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dewme said:

Thanks for the fair and objective review. I would have been shocked if the Bose didn’t win on the ANC comparison. They know ANC. I guess the true test is to put Andrew on the Singapore Airlines nonstop flight from Newark to Singapore using the AirPods Pro one way and the Bose the other, and see how the poor lad holds up. 

VisaJake said:

Still no livestream ability!! Seriously?! That’s why I sold the Osmo pocket in the first place.

davgreg said:

It is nice to see more products working with HomeKit, but these expensive small filters are probably not the most effective if you look at the performance compared to what can be added to your existing HVAC system. The numbers I saw over on Amazon show a sized air replacement rate of 1 x per hour. Our hospital grade systems where I work exchange the air 6x per hour, so do not let marketing hype make you think you are getting a medical grade system.

With Covid and the fires out west there has been a significant increase in interest  in air filtration for the home - especially units that claim to be able to mitigate airborne viruses. When you compare the cost of equipment, replacement filters, energy use and such between a whole house system and these portable systems, they look very expensive over time. They also tend to not move as much air per hour - very important for filtration - and are usually not as quiet as your central HVAC system.

Not knocking these devices - I have a Vornado in my bedroom - but before you spend a lot of money on these floor standing or bookshelf devices you might want to contact a professional HVAC contractor and compare the price with an upgrade to your existing air conditioning system. You may get better performance and lower operating costs. Also, the filter systems installed in your HVAC can be professionally maintained and repaired. These small devices are essentially throwaways when they are out of warranty.

rob53 said:

So it sounds like you can only use two HomePods of any size for home theater use. No rear speakers or even a center speaker or woofer, the two HomePods will do everything.

Is this correct?

Do they actually handle enough of the sound to produce real surround sound or is this simply a gimmick?

rrabu said:

This is also done for businesses that have adopted iPads for various uses. They need to be able to upgrade and replace broken units with new ones with identical physical dimensions depending on how they are deployed. It’s the same as iPod touch updates.