Customer Ratings & Reviews

This HomePod speaker has amazing sound. Great addition to your apple ecosystem. It's very pricey but you can tell it's great quality by the sound. If you're looking to buy this speaker i would suggest waiting for it to go on sale as the $350 price tag isn't worth it.

Finally decided to go for it. With all my other Apple devices, it was anticipated to, and so far has, exceed(ed) my expectations. Great quality. Expensive, yes. Best sound ever experienced. Hoping for Siri updates to make it even better. Not yet purchased smart bulbs to go with it. But, next.

These thing is small, but delivers an unexpected punch. Voice are perfectly replicated, to the point where it can seem the artist is in the room with you. The Bass is present but not over bearing it sits nicely in the background. In terms of audio quality it sits unmatched

The HomePod is definitely best for the Apple-Centric, but the sound quality is amazing, HomeKit interfaces with a wide variety of smart devices, and it works pretty seamlessly right out of the box.

Many years ago I bought an Apple HiFi and was very happy with the sound quality. I still use it with my 160gb iPod and the old-style plastic remote. Syncing the iPod these days, though, has become an iffy proposition -- I guess Apple is trying to convince owners to upgrade or something. The HomePod, on the other hand, is very bass-heavy, to the point where it's distracting on some tracks. However, I can play to it from my iPhone, iPad, iMac, MacBook, Apple TV, etc. No syncing required. I tried a stereo pair, and set-up was a bit fiddly, with the final sound not being that much better, or even different. One is plenty for casual listening. Although I use mine most of the time just for music, they make really good "home theater" speakers. There are plenty of shows these days where the dialogue is poorly recorded, and my TV speakers have to be cranked to understand what the characters are saying. With the HomePod, not only is the sound bigger and more immersive, but the dialogue bits are a lot clearer. Best of all, unlike Sonos and the others, you don't need extra apps or software to use the HomePod. Plug it in, initialize it with your iPhone, and you're off and running.

As I have 4 HomePods, I guess you can say that I really like this product. I have 2 in my bedroom, 2 in my living room, both paired in stereo configurations. The difference in sound when you pair them is significant. Owning audio products, from Bose, Bang & Olufsen, Klipsch, Paradigm, Sennheiser, I can say that the quality of sound coming from the HomePods is on par with the best of them. The sound is balanced, clear and immersive. The voice assistant works great for what it is, love that I can control my compatible smart appliances with it. I purchased these speakers when they were on sale at Best Buy for $100 off retail price, making them a good value.

Keep in mind to get the full music benefit of HomePod, you'll need an Apple Music subscription or iTunes Match. Otherwise, you'll need to AirDrop the music from another device. You might want to try the HomePod in a few different locations to get the maximum sound quality. Works great when paired with an AppleTv 4K.

The sound is really nice ! It’s great for playing music if you own 2 like I do you can tell it to switch music from one to the other . Plays great flow of music genre that you ask for . Your home devices it works with BUT it’s lacking a few options at this time .. but if your an apple person you will love it for the small things that it can do

I know I know! Your thinking ‘why would anyone ever spend that much money on smart speaker’ ‘when Alexa is cheaper’ while yes in cost it’s cheaper but you loose out on quality and if your already in the Apple ecosystem (I myself have an iPhone and a Mac) but I like them for what I need them for. I’m by no mean anti any other device. Ive just found these tools to be easier for me. But besides the point. This speaker is amazing. It completely fills my apartment from its centeral location which real crisp and powerful tones and base. The ‘Hey Siri’ function can hear you from almost anywhere even at full volume. There is a curve to learning how to use the Homepods ‘Hey Siri’ Function. But over all I love it. I’m ready to buy a second one, which they do also sync by themselves.

I love this multifunctional speaker. Great sound for such a compact unit, gives Bose a run for its money. I love being able to tell it to turn my lights on and off. The only drawback is when there is anything on tv that says “Hey Siri” the speaker will perform what it says.

Apple managed to make a great speaker, the sound was loud and clear, very crisp sound. Using Siri to control music, lights, and other HomeKit devices was fantastic, but limited in other features. Ultimately I returned it because I couldn’t justify the price.

This is not an Alexa or Google Home. Siri has limitations on web data. However, if you subscribe to Apple Music this is a must. Sound is bigger than the size of this device and has great bass. I use it everyday

I was impressed the first time I bought a HomePod. The sound is amazing. Decent bass for the size. So I purchased a second one and set them up as a pair in my living room. Wow! I got this one on sale for under $200. Worth every penny.

I picked up a HomePod recently and I’ve been happy with it. I’ll admit I probably would be very happy with it if I had an Apple Music subscription. I choose not to have Apple Music because I have songs I’ve downloaded from artists websites that don’t have DRM attached to them and Apple Music doesn’t acknowledge their existence and I LOVE my music. Now the good news is the HomePod is a GREAT speaker the sound is crystal clear from Dr Dre to Björk and all points in between the HomePod makes it all sound incredible. I can play podcasts through my iPhone and I assume I can play audio books through it as well. If I had Apple Music I think the experience would be better, but I’m able to ask Siri a few things and I am very happy with my purchase. Just know that you can’t order amazon items through Siri and that it performs better with an Apple Music subscription before you buy! Oh yea software updates are easy, and doing a reset is easy too.

I have many blu tooth speakers, but this by far is the best. You don’ t need your companion device , like phone, tablet, etc. It stands alone and the sound is incredible. Paired with Apple Music it is the best.I’ve had it playing since Santa came and it is now8 hours later.

I have a small space and long for great sound on a small footprint. These guys are fitting the bill! There is the occasional half-second beat off but it may be the quality of what we are listening to. Works great through Pandora and Apple TV. Needing a great center speaker to match and may go to 2 more for front if I can separate them.

This speaker has added some good fun to our household. The sound is very good. It is very convenient in the kitchen or somewhere else to control Apple Music. We do move it around to wherever we need it. I haven’t really explored the “smart speaker” features much. The configuration through the Home iOS app is awful. It lacks manual configuration such as which wireless SSID to connect to. I have been unable to get voice recognition to work for one member of our family. iOS simply refuses to produce the “recognize my voice” option on their iOS devices. The speaker itself does not work for this person when saying “I am xxxx”, then asking “who am I?” produces “I don’t know” for that person, but it works for the rest of us. It’s a major feature that simply doesn’t work for everyone in the house. I purchased it mainly for convenient Apple Music controlled by Siri and good sound which it does well. Music is quite pleasing out of it. I hope that the software and configuration options come along in time. Apple needs to realize that we do, in fact, want to have access to device configuration, especially as new generations grow up with computing.

All the reviews I had read about the HomePod commented about how easy installing it was; that your iOS device recognized the device and in 2 steps you were installed. My experience wasn’t so smooth. It all seemed to be going fine, but I got an error message with a 6 digit error code at the end. On line suggestions at Apple support were no good. I then called Apple Care support and spent 50 minutes repeating the same steps with the same error message. The rep wanted to get another person on the line, but it was now quite late, so I opted for a call back the next day. The call came exactly as scheduled and we reviewed the steps we had taken. We did a reset and the rep had me name the location differently: I had repeatedly chosen “living room” from the choices, since that is where it is. Instead, she said pick sewing room”; tearjerker counterintuitive. However, now the installation was perfect! Don’t ask me why that made a difference! Kudos to the patient, polite, and resourceful staff on the support lines at Apple! BTW, it really does a fine job with music, as stated.

Sounds great! But it won’t work at hotel rooms; it doesn’t use Bluetooth so it’s not good for traveling. It communicates to your iPhone through the router and hotel routers have extra security that blocks the communication. There may be a work around (read something on the net) but I haven’t tried it yet. At first setup, it seemed that only Apple Music would work. Not true! If you use Napster like I do, you use AirPlay not Bluetooth. You simply start the Napster app on your iPhone, swipe from bottom of iPhone screen to top and a controll screen appears. The top right box will represent the app currently in use (Napster) you must tap the top right of that box(it has a couple of radar like lines) to open it. Once opened, the bottom of it should show an iPhone icon with a check mark next to it. Below it should be a HomePod symbol with no check mark, tap the HomePod symbol. The check mark should now be next to the HomePod symbol. Music will now play through the HomePod. If some apps don’t work this way then look for a box shape with triangle over it (AirPlay symbol) and tap it and you should get the option to select HomePod as speaker choice. I held back a star because it lacks a speaker jack and or Bluetooth which could have made it more versatile. Sounds great though!!!. It’s best for home use with home router and Apple Music.

It has a very nice sound, good bass. I wish it would stay connected to my Mac mini but it reconnects easily (Geek Squad agent mentioned that it might help to disconnect it and reinstall it). It is Airplay connected so you will need your iPhone.