{"id":164510,"date":"2022-12-21T19:53:07","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T19:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/apple-unveiled-2022s-best-smart-speaker-in-2017\/"},"modified":"2022-12-21T19:53:07","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T19:53:07","slug":"apple-unveiled-2022s-best-smart-speaker-in-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/apple-unveiled-2022s-best-smart-speaker-in-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple unveiled 2022’s best smart speaker in 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"
Five years ago, Apple unveiled what I unequivocally consider the best smart speaker of 2022. It was late to the party, panned by tech press, and discontinued before its time. It was the original HomePod, and there’s still nothing else like it.<\/p>\n
Sure, there are five flavors of HomePod mini, but we wanted Apple to make a smaller HomePod to complement the big one, not replace it. The big HomePod has big sound<\/strong> that’s fit for large rooms or as your best speaker in your primarily listening place. <\/p>\n HomePod mini is remarkably compact by comparison, but the sonic difference is massive. HomePod mini is the starter smart speaker that makes filling a home with HomePods more affordable, but it’s leagues apart from the original HomePod in loudness and bass response.<\/p>\n We wanted a family of HomePods. Instead, we got stuck with this lightweight. That, my fellow citizens of the Apple ecosystem, is why the second-hand market of original HomePods is so compelling nearly two years after the OG HomePod was discontinued.<\/p>\n Don’t get me wrong. There’s much the OG HomePod could learn from its younger sibling. The HomePod triumphs at sound and can even be used as stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos for your home theater. HomePod mini has a few things going for it that exist simply because it was the first revision to the HomePod line.<\/p>\n The big HomePod has a removable power cord that you should probably never actually remove. Sort of like the Apple Studio Display. HomePod mini doesn’t quite have a removable cable, but it does end with a USB-C connector instead of the power prongs! <\/p>\n