Interesting review of the HomePod with detailed measurements on the /audiophile subreddit here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/audiophile...ophile_perspective/?ref=share&ref_source=link
Quote from the review:
iFixIt has also done a teardown revealing a well constructed device using Nichicon caps etc.
https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/HomePod++Teardown/103133
Full disclosure: Don't own one (yet!), I have a Sonos One and a pair of KEF LS50Ws (and also own no Apple stock!) but a fully active speaker which employs this level of DSP control is unprecedented at anything close to 10x this price.
It's just got me wondering/wishing what a big company with the economies of scale that Apple has could build for £1k...
https://www.reddit.com/r/audiophile...ophile_perspective/?ref=share&ref_source=link
Quote from the review:
the HomePod has an incredibly flat frequency response at multiple volumes. All the way from 40Hz to 20,000Hz it's ±3dB, and from 60Hz to 13.5Khz, it's less than ±1dB...
iFixIt has also done a teardown revealing a well constructed device using Nichicon caps etc.
https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/HomePod++Teardown/103133
Full disclosure: Don't own one (yet!), I have a Sonos One and a pair of KEF LS50Ws (and also own no Apple stock!) but a fully active speaker which employs this level of DSP control is unprecedented at anything close to 10x this price.
It's just got me wondering/wishing what a big company with the economies of scale that Apple has could build for £1k...