Amazon has given its Echo Studio a comprehensive upgrade. The new version is more compact, delivers better 3D sound, and excels as a central hub in the smart home. However, despite its strong ...

Rich, powerful sound on both speakers. Updated design with easier buttons and tap controls. Has Alexa+ right away, no waiting list required. Smart-home hub built into both. Buttons can show oil stains ...

The Echo Studio brings high-quality, room-filling sound to the Alexa smart ecosystem. Despite the gimmicky 3D audio capabilities, the affordable price redeems the Echo Studio, making it one of the ...

One of the features announced when the Echo Dot Max and Echo Studio launched was the ability to use multiple smart speakers to create a surround-sound setup with your Fire TV device. While this ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Amazon's Alexa is one of the most popular smart home services on the market, right along with Google Home and Apple's Siri. Backed by the ...

The Amazon Echo Studio is the biggest and most expensive of the Alexa device lineup – it's one of the best smart speakers you can buy, balancing immersive sound quality, style and voice-activated ...

I vividly remember testing the first Echo Studio. Even though that was nearly six years ago, I can clearly recall my surprise that Amazon had finally built a smart speaker that actually sounded good.

Amazon wrote the book on smart speakers. Sonos rules multiroom audio. Both their signature speakers cost less than $200. Which one rocks harder? TV and home video editor Ty Pendlebury joined CNET ...

Usually, whatever you first hear is what you get when you buy a smart speaker. Software updates may add refinements and support for new formats and services, but overall sound quality tends to remain ...

Amazon has revealed new Echo speakers, although they don't look much different on the outside. Once the centerpiece of the company's Alexa lineup, Amazon didn't debut a new "regular" model last year.