I turned my HiFi system into a very expensive HomePod – but there's a catch

HiFi + HomePod

I have a HomePod. In fact, I have two HomePods. A first-generation HomePod that I got from eBay for around $100, and a HomePod Mini that I use in the kitchen for timers and stuff. The HomePod range is something that I think could be very cool. The ability to ask my speaker to play almost any kind of music I like? Wicked. Start timers while I’ve got my hands covered with cake mix? Brilliant. 

The issue is that I simply don’t like the way that HomePods sound. In order to make them sound bigger than they are, Apple has accentuated the lower frequencies, making them sound boomy, and in some cases, obnoxious. I love audio, and I want my audio equipment to be top-class – and to my ears, the HomePod simply isn’t. Sorry, Stephen and your HomePod 2 review, so full of praise – I simply cannot agree.