Not a lot to look forward to in a refresh, remote seems like it’ll stay after the silent USB C update. Faster processor of course, maybe they’ll redo pricing again but if anything they’ll remove more than the Ethernet port for the cheaper model. Faster processor is always nice, but won’t have any real world impact. Add to that there’s no guarantee the new models are that close, they tend to release in the fall, I’d buy now personally.
Yeah Homepod is kind of a niche product as is, just adding a speaker and siri support to a Wi-Fi router would make more sense.