No one has yet mentioned the google home that I have. My mom bought me one as a gift a few years ago. I subscribe to youtube music which used to be google play music until google did away with it recently. I enjoy using my google home for not only listening to music, but for asking questions about how to spell words playing a few games and asking it to give me recipes. I can also listen to bard books or audible books from my iPhone if I connect to my iPhone via bluetooth. The sound is pretty good. I might get me an echo soon because I hear that that device might be able to read bookshare books soon. It is great to have many choices when it comes to smart speakers. I won't get any kind of home pod because I've got all the music I want from youtube music and I really don't like apple music all that much. They don't have as much classic country and bluegrass as google does. I've got around 400 gigs worth of music of my own and I have no idea how I'd get that music on to Itunes. I wouldn't need to get the music on my iPhone.
On 10/19/20, Simon A Fogarty <si...@blinky-net.com> wrote: > Hi Richard, > > Setting up sonos is as easy as standing on your head while drinking a > beer, > > The app is very friendly and the prompts are easy to follow, > > And I play my apple music through them and my own music library from a home > based machine. > > And yeah the sound quality is great, > Shame about the pricing but that’s what you get for quality products. > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of > Richard Turner > Sent: Tuesday, 20 October 2020 3:47 am > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Home Pod Mini > > Did someone say we couldn’t do this? > Those devices are all quite blind user friendly. > I have not heard the Sonos speakers but I understand they have great sound, > which comes at a pretty high price point, but may very well be worth the > cost. > If your primary music source is your iTunes library, then it makes sense to > me to go with an Apple product for ease of use and compatibility. > But, I have not delved into the Smart Speaker world myself. > > > > Richard > "He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass > himself,” and we forget that only grace can break the cycle of ancient > hatreds among peoples. (It is notable that while I have regretted not > granting grace to others, I’ve never once regretted extending it.)" - Edward > Herbert > > Live long and prosper 🖖 > > Check out my web site at: > www.turner42.com<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.turner42.com%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7Ca7d9f9bf0b1d49f7f4e208d7a1e6e84d%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637155885424004847&sdata=GAS0RAqWfHdt9hOSucJNEOC55%2BzEXVlKjLICjbY0SJE%3D&reserved=0> > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > <viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of > Marie N. > Sent: Monday, October 19, 2020 7:26 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > Subject: Re: Home Pod Mini > > The main thing I love about the Sonos and/or the Home pods is the ability to > send whatever I am playing to all the speakers in my home. Since I live > alone I can move to another room and still hear my music, or a football game > or radio station. I have a bit over 1800 square feet to roam and prefer not > having to carry a device around whenever I wander. This way I can > concentrate on my navigation. LOL! > FYI I have set up Amazon, Google and Sonos speakers with no sighted > assistance with very little or no trouble and know there will be no problem > with the Home pods I plan to try when available. So it is nonsense to say we > can’t do this. > > Marie > From: Pete Nalda > Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2020 11:20 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > Subject: Re: Home Pod Mini > > You can use it to control your own music library at home or in the cloud > that you own > Egun On, Lagunak! 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