Customer Ratings & Reviews

right off the bat: it is locked into apple music. it sounds pretty good, which is a positive. it syncs up well with airplay enabled devices. it plays well with apple TV (no noticable delay) and with apple's iphones. when you airplay to it from your iphone however using say, spotify, there is an annoying delay (about three seconds in some instances). you hit play... silence... two seconds later, music plays. same with pause. harsh reality is it seems to only do that with spotify on my iphone. otherwise, you can set alarms, reminders, ask for basic information and siri responds well. lots of room for improvement but i feel like i got a good product after a couple of months of using it daily. works very well with apple homekit.

The quality of sound on a speaker this size never ceases to amaze me. The microphones’ ability to pick up you voice when talking to Siri with music playing full blast is just awesome too. Some people tend to point out Siri is terrible or worse than Google Assistant and/or Amazon Alexa, but Siri will never be as good as those assistants as it does not collect data like they do. Also, Apple is marketing this device as a high fidelity speaker first and voice assistant second, whereas it’s the opposite for Google and Amazon. That explains the prices differences. A couple other things to note. This speaker is geared towards Apple devices. There is no auxiliary jack or Bluetooth support, which forces the user to use Apple’s wireless streaming protocol: Apple AirPlay, which was recently updated to AirPlay 2. AirPlay 2 allows for Apple devices to stream music wirelessly to speakers or receivers that support AirPlay 2 for multi-room audio (similar to Sonos - Sonos now supports AirPlay 2), but you can use any brand speaker that supports it. AirPlay 2 uses WiFi and is much better than Bluetooth anyway, but this unfortunately does not allow non-Apple users to use the HomePod with their devices. Pros: -Excellent sound -Excellent microphones -Multi-user voice support -Ability to receive future software updates with new features Cons: -Marketed towards only Apple users -No headphone jack -No Bluetooth

I'm not someone who constantly dogs Siri. It's not the greatest voice assistant compared to Alexa or probably even Google Assistant, however for what does work, Siri is solid. And I find her to be way more responsive in terms of Homekit device like smart lights and the like. That being said, the HomePod is a tremendous speaker. If you are deeply steeped into the Apple ecosystem, as I am, it will serve you well. The ability to shout "play this song" into the air is a killer feature and the key reason I'm on Apple Music over the more superior Spotify. If you are an Apple Music user, I can't recommend this speaker enough. Buy it on sale. The full price tag on this speaker is way too much.

Definitely a must have speaker for your home! I have a loft overlooking my downstairs living room and the speaker fills the house with crystal clear music, everything is balanced, highs, mids and lows. Siri works very well, not yet on Alexa’s level unfortunately, but a solid number 2. Where the echo falls short the HomePod blows its doors off. I use this more than my Bose system and you can’t tell a difference. Great Product!

Great sound for the size - no matter where you place it in a room. Bass is more than decent considering its a single enclosure. It picks up voices amazingly well too - you don't have to yell, even if its playing music. Siri can't do as much as Alexa or Google but I prefer the privacy of Apple over Amazon and Google. If you really want AMAZING sound, pair two of them together in a stereo pair. This is a really good value when on sale.

I thought I would test this product out and potentially return it as I wasn’t entirely convinced. That being said, I loved the HomePod so much that I bought two. It has enormous sound while being able to Airplay music from our devices with ease. I use Siri everyday to set cooking timers, control my lights, locks, etc. Though I tend to get 80% accuracy with my requests, I’m not bothered. Often, when Siri fails, it’s because I didn’t speak clearly or made an ask that didn’t make sense to the programming. Anyway, LOVE!

Great smart speaker. You have to be integrated with ios devices...at least one to use the features. Also almost as important to have an Apple Music subscription. I’ve heard that since my purchase, the price has also come down some. I was considering buying another cause with two it’s twice as awesome sound. The bass is impressive and so are the vocals. Solid choice for any Apple enthusiast. Of course it would be nice that it’s cheaper...but with the recent price decrease it’s getting better.

I have two HomePods that I paired together to serve as the speakers for my flatscreen TV that is connected to an Apple TV. The sound out of these speakers is great. I have several Sonos speakers, and the HomePod sounds much better for both spoken content and music. It’s too bad Apple is no longer making HomePods because I would get others. Siri is not as good as Google Assistant, but she works just fine for setting alarms, answering simple questions like the weather, and responding to my commands to pause or rewind what’s playing on my Apple TV, or adjusting the volume. Unlike Google or Sonos speakers, you don’t have to shout to HomePods when the content playing from the speakers is loud. For smart speakers, the HomePods are more expensive than Google, Sonos, or Amazon speakers. But they sound so much better. If you’re a Spotify user, I would consider another option. I’m an Apple Music user so the HomePods work seamlessly.

The sound is sharp, crisp, Siri works relatively well and can hear pretty well, far better than my phone for sure. Once I finally noticed the Stereo pair setting in the home app, the two in concert were amazing. Music, movies on Apple TV all sound incredible especially for two little speakers. Btw, I picked them both up on sale for $199 each. I think $299 is a bit too much, but I would definitely recommend to anyone with an apple device.

As many reviewers have said, the sound quality is amazing. It is small, solid, can get loud without distorting. That alone would be worth the purchase. However, the way it interfaces with the whole Apple ecosystem is flawless. If you have Apple Music get this speaker. If you get this speaker, get Apple Music. Additionally it works great with Apple apps such as Notes. iMessage. Calendar. And so much more. I am bought into Sonos to the tune of several thousand dollars, however the HomePod is getting me to rethink this.

I bought the HomePod today to replace an older Sonos Play 3. The sound quality on the Homepod is excellent and sounds much better than our older Sonos. I did have an issue that caused me significant delays, 2 calls to Apple Support and another visit to Best Buy. Hopefully my issue can help someone else from the headache that I experienced. When I first tried setting up the HomePod, it could not connect to WiFi. I tried several things and called Apple Support. They spent about 45 minutes on the phone with me trying various things. They ultimately determined the HomePod was bad and to exchange it at Best Buy. I packaged it back up and took it back. I then learned my Best Buy didn't have any more HomePods in stock, but a store about 10 miles away did. So off I went to that store and brought my second HomePod home. Upon trying to set this new one up, I got the same error message that it couldn't connect to WiFi. I have an Eero mesh router and upon googling HomePod and Eero issue, I discovered the fix in 30 seconds. Apparently having the WPA3 security enabled causes the HomePod unable to connect to the router. After disabling WPA3 I was able to connect the HomePod. I wish I would've googled that the first time as it would've saved me over 2 hours and 2 calls to Apple Support. I'm surprised Apple Support didn't think of this fix, but they apparently aren't aware of this issue. So in summation, I love the HomePod, but the setup was a pain. I hope this review can help others in a similar situation avoid wasting hours of their time.

Sound quality is the outstanding attribute of this speaker. Audio is balanced throughout wave spectrum with substantial base. Set up is simple and quick. Integration with other apple products is seamless. A subscription to Apple Music is needed to fully realize a wide array of music genres. Siri responds readily to normally spoken verbal commands.

Great sound quality for the compact size. If your main reason for buying this is for a smart speaker application, you may not be extremely happy with this item. But if you want a great speaker for streaming music ( best with Apple Music subscription) with some smart speaker functions, this is the one for you. When set up as a stereo pair, the sound quality is incredible! Hard to believe what you are hearing can come from such a small speaker!

I recently purchased an Apple HomePod before the holidays when it’s was on sale for $199. I waited for a sale to purchase one and the sound and quality is excellent. Set up was simple: just plug it in and hold your device near it. HomePod has great sound and it may not be the Best but it suites my needs. Fun to use, and learning more and more about what you can do with it each day. Next time it goes on sale again I probably will purchase another.

With the homepod is easy to control all your homekit devices. Easy to talk to siri. The sound is incredible

One thing to say about HomePod, it's the one I needed to reduce seeing the iPhone screen. I dictate, speak, play, ask Siri to read and the sound is simply superb for my music no matter whatever format and language. It's ease of connectivity, communicate, converse is commendable. It brings smile in the Living Room. What do I miss - connectivity to my Windows Laptop and Smart TV. Thank you Best Buy, the deal was nick of time with $100 discount...it was the deal of the Thanks Giving for me.

It sounds great! Great Bass. Only issue is sometimes it disconnects from my WiFi. Possible due to my WiFi connection but I have had to unplug and plug it in 2x since I’ve bought it.

The Apple HomePod is exactly as advertised. It is easy to use, easy to control with Siri, and sounds really good. The speaker is not the smallest on the market, nor is it the largest, but is has room filling sound. The bass on this speaker is much better than I expected also. If you have an iPhone, this is a wonderful addition to your setup.

Absolutely love them, no issues at all from them and they sound so good.

I wanted an assistant that could integrate with the smart lightning/devices around the house. But, I also wanted the assistant to not keep my audio in the cloud somewhere where the company/third party contractors/etc could listen to it also. The only choice for such an assistant so far is the HomePod, since as long as you opt out, Apple will not keep your audio in the cloud. I wasn't expecting much, since I've had Alexa's and Google Home around the house before and they both didn't work terribly great. However, the HomePod is remarkably better at listening to the "Hey Siri" command from everyone (from adults to children) in my household. This is even when the HomePod is playing music. I used to have multiple Google Homes dispersed throughout the house because Google just couldn't hear the "Hey Google" command very well. But now I just have one HomePod in the center of the house that can be used from nearly anywhere in the house. I don't enjoy the price as much and hope that come out with cheaper version of Siri speakers.