expiredTalsam posted Apr 26, 2021 07:40 PM
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expiredTalsam posted Apr 26, 2021 07:40 PM
Limited-time deal: All-new Echo Dot (4th Gen, 2020 release) | Smart speaker with Alexa | Charcoal - $29.99
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In my kitchen, I have 2 Wonderbooms (1st gen) that you can pair together. I have 1 of them paired with my Echo 2nd gen. so, when doing dishes or cooking dinner, I have the Wonderbooms turned on and connected, then I tell Alexa to play whatever. WAY better sound than just the Echo and I would guess better than the current gen dot.
Side question for anyone who knows: When paired with BT speaker, what mic is listening to your voice? the BT speaker and/or the Echo??
In the bathroom we have a full Echo which is nice, but I really like the sound with the Wonderbooms paired with Alexa. Of course you'd get even better sounds with a better speaker. It's just you need to turn them on/off and probably delays the music for about 30 seconds to a minute.
if you own an Echo, then you know what to expect, and this is just a small echo. it packs decent sound, but don't expect it to match a bigger/louder speaker
Some companies make a really good large speaker but absolute garbage small speakers...like might as well listen to someone humming in a tin can bad. Others still produce good sound with a smaller profile, just with less range. I'd say the Echo Dot falls into the "good sound, smaller profile" category.
Some companies make a really good large speaker but absolute garbage small speakers...like might as well listen to someone humming in a tin can bad. Others still produce good sound with a smaller profile, just with less range. I'd say the Echo Dot falls into the "good sound, smaller profile" category.
And an audiophile literally is defined by someone who seeks superior performance in sound - they're not listening to an echo for maximum sound quality. But we can argue semantics all day. I have dots and echos from numerous generations and the dots sound just like a quieter echo. I also have an Anker Soundcore, and numerous other mini Bluetooth speakers, and the dots hold their own.
And an audiophile literally is defined by someone who seeks superior performance in sound - they're not listening to an echo for maximum sound quality. But we can argue semantics all day. I have dots and echos from numerous generations and the dots sound just like a quieter echo. I also have an Anker Soundcore, and numerous other mini Bluetooth speakers, and the dots hold their own.
I worked in home theater installation for over a decade, and there are certainly people out there who seem to think they should be able to get top notch quality out of some very small, very cheap devices. Having a preference for high quality sound doesn't always mean they've done the research even at a basic level to know the difference. That's all I was trying to say...this device isn't made to blow your mind, but it's still good sound.
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I worked in home theater installation for over a decade, and there are certainly people out there who seem to think they should be able to get top notch quality out of some very small, very cheap devices. Having a preference for high quality sound doesn't always mean they've done the research even at a basic level to know the difference. That's all I was trying to say...this device isn't made to blow your mind, but it's still good sound.
Personal opinion: if you're any kind of audiophile and want to use this mostly to stream music, it won't have the same depth you're used to with a full-sized Echo. If you're ok knowing that going in, they don't sound bad for the size they are. I use one to stream music while I'm cooking in the kitchen, but there are so many noises going on I'm just getting it as background noise and it works well. While it does stream music fine, I think the primary design focus of this is using it as a voice assistant and it has better-than-decent sound quality for music. I like the minis and use them frequently, but when I want to really get high quality audio I go to my full sound system.
Is it worth it though?
My echo dot 3rd gen just failed to connect to home WiFi recently. Contacted Amazon support and they said it is out of warranty, but since it can connect to phone's hot spot it 'is not defective'. Submitted a trade in and got $10 off (instant 25% off) and also $5 gift card credit for the Echo Dot 4th gen with clock
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Is it worth it though?
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