All-new Echo (2nd Generation) with improved sound, powered by Dolby, and a new design – Charcoal Fabric
It's been two years since the revolutionary Amazon Echo appeared and launched the smart enclosure industry. Now there are more than a dozen Alexa speakers in the market and others on the way. And although Amazon has since released many other Alexa-compatible devices, the original has not touched yet. The second-generation echo is not only $ 80 less than the first-generation echo, but it looks and may even be better.
Amazon is launching an echo update to address the concerns we and others have about audio quality. Amazon has sent us a unit with the new firmware to test the differences before launching. We changed this rating and the rating increased from 7 to 8 stars.
design
Amazon did not really try to make its devices stylish, just look at the first generation phones, tablets and echoes. This changes (fortunately) with the second-generation echo. It's not only more compact than the original, it looks better as well.
If the fabric look (available in three colors) is not for you, the second-generation echo sleeve is removable (like Google Home); You can change it for other skins, including walnut, oak and metallic silver.
With a height of 5.9 inches and a diameter of 3.5 inches, the second generation of Echo is slightly wider, but some shorter than the original, which was 9.25 x 3.3 inches in diameter. In terms of size, the latest echo is very similar to Google Home, which measures 5.62 x 3.79 inches.
As with the original, there is an LED ring around the top edge of the echo, which turns blue when listening and red when the microphone is turned off. In the upper part of the second-generation echo, there is a button to activate Alexa and another to mute the microphone. However, instead of a rotary dial to control the volume, the second-generation echo has two buttons, such as the Echo Dot. Functional, but not so funny. On the back, next to the power connector (yes, you need to plug it into a power outlet), there is a 3.5mm audio output jack if you want to connect a better speaker. It also has Bluetooth, so you can also connect to a wireless speaker
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Audio power
When I tried the second-generation echo, I was disappointed with the audio quality that Amazon supposedly had an "improved sound". In fact, it seemed worse than the original echo. However, Amazon has been working on a firmware update that, he said, would solve many of the problems that I and others are experiencing. After testing the echo with the updated firmware, I heard a noticeable improvement that drove it, if not better, as well as the original sonic echo level. While you do not expect too much, the new echo will be enough for someone looking for a single smart speaker for their living room. While first and second generation echoes have a subwoofer 2.5 inches, the second generation echo many small tweeters even just 0.6 inches, based on the original tweeter 2 inches. The difference to the higher notes was less pronounced, but still remarkable.
microphone
The new echo has seven top-mounted microphones, and uses flash and noise cancellation technology to hear your voice even when playing music. Nevertheless, I almost raised my voice to scream when I wanted to be heard in about 10 meters. Alexa Like other Alexa-enabled devices, you can use Echo to interact with Amazon's speech assistant, which includes streaming music, controlling your Amazon Fire TV, and playing sounds. of cats. There are thousands of third-party capabilities that allow more features for Alexa; After going through many of them, we have a list of our favorites. You can also use Alexa to control smart home appliances such as As lights, locks and garage door openers use.
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