Testseek.com have collected 103 expert reviews of the Google Home Max bluetooth portable speaker and the average rating is 81%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Google Home Max bluetooth portable speaker.
December 2017
(81%)
103 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(88%)
5 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Good sound for music
AI-enhanced "smart sound" adjusts to the environment
Superb far-field microphones
Fills a hole in the top end of the lineup
Home Max setup only takes a few minutes
And you're ready to rock
Very clear
Loud playback with big bass and highs. Google's EQ is pleasing to my ears. The AUX port is a nice touch if you have other devices to plug in
It's big and heavy
But the fabric
This speaker is loud and sounds great
Attractive
Powerful bass response
Works as part of a whole-home audio system
The Google Home Max builds the convenience of Google Assistant into a plus-size speaker that can fill a room with excellent sound. The microphones respond well
Even when you're blasting music
Excellent audio reproduction
Strong smart home chops
Powerful amplifiers
Excellent design that looks great in any room
2.5-inch circular screen is bright
Crisp
And doubles as a clock
Camera can be completely disabled
ZigBee smart home hub onboard
Large
Vibrant
Higher-resolution display
Vastly improved user interface
Great sound in a compact package
Powerful voice-recognition capabilties
Fantastic Alexa integration
Wit
Loud
Full sound
Google Assistant integration
Can be paired in stereo configurations or multiroom setups
Cast support enables playback from many streaming services
Great sound
Audio-in lets you use Max as a TV speaker
Booming audio
Excellent far-field performance
Built-in Google Assistant
Sound quality
Design
Internal microphones selfcorrect depending on environment
Google Assistant keeps getting better
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Excellent sound quality
Simple setup
All the features of the Google Assistant
Tasteful design
3.5mm jack and Bluetooth support for additional audio devices
The editors didn't like
Volume swipe is clunky
At best
Doesn't fix the flaws in Google Home's ecosystem
The color and design are a bit drab for a speaker
Doesn't stand out amid other ways to do music at home
The touch bar is a bit clunky
At $400
This seems like a Google vanity project
The Google Home Max is very expensive
Expensive
Google's audio prowess remains to be seen (and heard)
The sound can be a little too revealing
And guitar lines in particular can sound a little too piercing for comfort. If you mainly want background music
You should spend half as much on the Sonos One
Not sonically superior to the more-expensive (and dumb) Sonos Play
5
Unnecessarily verbose responses to verbal commands
There are no display-equipped speakers in the Google Home ecosystem (yet)
Hefty cord somewhat limits where it can be placed
Videos are truncated in full-screen mode
No Z-Wave support
Not the best smart speaker for music
The power plug can be a little tricky to hide
Lack of visual search can be frustrating
Plays catch-up t
You can't use voice commands to stream music from your own local server
You can use voice commands with only a handful of the 80+ streaming services Sonos suppor
Doesn't sound as good as comparable Sonos speaker
It's expensive
Touch controls are finicky
Microphones have trouble hearing voice commands when music is playing loudly
Large
Mediocre soundstage
Microphones don't pick up voices well when music is at high volume
Price
Especially for a stereo pair
Somewhat limited streaming service selection (but at least it has Spotify)
Third-party support still trails Amazon's Alexa ecosystem
Abstract: With great versatile hardware, powerful sound and the full resources of Google's AI and Assistant software, the Google Home Max is more than just a better version of the original Google Home. This is an excellent quality, relatively compact speaker system...
Published: 2018-02-21, Author: Rae , review by: gizmodo.com.au
Abstract: It seems like every new wireless speaker on the market comes with a voice assistant now. Since 2014, when Amazon announced the Echo, the idea of a smart speaker has taken the gadget world by storm. Apple has finally thrown its hat into the ring with the r...
The Google Home Max builds the convenience of Google Assistant into a plus-size speaker that can fill a room with excellent sound. The microphones respond well, even when you're blasting music
The sound can be a little too revealing, and guitar lines in particular can sound a little too piercing for comfort. If you mainly want background music, you should spend half as much on the Sonos One
Although too expensive for mass appeal, the Google Home Max is the best-sounding smart speaker yet...
Sounds bigger and better, SmartSound & aux-in make it better than regular Home
Bit pricey
The Google Home's shortcomings as a speaker have been an Achilles heel that plenty of tech companies have looked to lean on in recent years. With the Google Home Max, Google themselves offer a solution for a problem of their own making.The Google Home Max...
Gloriously full and detailed sound, Google Cast multi-room, Lots of ways to play to it
Some minor connectivity issues with the app
This does the ‘speaker' part of smart speaker better than the rest, thanks to top sound as well as versatile inputs. The only downside is that it's less useful if you're tied to Alexa...
The Google Home Max is a huge lump of a speaker so you'll need to have space for it. Dual orientation will help but bear in mind that standing it upright switches audio to mono.You'll also need the budget but the Max sits in a pricing sweet spot between t...
Published: 2018-09-18, Author: Chris , review by: Theinquirer.net
Stunning sound, Google Assistant is better than Alexa, native support for multiple streaming services
£400 is a bit steep and £800 for separated stereo is just stupid, bulky design, Rating:
A stunning bit of kit at a slightly over-premium price...
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Published: 2018-09-13, Author: Andrew , review by: stuff.tv
Seriously deep bass, Plenty of power and volume, Great mic sensitivity
Not as refined as the Sonos Play:5
If you want a smart speaker that can blow the doors off a party, the Google Home Max is the best you can get right now. All the smart of the cheaper Home speaker are here, naturally, and the larger drivers offer much more powerful bass, better sound quali...
The smart sound feature will automatically tweak the sound to make sure it sounds good no matter which room you put the speaker in, The Google Home Max can hear you across the room, even while your music is playing, You can use the Google Home app to crea
It's expensive, Heavy and not very very compact
The Google Home Max is a powerful smart speaker. As well as sounding clear and crisp, the speaker also has Google Assistant built-in. It's expensive but ideal for those that want room-filling sound or already have other speakers with Google Assistant buil...
