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Interesting to hear you say this in light of all (at least all that I've read) very positive reviews of the sound quality. What are your thoughts on the positi

Interesting to hear you say this in light of all (at least all that I've read) very positive reviews of the sound quality. What are your thoughts on the positive reviews?

SyneRyder 9y ago
Some of the reviews have been mixed. The Screen Savers tried a blind sound test of several devices, and there wasn't a clear winner, everyone had different favorites (which is probably not what you'd expect from Apple's marketing, I personally had expected an obvious improvement over competitors). Jumping straight to the results in the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqGvmf44FEk&t=7m04s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqGvmf44FEk&t=7m04s
- bitmapbrother 9y ago
  The Screen Savers aren't the only one to have done a blind sound test where the HomePod lost to the Google Home Max. Yahoo's David Pogue[1] and the Washington Post[2] also did blind sound tests. [1]https://finance.yahoo.com/news/head-head-apple-homepod-really-sound-best-160346138.html https://finance.yahoo.com/news/head-head-apple-homepod-reall... [2]https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2018/02/09/five-things-to-know-before-you-buy-an-apple-homepod/?utm_term=.b4d728a02484 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2018/02/09...
anfilt 9y ago
You can also just buy single monitor, and it will sounds good. However, you will loose the difference between the right and left audio channels especially if you mix the two channels into one. I am saying for the money you could get a pair of monitors that give you both left and right audio channels and sounds good. If your playing music, but not really setting up a listening environment why buy a 350 dollar speaker. Let alone one that downmixes stero to mono channel.
- voltagex_ 9y ago
  Are you going to get bass out of those monitors, though?
  - anfilt 9y ago
    It's a studio monitor yes... They also often called reference monitors. A studio/sound engineer needs to hear the full range of frequencies when mixing and working on a track. If you need more low end than what a set reference monitors can reproduce that woofer in home pod is probably not going to do better.
- the_solenoid 9y ago
  My understanding going in, and experience with the studio monitors I have bought, was that they are built specifically for listening at optimal angles and distance only. I have seen how sonos and other wireless products are used - to fill a room with sound. That's it - they aren't looking for stereo separation, they want a nice sounding... pa system.

Interesting to hear you say this in light of all (at least all that I've read) very positive reviews of the sound quality. What are your thoughts on the positive reviews?

SyneRyder 9y ago

Some of the reviews have been mixed. The Screen Savers tried a blind sound test of several devices, and there wasn't a clear winner, everyone had different favorites (which is probably not what you'd expect from Apple's marketing, I personally had expected an obvious improvement over competitors). Jumping straight to the results in the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqGvmf44FEk&t=7m04s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqGvmf44FEk&t=7m04s

bitmapbrother 9y ago
The Screen Savers aren't the only one to have done a blind sound test where the HomePod lost to the Google Home Max. Yahoo's David Pogue[1] and the Washington Post[2] also did blind sound tests. [1]https://finance.yahoo.com/news/head-head-apple-homepod-really-sound-best-160346138.html https://finance.yahoo.com/news/head-head-apple-homepod-reall... [2]https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2018/02/09/five-things-to-know-before-you-buy-an-apple-homepod/?utm_term=.b4d728a02484 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2018/02/09...

anfilt 9y ago

You can also just buy single monitor, and it will sounds good. However, you will loose the difference between the right and left audio channels especially if you mix the two channels into one. I am saying for the money you could get a pair of monitors that give you both left and right audio channels and sounds good. If your playing music, but not really setting up a listening environment why buy a 350 dollar speaker. Let alone one that downmixes stero to mono channel.

voltagex_ 9y ago
Are you going to get bass out of those monitors, though?
- anfilt 9y ago
  It's a studio monitor yes... They also often called reference monitors. A studio/sound engineer needs to hear the full range of frequencies when mixing and working on a track. If you need more low end than what a set reference monitors can reproduce that woofer in home pod is probably not going to do better.
the_solenoid 9y ago
My understanding going in, and experience with the studio monitors I have bought, was that they are built specifically for listening at optimal angles and distance only. I have seen how sonos and other wireless products are used - to fill a room with sound. That's it - they aren't looking for stereo separation, they want a nice sounding... pa system.