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Sonos One 'Gen 2' smartspeaker has upgraded internals, same exterior design [u]
I think you just had bad luck. I have two HomePods and have gone through two HomePod defective returns. They would lose connection to wifi and then I wouldn't be able to get them to connect again event after a reset. Fortunately, the two replacements I now have are performing great. No issue stereo pairing or anything. They sound awesome. I also have two Sonos Ones. They are great too but on occasion, I will have some audio dropouts. They sound great but I would rank HomePod just a bit better.mylovino said:I can only repeat what I posted in a reply to another article: besides the well known issues with Siri and in my test with 2 HomePods desastrous stereo mode (one of them when switching during a test between B&W Zeppelin, Sonos Play:5, and HomePods constantly losing connection), it would take me a lot of convincing to test the HomePod again. Apple has just lost its edge in some areas, quality is just not as it is supposed to be. And I am saying this as one who uses Apple a LOT both professionally and privately. It seems that the engineers for both hard- and software are just not testing in real life scenarios and in competative situations. E.g. run a test yourself and compare the B&W Zeppelin (less than 2 HomePods pricewise) with a 2 HomePod setup. I listen to music carefully, but am not one of these high end gurus. But it is obvious, at least in my view, that the HonePod seems to try to compensate mid-range frequency issues with a strong bass. But though the B&W Zeppelin is also very strong in the bass range, which is naturally a personal preference if you like it or not, it is overall more homogeneous across all frequencies.
I probably would have considered to keep the HomePods given its integration with the Apple ecosystem, but all the other quality issues have made the choice easy for me. But test yourself, I just might have had bad luck...
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Installation rate for iOS 12 slightly trailing iOS 11 in first 48 hours after release
I was testing iOS 12 public beta from the beginning and must admit it was the best experience I've had with any iOS before it.
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HomePod's silicone bottom is causing rings on some finished wood surfaces [u]
I hope this is not blown out of proportion. I can tell you that this happens with a whole host of things that have rubber bottoms or feet. I have a lot of Mid Century modern furniture pieces and I encounter this problem all the time. It mainly affects wood that is oil stained and not sealed with a lacquer or varnish. When I got my HomePod last Friday, I had it sitting on my desk at home which is a vintage desk and oil stained. I picked it up and saw it left a ring and I realized "oh", it's got a rubber bottom. The ring faded after a while but I usually use Howard Feed n Wax to remove rings quickly. Just don't ask me about the chemistry of it all cause that is not my strength. I just wanted to say that it hasn't permanently harmed my desk. On my same desk, I have an AirPort Extreme Time Capsule which I have on top of a coaster because it does the same thing.Mike Wuerthele said:
From a chemistry standpoint, the fact that the ring fades at least some with time doesn't suggest a leaching, but probably an oxidation/reduction-type reaction.foggyhill said:
Oiled wood? Like wood with no other scellant than oil? That's not a surface I have a lot around here. All my woods have a varnish, laquer or paint on them.
Obviously, something in oil (or whatever other product in that) leaching something out of silicon.
We're still looking into it.
