Customer Ratings & Reviews

During their black Friday sale this year Best Buy offered this gem for $150 off. For $200 this is maybe the best speaker I've ever heard in my life. I got two of them for my home office which I've set up as a stereo pair (AMAZING) and one of them is in my work office. I love the fact that I can have incredible clarity using it as a speakerphone with my iphone. Conference calls have never been so easy or so clear. I'm not sure I would never have bought it if it weren't on sale, but if you've got the money to spend it would be a mistake not to invest in one of these beauties.

I love this speaker and for its size the sound is awesome! I know it’s not high fidelity but if you’re in the Apple ecosystem then they’re a great addition. This was my 2nd speaker, I have one on my first floor and one on my second floor and I’ve been amazed on how well the microphones works for voice commands my lights are automated and the speaker picks up the commands even when I’m in another room. Also from what I know your privacy is much better off than other products and I’m willing to pay extra for that. Just hope it gets smarter in the future.

This is my second homepod, which I have paired to the first for stereo sound. I love the convenience of voice-controlling stuff like volume up and down, skipping songs, setting up timers. For the most part, Siri picks up from whenever I am and understands and executes. What I don't like is that, I typically play music from an iMac. It used to be Spotify via Airfoil. Turns out Airfoil can't handle two HomePods that have been paired up, and so, I now have moved away from Spotify and am using iTunes and radio stations (not Apple Music). I'm hoping that Airfoil will sort this out soon. Also, the two HomePods are next to a Sony soundbar/subwoofer which, to be honest, I've never thought to have extraordinarily powerful sound. For Apple TV, I believe the two HomePods simply are no match for the soundbar. The soundbar volume is much higher and, probably more important, seems to have a better connection to the Apple TV (via HDMI, of course) and the sound is always consistent, no lag, no frustrating pauses or disconnects that the HomePods seem to experience.

Since I purchased the HomePod I loved it. Only thing is, I wish I could use both my iPhone and my wife’s iPhone as primary accounts. It’s easy to setup, use, and it looks great, although I must say it’s on the expensive side. Overall I like it, I’m looking to find another for a cheaper price.

Amazing sound. Easy to setup. Works perfect as a home hub for anyone who uses the homekit ecosystem. Siri is lacking but she will get smarter over time. If you have invested in the Apple ecosystem then a HomePod will work great for you.

Incredible sound for its size. Very easy to use. Best speaker I got so far (and I also have bang and Olufsen products) Only issue : having a Apple Music subscription is mandatory if you want to use the voice recognition.

If it’s the sound that matters most this is a great speaker to get, if you are in the Apple ecosystem. the design and quality are top notch. I plan to buy another when air play is upgraded to allow two speakers to sync with one another.

We needed a hub for our smart home devices, and it was either this or apple TV. We didn't have a need for Apple TV since all of our TV's are smart TV's, and our living room TV (LG CX 55") already has an Apple TV app. It can hear you from a pretty good distance and is very fast to do whatever you ask it to. We don't use it much as a speaker, since we use our living room surround sound for that, but when we tested it out it definitely pumps out a lot of sound as well as a decent amount of bass for something of its size. Overall, I would recommend it if you can get it on sale, like I did (199.99 instead of 299.99). Or just wait until the next generation comes out.

I’m a huge fan of Apple, so it’s. I surprise that I like my HomePod. It’s a wonderful addition to my setup, and it makes controlling my smart home devices much easier. Siri can hear me much more easily using the HomePod than she can using my phone or watch. I’m a lazy lazy man, and I hate light switches. I just want to tell someone to turn off the lights for me, and since my wife is just as lazy as I am, Siri is the best. I also use it as the sound for my Apple TV. I don’t have a sound bar or anything, and the TV speakers are not the best, but with this item, the sound is much more full and more immersive. It’s not as good as my home theater setup I have downstairs, but for a bedroom, it’s great. Now I just need a second one, to link them in a stereo setup.

I purchased the Homepod to replace my Denon receiver and bookshelf speakers. The sound quality and compact size of the Homepod is amazing. It's sound better than my old equipment and takes up a fraction of the space.

I can't believe the sound quality of the HomePod. I was expecting it to be good and being sort of an audiophile I figured with it only being one speaker that it would be good but nothing that great. Boy was I wrong, it's AMAZING the kind of sound this little guy can pump out. And the quality and fullness of the sound is nothing short of extraordinary. It may not be the smartest speaker in the world, but the sound quality is what this thing was meant for and in that regard it blows away the competition. And to be fair it's good on the smart side of things too.

Home Pod may be small in size but huge with the bass sound output!

I was pleasantly surprised by the sound quality of this speaker. Only gripe I could find is it’s not really portable unless you carry a power inverter or have a place to plug in outdoors. That’s the only reason I dinged it a review star. Setup was piece of cake also!

The HomePod is fantastic. The sound is amazing and it’s so easy to use. I leave it playing music for my dog when I’m not home and it it easy to ask Siri to play as I’m running out the door.

love, love, love the sound the bass. Siri can understand you with the first try. love it. It's my second one and I Connected them Both together now I have surround sound.

Best in sound/size ratio. Siri assistant is nice for HomeKit control. I also bought a white one as it is prettier in my opinion, but waiting to see which one ages better.

This works phenomenally as a smart hub and utilizing the Home & Shortcuts apps with it is critical. I set it up so that “Hey Siri, Time for bed” turns off all the lights, puts the AppleTV to sleep, turns off my LG TV, and turns on an Apple Music brown noise song on repeat. The sound quality is phenomenal. Highly recommend. It’s a little more effort to get the hang of this but once you get it incorporated into your Apple fleet, it’s worth it. Note, this is not properly designed for Android users- a Sonos system would make more sense.

I used to have a killer $5,000 stereo I bought 30+ years ago. In particular it had top-rated speakers. Alas, the spousal acceptance factor for it was low, and I stupidly sold it to make my now ex-wife happy. So I have had exposure to excellent sound reproduction equipment. I was very surprised at how nice two of these sounded (my other one is grey). Definitely worth every penny. Note that I use them only as speakers; so I can't speak to their other functions as I killed Siri for privacy reasons. I do suggest you search on line for the setup directions to make sure you have what you need to do it; it appears to require a smart phone (I could be wrong about that).

Apple hit it on the head for the first release of this product. It sounds great and was easy to set up. Plus, Apple provides the best customer service of any tech company b/c you can easily get support via a phone call or chat.

The Apple HomePod is a must for anyone that loves music and subscribed to Apple Music or has iPhone with a music library. The sound is full and rich and it simple to use and to set up. I highly recommend this product.