Echo Studio review: finally nailed the audio quality
We've heard this pitch before from . Last year, the company debuted the $150 Echo Plus in an attempt to improve audio quality in its smart speaker line. It also revealed a $130 Echo Sub add-on that could provide the much-needed low-end tones that all of its Alexa speakers lack. But now that has a high-resolution option for music streaming, which also includes 3D audio, those older Echo devices just wouldn't cut it. Enter the $200 Echo Studio: a supersize Alexa hub that's hands down the best sounding speaker has built.
We've heard this pitch before from . Last year, the company debuted the $150 Echo Plus in an attempt to improve audio quality in its smart speaker line. It also revealed a $130 Echo Sub add-on that could provide the much-needed low-end tones that all of its Alexa speakers lack. But now that has a high-resolution option for music streaming, which also includes 3D audio, those older Echo devices just wouldn't cut it. Enter the $200 Echo Studio: a supersize Alexa hub that's hands down the best sounding speaker has built.
We've heard this pitch before from . Last year, the company debuted the $150 Echo Plus in an attempt to improve audio quality in its smart speaker line
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Echo Studio review: Better than ever, but is that enough?
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Echo Studio review: Better than ever, but is that enough?
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Echo Studio review: Better than ever, but is that enough?
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Echo Studio review: finally nailed the audio quality