I’ll come right out and say it: I love the HomePod. Sure, it was expensive and Siri isn’t quite as good at answering questions as Google’s Assistant, but when considering the overall package, there isn’t another smart speaker on the market that can compete with the HomePod. It’s incredibly easy to set up, it does a great job controlling smart home devices, its microphone can hear your commands from freaky distances, and it sounds incredible, especially when two of them are set up as a stereo pair.