homepod

So to my joy Apple re-introduced the big HomePod yesterday. To my despair it now has 802.11n wireless instead of 802.11ac which the previous one had. I expected it to be 802.11ax, so I'm just baffled here. Wifi4 in a brand new product in 2023? What will this have to say for the future of this...

I am looking at buying the Asus AX86U after reading through these forums and seeing all the advice. I have several HomePods, 8 in total, and some Sonos gear where we use Airplay. I have found network gear to be very fussy with Airplay / HomePods over the years. Questions - any experience of...