topic Re: Nest Wifi point speaker vs. Original Home Assistant or Mini (2nd Gen) in Home Automation

Nest Wifi point speaker vs. Original Home Assistant or Mini (2nd Gen)

Trenten — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 20:49:52 GMT

I have the new Nest Wifi Pro 3 pack being shipped to me with router and two points. In the rooms that I'm putting my points I also have two original Home Assistants (the tall, smallish speaker, not the mini or the large one with great bass). I see the that Wifi point has a built in speaker and can operate like the other speaker systems. I'm wondering what the sound quality is like, because I'd like to de-clutter and remove the original assistants but also would like decent quality for white noise/sleep aids which require some bass. We use the assistants quite a bit for sleep and occasionally music. Appreciate the help in advance!

Re: Nest Wifi point speaker vs. Original Home Assistant or Mini (2nd Gen)

David_K — Fri, 23 Feb 2024 14:15:48 GMT

Nest Wifi Pro units do not have a speaker built in, you're thinking of Nest Wifi points. Nest WIfi Pro is the same hardware whether used as a router or a point, unlike Nest Wifi which has separate hardware for the router and the points.

Tech specs for Nest Wifi Pro, Nest Wifi, and Google Wifi - Google Nest Help

The speaker in Nest Wifi points is not the main purpose of the product, so they have a 40 mm driver, which is not as good as the high excursion speaker with 2" driver + dual 2" passive radiators even in the original Google Home speaker.