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Jun 3, 2024 5:18 PM

Apple HomePod Smart Speaker (2nd Gen, Midnight)

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Verizon has Apple HomePod Smart Speaker (2nd Gen, Midnight) on sale for $174.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member WittyHome400 for sharing this deal.

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  • This price is $25 less than our Frontpage Deal from April.
  • The all-new HomePod delivers groundbreaking, premium sound, from clear, detailed highs to deep, rich bass. Advanced computational audio pushes acoustics further. Spatial Audio provides even more immersive sound. Works seamlessly with all your Apple devices.Connect and control your smart home, privately and securely.
  • Limited time offer. While supplies last.

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Verizon has Apple HomePod Smart Speaker (2nd Gen, Midnight) on sale for $174.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member WittyHome400 for sharing this deal.

Editor's Notes

Written by qwikwit | Staff
  • This price is $25 less than our Frontpage Deal from April.
  • The all-new HomePod delivers groundbreaking, premium sound, from clear, detailed highs to deep, rich bass. Advanced computational audio pushes acoustics further. Spatial Audio provides even more immersive sound. Works seamlessly with all your Apple devices.Connect and control your smart home, privately and securely.
  • Limited time offer. While supplies last.

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PurpleNest2305
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I have never encountered a Gen 1 in the wild, so I have no comparison to the sound of our Gen 2. That being said, considering the praise for the sound quality of both, I was initially disappointed at how little low end the Gen 2 HomePod had. Great clarity and quality, but thin, tinny sound--for the most part. I had purchased a refurb from Apple at the time, after troubleshooting with support they swapped it out on the guess that something was wrong with it. The replacement sounded about the same, maybe ever so slightly better.

After a few weeks of living with it I happened to stumble across the culprit while playing classical: Apple Music ATMOS. I had played an older classical piece that was non-ATMOS, and it had depth and satisfying bass. I then happened to play the Star Wars: A New Hope theme song for my boys, and it sounded awful--weak, thin. Compared the two, saw the older track was not ATMOS. Turned off ATMOS in the Home app settings, and the Star Wars theme sounded great, proper body and depth to the song. Maybe this isn't an issue with stereo pair HomePods, I only have one so I can't test that. I would say it is worth turning off ATMOS in the Home app if you run a single HomePod Gen 2 to see if it makes a difference:

Home app > three-dot circle in the upper right > Home Settings. Under the People section, tap your Apple account name. Under Connected Media, tap Apple Music. Toggle off Dolby ATMOS.
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vcualum
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Just bought two of these. Pairing these to an Apple TV unit sounds really nice.
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dearcory
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I have one too… I'm just saying you won't find a new gen 1 to buy anywhere.
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Jun 3, 2024 6:46 PM
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SomeonerandomlolJun 3, 2024 6:46 PM
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I picked up 4 of them, thank you so much! Smilie
Jun 3, 2024 6:49 PM
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adityatetaliJun 3, 2024 6:49 PM
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Quote from Nimsiv View quoted comment :
Still holding for $150 💪🏾
How did you get for $150, did I miss any deal? I have Era 100 which disconnects after 24 hours with my Apple TV, looking to upgrade to Era 300 but out of my budget, I watched a couple of videos on YouTube that HomePod is far superior to Era 100.
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Jun 3, 2024 6:52 PM
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kmanrzJun 3, 2024 6:52 PM
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Got 1 .. used CC option instead of bill to account. Thanks!
Jun 3, 2024 6:54 PM
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SirerdrickJun 3, 2024 6:54 PM
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Recently dropped Verizon for another carrier.
I see they want you to log in or create a new account to proceed to checkout.
Has anyone that isn't a Verizon customer successfully bought one ?

[edit] Process was easy.
Created new account in seconds.
Got 2.
Bigger problem is when they arrive and my wife asks why I've yet again bought speakers when I already have so many.
Little does she know that I'll be getting some Klipsch RF-7 III (and matching center + sub) when next I find a deal on them.
Last edited by Sirerdrick June 3, 2024 at 12:05 PM.
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Jun 3, 2024 6:58 PM
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grihmJun 3, 2024 6:58 PM
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Quote from Sirerdrick View quoted comment :
Recently dropped Verizon for another carrier.
I see they want you to log in or create a new account to proceed to checkout.
Has anyone that isn't a Verizon customer successfully bought one ?
Just bought 2 as a non Verizon customer.
Jun 3, 2024 7:00 PM
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rnpham002Jun 3, 2024 7:00 PM
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I missed these when they were $200 at Costco - glad I missed it now! Thank you so much for sharing! Picked up 1 to complete my stereo set up
Jun 3, 2024 7:00 PM
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SomeonerandomlolJun 3, 2024 7:00 PM
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Quote from grihm View quoted comment :
Just bought 2 as a non Verizon customer.
same here, I made a new account though

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Jun 3, 2024 7:03 PM
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fiveohfourJun 3, 2024 7:03 PM
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Quote from dearcory View quoted comment :
First gens are LONG gone unless they are used ones
Is there a big difference? Which is better? Is the first gen good enough it's worth buying used?

My only issue is iirc as usual these days Apple decided its customers don't need/deserve choices and didn't give it the typical array of audio inputs it competitors would have
Jun 3, 2024 7:07 PM
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hotwheels12345Jun 3, 2024 7:07 PM
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Are these any good
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Jun 3, 2024 7:07 PM
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tumengioJun 3, 2024 7:07 PM
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Quote from LovelyGoat5533 View quoted comment :
"At this time, Verizon is not able to complete your transaction with your current payment method. Please select a new payment method in order to continue."

Tried multiple methods. All get this error. Dead?
Chase was declining mine and flagging it as fraud, Apple Pay too. They sent an email I had to click to allow it to go through. Try calling your card issuer and asking if you haven't gotten an email about.

Snagged 2 for the TV
Jun 3, 2024 7:08 PM
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fiveohfourJun 3, 2024 7:08 PM
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Quote from kennybanya View quoted comment :
While Siri functionality is kinda meh, the speaker and sounds quality is remarkable.
What way to people generally use them? Stereo obviously but I see people talking about using 3+…how would you do that? Just for use in multiple rooms/areas? I assume there's no way/appeal to use them as center channels for a LCR setup ?
Jun 3, 2024 7:09 PM
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bob151Jun 3, 2024 7:09 PM
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I'm seeing some surprising discussions about the capabilities of the HomePod on the internet.

3D spatial sound from just one HomePod mated to an appletv4k?

And all that plus Atmos?

Bull, or accurate, or sorta?
Jun 3, 2024 7:10 PM
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massiverJun 3, 2024 7:10 PM
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Picked up 2. We've been really impressed with our Minis.
Jun 3, 2024 7:10 PM
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BuscaOfertasJun 3, 2024 7:10 PM
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I don't see it on their website anymore?
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Jun 3, 2024 7:14 PM
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kennybanyaJun 3, 2024 7:14 PM
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Quote from fiveohfour View quoted comment :
What way to people generally use them? Stereo obviously but I see people talking about using 3+…how would you do that? Just for use in multiple rooms/areas? I assume there's no way/appeal to use them as center channels for a LCR setup ?
It's kind of neat, if you have two of these, you can create a stereo pair. If you have These two, and say other HomePod minis in other rooms, you can play audio to any/all devices. I don't think that you can use one as a center channel but I do something kinda of like that in Apple Music where I dial up different volume levels per speaker so I might have just a little audio coming from the closest speaker.

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