, which makes it not portable and therefore less than totally versatile. Also, it will probably be updated in the near future. You're probably better off buying a portable, better-sounding Bluetooth speaker of some kind or other.

Very good product would recommend this item it’s a small item but the volume on it is excellent!!

The sound on these little speakers is awesome but Apple really needs to improve the resilience of the operating system. If the power blinks, the pod just loses all of its voice command capability.

I bought two of these and paired them easily with my Apple TV. Sound is great! I prefer these over a sound bar.

Very Awesome speaker. Easy to connect easy to operate.

Sound quality is really good. The bass packs quite a punch. I also have Sonos home theater setup and this single speaker is almost as good as the whole setup. Siri could do a lot better but am sure Apple will come up with updates. It can hear your voice across the room even with loud music playing. Unlike Sonos, no need to do the trueplay speaker tuning every time you move the speaker. It will auto calibrate. I keep moving it between my bedroom and office room and it sounds great.

Cord doesn't disconnect from speaker. No ethernet or IO options. Sound is good.

I'm used to Bluetooth connectivity so this Airplay speaker was new to me. It took a long while and a lot of fiddling around and online research to finally get it to work. Then after a couple weeks it just would not connect unless I restarted my Mac-mini. This got old. After I upgraded to Sonoma 14 and another restart the problem seems to have abated. Hate holding my breath though.

We are avid Apple users. We absolutely love this speaker. The sound quality is unmatched by any portable speaker. Siri is very responsive. You will need Apple Music to use this device effectively. Its great because you do not need your phone once it is set up to play music. It streams though wifi with Apple Music. The HomePod was definitely a worthwhile addition to our home.

Speaker sounds great, but it WILL cut out regularly over AirPlay. No resets or software updates will fix it, and you will join the many frustrated owners of a sometime Es great sounding speaker.

HOMEPOD sounds amazing! Crisp clear sound with great bass. Siri can hear you so well....and not having to keep saying hey Siri....she hears you the first time unlike my kids. Does all the smart home stuff I need could not be happier. The HOMEPOD is shockingly small with a good quality build quality feel. Have never had a echo or google device because of security concerns..... all products I buy support HomeKit. Would buy again no doubt!

I am very impressed the quality of these speakers. The mid range and the base are very well balanced. There I things I can hear using the Homepods I never noticed using my pair of Braven 850s. Plus even at 100% volume there is barely any distortion. Yes, it requires Airplay. That make sense given that the algorithms employed need lossless audio digital data that only Airplay can deliver. I have noticed no issues using airplay to stream Spotify.

Not one single review is from a verified purchaser except for me :). The HomePod blows away any other smart speaker in terms of sound quality. The Clarity and Bass will amaze you for about 10 minutes. To answer your question, Yes...Siri is still stupid. But that’s fine. Oh yeah when using FaceTime audio, the HomePod is the best speaker phone on the planet. :). I will always buy anything and everything that Apple releases. I spare no expense!

Great speaker especially when coupled with another and used with Apple TV

The HomePod rocks. My son complained to me last night that I was too loud. I have many speakers. Bose, Polk etc. The sound link II sounds good but flat compared to the HomePod. This blows them all away. Don't even bring Echos, Homes, dots to the party. Keep them at home in shame. The sound is loud and clear. Fills our large living home nicely. The engineering behind this thing rocks. As with any Apple product it looks great.