The HomePod sounds excellent, but you should only buy it if you’re invested in Apple’s ecosystem and use an iPhone. It’s not for anyone else.
If it’s the good speaker you want, then I recommend picking up two Sonos One units. The Sonos One sounds great, and two units can be purchased for the same price as an Apple HomePod. Plus, it has Amazon Alexa built in, with support for Google Assistant coming later, and works with both iPhones and Android devices.
You can place Sonos speakers in separate rooms and hear the same (or different songs), and also play music from Spotify, Pandora, Amazon Music and more. Or just get one and save $150 over the HomePod.