Amazon Echo (2019) review

While they still aren't the best sounding speakers in their respective price ranges, these new Echo devices remain among the most versatile thanks to the ever-expanding capabilities of Alexa.

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Amazon has improved Alexa’s skill set and made it smarter to be a capable voice-based assistant. Those looking for reliable audio performance, then the new Amazon Echo delivers on that front as well.

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The Amazon Echo—which is always listening via Amazon’s Alexa voice service—lets you play music, order pizza, and get answers to questions, and it can control popular smart-home devices and 10,000-plus other things.

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If music is the most important thing for you, then it's hard to ignore the boosted performance of the new Echo. Previous Echos had limitations, but to have a great low price and pleasing sound quality means that the new Echo sweeps those criticisms aside.

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The third generation Echo smart speaker looks good. With its soft edges and fabric cover, it blends in its surroundings easily. This comfortable look is complimented by a strong audio performance and an affordable price range. The all new Echo offers a crystal clear sound quality with an extremely powerful bass effect that is perfect for house parties.

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If you want a speaker with this feature set and Amazon Alexa built-in, the third-generation Echo is still a decent option for budgets below three figures. But if sound quality is your main concern, then you’re better off either forgoing the voice control or waiting and saving up for the Echo Plus. We don’t want to appear overly critical of Amazon, but the Echo is quite good and nothing more. Prior evidence suggests it could have done much better.

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Perhaps the best-sounding smart home speaker under Rs. 10,000. It’s more receptive mic-array makes it better suited for installation in large spaces as compared to Echo dots and Echo show 5.

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The Amazon Echo (2019) doesn’t feel particular new, given both its form and function is modeled on the existing Echo Plus – but it's still an excellent smart speaker that offers better sound quality than the second-generation Echo.

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There’s less to say about the new Echo, but the one notable addition is it now looks and sounds like the Echo Plus. It looks like a tall Echo Dot, and features a slight curve on the top compared to the flat lid of the 2nd gen Echo. With the new speaker setup, the smart speaker sounds better and gets louder than the previous iteration. While it doesn’t emit sound with as much detail as the Echo Studio, the first time I heard it, I was impressed. I used it for my main living room speaker for a few days, and I don’t have any complaints.

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The Echo and Echo Dot (2019) are excellent. Without revolutionizing its speakers, Amazon has succeeded in significantly improving the sound quality of its devices whilst keeping prices as affordable as ever. The possibility of combining two or more speakers finally allows you to enjoy stereo sound and is an interesting advantage. Alexa is still as easy to use on both models as Google Assistant is.

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