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First of all, those two graphs don't show the same thing. Why not? Secondly, they both, in different ways, show a distinct bass boost. In the first one, betw

by gwd 6y ago

First of all, those two graphs don't show the same thing. Why not? Secondly, they both, in different ways, show a distinct bass boost. In the first one, between 100 and 200 HZ, there's a boost of up to 2 dB over 0. The reference studio monitor for that range is below 0. In the second one, from about 330Hz all the way to 7k is very close to 70 dB. Between 120 and 300 Hz, however, it's nearly 80 dB. 10dB is a huge difference in volume, and closely matches my experience of listening to music on HomePods. That's four frequency response graphs so far (see a comment further down the thread) that have been presented as evidence that the HomePod has a "flat" response curve, which, upon closer inspection, actually indicate a distinct bass boost.

1123581321 6y ago
Good questions/pushback. Audio analysts don't get identical results due to human error, different software, and different room configurations. The HomePod in particular was reportedly difficult to measure due to its shape and inability to plug directly in. For the rest, I think you might be seeing the loudness compensation, which isn't a boost. Here are two measurements from the reddit thread showing how the HomePod responds at different volumes. https://i.imgur.com/dQQYdrI.png https://i.imgur.com/dQQYdrI.png https://i.imgur.com/Iz1HAfu.png https://i.imgur.com/Iz1HAfu.png Here's an overview of that approach. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal-loudness_contour https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal-loudness_contour Another angle might be to read from reviewers who want bass and aren't happy with the Homepod's balance. For example, this reviewer recommends the Sonos Five over the HomePod if you want bass, and provides this measurement comparison to partially demonstrate the difference. https://www.rtings.com/speaker/0-8/graph#15253/4553/1719 https://www.rtings.com/speaker/0-8/graph#15253/4553/1719 A third angle might be to find a speaker with bass you like, and read its measurements. If you have a particular model, happy to look at it together.

by gwd 6y ago

1123581321 6y ago

Good questions/pushback. Audio analysts don't get identical results due to human error, different software, and different room configurations. The HomePod in particular was reportedly difficult to measure due to its shape and inability to plug directly in. For the rest, I think you might be seeing the loudness compensation, which isn't a boost. Here are two measurements from the reddit thread showing how the HomePod responds at different volumes. https://i.imgur.com/dQQYdrI.png https://i.imgur.com/dQQYdrI.png https://i.imgur.com/Iz1HAfu.png https://i.imgur.com/Iz1HAfu.png Here's an overview of that approach. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal-loudness_contour https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal-loudness_contour Another angle might be to read from reviewers who want bass and aren't happy with the Homepod's balance. For example, this reviewer recommends the Sonos Five over the HomePod if you want bass, and provides this measurement comparison to partially demonstrate the difference. https://www.rtings.com/speaker/0-8/graph#15253/4553/1719 https://www.rtings.com/speaker/0-8/graph#15253/4553/1719 A third angle might be to find a speaker with bass you like, and read its measurements. If you have a particular model, happy to look at it together.