Amazon Echo (2nd Generation) Smart Assistant - Charcoal Fabric

Great Sound, improved microphone and response.

The 2nd generation is a vast improvement over the 1st gen. The new design is smaller and compact, but the sound quality is noticeably better. The most improvement is in the far-field microphone technology, the system is a lot more sensitive and seems to pickup the wake word easier and at lower volumes. The "drop in" function works like an intercom between echos, and is probably one of my favorite features. I am constantly using it to communicate with people through out the house.Read full review

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May present problems with install

Directions indicate that the Echo can be activated via a computer but even with Windows 10 it has presented problems that have yet to be resolved. It may also be activated via a Smartphone which may present a problem to those that do not have that option which we do not.
It would be nice if it would be possible to speak with an associate that would walk the customer through the set-up procedure.
Have had the unit for several weeks and personal time constraints prohibit having it activated but it does make a very nice paper weight.
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Amazon Echo (2ND Generation) Smart Assistant

This is one super great item to have in your home. You can ask it any question and you will get the correct answer when you ask. We have four of them in our house that's how much that we like them plus our family enjoys the music that it plays all you have to do is to tell Alexa what kind of music that you want and with in a heart beat you have that kind of music. The speaker system is just great the quality and sound is great. To sum it all up buy one and have a lot of fun asking it different questions and be amazed at the different answers that you get plus enjoy the nice sound of the music.
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Shorter in statue with same features

Everything about the hardware is fine and works very well but I do have some issues with Alexa herself but I could contribute that to my lack of knowledge of working with Alexa.....what I mean is she doesn't always answer me nor does she always follow directions (maybe my lack of Alexa knowledge).Read full review

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Awesome

Works wonderfully! Brand new! So handy and great for my lights as well as playing music all day and all the various other things you can do.

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Man get yourself an Echo!

I was looking for Bluetooth speakers and had a few that looked great. Then I remembered the echo has incredible features. I was just worried about how it would sound. I got it for a great price nearly 1/3 of the speakers I wanted and it sounds better than the speakers I wanted. Great deal! Very very very happy. I will never not have an Alexa.Read full review

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Great Product

We have three of these in the house, and we use them all the time for music, adding to a grocery list, weather, and general questions

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Great sound and features.

Great product. Very responsive. I like the 3.5mm. Very handy.

Must Have!

More than I expected in a used product! In great condition and easy to use. Fits the room perfectly and paired with my other units easily for great room filling sound of my music. Alexa works perfect through my Amazon account. This is a must have!Read full review

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Amazon Echo

This device came with very little information on set up an directed you to a confusing website that Alexa did not understand. FOR CANADA.. most people cant get all the USA radio station and were limited to TUNEIN .. this u have to go in manually an set up. Alexa has a lot of setup features u first need to teach it be4 it likes to work. IE time set, date set, global positioning set.and there's so much more im learning i need to set up for my personal useRead full review

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Reasonably priced smart speaker.

The Echo is a relatively decent speaker considering its price (sale or discount on eBay). You aren't going to think of it as a real HiFi device but something to provide reasonable background sound. There are bluetooth speakers at the same price that sound better and have a battery for portability but there is an ease of use factor with the voice control that give the Echo some advantages over a typical bluetooth speaker, especially if you don't care about having a battery. The speech capabilities are NOT as good as Amazon would lead you to believe. It can start talking for no reason, be non responsive or just not do the action you want, but generally the speech capability works pretty good.Read full review

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