‘The fact I wrote the new songs when she was a newborn... well that feels mental’

command from across the room. The effect is one of resonance.The HomePod sound is fully-formed. There’s no excess treble or deep bass that overshadows the experience. Audibly, it’s better than Google Home, the Amazon Echo and the Sonos One. But there are drawbacks: Siri isn’t as accomplished as Alexa or the Google Assistant, and there’s no option for multi-user support. That said, if you’re an iOS user this is the smart speaker for you. And it was worth the wait.