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The media could not be loaded. I'm stupid for music and have as hard a time deciding on my setup as I do choosing medicare plans. Yeah I'm old.There's plenty of videos out there discussing the virtues of all devices and you would do well to watch first.11/16/2024 update. I've reached the end of my rope with these. I have 2 studios connected with a subwoofer and when it works, it's awesome. Way too many times though they are off line and have to be rebooted or one decides to connect to a different network and I have to go in the app and change it up.Don't even think about connecting to a firestick. The experience is abysmal. I've got a 5.1 Vizio sound bar too and can just stream via Bluetooth to it, no fuss no muss. While you can stream via Bluetooth to studios, it won't do it in paired stereo, only one.Amazon is cutting staff and resources to the Alexa ecosystem and I have to wonder if it's time to cut bait and learn how to manually turn on light switches.For the price of these things you'd be better off going with a 5.1.4 sound bar.So...I have a M series Vizio 5.1 sound bar, subwoofer and satellites in the house. It sounds great. If I was smart I'd just stick with it.Outside there's a V series Vizio and it also sounds good but it a bit dated. Still the sound is adequate, but I'm looking for more and not ready to spend $700.00 for a new 5.1.2. Maybe someday.I have 2 echos 4th gen with a subwoofer and set them up outside in the perfect spots and was pretty impressed. If you're not a weirdo like me this will be fine. If you want to be minimalist 1 would be fine. Not a lot of room, echo 4th would be fine. 2 together with subwoofer is far better.So now I have a refurbished studio that I've been staring at for a year in the Amazon app. One day it went on sale so I got it for a price that wouldn't hurt my feelings if it didn't turn out ok.Setup was generally without issue. There was a small problem pairing with subwoofer, but that was eventually resolved by making sure both were on 2.4 network and resetting the sub.First go I listened to smooth jazz, yacht rock, classical and there was something missing. Asked it to play spacial playlist and Ed Sheeran came out Chrystal clear. Very nice, but not really my genre.This morning I started out with BBC News and NPR and was not impressed. Same with smooth jazz. So I went into setting and tweaked the equalizer and turned off spacial, which is set to on default out of box. The difference is significant and there are YouTube experts that tell you to do this.Another thing. I set the studio up on a higher shelf and found when I spoke, it didn't hear me but the echo 4th gen in the house did. I pulled the studio down to a table and the microphones pick up everything fine.Spacial is a limited catalogue in Amazon and you can tell Studio to play that genre, but for me, not to interested. You can listen to Dolby Atmos etc without spacial.So keep in mind this is not stereo system for audiophiles. It's a Bluetooth/streaming device and it works great for that. In most circumstances this is all normal people would need. I see myself getting another when the price comes back down, maybe black Friday. I expect to change this to 5 stars when I have 2 paired with a sub.In the past I've tried pairing with Firestick and the results were nowhere as good as 5.1 and had issues. These are great devices for specific things and a good choice for most circumstances.My friend was just here and blown away, but he's not a weirdo like me.December 3 2023 updateI took the punge and purchased another refurbed unit at black friday sales price I couldn't pass up. Pairing the new one with the existing studio and sub was not seamless, but took about 15 minutes. JI like it a great deal. The volume is far more than I can do without annoying the neighborhood. The music is clear and there are no connectivity issues. As always certified by Amazon products are just fine and at $60.00 savings I can't go wrong.As a test I streamed music from Amazon music app on firestick 4k on Vizio 5.1 V series on the patio that is about 400 square feet. Sounds good. Then I streamed from the studios and sounded great. I had my neighbor come over to get his opinion and he liked studio sound better than Vizio. No doubt there are differences in what the stick can do that the studio can do better. A comparable sound bar setup would cost between $500-$1000. I'm just not willing to do that yet.In the house I have a vizio 5.1 M series and I like it a lot. Echo show 10 for casual listening.The thing that would make the studio amazing is surround speakers, still as it is I'm pretty happy. Changing 5 stars.

Let me just say: I am head-over-heels, playlist-looping, bass-thumping in LOVE with this Echo Studio. If it had hands, I’d hold them. If it had lips, I’d... okay, I’ll stop. But you get the idea.Before buying, I did my due diligence and read all the negative reviews. And honestly? I think those folks got an Echo from the Upside Down or summoned it using a cursed ouija board, because mine is an absolute gem.The sound quality? So crisp and balanced, I swear I heard the drummer’s existential crisis mid-solo. The bass drops? Smooth enough to make my floor vibrate just slightly, like it’s grooving with me. For $160, this thing performs like it’s auditioning for the Philharmonic and still finding time to manage my smart home.Alexa sounds great too. Calm, collected, and never judges me for asking how to boil eggs for the 37th time.It’s sleek, sexy, and sounds so good it made me go back and re-listen to songs I haven’t touched since high school just to feel the feels again.Suddenly I’m making eye contact with my houseplants and pretending we’re all vibing together.In short:*It sounds amazing*It looks amazing*It is amazingI may need to start introducing it to guests as my “audio soulmate”Highly recommend. If you’re on the fence, hop off, grab one, and let your ears fall in love.

I purchased two and connected them to play stereo. I positioned both of them in my kitchen on top of kitchen cabinets. I had trouble setting them up so I called Amazon customer service the they patiently walked me step by step through the set up process.The sound in my medium sized kitchen is awesome. It’s actually better than I expected and I had pretty high expectations. Visually they are good. I don’t think they are a visual distraction. They are visible but not obvious or obtrusive.Music must be played through voice commands or via the Alexa app. I wish I could play music through the Amazon music app but that functionality is not possible. The Amazon rep said it’s due to a limitation of Bluetooth.I purchased these as “refurbished”. They seem new, actually.I give these 5 stars or 2 thumbs up!

Worked great. Sound quality could be better but it's a lot better then any of other Echo devices. I paired it with one of my Echo subwoofers and it improved the sound. I have a variety of 18 different Echos.

This Alexa studio was listed as refurbished, by it arrived packaged and looking like a brand new speaker. I was expecting a plainly boxed speaker, but that was not the case. The Studio sounds great as expected.