Sure, you could place some hard material, like plastic or glass down on
top of your wooden table to hold your Home Pod, but did Apple let people
know ahead of time that they would have to do this?
On 02/15/2018 01:51 AM, 'RobH.' via VIPhone wrote:
I pull off a square of kitchen roll for jobs like this, though might still
dampen the sound, worth a try.
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From: "Sieghard Weitzel" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2018 5:05 AM
Subject: RE: HomePods are staining wooden tables with a white ring, The Verge
Ah, what a disaster, how about you just put something other than cloth on your
table if this is a concern? I can't believe all the
stuff they are digging hard to find to bash the product. Don't get me wrong, I
am not planning to buy one soon since I already have
Sonos all over my house, but that certainly wouldn't be a reason for me not to
buy it.
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of M. Taylor
Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2018 7:12 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: HomePods are staining wooden tables with a white ring, The Verge
HomePods are staining wooden tables with a white ring By Chaim Gartenberg
Apple's HomePod is a great sounding but ideologically flawed speaker, and it
turns out there's another major problem with the smart
speaker aside from its lack of support for Spotify. Apparently the silicone
base of the HomePod can damage wooden furniture, with
multiple outlets (including Wirecutter and Pocket Lint) reporting that leaving
the speaker on top of wooden surfaces can cause a
white ring to form.
Apple has confirmed the issue to Wirecutter, stating that "the marks can
improve over several days after the speaker is removed from
the wood surface," with the company also recommending that users "try cleaning
the surface with the manufacturer's suggested oiling
method" if the white rings don't fade.
Given that HomePods aren't meant to be put on a soft surface (the tweeters fire
down, so putting it on cloth messes with the
reflectivity of the sound), it's not the sort of problem you can solve by just
putting down a cloth underneath it, either.
Congratulations to everyone on their beautiful HomePods and sorry it secretes a
deadly acid that destroys your furniture
https://thewirecutter.com/reviews/apple-homepod/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medi
um=social&utm_campaign=social-promo#homepods-flaws-but-not-dealbreakers-home
pod-vs-echo-vs-google-home-max-vs-sonos-one .
Apple has also updated its official support page for the HomePod, explaining that
"It is not unusual for any speaker with a
vibration-dampening silicone base to leave mild marks when placed on some wooden
surfaces." According to the support page, the marks
are apparently caused by "oils diffusing between the silicone base and the table
surface." In addition to the previous stated advice
about hoping the marks go away or cleaning the surface, Apple also said for
customers who are concerned about the issue, "We
recommend placing your HomePod on a different surface."
Update February 14th, 4:00pm: Added additional information about placing the
HomePod on soft surfaces. Updated post to reflect new
information from Apple's official support page for the HomePod.
Original Article at:
https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/2/14/17012382/apple-homepod-whi
te-ring-wooden-table-staining-issue-problem
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