Pros & Cons
Pros
For such a small footprint, the sound quality is amazing. The voice recognition is a convenient added perk. The sound quality of the speaker is quite good and exceeded my expectations. Echo second generation smart speaker is a very versatile device.
Get addition to my entertainment schedule. She tells me the time, the weather, reminds me of appointments and tells me when it is time for lunch.
Cons
Amazon's alexa system is not stable and should not be out for public useuntil it is. As of 11-1-22 amazon has made a change to prime music, that in my opinion basically makes this service and using an echo device with it absolutely worthless. I bought... Read More
I am a software engineer myself and cannot imagine how amazon could be unaware of the problems. Amazon has every right to set their prices as they see fit. Unfortunately the dot is way better and cheaper. Do not buy.
After a firmware update, the echo tries to connect to the last bluetooth device it was previously connected to and then beeps loudly. Music will just stops playing for no reason, then restarts minutes later, and then refuses to stop playing and i have... Read More

Highlights
Quality
I am so pleased with the sound and performance
Sound quality is good much better than the echo dots
I couldn’t believe the quality of the sound…and volume
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I play music mostly just by asking alexa play music
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Just at times it lights up without i talking to it and make that sound
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Frankly i wasn’t expecting it to be all that great because of its size
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
In the beginning it picked up sounds and would be talking but as stop mostly
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Voice recognition dont like poor to recognize
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This wouldnt bother me so much if the echo didnt blame the router it reminds me of a guilty child thats trying to blame someone else for a wrong doing
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It’s lucky i got them because later on that same day the grateful dead showed up or what’s left of them anyway
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I gave my mother an echo before i got mine