Apple’s Secret 2006 Fail
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- Опубліковано 14 лип 2021
- The HomePod failed spectacularly-with just 5 million units sold. But that wasn't the first $350 speaker Apple released on deaf ears.
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It's pretty rare that Apple releases a product to market nowadays that doesn't perform well. Even niche products sell in the tens of millions; however, the HomePod released in 2017 is estimated to have sold around just 5 million units during its product life cycle. The product is discontinued-dead-but still continues to get new updates with iOS 15. Why? Is Apple doing something behind the curtain that we just can't see? Today, we take a look at Apple's other failed hi-fi speaker-one that launched over 15 years ago at the exact same $349 price point. Why do they keep screwing these speaker systems up? What might they be planning for the future? Have they given up and settled on HomePod mini? I don't think so...
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Hopefully this one was a good one. I planned, wrote, shot, and edited it all by myself in a day and a half. I can’t tell you how long it has been since I’ve made a video (a) that fast, and, (b) entirely myself. Years… And I’m clearly rusty.
Anyways, expect quality to rebound back to a better spot over the coming weeks and video publishing frequency to return to once weekly. My new video producer starts Monday.
Haha, I had. Weirdly, if you’re pinned and you edit the comment, it unpins. Classic UA-cam!
I'm just annoyed that you removed the stickers they were a big part of the personality :(
Seriously this was one of the best written and produced videos I've seen on UA-cam. That's seriously a vibe to keep running with. Whatever that means.
I liked the look, style, and direction of this video.
@@phionfire Perhaps the best sequence in the video.
>plops down an obvious speaker
>"But, what is this?"
idk man, a vacuum cleaner?
Turns out you're not wrong later lol
Speaking of vacuum cleaner, this video is brought to you by Roboro….
@@snazzy That *Tech Trivia answered in form of a question* is sure having adverse affects on you!
@@snazzy i swear i wrote this comment before i saw the ad lol, lucky guess
@@snazzy Bit steep but seems worth it!
The skullcandy sticker really hits in the nostalgia, gee i feel old now…
You should see the music that was on the iPod I got with it. Right in the feels! The music library on every 2006 iPod was at least 40% the same 😂
i got a pair of skullcandy headphones on while watching. pretty neat
@UCLcM404xxIiNOpGRAWnCq4Q lmao i love dankpods ive been watching him since the raycon vid. hes prolly my favorite youtuber on the platform at this point
@@Ozzymandius1 they were great tho, i had a bunch of them over the years!
@@LostHope... same here, man.
Haha, your vacum cleaner ad gave me flashbacks to that time every tech UA-camr on earth released a sponsored video about the Dyson V12 all at once.
Not me though, not me! haha
@@snazzy yet
Every YTer did a Dyson V12 video? Man, that era sounded like... 😎 ...it sucked. 😉
@@thatHARVguy A few UA-camr's put out parody videos making fun of the entire thing., I think Steve at Gamer's Nexus did one and possibly Linus.
@@snazzy now its vpn from the vpn people that got out from under the evil vpn. So funny and lame but funny.
One thing I loved about Steve Jobs, when he unveiled things in an event, he always spoke like he was just casually sitting in a coffee shop with a bunch of friends discussing a serious matter. Unlike Cook and the others these days who sound fake and robotic. Presentation plays a huge role, man. RIP.
Very true.. Steve Jobs talking feels like he has a personal attachment to the product whereas the guys from marketing sound like they are reading of a script or a teleprompter
I think both do amazing presentations
He was also an audiophile, I’m sure that helped 🙂
craig is the exception
Another thing I appreciated about Jobs is, although briefly, he did sometimes mention their own past shortcomings. Like pointing out that customers believed one of apple’s past products was too expensive, so apple decided to lower the price. You won’t see that these days lol
8:52 Absolute art. The fact that you did that at 1:00 AM was funny enough, but the "song" that you demonstrated caught me so off guard. Beautiful stuff.
Was that heartless by Kanye?
I totally lost it when that happened lmao
9:06 That copyright cover is exactly what Sleepy Quinn would sound like if he recorded it after the b-roll🤣
It's hilarious
didnt had to laugh this much for a long time, it was just too perfect
This is so spot on. I had to pause the video while I laughed cause I couldn't tell what was going on afterwards.
808's & Heartbreak
I still use one of these everyday.
My man!
Lol
Same here! Had it since shortly after release!
Arent u Jeffrey Hughs??
Do you still put Ariana Grande wallpapers on your phone? xD
Those batteries popping out scared me an unreasonable amount.
😂
That’s because yous team don’t pop yous batteries out yous remotes daily. Wake up amd grow up son. Start popping.
@@ericB3444 u good bro?
You need to follow Quinn on Twitter.
@@ericB3444 i assume you’re calling out teens. we already do that. it’s called xbox controllers.
Great video! I bought one of these a couple of years ago when they were cheap and forgotten about. Sounds ok, but it's funny this speaker has no bluetooth capability...but at least it has an Aux input. It's 100x better than TV audio alone, so people out there, buy this if you find one cheap and use it as your soundbar.
30 pin Bluetooth connector 😂 🤦♂️
@@HorsepowerPonies or aux to Bluetooth adapter
I can't imagine the Bluetooth would be very good being 2006 technology (I believe it only supported hands-free headsets for phones at the time, and the quality was garbage). I'd imagine the aux input was just something put on because the circuitry needed for one was already mostly in place to get the line out from the 30 pin connector.
Orcs input
@@HorsepowerPonies They make 30 pin to bluetooth adapters. I own one and makes wireless work very well.
Impressive vocals at 9:05 . Quite impressed quinn😅
$15??? I need to live somewhere else 🤣
utah 🤙🏼🤙🏼
Yeah, seriously…I’m like…this is the real magic trick of the video, him scoring one of these that low.
Super lucky... I thought these sounded really good
I love the iPod Hi-Fi dock and I wish Apple would refresh it. The A Roll in this video is great
I wish Apple would give me an Airport Express that would successfully play DSD512 to my vintage BeoMaster 1500
ya but with bluetooth as ubiquitous and advanced as it is nowadays you don't really need a proprietary dock speaker that only works with lightning devices. better off just getting a really nice, high-end bluetooth speaker
@@gjermundification So you're an audiophile. I can't afford one myself, but i grew up with my fathers Beomaster (3000 if I remember correctly). I you're once used to such a standard... :D
@@markusjuenemann The worst situation though is to be an audiophile who CAN'T afford the high-end equipment. Thtat's where I think devices like this fill a nice niche. Sure, we may have to way and get an older model, but just like with enterprise-grade PCs, an older top-end model will often still outperform the current standard ones.
IIRC, this was a direct successor to the Harmon Kardon speakers the previous Macs had used, which had INCREDIBLE sound - better than most 200+ dollar speaker systems, yet it was included with your computer! (I mean... at the price they were charging, though... I guess you paid for it.) You know the ones, the crystal clear plastic speaker "towers" and subwoofer that looked like an extruded donut? Those were great.
Good find, though. I can't believe how cheap he got them!
Edit: I still prefer the "stalk" type HK ones because they work better at a desk, but as a soundbar for your TV/PC on a large screen? This is a GREAT option. Especially if you find it for a good price, heh. I personally still use monitors, but I understand most people don't like how they sound, so this sort of product makes a nice middle-ground where we can fine-tune it to our ears, but still let others use them around us without being unable to un-hear the compression and loss in the music..
@@gjermundification where the hell are you even find DSD512 tracks?
Quick tip for people trying to remover stickers is to warm them up with a hair dryer first, they come out really easy when the adhesive is warm.
Seriously. I was so triggered by what I saw happening in that video
Just spray WD-40, wait a few minutes, it comes off in you hand like it had no glue to begin with.
It works specially well with paper stickers.
Who wants to remove skull candy stickers? 🥲
Thanks bro!
The most powerful whisper doesn't exi...
9:05
do you just comment on as many videos as possible each day of your life? not judging tho
I genuinely had no idea this existed, and as an iPod collector, that surprises me!
Maybe you thought its an aftermarket thing and not really made by apple?
@@helloukw That's possible. I was definitely a big Apple fanboy and iPod nut between 2005 and 2007 so I'm just kind of surprised I missed when Apple announced this. Fifteen year old me probably would have wanted one.
Thirty year old me kind of wants one now just for the collection.
When I was a Mac Genius, we had this in the repair area, and it was glorious!
You didn’t mention it’s most amazing feature: TOSLink input port, which means you can hook it up to to last generation AirPort Express and this, made in 2006 device, plays with AirPlay 2. That means the iPod HiFi is a wireless speaker for every modern Apple device - iPhone, iPad, Mac, AppleTV (!!) , etc.
This is how I use mine, as well as using my iPod Classic with the dock
I didn't realise you could do that...
*Fires up eBay*
He mentions it at ~4:25 :)
A neat, but hardly uncommon feature. Not to mention that the airport express has a decent dac and can also output analog audio to almost any audio system ever made.
He did mention it, but not in detail.
I don't understand how this is impressive. You could hook up a pair of Klipschorns made in 1946 to a wifi or bluetooth enabled reciever and cast to it too.
Love the detail and clarity you place into each of your videos . Information presented with precision, care and just the right amount of humor.
I bought one of those and I attached a Airport express behind it in order to get airplay from my phone!
I did the exact same thing! I like that option more than getting a Bluetooth adapter for the 30-pin connector cause you can hide the aux behind it and you get to keep the clean look. Although there’s a pretty bad delay from airplay so it’s mostly just for music.
Ha me too!
@@danieljosephley15 geniuses think alike
@@davidpogoretskiy5297 just get a Logitech Bt adaptor to pair with your Hi-Fi setup:)
I've been using an old iPhone 5 to do the job. Airplay works a treat!
That music editing when you were cleaning the dock was amazing
Dude, I know we try no to comment on appearance out of common decency but the beard suits you handsomely, my man.
Happy two see two videos from you in one week! As always much appreciated! :)
Amazing video you are my favorite UA-camr coming up on 11 years now keep putting out amazing content like always
I still use one of those as my primary home office speaker - works great with a "Bluetooth to dock connector" dongle with modern iDevices, and with my MacBook Pro via aux cord.
Like you, I got mine used cheap long after it was obsolete.
One of these dropped in front of me at a Repair Café a few years ago - after a bit of head scratching with some others, we found the hidden screws behind the front grill which was glued on and I was thinking "oh great, this is going to be impossible to repair being designed by Apple". To my surprise once inside it was pretty modular, with a PSU, amp and input PCBs all nicely separated - in the end it was obvious what had failed - just one inrush limiting thermistor which had exploded quite spectacularly on the PSU - 90p later and it was good to go (the PSU was a third party board and apparently this was a common failure) - I was pleasantly surprised at the sound quality and the repairee was happy to have it back - 2006 design FTW :)
I love your videos. Very intelligent approach and well done research! Thank you!
There are Bluetooth adapters for the old 30 pin connector that could make this useful to many other devices.
I’m weak!!! “This is a copyrighted song, and you can’t hear it.” I’m dying!! I choked on my water just now!!😂😂😂😂😭😭😭😭 that my friend, was good. Didn’t see that coming.
@Snazzy Labs i’m good
The color grading change at 0:29 really caught me off guard
dramatic effect
That was an amazing video! I hope in the future you would provide more technical data like how low the speaker can play, how much harmonic distortion there is, Frequency response curves .etc even the bare minimum is fine.
just discovered your channel and have to say I like it :) you do a really good work!
I'm glad somebody is finally talking about this thing! Very few people actually knew this existed.
7:48 saturated bass, was that intentional?
Sounded terrible. Not sure if that was intentional or not.
Ya funny meme I didn’t record the audio on this thing.
Quinn I just wanted to say that I am still really impressed by your way of presenting. You really tell a lot of details and interesting facts, while still maintaining that casual friend-to friend conversation feeling. I always feel like I learn so much more than just about the product itself! Keep up the good work! Love from The Netherlands ❤️
Thank you!!
One of my fav snazzy labs video for a while ….great editing
Thanks!!
@@snazzy IMO your videos are exponentially better when you edit them , you express yourself better and the music and cuts add a unique flavour to your videos as compared to when they are edited by someone else
It's like *Technology Connections* & Techmoan and Internet Historian had a baby and *I love it*
:)
The build quality is actually quite amazing. For I’ve had this since it originally release in 2006 . With the past 10 years it has been outside under my Florida Lanai and still sounds like when I first bought it. Only the top connectors will not work for the salt air corrosion. With no issues with the line in port, and yes 🙌🏻 the remote still works. An Amazing product. Yes there are and we’re better sounding products. But could they stand the test of time.
I've never seen your videos nor care about this kind of product much, but I watched the entire video and it had a very pleasant atmosphere. So many videos have annoying jokes or someone with an annoying personality. This also was thorough in analyzing this speaker and the context it existed within. It was an interesting study in product design and market forces.
11 years ago when I bought an iPod touch, It came with a piece of plastic big enough to fit the connector, but thin and beveled enough to be unusable as a stand. I wondered what was the purpose of that at the time. Finally I got my answer today. Thank you @Snazzy Labs!
9:06 I'm expecting this to be on Spotify soon
That abrupt sponsor spot though 1:39
2:40 skip
Great video!. Love my HomePod og. Greetings from Ecuador 🇪🇨
Awesome video, Quinn! So informative.
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I need to hear that full song Quinn sang
That cleaning montage was NEAT.
Except for the scraping "plastic" with the stainless steel knife bit.
its been a while since I saw one of your videos and I almost did not recognize you! Stay snazzy!
Hey I had one of these when they were new and it was great. It's still being used by my parents today as an aux speaker for their 2007 iMac
Feel like sonos took advantage the market space for high quality integrated speaker systems
I really like these new videos where you’re at home showing products in the real world and just kinda chilling. It adds a lot of visual dimension for me (plus your house is just really nice. I really like the comfortable modern aesthetic you and your wife chose).
Loved the video, I’ve always wanted to pick up one of these secondhand and listen to it myself!
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These are a great buy. I picked up one for free in a “come and take it” ad…connected it via tos to an old Sonos connect and I’m rocking an S1 tech graveyard.
I absolutely loved my iPod HiFi and I wish I never sold it. It was overpriced at retail, but it was a great sounding speaker.
Most amazing part of this video is getting an iPod HiFi for $15.
yea, I checked and found one for 280 eur
Ah brings back memories of my first iPod. Never bought one of these though, but a walk down memory lane nonetheless.
You really do make quality videos. This was a good one.
Thanks!!
Was the iPod Hifi fine today or fine in 2006. In 2006 I only hear music with shitty 3 times CD-Player-Stereo-Setup or bad sounding logitech pc speakers.
I owned one of these for years. It’s main attribute was its ability to play very loud. The sound quality itself was never up to its own name.
Wow what a throwback! I remember how funny it looked whenever I would dock the iPod on the top
This reminds me of the Beats Beatbox Portable so much, almost identical speaker setup, even down to the number of batteries needed!
We had one of these in our Genius Room when I worked at the Apple Store back in 2010-2011.
I mean, wouldn't it be weird if you didn't?
I'm clearly in the minority, but I love my Homepods. I think the price point could have helped keep sales down, considering the options that are out there.
Love mine too
Me too i Love my homepods are excellent sounds and looks very good, very minimal.
@@galooper Homepod or the mini?:o
this thing sounded 100x better than the homepod and it is like 10 years older lol
Great review. I just subscribed due to the quality of this video. One thought though, you may want to make sure you get paid quickly by your vacuum sponsor. It looks like a great vacuum with great features, but as an owner of 5 Dyson handhelds, this thing is a patent infringement lawsuit just waiting to happen. I hope they have good patent lawyers b/c I think Dyson needs competition to bring their prices down some.
Great channel and look forward to more videos! (And yes, I am an attorney)
props for saving the cleaning for the video. Well done!
I honestly wish there was a good Apple speaker system. And a Pro Display XDR esque TV with the Apple TV built in.
because that tft screen was compared to 40.000$ monitors in the keynote ? just like steve was talking about the ipod speaker like it was some kind of highend audiophile hifi pro gear ?
At least it wasn't the "Poggers! The shiny overpriced metal thing is super hot and noisy" mistake that Lenovo is making now.
Wanted to buy iPod hifi back days, but it was never released in my country. Pretty soon they removed this product from sales. The same happens with HomePod. I’m currently using Marshall Stanmore and I’m so happy with the sound quality!
Loved the Captions!
This wasnt so much a reason for a repeated mistake than it was an old Apple speaker review.
Nowadays you can buy yourself a soundbar with a subwoofer for that price…
Love my iPod hifi, got it hooked up to a record player, sounds great!
These retrospectives are great, especially on weird, failed or overlooked products. Also, after the video ended, I immediately went to check my local craigslist for one, no luck but maybe my saved search will someday find one for me.
The one I found was listed as an “iHome.” May be worth a shot too.
we all know the sweetspot price for a home stereo is half million USD
Its from a Steve Jobs era, obviously it will be amazing and will have great attention to detail.
It wasn't amazing, though. Watch the video.
@@rockgod2131 I mean in terms of looks and design. Sorry for not being clear.
Excellent video as always Quinn! Would you mind a suggestion for a future video? I'd personally love to see you talk about ways to listen to high-def streaming on Apple devices. Ie, connecting an iPhone to a lightning to USB dongle, and then to an external DAC such as a Dragonfly, Cambridge, Schiit, etc. Basically, what are some good, cost effective ways to listen to 44-16 and higher music using iPhones, iPad, & Macs. John Darko recently did a video like this, but it was more generalized (ie, it included Android devices).
This is my main speaker, has been for years. Impressively loud and accurate, I love it!
Heads-up, the vacuum cleaner ad insert broke the timing of the subtitles / CCs.
For it's size, the HomePod mini is still probably the best speaker I've heard.
A stereo pair of minis is supposed to sound amazing. Hopefully getting my first tomorrow. Edit > I’ve had my first for a while and I’m seriously impressed. Getting a second one for the golden stereo pair at end of October.
Nah
For it's age and limited functionality, the Homepod is probably the buggiest (smart) speaker I've seen.
Great video. I really like your analysis on the HomePod and I'd forgotten all about the iPod HiFi.
I appreciate good sound, but not enough to justify amazing high-end speakers all over my house, so HomePod Minis work great for my use cases. The only other route I could see are multiple DIY Shairport Sync setups or Sonos. I've seen a lot of Apple folks write how Apple should just by Sonos. What're your thoughts on that?
As a Sonos fan, I hope Apple doesn’t buy them 😂
Great video, i really enjoyed it!
First?
Can't believe I'm first omg!!!
Now _you_ are the Master.
I have one and I think it sounds really great. I use it often with my 4th gen Photo. It's a shame it failed because mine is in cosmetically rough shape and I'd love to get a new one.
I remember being a kid in 2006 and my older brother getting one of these for Christmas was - my conscious experience capacitive touch buttons
I had one for years and while it might not have sounded amazing it was so durable. Had it outside and wet and everything and it kept going!
listening to this video on my iPod Hifi... I love it!
Thanks for your sharing
Best B roll in a video and audio ever.
I remember one of the complaints was that iTunes had compressed music which didn’t help. Funny now Apple Music is Lossless but there’s now to play (the highest definition) lossless with Airpod Max
Lolllll the clipping at 7:50 such a good little touch 😂
I found one of these in the trash outside my apartment building. Paired it with a Samson 30 pin BT adaptor. Was great considering it was free.
But rarely used it as I had plenty of other speakers that seemed to out perform it.
Great video Quinn!
My wife still has hers on a shelf in her studio. We put hundreds of hours of use into this, especially playing soothing ambient music for each of our three kids when they were infants.
i was waiting for someone to make a current review on this who knew what they were talking about great video
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I always wanted one, remember looping thru the aisles at the SoHo Apple Store endlessly as a kid and seeing that sexy packaging right below all the latest iPods. Sort of got my wish when I was gifted a black HomePod a couple years ago, still use it every day and was VERY sad to hear of its discontinuation
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Earned a sub from me. Congrats on almost 1 million! 👏
Thanks so much!!
I have been using this speaker for the better part of 15 years now. It has gone to univeristy with me, spent two summer at an overnight camp getting beat the heck up and still sounds great and going strong.
I bought one of these when they came out... still going strong in 2021.. added a £9 Bluetooth adapter to it - it's WAY better sound (and loudness) than my Sonos set up. Weighs an absolute ton!
My dad still has one to this day. He got it in 2006 and it's still working, and sounding good too this day. Which is a pleasant surprise
Mine is on a shelf in my garage 24/7 through every New York climate, always on, covered in in dust , always at full volume, connected via toslink to AirPort Express, enabled Apple Music Lossless. It still rocks. It’s been plugged in like that for 6 years.