02-14-2018, 12:13 AM
For the record, I bought this HomePod to replace a Sonos Play 5. I have multiple Sonos speakers and they are great and everything, but we're tied into the Apple ecosystem (including a family plan for Apple Music) and the HomePod makes it so easy now to play whatever we want. Before, we had to either go into the Sonos app to play Apple Music or AirPlay to the Play 5 (I had it connected to an Airport Express via line in jack).
Now, we can use Siri or the Apple Music app to direct play to the HomePod (again, no AirPlay required).
Siri has it's issues for sure, but for music it has been pretty good. We have a tiny Echo Dot sitting right next to the HomePod that we use for all queries other than music.
Now, we can use Siri or the Apple Music app to direct play to the HomePod (again, no AirPlay required).
Siri has it's issues for sure, but for music it has been pretty good. We have a tiny Echo Dot sitting right next to the HomePod that we use for all queries other than music.