The HomePod stands to be an audiophile’s ideal speaker when it ships on Feb. 9, in no small part due to the considerable effort Apple has put into audio processing for the device. Audio expert Matt Hines of iZotope explains some of the technical hurdles Apple and other smart speaker producers have to overcome to provide a high-quality audio experience in a wide variety of environments.
Source: macinsider

A deep dive into HomePod's adaptive audio, beamforming and why it needs an A8 processor
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