[tonymarks]

I've had a Google Max for a couple months. It sounds great (bass is insane) and plays well with Spotify, not to mention the available actions, home controls, etc. I do have an iMac, iPhone, MacBook, etc., but I can't see myself buying a HomePod. I'm just not sure what the value is (over Max) especially when I prefer Spotify to Apple Music. I've noticed a lot of reviews and tweets avoiding the comparison of Max to HomePod - seems most are comparing HomePod to Echos and Homes.

[_ph_]

There are some reviews which compare it to the Max and the HomePod seems to compare well to it. But most reviews agree, that if you want to regularly use the HomePod with music from outside of Apple Music or your iCloud music library, then the HomePod might not be the ideal speaker for you - at least in the current software configuration.

[Tepix]

Which reviews in particular? The ones I saw all compared the HomePod to Google Home Max (and Sonos and Echo Plus)

[jrs95]

IMO for most people even a Harmon Kardon Invoke (the Cortana speaker) is a better option. There's not much demand for them, so what was originally a $200 device is selling for $100 now. And it's a pretty decent speaker.