The Google Home Speaker sounds good and looks great — but it’s finicky

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The Google Home Speaker sounds good and looks great — but it’s finicky
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Right out of the box, the new Google Home Speaker passed a couple of important tests. Even with the volume at 100 percent and music blaring out of the speaker, it quickly ducked the audio and listened every time I said "Hey, Google." In fact, in two days of testing, the speaker's three microphones haven't […]

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