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-[* black] After slicing and prying our way into this fortress of a speaker, we reach the final obstacle: a threaded ring.
+[* black] After slicing and prying our way into this fortress of a speaker, we reach the final obstacle: a threaded [http://www.secu.ninja|ring].
[* black] We're forced to conclude that—at some point—the HomePod was able to be unscrewed to separate the control/woofer component and the tweeter/power supply unit.
[* black] But we don't feel too bad about getting hacky: judging by the adhesive you can see on the lower face of the tube, the threads aren't meant for the consumer—this thing was glued shut.
[* icon_note] No wonder Apple's repair price is [https://9to5mac.com/2018/02/09/homepod-repair-replace-cost/|80-85% of the device itself|new_window=true]—this ain't easy. But if we got it wrong, by all means, share the magic procedure!