The Echo can also now sense the acoustics in a room and adjust to provide a more “room-filling” experience.
Gone is the 360-audio replaced by directional sound that pushes the music into the room – which makes much more sense as no one is putting a smart speaker in the middle of their living room – it’s always going to be on a bookshelf or side table – as that’s where the electric sockets are.
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Dolby processing is also onboard helping kick out clearer highs and more dynamic mids than its predecessor, plus this baby really brings the bass. The new round design – a complete departure from the cylindrical stylings of all previous Echo speakers – allows for the inclusion of dual 0.8-inch tweeters in addition to the 3.0-inch woofer, bringing stereo sound to the Echo without the need to pair to a second device (but that’s still an option). Same with a bevy of motion sensors, and door and window sensors, door locks, and more.Īlong with all this smart home goodness also comes a much better speaker. Case in point: you can use Philips Hue Zigbee bulbs without their Bridge, they’ll pair right to the Echo. The big addition is a ZigBee radio – which basically means you can connect more smart home devices to it without having to buy extra bridges and hubs. This bulbous beauty is the first bona fide smart home hub with Alexa voice control built-in for under £100, muscling out the premium Echo Plus as the best, smartest Echo on the block. But if so, pick up an Amazon Echo 4th Gen (£89). Let’s face it, if you’re buying an Echo, you’re looking to get in on some smart home shenanigans, are we right? If not, go buy a Bose or a Sonos and get your voice-controlled music piped through a superior speaker.
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