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The new HomePod 2 is built for Dolby Atmos
Apple’s surprise speaker has Spatial Audio support and expanded smart home features
APPLE HAS FINALLY UNVEILED THE HOMEPOD 2, ITS NEXT-GENERATION WIRELESS SPEAKER THAT ARRIVED WITH SURPRISINGLY LITTLE FANFARE LAST MONTH.
HomePod 2 features a very similar design to the first Apple HomePod from 2018, but with a redesigned speaker system that’s even more geared towards Dolby Atmos and Spatial Audio, and it is available to buy now for £299/$299.
The HomePod (2nd generation) uses the S7 chip, combined with software and system-sensing technology to offer even more advanced computational audio…
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A smaller speaker array
Also like the original, it features a highexcursion woofer for deeper bass, and an array of tweeters around its circular body – though this time there are five tweeters instead of seven in the original, and they’re now upwardly angled, which are likely to help with the immersion of Dolby Atmos tracks.