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It is a high end speaker. Audio testing has confirmed that.

But it isn't designed to be a replacement for a 5.2, 7.1.4 etc system. But a pair of them with an AppleTV could absolutely be your 2.1 system for watching Netflix and listening to Apple Music.

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Is there a subwoofer that pairs with the HomePod? I can't find one. If not, that would make it a 2.0 system, which is a whole different thing. Also, it looks like stereo pairing is some ways off.

Any set up of Homepods isn't a 2.0/2.1 system. That's a new paradigm of speaker arrays and software based signal processing in order to eliminate the sweet spot associated with any stereo setup.

Without seperate point sources, its more like 1.5

Not yet it won't, because you can't currently pair them.

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