Customer Ratings & Reviews

Bought two Google Home Max devices to replace an aging Bose speaker system. Excellent sound (and volume) but... Pairing the two devices to act as one device was an adventure. IMHO the Google Home Android app lacks the needed control over the "stereo pair". Volume control using the app is hit-or-miss. Although "balance" and "EQ" is always available in the Home app, the "volume" control screen comes and goes. Integration with the one-year free trial of YouTube Red is positively strange. I'd expected to be able to "cast" music to the Google Max stereo pair from my phone, but alas that is not an option. To play music on the Google Max pair it's either pure voice control of music via the nearest Google Home device or you must use Bluetooth pairing with one of the Google Max speakers to play YouTube Red music from the Android app. Streaming via Bluetooth was working OK yesterday but today Bluetooth disconnects repeatedly mid-song after a few seconds of play. Bluetooth music steaming was never an issue with my regular Google Home devices. Time to send everything back? Or wait and hope for a Google Home Max firmware update and/or Google Home app update to fixes everything?

I love music, I love speakers. Now I own a pair of Sonos Play 5’s as well as a pair of Apple Homepod’s. Now I’ve added a pair of the Google Home Max’s. So how do these sound? Excellent. I like how they adapt to their environment. I like how you can dial in the settings. These reproduce music in a most pleasing way. They do get loud but don’t sacrifice clarity while doing so. The bass is deep. Music is crisp and clear. I know people have their own preferences as to which crowd they prefer. Apple. Google. Sonos. And whatever environment you are in you can’t go wrong with any choice. These speakers are fantastic though and compete very well with the others. In my environment they get louder than the Homepods. Not quite as detailed as the Sonos Play 5’s. We are talking extremely close for all 3 though. Given the fact that they are $100 off really sweetens the deal. At that price and taking all factors into account, the Home Max to my ears is the winner. Overall sound Sonos. Sound and budget factors on sale, Google Home Max. The build quality of all 3 is very impressive.

Great sound. Appreciate that you can adj. bass and treble. Multiple mics are a plus however when loud it still has problem hearing commands. But Great sound. Loud enough for inside without distorting or sounding overly boomy or tinny. Downside is its relatively large footprint but minor issue. Would still reco.

Awesome speaker. Has great quality sound and can get really loud. Not to mention the google assistant built in is a major plus

excellent sound quality, nice volume, bass and overall appealing design.

Pros: * Great looks * Great sound, after a bit of fiddling. * Gets louder than almost anyone would ever need. * Cast feature works amazing with android phones. * Mics pick up voices better than expected when in use. * Google Assistant still seems better than most. Cons: * Audio is unbalanced and really base-heavy out of the box. (But Google has a first party equalizer in their app.) * Unit is pretty large and heavy * At original price of $400, one could argue going with Sonos or building an independent stereo system. * Input lag when using wired inputs. Wouldn't recommend using with a TV.

This speaker is on an entirely different level compared to the other Google Home speakers. I replaced the standard Google Home speaker I had in my kitchen with this monster and popped it on top of the refrigerator (since that's the only place it would fit without being obtrusive) and, wow. It has no problem filling out my entire downstairs. If I combine it with my home theater (via chromecast multi-room audio), and crank everything full blast I'm sure to have the police come knocking in a moments notice. Or, turn everything down a tad and have awesome full sound throughout the house at a lower volume and still be able to talk with your friends. This thing sounds good cranked or at lower volumes. It's awesome. Is it necessary? Absolutely not. But if you can swing it and you're on the fence, just buy the thing. You'll be glad you did. Oh yea, and all of the Google functionality works flawlessly as well. Thumbs up

Sounds better than I expected for the size. Assistant Voice sound much more natural than any other home, sounds pretty lifelike. Gets loud without distortion. But not like everyone is saying that 'it gets so loud it's uncomfortable' not true. It gets loud enough to not need to be louder, but not unbearable (I'm not deaf either). Sounds good enough I tend to just use this for music instead of my home theater setup (bout average home theater setup). It just sounds good enough and is such a big convenience to just use my voice to get playing music instead of having to use a remote to get the HT playing music. Also, it hears your voice (most of the time) eerily well with loud music.

I learned after I purchased this that google was discontinuing this product. I almost cancelled the order, but I’m glad I didn’t. It works like the other google smart devices, but the speaker and sound quality are on a whole new level. It gets very loud and very “bassy” while maintaining good sound quality. Would highly recommend. I bought during Black Friday. Half off was definitely a great deal

Absolutely awesome. We started with Minis, got the home and now the Max. Gets plenty loud and with no distortion. They got this done right. It won't disappoint. Well worth the money.

I thought just the one speaker sounded great. This is my second one. I have them paired together. They get really loud and sound awesome.

Loud! Would sound great paired up with a second for stereo sound. I use Google for tons of stuff so this just fits right in my eco system.

This was my solution after discovering the sonos alexa speaker was crap. The speaker is of good quality, gets plenty loud, and has no issues hearing me.

excellent sound. I own this and the HomePod. they sound very similar. this gets louder.

Clear sound. Gets loud without distortion. Automatically recognizes my turntable.

This speaker is so loud and the Google Home can hear you through the music. Buying more soon.

Get two for stereoscopic sound! AmaZing clarity and def loud enough!

This is an awesome smart speaker! Very loud! Highly recommend getting it

Speaker has nice sound, functionality, and gets fairly loud.

Holy cow it's loud.....They discontinued these but that's just because Google needs to rebrand all of their stuff as "Google Nest". This is still a great speaker and if you can get it at half off then it's worth it!