r/HomePod • u/UpsideDownOfYoutube • Sep 27 '24

Apple doesn’t care about HomePod? Discussion

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I‘m a huge fan of HomePod, having 2 OGs hooked up to my Apple TV and multiple around the house.

However, as I often feedback to Apple about my experience I don’t know if they even read/care.

Their feedback site includes the latest models, but the form only lists firmware versions up to 16.5.

I have sent them feedback about it, bit as always didn’t get a response. Do you feel like they care? It’s not top priority to them, I get that.

Do you have any experiences with Apple answering feedback? The OS 18 update also seems very small.

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u/WinterZealousideal10 Sep 27 '24

Sound bars are overrated. HomePods are perfect for home audio set ups. I think theaters even do their sound wrong. You should be hearing the audio and feeling like it’s around you. Why do you wanna feel like you’re in the middle of a nuclear explosion when you can just enjoy it?

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u/R3ddit0rN0t Sep 27 '24

Saying "you're doing it wrong" to the entire audio industry is probably not a winning play. Volume doesn't have to be dialed up to 11 to enjoy a multi-speaker sound system. The sound stage is much more accurate than some virtually rendered environment coming from two locations in front of the listener.

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u/WinterZealousideal10 Sep 27 '24

You can have multiple audio sources with HomePods?

I’m not here to win, just discuss and sometimes share my opinion about things I thing are dumb. Like feeling like my chest is being shot when I just wanted to feel like there were guns around me. I hate going to the theater and to my friends house with full audio setup. Like are we watching a movie with a story or are we going to the gun range?

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u/R3ddit0rN0t Sep 27 '24

Again, the immersiveness of the setup and the volume are two completely different things. Even a basic 5.1 system with speakers in front and behind the viewer, dedicated center channel and subwoofer places all of the audio elements where engineers intended them to be. Atmos is even better. The speakers don't need to be set at an ear-splitting volume.

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u/WinterZealousideal10 Sep 27 '24

It’s not about volume. I also usually like things loud. It’s about power and balance. Most people like punch up the bass and explosions all the way and drown out the voices (which is also my experience at theaters) and like. What? But no yeah idk what we even arguin about haha I don’t know if my HomePods have 5.1, but I’m fairly certain they have atmos.