HomePod mini STEREO sound

Like turingtest2, I've tested mono homepod and stereo homepods. It's very difficult ton unpair a couple of HomePods after hearing the difference. At start, I bought two homepods for two rooms, at last, i've ordered two mores to have stereo in the both rooms.

Do you enjoy stereo sound? How much are you prepared to pay for it? Only you can answer the question, you're the one paying.

I've two originals and two minis. They're normally set up as pairs, but I have the flexibility to repurpose should I choose. It was worth the extra cost for me. On their own they sound great, when paired even better.

tt2

I have HomePod speakers stereo paired in my living room and HomePod mini speaker stereo paired in my office. The stereo feature was well worth it to me. Yes, these devices sound great by themselves, but paired with another takes it to a new level. Just my 2 pennies...

I'm not sure about this. You can only really use them as stereo for Apple Music. They sound great, but it's so frustrating that it won't work with other applications - eg. YouTube/Netflix/iPlayer/Tidal etc.

There are some workarounds, but they're a PITA to set up each time.

Maybe Apple will release an update to OSX that makes it work, but I'm not holding my breath.

Yes.

I started with one HomePod Mini in the living room. It sounded good, so after a month I purchased a second HomePod Mini and set up the two as a stereo pair. Now it sounds even better, the sound is more distributed within the room. I was previously playing Apple Music through Apple TV 4k to a TV to get stereo music. But now I can use the TV as a computer monitor while Apple Music streams through the stereo pair of HomePod Minis.

More gadgets offers more diverse options, but there is a cost in money, time, and confusion.

For me, definitely worth it.

tt2