Amazon Echo Studio (2022)

3D and Hi-res audio support ; Speedy Alexa performance ; Big, spacious sound ; Powerful bass

More expensive after price hike ; High frequency performance could be brighter ; Works best in the Amazon ecosystem ; Spatial processing can thin out music

A few tweaks haven’t (for better or worse) changed the overall sonic character of the Echo Studio, which remains a fun, energetic listen, and the best-sounding Echo speaker available. The new spatial audio feature doesn’t always have the best effect on...

Powerful, room-filling sound ; Adapts the sound to the space ; Amazon Alexa built-in

Divisive design ; The sound sometimes lacks precision

Amazon's most powerful smart speaker, the Echo Studio, has had its sound revamped making it even more immersive than it was before. If you're looking for an Alexa speaker with huge sound, that's exactly what you get here.

• Big, punchy sound ; • Excellent spatial audio rendering ; • Versatile pairing options for home cinema ; • Alexa voice control ; • Plenty of features ; • Beautiful home-friendly build

• Limited placement options ; • Sometimes wayward music interpretation