i did not own the homepod original.

homepod mini space grey is my first homepod, i use it to listen to music, sound quality is superb.
i bought a brand new homepod original from hk after the news of discontinuition to keep it as a collection. haven't opened it yet. but damn heavy and bigger than homepod mini. haha. i am sure the sound will be even better than homepod mini.

how come I cannot airplay to my HomePod mini from my macOS high sierra directly using the airplay button inside macOS or the apps inside macOS as per what I can do with my iPhones?

I can only use the volume button to select the output device as HomePod mini and output the sound to it? and it end up acts like the external speakers of my MacBook Pro? is it normal???

i bought from US and shipped back. haha.

if u are an Audiophile, it is certainly worth it.

one is already quite good, i am using one now. but i am sure that two will make a difference.

I would think so too. Becos one unit the sound is already very impressive. With two and stereo enabled it should be excellent.

The original HomePod is no longer selling at apple. I supposed if u want to get now is only via third parties who have remaining stocks or used unit.

I myself bought one before it is sold out at apple HK website for collection purpose. Not going to use it.

Happy with the HomePod mini I have now.

Ic. Ok. Haha.

New colors! Blue, orange, yellow.



This post has been edited by westlife: Oct 19 2021, 01:08 AM

yeah same spec. just new colours. quite cool comparing to black and white which are quite boring.

recalled that u just bought another unit of homepod mini last week rite?

blue colour looks nice to me. yellow and orange not my liking haha.

This post has been edited by westlife: Oct 19 2021, 02:15 AM

ic.

the prob is that even in lion city, homepod min is not selling but it is selling in HK, taiwan etc.. totally funny.

that's why can only buy from overseas. still need to use converter for the power plug.

This post has been edited by westlife: Oct 19 2021, 02:35 AM

hk one no need. it is the same as lion city or bolehland one.
order from hk and deliver here is the most trustworthy way but the shipment fee will be higher though. and it may incur SST too.

yup, better buy from apple hk directly.

ic. that's good.

i bought it immediately when homepod mini was launched from best buy - US site (not even the apple US website). becos almost most US website do not accept credit cards that are not issued in US. i tried quite hard then manage to buy it that time. and homepod mini was out of stocks for quite a while when it first launched.

it is a great speaker. i was trying out many brands to find a speaker that can meet my needs but was out of luck.
I always like ths sounds on all the apple devices including this homepod.
i am very particular about the clarity of vocals of a speaker. but most brands speaker is having very strong bass but poor vocals which i do not like.
apple one is good becos the bass is good enough but again the vocal is very clear.

all the while lion city does not have it. and likely not going to have also.

u guys managed to hear the difference between the loseless music in apple music?

somemore i cannot tell the difference.

Alternatively u can buy from overseas Apple Store and ship back to bolehland. It will be slightly more ex but safer than buying from third party.

No idea. Mine is us set. I use converter for the plug.

I had used it since its launch until now. It is still good and strong. I think u want to get it fixed it is quite difficult.

Maybe u should contact apple to see if they even provide repair service at those countries that sell this and the cost of repair.

Mine is from US directly. This is why I prefer to buy from apple directly than buying from third parties which they are not reliable.

I have one unit of original homepod (big one) bought from apple hk and shipped back also.

This post has been edited by westlife: Oct 9 2022, 08:27 AM

International warranty? I doubt so. U mean if there is issue can even get the local Apple Store to fix it?

The new feature is damn nice.

finally...

but too bad. now i am addicted to marshall speakers which i find the sound, the look, the usefulness (bluetooth) is much better than homepod. I will stick to marshall brand only for speakers now.