Amazon Echo Studio and Echo Dot Max hands-on: More bass, round shapes

Amazon’s new devices during the New York City event on Tuesday have two new echo speakers in Amazon’s Hord: a high-end echo Dot Echo Dot Max And a next generation Eco Studio Including a new ball-shaped design. Both are available to start pre-order today, with shipping, with shipping to start October 29.

Eco dot Max Apple’s homepod mini seems to be the answer to Amazon, which is similarly compact to the quality of its size. The company says that the new speaker provides the reaction of the bus “about three times” like the cheap echoing point. This is basically because it is designed internally to include two speakers instead of two speakers – a wafer and a custom Twitter – and to increase the amount of internal air space.

The new Eco Studio, already, has got a fairly large design overhole. It basically looks like a large version of Eco Dot Max, the old cylindrical design is replaced by a round shape. Amazon says it is 40 percent smaller than the end, the target makes the device more easier to hold in different places around the house. It is built with three full-fledged drivers along with a wafer and it supports both Dolby Atmos and spatial audio with services (such as Apple Music).

If you want to take advantage of the new Alexa Home Theater Mode, the small footprints of the studio may be effective. It allows you to turn five new Eco Studios or Eco Dot Max into a sound setup around for your TV, like Sonos Sort like the Alexa-Fide version of the Calibration Tech in the offer room with the speakers of his home. If you have a consistent gear, Amazon says that the voice assistant will automatically identify the different speakers of your room and create a map of a suitable acostic profile. An Amazon representative informed us that you need a fire TV stick 4K or 4K Max Streamer to work, but since Alexa uses your TV’s location to determine the front of the surrounding system, then it adjusts to your speaker’s locations to guess where you are sitting. According to the company, the whole process takes “less than five minutes” and if you add more speakers it will be adjusted automatically. You will not be able to mix and match the studios and dot max in a setup during the launch, but it must be a speaker or the other.

I am able to listen and listen to new speakers at the event through a controlled demo. I wouldn’t say that the first blush looks especially “premium” but round designs are clear and simple, and the fabric surrounded by hardware feels the first and the appearance of the appearance. Nor stray Very The traditional echo is far from the aesthetic; You can pop these on a counter or TV stand and they will not attract too much attention to themselves. Significantly, the volume/mic control button and Alexa Light ring are now angled the front of each device, which can adjust somewhat quickly.

How do two speakers actually listen to, I have to retreat that my demo was extremely controlled, that is, orchestrated to make the new speaker as well as possible. I was not able to pick a song, adjust the volume or actually speak to Alexa myself. (Though Amazon says that there are new chips and mike array to improve conversation detection))

Saying this, Echo Dot Max used the “Dreams” of Fleetwood Mac as well as made a more base thump and more clear separation than relatively cheap points. It’s better, paying the price, but it sounds much less “close-off”. The Eco Studios was a significant step from there, producing a more broad soundstage, more functional alloy and more natural height. Again, give all these salt grains, but if we examine it, I will not be surprised to say that it is valuable for audio-centered buyers. An Amazon representative said that this new studio model is not noticeably louder than the end, though it is not surprising to consider how much compact it is. Instead, the focus is on small frames and a “more rich” word. He is the goal, both devices Was thought to be On the basis of my limited listen to me to go for a little more than neutral.

I’ve also been able to hear four eco -studio in Tendem. Guessedly, this setup completed the house with the word and provided more precise imaging, we were listening to an enclosed soundscape of birds screaming or listening to an activity-filled scene Prepared player oneThe Although I question the value, though: you are moving closer to the $ 1000 range with these four things, and at this point, it can be much better to get a dedicated soundbar and a dedicated subower for the Fuller bus.

Naturally, Amazon says that both speakers – new Eco Show 8 and Echo Show 11 – are designed with Alexa+ in mind, and anyone who buy the device will be able to use the upgrade assistant with the initial access. Both are still more likely to be niche than the less expensive echo, that many people still use these things to listen to the simple smart home task and basic. However, for those who are echoed around the house and willing to pay for the quality of the advanced noise, there may be enough to choose here. We will know more clearly when we are able to test them our own.