{"id":9345,"date":"2023-03-20T07:38:26","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T06:38:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/20\/apple-homepod-review-a-siri-speaker-with-a-bass-problem\/"},"modified":"2023-03-20T07:38:26","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T06:38:26","slug":"apple-homepod-review-a-siri-speaker-with-a-bass-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/20\/apple-homepod-review-a-siri-speaker-with-a-bass-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple HomePod review: a Siri speaker with a bass problem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Smart speaker can sound great depending on the room but is only for those all-in on Apple devices<\/p>\n<p>Apple\u2019s big, high-quality smart speaker is back for a surprise second generation. But five years since the first model was launched, a lot has changed in the world of voice-controlled home hi-fi. Can the HomePod still cut it?<\/p>\n<p>The speaker costs \u00a3299 ($299\/A$479), \u00a320 less than the 2018 launch price of its predecessor but more than three times the price of Apple\u2019s other Siri speaker, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2020\/nov\/12\/homepod-mini-review-apple-smaller-and-cheaper-smart-speaker\">\u00a399 HomePod mini<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dimensions:<\/strong> 142 x 168mm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Weight:<\/strong> 2.3kg<\/p>\n<p><strong>Connectivity:<\/strong> wifi 4 (n), Bluetooth 5.0, Thread, UWB, 4x mics<\/p>\n<p><strong>Controls:<\/strong> top capacitive touch buttons<\/p>\n<p><strong>Speakers:<\/strong> 4in woofer, five-tweeter array<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2023\/mar\/20\/apple-homepod-review-siri-speaker-bass-problem\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/1ae0e81987dae7838810f235d2ff0c5f261f85b7\/392_195_4667_2800\/master\/4667.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=361b80fee950ccbfbf667f355dd0788b\" title=\"Apple HomePod review: a Siri speaker with a bass problem\" \/>Smart speaker can sound great depending on the room but is only for those all-in on Apple devices<br \/>\nApple\u2019s big, high-quality smart speaker is back for a surprise second generation. But five years since the first model was launched, a lot has changed in the world of voice-controlled home hi-fi. Can the HomePod still cut it?<br \/>\nThe speaker costs \u00a3299 ($299\/A$479), \u00a320 less than the 2018 launch price of its predecessor but more than three times the price of Apple\u2019s other Siri speaker, the \u00a399 HomePod mini.<br \/>\nDimensions: 142 x 168mm<br \/>\nWeight: 2.3kg<br \/>\nConnectivity: wifi 4 (n), Bluetooth 5.0, Thread, UWB, 4x mics<br \/>\nControls: top capacitive touch buttons<br \/>\nSpeakers: 4in woofer, five-tweeter array Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Smart speaker can sound great depending on the room but is only for those all-in on Apple devices Apple\u2019s big, high-quality smart speaker is back for a surprise second generation. But five years since the first model was launched, a lot has changed in the world of voice-controlled home hi-fi. Can the HomePod still cut &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/20\/apple-homepod-review-a-siri-speaker-with-a-bass-problem\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Apple HomePod review: a Siri speaker with a bass problem<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":9346,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9345"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9345"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9345\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9345"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9345"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}