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Apple announces the next generation of HomePod mini (www.apple.com)
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[–] 5 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

When paired with the new Apple TV 4K, HomePod mini 2 supports four-speaker surround sound

Cool, so I need to drop a shitload of money on a new Apple tv and four of these bastards to get a feature.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    That’s hardly just a feature. How else are you getting surround sound without four speakers and a receiver?

    If the quality is decent, $1000 for four speakers and an Apple TV that can do surround sound isn’t that bad especially if you don’t want to get into the technical bog of setting up surround sound. And, yes, for the average person setting up surround sound is more than they are interested in learning about the tech.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 weeks ago*

    No atmos, no subwoofer, go to Costco and get all of the above plus an Apple TV for under 1k. I pity the consumer who can’t stand five minutes of reading and fiddling with a remote to settle for, let’s be honest, bookshelf speakers at best.

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    [–] 3 points 3 weeks ago

    This was genius at $100. $129 would have still been fine. $150 is a bit rich.

    Also more than a little pissed that you need this to get better Siri, since it uses your phone and they could easily have the existing ones use “Siri AI”. Boooo

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