They are a bit fancy! The JBL LSR305s (and the JBL 305P MkII that I have) aren't just desktop speakers, but 5" nearfield studio monitors. Their nearest compet

They are a bit fancy! The JBL LSR305s (and the JBL 305P MkII that I have) aren't just desktop speakers, but 5" nearfield studio monitors. Their nearest competitors are the Yamaha HS5 & KRK Rokit 5 G3, which are both common in recording studios. They're all designed to integrate and work with professional studio equipment, which smart speakers certainly aren't. Point is, for the price of just one HomePod, you can get a pair of studio quality speakers instead. And for the price of two/stereo HomePods, you could upgrade to a pair of Genelecs or Dynaudios or Adam monitors. (I have a couple of Google Home devices, but I've barely used them since I got my JBL 305s. I still use the Google Home sometimes for casting podcasts through the house, but not for music. I use my Pebble smartwatch for timers instead.)