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Opinion: HomePod’s hi-fi focus is Apple’s first serious dive into pro audio — and that’s smart

<div class="feat-image">(https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/a8bb38d553124616bc56de792e0d668f_th-jpg.jpeg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1047)</div><p>While some may argue that HomePod will fail in the market due to Siri’s performance compared to other voice assistants, many seem to discount the value of a smart speaker focused on high end sound quality. From the start, Apple has positioned HomePod as audio fidelity first, everything else second.</p>
<p>Based on a recent Reddit thread from r/audiophile, Apple has delivered on its hi-fi promise. Just like Apple has been praised for its displays on iPhones, iPads and Macs for being best-in-class and tuned to look true-to-life, the HomePod appears to be Apple showing off how it can use its audio engineering expertise to push the best performance out of a small music speaker…</p>
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