Apple's HomePod Speakers Leave White Marks on Wood (bbc.com)

Apple's new smart speakers can discolour wooden surfaces, leaving a white mark where they are placed, the firm has acknowledged. From a report: The US company has suggested that owners may have to re-oil furniture if the HomePod is moved. The device went on sale last week after having been delayed from its original 2017 release date. Apple told Pocket-lint that it was "not unusual" for speakers with silicone bases to leave a "mild mark." But the gadget review site told the BBC it had never seen anything like this problem. The website's founder, Stuart Miles, told the BBC that a speaker left a mark on his kitchen worktop within 20 minutes.

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Oiled wood. end of story

[goombah99]

every photo they show is of oiled wood.
Guess what, everything leaves a mark on oiled wood. Guess what, the nice thing about oiled wood is you can re-oil it and marks go away.
but everything you set on oiled wood that moves, whether it has a woofer in it or not, leaves a mark. Even Cutting boards, ironically, used to protect a butcher block top, leave marks. But you just oil them back out. it's what you do with oiled wood. it's why people like it.

if you don't like marks on your wood then use Urethane. Or use a coaster.

by the way people report marks left by alexa too. Google's device, which buzzes and vibrates more than others, actually comes with a rubber pad to compensate for crappy acoustic design rattling it off the shelf.