My wife and I use pts daily to operate HomeKit accessories. August Locks, Wemo switches, Hue Lights. Along with Apple Music. It sounds better than all of the Sonos speakers we have. So we got a second one for our bedroom.
I have to second that, they do sound great. We have two in the living room that are paired for stereo, and I just yesterday bought a third for my home office or bedroom, undecided at the moment.
BestBuy has them for $299, $50 off the Apple price.
Could be an indication that something new is in the pipeline. (?)