'Built for Bass' HomePod Is 'Dense, Elegant and Efficiently Packed,' Says Teardown

A teardown by electronic repair company iFixit said the “bulletproof” HomePod was built to withstand “intense vibration and minimize buzzing components.” The speaker’s threaded ring and gasket suggests that at some point the HomePod was able to be unscrewed to separate the woofer and power supply unit. “Did someone change their mind about HomePod’s design last minute?” said iFixit, which called the speaker, from drivers to power supply, “super dense, elegant and efficiently packed.” The “built for bass” smart speaker has a large voice coil to move air, despite its small diameter, and vents on the sides of the voice coil bobbin -- and four holes at the rear of the tweeter -- prevent air pressure from building up and causing music to distort, it said.