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expirediconian | Staff posted May 13, 2021 9:47 PM

Google Home Max Smart Speaker w/ Google Assistant (Chalk)

$150

$400

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A4C.com has Google Home Max Smart Speaker w/ Google Assistant (Chalk) for $199.95 - $49.98 w/ discount code SLICK25 = $149.97. Shipping is free.

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Features:
  • Handy personal Google device provides convenient, hands-free Google Assistant functionality virtually anywhere in your home
  • Provides Smart Sound to automatically tune to any room
  • Plays music from YouTube Music and Google Play Music or streams audio directly from your phone
  • Streams videos to your TV with Chromecast

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    • This price nearly matches the most recent Frontpage deal for this item that earned +132 thumbs up.

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A4C.com has Google Home Max Smart Speaker w/ Google Assistant (Chalk) for $199.95 - $49.98 w/ discount code SLICK25 = $149.97. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Deal Editor iconian for finding this deal.

Features:
  • Handy personal Google device provides convenient, hands-free Google Assistant functionality virtually anywhere in your home
  • Provides Smart Sound to automatically tune to any room
  • Plays music from YouTube Music and Google Play Music or streams audio directly from your phone
  • Streams videos to your TV with Chromecast

Editor's Notes

Written by johnny_miller | Staff
  • About this store:
    • A4C return policy may be found here.
  • About this deal:
    • Our research indicates that this price for Google Home Max Smart Speaker w/ Google Assistant (Chalk) is $150 lower (50% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting at $300 at the time of this posting.
    • This price nearly matches the most recent Frontpage deal for this item that earned +132 thumbs up.

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May 14, 2021 2:10 AM
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fishyxMay 14, 2021 2:10 AM
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Do most of you use these as the primary source of music in your homes these days or just in rooms where you can't hear your real stereo/HT system?
May 14, 2021 2:15 AM
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SoundsLikeBenMay 14, 2021 2:15 AM
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Quote from fishyx :
Do most of you use these as the primary source of music in your homes these days or just in rooms where you can't hear your real stereo/HT system?
I have a nice set up already so not my main. But if I had a small space this would be more than sufficient. I would also buy more of these to spread around too.
May 14, 2021 2:21 AM
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robohoboMay 14, 2021 2:21 AM
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In case anybody's thinking about pulling the trigger on this, you should know there's a long-standing bug that causes the Home Max to frequently drop its WiFi connection. You can search for "Google Home Max keeps dropping wifi" and find a huge thread dating back a couple years, if you want to verify. Google knows about the problem, but hasn't done anything to solve it, and it's a lot more annoying than you might think it'd be.

Anyway, there's an easy solution that works for several people, including me: if your access point supports a 5GHz band, just put the Home Max on it, with no other devices.

If your AP doesn't support 5GHz, I'd seriously think twice about purchasing this, even at this discount. It'll drive you absolutely nuts.
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May 14, 2021 2:28 AM
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baowulfMay 14, 2021 2:28 AM
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Quote from robohobo :
In case anybody's thinking about pulling the trigger on this, you should know there's a long-standing bug that causes the Home Max to frequently drop its WiFi connection. You can search for "Google Home Max keeps dropping wifi" and find a huge thread dating back a couple years, if you want to verify. Google knows about the problem, but hasn't done anything to solve it, and it's a lot more annoying than you might think it'd be.

Anyway, there's an easy solution that works for several people, including me: if your access point supports a 5GHz band, just put the Home Max on it, with no other devices.

If your AP doesn't support 5GHz, I'd seriously think twice about purchasing this, even at this discount. It'll drive you absolutely nuts.
I thought all your Google Home devices have to be on the same WiFi network.
May 14, 2021 2:29 AM
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baowulfMay 14, 2021 2:29 AM
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Is this merchant to be trusted? Website seems a bit amateurish.
May 14, 2021 2:38 AM
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ZusasMay 14, 2021 2:38 AM
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Quote from baowulf :
I thought all your Google Home devices have to be on the same WiFi network.
They would be on the same network unless you have isolation enabled in your router. They are different bands as mentioned. (2.4 vs 5)
May 14, 2021 2:40 AM
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GABulldawgMay 14, 2021 2:40 AM
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Quote from baowulf :
I thought all your Google Home devices have to be on the same WiFi network.
It's still the same network, it just uses different band to connect to router

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May 14, 2021 2:44 AM
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baowulfMay 14, 2021 2:44 AM
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Quote from Zusas :
They would be on the same network unless you have isolation enabled in your router. They are different bands as mentioned. (2.4 vs 5)
I didn't realize you could use different bands on the same WiFi network. I thought each band was a separate network. I have Google Home lightbulbs that must be on 2.4GHz and I don't know how to set up to use 5GHz as well with Google Home. Is there a good guide for this?
May 14, 2021 2:45 AM
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ZusasMay 14, 2021 2:45 AM
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I purchased two to use in stereo mode months ago. I've been very pleased with the sound quality. The bass is particularly amazing. (they are paired together in the Google Home app)

As mentioned, these were discontinued by Google.

The absolute worst is while you can still cast to it, I have found many issues unless you subscribe to a plan via services.

I switched to Spotify after Google killed play music due to being able to cast directly to my speakers and have the Playlist/song enabled and visible.

I am concerned about the support Google will provide. They still haven't added support to YouTube music.
May 14, 2021 2:47 AM
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EnceladusMay 14, 2021 2:47 AM
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This or Echo Studio (when it is on sale again)?
May 14, 2021 2:49 AM
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dewc1May 14, 2021 2:49 AM
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Quote from John1977 :
Let it gooood, let it gooooooo
That's exactly what Google will say about support for this
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May 14, 2021 2:53 AM
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ChakkDayMay 14, 2021 2:53 AM
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If only it could show time and alarms on it....
May 14, 2021 3:03 AM
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MILLIO007May 14, 2021 3:03 AM
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Quote from wuss :
These are "mesh" speakers. They're essentially a direct competitor to Sonos as they generally have the exact same functionality. The one thing Sonos has on this (and its a big one) is the ability to string them together for home theater duties.

From what I heard, Google was working on this as well, although I havent' seen any updates. This speaker in a surround sound system would blow Sonos out of the water in terms of overall value (I have both, sonos sounds find, but at 2-3 times the cost).

I have a Few google home's + G' minis & G Audio Chromecast to my receiver. I can group all these speakers at once to play the same music tracks........ Is this the feature you are talking about?
May 14, 2021 3:07 AM
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TodayOnlyMay 14, 2021 3:07 AM
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Quote from Enceladus :
This or Echo Studio (when it is on sale again)?
i have both and they are about equal.

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May 14, 2021 3:08 AM
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buy4freeMay 14, 2021 3:08 AM
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Quote from MarFrickintinez :
Sound is fantastic on this. Built in assistant is a bonus, but great to have in the family room. Frozen II soundtrack never sounded so good!
You should have listen to 7.2 set-up !!!

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