Amazon · Echo
Echo Studio (2019)
Amazon's original high-end Alexa smart speaker, with five drivers, Dolby Atmos and a 3.5 mm or optical line input, suited to living rooms and larger spaces.
- Type
- Speaker
- Atmos
- Yes
- Connects by
- Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
- Battery
- –
- Weight
- 3.5 kg
What reviewers say
Reviewers agree it delivers big, powerful sound with weighty bass and good Alexa features for the price. Tom's Guide and Trusted Reviews found the midrange and vocals less nuanced and the bass sometimes overpowering; TechRadar found its 3D upmixing of stereo mixed, and all three note its large size.
From techradar.com, tomsguide.com and trustedreviews.com
Specifications
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- Type
- Speaker
- Dolby Atmos
- Yes
- Drivers
- Three 2″ (51 mm) midrange speakers, one 20 mm tweeter (1-inch in the launch press release) and one 5.25″ (133 mm) woofer with a downward bass port
- Amplifiers
- 24-bit DAC; power amplifier with 100 kHz bandwidth; 330 W peak power
- Audio formats
- Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Sony 360 Reality Audio (MPEG-H); FLAC, MP3, AAC, Opus, Vorbis; CD quality (16-bit) and hi-res (up to 24-bit); spatial audio processing
- Room tuning
- Automatic room adaptation (continuously adjusts during playback)
Connections
- Wi-Fi
- Yes
- Bluetooth
- Yes
- AirPlay
- No
- Voice assistants
- Alexa
- Wi-Fi
- Dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 and 5 GHz); Zigbee and Matter hub; Amazon Sidewalk
- Bluetooth
- A2DP (to and from the speaker) and AVRCP
- Ports
- Power; combined 3.5 mm analogue and mini-TOSLINK optical line in
- Streaming
- Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify, Tidal, Deezer, Pandora, SiriusXM, iHeartRadio, TuneIn; Bluetooth
- Multi-room
- Multi-room music with compatible Echo devices; one or two Echo Studio speakers as the audio output for compatible Fire TV devices (Dolby Atmos, Dolby Audio 5.1 and stereo)
- App
- Alexa app (Fire OS, Android and iOS)
Design
- Weight
- 3.5 kg
- Controls
- Buttons on top, including microphone off
- Microphones
- Button disconnects the microphones
- Size
- 206 mm tall, 175 mm diameter
- Colours
- Charcoal; Glacier White (added in 2022)
- In the box
- Echo Studio, power cable, quick start guide
Pros and cons
Pros
- Five drivers, including a 5.25″ woofer, with Dolby Atmos and Sony 360 Reality Audio
- Combined 3.5 mm and mini-TOSLINK optical line input
- Built-in Zigbee and Matter smart home hub
Cons
- 3.5 kg and 206 mm tall
- Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
- No AirPlay, and Alexa is the only voice assistant
Closest rivals
Model | Type | Atmos | Connects by | Battery | Weight | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speaker | Yes | Wi-Fi | – | 2.5 kg | Feb 2018 | |
| Speaker | Yes | Wi-Fi and Bluetooth | – | 4.47 kg | Mar 2023 | |
| Speaker | Yes | Wi-Fi | – | 2.3 kg | Feb 2023 |
Newer model: Echo Studio (2025).
Sources
- press.aboutamazon.com/uk/2019/9/amazon-introduces-new-line-up-of-echo-devices
- amazon.com/dp/B07G9Y3ZMC
- press.aboutamazon.com/2019/9/amazon-introduces-8-new-echo-devices
- press.aboutamazon.com/2022/9/amazon-introduces-four-new-echo-devices-plus-upgra…
- techadvisor.com/article/735115/amazon-launches-high-end-echo-studio-to-compete-…
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