Amazon Echo Link (2019)

Minimalist design Works with the Alexa ecosystem

Limited power output Woefully un-dynamic No Bluetooth aptX No Alexa onboard

Amazon wants to reinvent streaming audio with its stripped-back Echo Link Amp music system, but it's all form and little function. Music sounds woefully un-dynamic and the system can only support one component at a time. For now, Amazon’s Echo Link Amp...

More affordable than rivals

Anonymous design ; Flat, lifeless sound ; Limited app support

It’s a swing and a miss for Amazon’s first ‘hi-fi’ music streaming amp

Tidy dimensions ; Alexa voice control ; Hi-res audio DAC on board

Uneven (and weirdly quiet) sound ; No UPnP ; Limited Alexa operability

Compact design and voice control doesn’t make up for ill-sorted sound