Testseek.com have collected 209 expert reviews of the Amazon Echo bluetooth portable speaker and the average rating is 77%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Amazon Echo bluetooth portable speaker.
September 2016
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The editors liked
Adds significant bass to an existing Echo speaker setup
Pairing with other speakers is straightforward
Voice recognition is fast and responsive
Volume can get very loud
The Amazon Echo can be controlled completely hands free with voice commands
No battery (plugin only)
Shopping and todo lists
Many ways to get music
Elegant
Minimalistic design
Fast & accurate performance
360degree speaker emits sound evenly
Updated often with new features and capabilities
Integrates with popular services and "smart home" products
Amazon's voice-activated smart home speaker is undeniably futuristic
But it's also practical and accessible. With a rapidly growing slate of features and integrations
It's easy to get excited about the Echo's potential
Easy to set up and learn how to interact with
Activated hands-free amidst noise and impressive distances
Pretty fast to respond
Practical and accessible
Keeps getting smarter with added capabilities
Crisp voice playback
Exceptional voicerecognition capabilities
Very fast and extremely responsive
Extremely versatile
Offering music playback
Connectedhome control
Weather and traffic reports
And much more
Very good app support
Plus an IFTTT channel
Highly versatile
Incredibly responsive
New features and apps being added
Sleek spherical design
Good audio for price
Great smart home skills
Audio in/out port
Exceptional voice-recognition capabilities
Connected-home control
Excellent voice recognition
Works with many third-party devices and services
Regularly expanding support for new features
Fun to use
Solid speaker sound quality
Excellent design that looks great in any room
2.5-inch circular screen is bright
Crisp
And doubles as a clock
Camera can be completely disabled
Great sound in a compact package
Powerful voice-recognition capabilties
Fantastic Alexa integration
Wit
Fast and simple to interact with
Impressive mic and hearing range
Joke-telling game is strong
Easy way to add Alexa control to existing speakers
Compact hardware is easy to set up
Cheapest - on paper
At least - Echo device so far
Flexibility of Bluetooth or bundled 3.5mm cable
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Speaker and remote respond to plain English
Voice control initiates music
Weather
Traffic
And more
Voice-command access to music by artist
Song
Or radio station
Shopping list and reminders transfer to companion mobile app
The editors didn't like
Expensive
Must be tethered to an outlet
Invite-only to buy
Isn't context aware
Only comes in black
It has weak sound when compared to the best wireless speakers in our lineup
Not very smart (but getting there)
Only two lists (todo and shopping)
Purchase by invitation only
No remote included at base price ($30 extra)
Requires constant power (no internal battery)
Some features require active Prime subscription
Pricey
The Echo's sound quality is uneven at times
With weak bass at high volumes. The growing list of "Skills" in the Alexa app could also benefit from better organization
Skills (a.k.a. apps) need better organization
Speaker quality okay
Not sensational
Inferior audio features compared to the leastexpensive Sonos speaker
Flash feature would benefit from additional news sources
Can't control Philips Hue lighting scenes
Speaker quality isn't as good as higher-end Bluetooth or dedicated speakers
Lacks a digital display
No integrated battery
I wish it had a clock
Audio not as good as Sonos One
Inferior audio features compared to the least-expensive Sonos speaker
Speaker distorts at highest volumes
No access to email and messages
Hefty cord somewhat limits where it can be placed
Videos are truncated in full-screen mode
You can't use voice commands to stream music from your own local server
You can use voice commands with only a handful of the 80+ streaming services Sonos suppor
Way too finicky
Sometimes Alexa just ignores you
Needs a real ecosystem outside of Amazon
Amazon's own promotions make Echo Dot cheaper
Can run into standby issues with external speakers
Elegant, minimalistic design, Fast & accurate performance, 360degree speaker emits sound evenly, Updated often with new features and capabilities, Integrates with popular services and "smart home" products
No remote included at base price ($30 extra), Requires constant power (no internal battery), Some features require active Prime subscription, Pricey
Amazon's Echo is an innovative product that is unique enough to have no tangible competition in the marketplace. The device is well built, looks great and performs incredibly well in both accuracy and speed. However, like many first iterations, the Echo s...
Abstract: Hear ye! Hear ye! Come one come all to witness the birth of the personal robot assistant era in bluetooth speaker form with the introduction of Amazon's Echo bluetooth speaker who is activated by saying her pleasantly sounding name Alexa. No worries if th...
Abstract: Home automation, the Internet of Things (IoT), voice recognition, and personal assistants are all hot topics in technology today. The Amazon Echo, a small $179 gadget, incorporates all these trends. Alexa is the voice of this new device. Like Apple's Siri...
Abstract: The voice-controlled Amazon Echo is becoming one of the most useful tech items in the house. No, really. The tiny, 9.25-inch-tall tower with a more-humanized Siri-type voice is rapidly becoming the personal assistant of the household. Mine is located in t...
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Published: 2015-08-04, Author: Jennifer , review by: hothardware.com
Highly versatile, Incredibly responsive, New features and apps being added
Speaker quality isn't as good as higher-end Bluetooth or dedicated speakers, Lacks a digital display, No integrated battery
Competing as both an online retailer and a hardware vendor is no easy feat. Although Amazon is primarily known as an online retailer, the company has had good success at offering its own hardware products as well. It appears the Echo is another example of...
Published: 2015-07-31, Author: Michael , review by: macworld.com
Exceptional voicerecognition capabilities, Very fast and extremely responsive, Extremely versatile, offering music playback, connectedhome control, weather and traffic reports, and much more, Very good app support, plus an IFTTT channel
Inferior audio features compared to the leastexpensive Sonos speaker, Flash feature would benefit from additional news sources, Can't control Philips Hue lighting scenes
Exceptional voice-recognition capabilities, Very fast and extremely responsive, Extremely versatile, offering music playback, connected-home control, weather and traffic reports, and much more, Very good app support, plus an IFTTT channel
Inferior audio features compared to the least-expensive Sonos speaker, Flash feature would benefit from additional news sources, Can't control Philips Hue lighting scenes
Amazon's Echo is versatile and powerful; an terrific value all around...
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Published: 2015-07-27, Author: Z , review by: geekdad.com
Abstract: image: AmazonI'll admit it: even as I was asking my Amazon rep if there was review product available for their new Echo, I didn't really understand what the device was A voice-activated, omnidirectional… speaker… thing? When the Amazon-emblazoned box arri...
A $179.99 speaker of this quality costs too much, but add the voice command features and the Amazon Echo becomes a better value. I'm torn between the amazon quality of the voice feature and cool uses of the Amazon Echo. I can find out simple facts, get an...
