Customer Ratings & Reviews

This is the best sounding smart speaker possible. It's incredible. I use it in my office and it produces more and better sound than 3 Echo devices (two 2nd gen Echos and one sub) combined. Plus, the set up on this device took me less time than any other smart device I have ever owned (and I've owned a lot). If you like the experience that good sound provides and have a Mac or iOS devices, you want this speaker.

This is my third HomePod. I now have one in my living room, bar, and upstairs bathroom. It’s amazing to hear the same music play all around the house. The sound quality is incredible, and Siri is WAY better at understanding me than google and Alexa ever were. I can create playlists, add to current playlists, tell her what songs I like and dislike, and hear a perfectly curated station when I ask her to “play some music I like.” I recommend these to anyone who uses Apple Music.

I got this speaker to compliment my Apple TV 4K for traveling. I did not have much interest on it at the $300 price tag. But cyber Monday came around and found it for $200 even at that price I was still not sure about it but I am glad I got it. Pros: sound is very good for the size, easy interaction with other Apple products, it can be used to make and answer phone calls, can be paired with a second HomePod and linked for better sound or multiple room configuration. You can have Siri read or send texts for you. Ambient sounds available in the speaker no need to install nothing. Multiple user voice recognition, plug and play. You can use the HomePod to control smart home devices, love the looks and it’s stylish. Very advanced technology for a speaker. Now the Cons: its a heavy speaker for the size, no external jacks available, power cord is permanently attached, even if Siri has improved since the speaker was first introduced it does still need a lot of work as a personal assistant. It works with Apple Music if you want other music platforms you will need to use an iPhone or iPad to AirPlay that music, that also brings me to the biggest con, NO BLUETOOTH you need an iPhone or IPad to connect to it. If you are an android user I don’t recommend it but if you love Apple products like I do it’s a great addition to your Apple universe. All in all it works great as a speaker with very nice quality sound and interacts great with other Apple products. As a smart/assistant speaker; well I love Siri but she needs more attention by Apple. I hope Apple keeps doing updates and upgrading the functionality of the HomePod as it is a state of the art product and a lot of technology went into it but is not being taken advantage of. I am already considering getting a second HomePod to pair them up.

This is my 2nd Homepod and I have set it up in stereo mode with my other Homepod. They sound pretty nice. They have tons of bass. I actually have to change the EQ setting in my iPhone music to bass reducer for the sake of my neighbors. If I didn't already have a surround sound system I would probably set the Homepods up as my Apple TV speakers, especially for music listening. With the upcoming Atmos feature upgrade I might still try that out. Word to the wise: Get a pair of microfiber gloves, like the ones used to move a TV, these homepods are fingerprint magnets, and especially the white one is hard to clean once it has a smudge on it.

Sound is great. Siri is still Siri. If your in the Apple eco system and are looking for a smart speaker then this is the one to buy. But get it on sale. It always goes on sale. $350 is too much. Will drop to $250 or even $200 at times. Two speakers will blow you away if paired to your Apple TV and uses as a sound system for your movies and entertainment. If your not in the Apple eco system then these really are not worth it because Siri is still not smart enough.

Had a difficult time choosing between Bose and Amazon as I have these products. Did a lot of research read all reviews then a dear friend told me about the Apple HomePod. I was skeptical but reviews were thru the roof and Best Buy had a fantastic deal. My phone is Apple. My computer is Apple. So I thought “Why not?” Best decision ever. The set up super duper easy. The sound is unbelievable. We love music and it plays pretty much consistently in our home. Even more so now!!!!

So I bought one of these when they came out. I have a Bose, B&O and a SONOS and I prefer the sound quality from the HomePod, it is rich and deep without being distorted and clarity rivals the Bose. I liked it so much, I bought a second one. I have tried them as a stereo pair and they are impressive, but I have now moved one to my bedroom and one in the family room, and they are each able to fill the room with sound. Setup is typically Apple, quick and easy, and they just work.

Just got a second one of these to add to my first to improve the sound stage in stereo. Great bass as a standalone unit, but it would be nice if they offered a subwoofer option. I enjoy rocking out to this, but for parties it would be great to have that little extra oomf of a low range driver with more extension. Mod ads is great and room filling sound. Hope you the best of luck if you decide to go this route. Pretty much requires Apple Music which is not as good at my amazon echo setup which has stereo and line output from my echo dot set up as a group lets me use my $800 KEF subwoofer for bass AND THE COMBO is awesome! For less than $250 I have echo stereo pair and the subwoofer adapter.

If you are looking for a device that Airplay and sounds great, then this is it! Apple has created a speaker that sounds great, looks great and it's very easy to set up The good: Looks great, Sounds Great, Has Siri (could go any way with that) NIce look The bad: A lot of the home devices must be designed with Apple ID number to set up. Google home has more apps and its smarter than Siri Overall: If you want airplay very easy then this is it, Great sound! Siri needs improvement if they want to compete in the Home business

I have 6 OG HomePods. I really hope Apple reintroduces a new HomePod "biggie". When I heard Apple was not producing them anymore, I began to purchase as many as I could afford. Great sound, they look great no matter where you put them and the set up and ease of use was awesome. I would only suggest HomePods to anyone who is in the Apple ecosystem.

This speaker is awesome! It has a very clear sound to it and gets very loud. Me and my wife have it in our kitchen as it’s the center of the house for us and you can hear it everywhere you go in the house when turned up loud! Connects to my iPhone so I can change music easier. But the talking to Home pod is what makes it cool. Hands free device, works just like Siri. Love it will definitely have this for a very long time! Apple has done it again!

I picked up this HomePod when Best Buy took $100 off of the regular price. At this price point, the purchase is a no brainer...great sound quality, easy set up, etc. Yes, it lacks input ports for other device input, but if you’re happy with superior sound quality and are at home in the Apple ecosphere, then the HomePod at a $199 price point is a good buy. It’s the 2nd HomePod that I’ve purchased at that price. Wouldn’t jump on it at $299, but, well...you get the idea.

Let me just start by saying that Apple is marketing this more as a premium speaker with high quality audio, rather than a smart speaker. Don’t expect Siri to be as smart as Google Assistant or Amazon Alexa because Siri will never be able to compete with them as long as Apple has such strict privacy policies. That being said, this speaker is for a very niche group of users. This speaker part of Apple’s smart home platform, Apple HomeKit. If you’re all in on the Apple ecosystem and love music, then this is a perfect buy for you. This speaker does not have a auxiliary line in and does not support Bluetooth. It must be used with apple’s wireless steaming protocol, AirPlay 2, which uses WiFi. It’s much better than Bluetooth as WiFi has much better range, and AirPlay 2 allows for multi-room audio, such as Sonos speakers do. Since this speaker is part of Apple HomeKit, you can use Siri for music control, smart device control and personal tasks such as calls, texts, calendars and reminders. As for the speaker side of things, it sounds really good. Very good range of lows, mids and highs. What blows me away the most though is how incredible its microphones are. You can have it at full blast and be in another room and it’ll still be able to hear you just fine without having to shout or yell like at Google’s and Amazon’s speakers. Price is steep, but if you enjoy high quality sound and the ease of use with Apple products and their ecosystem, then this speaker is worth it

I'm an Apple junkie, but even I looked at this product with skepticism when it was announced. Regardless given my elite plus status, I figured it was worth a shot. My home is pretty heavily outfitted with Hue bulbs and Wemo outlets. Previously i was interfacing with these primarily through Alexa, but to my surprise Siri is taking on this job with equal proficiency and superior speed. Like seriously, Siri/Homekit is FAST. In my experience Siri is also a bit more forgiving when it comes to saying the exact name of lights. Most of all however, is Siri on homepod has impeccable hearing. Even at the loudest volume playing music, I can speak in a normal tone and she will hear me correctly. Having had Alexa, I really didn't believe this was possible until I tried it for myself. On this note, when it comes to "Hey Siri" it seems that homepod always takes precedence. Generally this is appreciated, but there have a been a few times where I have been in another room and I expect siri to answer on the phone in my hand and ultimately the homepod in my living room heard me. At this point thats kinda more amusing than annoying. On top of being a capable voice assistant the HomePod can really bring the house down musically. Holy cow! Really, seriously, put this thing in your house and play Hotel California live on full blast. Close your eyes. Its indistinguishable from being front row at a concert. Eerily you can move about the room and into nearby rooms and the sound just doesn't change, I guess that's the magic of the acoustic mapping this thing apparently does. All this to say, once again, Apple produces something that made everyone skeptical that emerges the pinnacle of the space it competes in.

Amazing sound for such a small speaker. Not sure it’s worth the steep price though.

I was looking for a smart speaker for a while. Eying the Sonos and Bose speakers, the HomePod kind of flew under the radar. Granted, I have an apple ecosystem set up, it should have been a no-brainer but I just didn't believe a speaker so small could deliver such rich sound. I was terribly wrong. Not only is it easy to set up and easily added to my ecosystem, operation is an ease as well. I couldn't pass it up with a sale price of $199. Glad I didn't. Excellent product.

Great sound, super easy set up, looks great in the living room. Siri sucks still but it’s easier to use with the rest of my apple gear

The quality of the sound is great. Picks up voice very easily. The look and feel of the device is nice. Easy to set up as well.

This is an excellent speaker for listening to music. The sound stage is impressively wide, much more than you’d expect from a speaker this size even though the lack of stereo sound is somewhat noticeable to me. Setup literally took a couple mins and after that, I was playing music from my Apple devices. Siri is disappointing with anything other than music so I never expected much there. Also I am slowly starting to build home automation so excited to see how I can control my HomeKit devices with HomePod.

This is a heavily reviewed item already by professional reviewers. YouTube/google it for a much better/in depth review. But this is a great speaker with amazing sound quality especially for the size. Only drawback is no physical plug in and you can’t pair it via Bluetooth yet (hopefully one day). I bought this one as a second one to play as stereo and up the sound. I’ve had my first one for about a year or two (when ever it first came out) Love it, wish I got my first one at this price.