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Global chip supply constraints are affecting 'everybody but Apple'
That is really not what the article said. If you read Samsung can't deliver phones so it is biasing production to high-end phones and not producing lower profit phones. that is nowhere the same as minor delays, but still being produced and soldmknelson said:Uhhh, K.
So devices that usually ship in 3-5 days are coming up at weeks? But, no effect?
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Original HomePod now sold out at online and in Apple Stores nationwide
Lacking in bass? the complaints were it had too much bass. Overall I find it an extremely realistic sounding speaker, I am not into heavy bass music, so maybe that is why I don't see eye to eye (hear ear to ear more apt?). I could see if you wanted deep rumbling sound that shakes the floor for a home theater, it is not what you want, but I don't want that. You might be pleased to note that the minis also can play lossless and Dolby Atmos and be used as AppleTV speakers (TVOS 15). But yah, the bass won't rattle your teeth or massage your feet, and the neighbors won't complainhmlongco said:I think Apple should have gone all-in with this. Apple could have added a HomePod Bass to the mix. I could easily see a system with two HomePods next to a TV as a stereo pair, two mini's as rear-channel, and then add a HomePod Bass subwoofer to the mix.
All wireless, and all Dolby Atmos. I tried two HomePods as a Dolby Atmos stereo pair sync up with the Apple TV, but while the sound was good, it was simply lacking bass and--of course--anything coming out of the rear channel.
I just paid $1,500 for a system that matched my LG 75" TV, and I would have probably spent the same on a multi-pod home theater experience.
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Original HomePod now sold out at online and in Apple Stores nationwide
They did sell them in two packs, just like you can get minis, in 1, 2,3 and 4 packs. https://www.bestbuy.com/site/combo/smart-speakers/c77b938a-af09-4647-9487-f7bffa357369rcfa said:The HomePod’s failure is purely a marketing failure.
For a mono smart speaker/voice assistant it’s too expensive and overpriced….
….BUT as a stereo pair for music listening and AirPlay2 target, it’s awesome. And for that it never was too expensive either: any comparatively good sounding pair of active speakers or passive speakers plus amplifier, costs at least as much, and likely needs a subwoofer or needs to be considerably bigger to get as low and tight a bass.
Apple should have sold and promoted stereo pairs with two in a box. Maybe that’s the only way it should have been sold, as for little mono speakers and voice assistants around the house, the HomePod mini are sufficient.
I only ever bought or recommend them as pairs, either for not-too-big living rooms, offices, bedrooms, with or without aTVs. And they shine in that role and were always a decent value for the money.
The HomePod is not a product failure, it’s a marketing failure: anyone who cares about sound will want stereo pairs, anyone who doesn’t won’t pay the price of one/two HomePods. Yet the ability to couple them as stereo pairs was neither pushed nor advertised, you had to find it in the small print or a FAQ.Pathetic job of the marketing people, who obviously had no clue about the home audio market. Sad, really sad!
Maybe on the stereo marketing,but I saw marketing for it, so I don't know. The do sound great as mono though depending on the room size, and the round shape is much better at placement than the Google Home max (also discontinued) -
Original HomePod now sold out at online and in Apple Stores nationwide
"I think two things that killed it.
1. It was priced too high.
2. The perception is still here that Siri sucks and the HomePod couldn’t do things other smart speakers could.Buying Sonos wouldn’t have fixed the HomePod. The issue wasn’t with audio quality. It sounds amazing for what it is.
I think just by Apple pricing HomePod better would have made a world of difference. I have 2 and both were purchased well under the $299 price tag Apple wanted. "
RIP Google Home MAX (priced even higher, and not as good as HomePod). Prices are not made up, I supposed that Googles better product and apples along with better quality from Sonos are all in the same range seems to say it costs money to get the features and build quality right.
I think the influencers have declared war on Siri with a lot of false narrative. For me, it works great and performs better than Google. I admit there are Google features that I have no interest in using, like animal sounds, fart sounds, etc, but for the ones I use they are equivalent, but Siri seems to understand me better - could be those lousy little google hockey pucks though -
Original HomePod now sold out at online and in Apple Stores nationwide
I agree 100%, I hope Apple comes out with a replacement. Good to know though, that the minis also support Dolby Atmos and lossless on TVOS 15, there is supposed to be an update to the HomePods to allow this directly before official release. But seeing all the haters said the minis couldn't support this and never would, it has to be conspired a win. But to quote an ENT, they are so smallKuyangkoh said:Sad really….i uses mine for dolby atmos and spatial audio and boy it really rocks. Not surprised why it was sold out quick
