Home Pod Mini Sound Quality is Poor!

I purchased two Home Pod Mini's believing I would get great sound but the sound quality is not that good! Very little if any, base. I've heard much better sound quality from other small speakers out there. I expected better from Apple! Any recommendations on anything that might help them sound better? The equalizer does absolutely nothing to improve the base or change the sound quality. Very dissapointed!


HomePod mini, 15

Posted on May 14, 2022 9:01 AM

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Posted on May 14, 2022 10:34 PM

  • Look in settings to be sure Reduce Bass isn’t enabled.
  • There are no other settings for sound.
  • Place HomePod mini on a solid surface with at least 6 inches of space around it.
  • Try another surface; Real (dense) wood gives a deeper sound.. .if you don’t have real wood try a wooden coaster or something else to place under it. I haven’t tried books but you can experiment with different surfaces.
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May 14, 2022 10:34 PM in response to rudysf

  • Look in settings to be sure Reduce Bass isn’t enabled.
  • There are no other settings for sound.
  • Place HomePod mini on a solid surface with at least 6 inches of space around it.
  • Try another surface; Real (dense) wood gives a deeper sound.. .if you don’t have real wood try a wooden coaster or something else to place under it. I haven’t tried books but you can experiment with different surfaces.

May 15, 2022 7:29 AM in response to Vancouver22

Thank you for the input! I'll see what adjustments I can make. They are placed on the small stands I purchased online made especially for HomePod Mini. It's a shame Apple hasn't created a better equalizer or bass and treble adjustment that is effective. I've noticed slightly better sound quality when I stream music from another source. I work in a work studio setting and notice some of my colleagues have small speakers and stream from other sources and have superior sound quality compared to what I'm achieving from two HomePods.

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