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It takes two.

Apple’s second-generation HomePod is available starting today. And the consensus in our review and others I’ve seen is that while one HomePod speaker sounds pretty good solo, it’s when you pair two of them together that you experience the best, most immersive audio.

Creating a stereo pair with two HomePods only takes a few steps. Just remember that you can only do so with two of the same model.

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