Now, theaverage eBay selling price is $375, and you canpay a lot morethan that.
And yet now that it has been discontinued, the price for used speakers is rising.
“[W]ith it gone, theres nothing around thats a good replacement.”
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Unfortunately, the HomePod wasnt sold as a high-end hi-fi accessory.
And as we saw, nobody wants to pay $300 for a smart speaker.
Especially one that has the incompetent Siri living in it.
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“In comparison to other leading smart speakers like Amazon’s Echo, HomePod lacks functionality.
Apples HomePod mini is fine but not really great-sounding.
For example, recentMacs can also act as AirPlay receivers.
They show up right there in your iPhones AirPlay chooser, like any other speaker.
This means that your MacBook Pro could act as your speakers.
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Orand heres where it gets interestingyou can use any speakers connected to that Mac.
HomePod 2.0?
But will Apple ever make a sequel to the full-sized HomePod?
Maybe Apple could leave Siri out of it altogether and just make a fancy speaker?
That would be a clear statement about the purpose of the product.
Unfortunately, Apple has a history ofexcellent failures in the speaker market.
