The bass thumps and the midrange is boosted in a way that carries vocals and melodies well throughout the upstairs level of our house. It's easy to control music from my iPhone or the ancient iMac we have in the kitchen. It was meant to be a solution to play music at meals and other times when the family's together.
As part of a recent home upgrade project, I moved my stereo and LPs down into the basement and bought an Apple HomePod for the living room upstairs.