OLD - Alexa Home Theatre Setup and Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ส.ค. 2024
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Fire TV stick, Echo Studio, Echo 4th generation.
In this video we will setup a home theatre combined with home automation.
We'll also give you a heads up of what you can do with your space.
If you have any question, leave them in the comments and we'll get back to you.
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I set a surround sound setup up with 3 echo dot 3rd gens at my nana’s, and we both loved how good it sounded, and how simple (for me, atleast lol) it was to set up!
Nice 😎👍🏾
I have numerous Echo devices including the complete Echo Studio set up. What is amazing about the Studio are the microphones. I have the Studios in the living room and I can go all the way in the dining room and speak almost in a whisper and it can still hear me. I've had the Studios since they were first introduced and I like them a lot. I only use the Studio for automation and not music because I have an excellent stereo for that and the complete Bose 900 setup.
i use the 2 echos with a Echo Sub for Home Theatre its very good
Would be cool if amazon let you go with 2 studios in the front and 2 echos in the back.
Would be a game changer 🤩. I think they stopped at 2 (or 3 if you get the echo sub) due to wifi connectivity. Too many wifi signals connected to a little Fire Stick! I could see it having problems.
@@fluxautomate can you connect more through the fire cube?? I had the studio for a while but the gen 4 echos on prime day sale were a must. But if I can’t connect them to the studio, I might send them back.
@@warrenlewis3501 I have the fire cube and seems to only be the same, can only connect my two studios and a sub
You can
@@gerryr1893Did you have the setup? Can you show us
I really enjoyed this video and subbed. I have been playing with the Amazon smart speakers for several years now and recently purchased 4 of the Echo Plus versions when they were on sale for 60 dollars each. I set them up in pairs in different rooms and they were okay. I then took the plunge and got an Echo Sub and after going through a bit of a configuration quagmire, got them paired up to one of the sets. I'm not an audiophile, just a listener and was happy with the result. I only use these devices as standalones for music listening anyway. You got me thinking now about the Studios and I'll be watching to see if I can catch a deal on those. Thanks for taking the time and for the great production values and information you demonstrated in this video. BTW, I think Amazon Day will feature the Echo Plus units for around 60 dollars as I write this.
Really appreciate your feedback. I'm also thinking of adding the echo sub but must say the studios themselves do push a lot of base as standard.
Sub video coming soon I think 🤔
Excellent video all around! I have 2 studios and the subwoofer and the sound is magnificent! I’m trying to go a step further and create surround sound. Is this even possible? I’m aware of the limitations with 2 & 1 but has anything changed since I installed this system 6 months ago??? Appreciate the feedback!
Thanks for watching. Yeah it is a really is a great setup for the price and versatility 👍🏾Nothing new that I'm aware of I'm regards to be adding additional speakers.
But there are other features which I'll be releasing a video on soon.
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Thanks again 😊
Cheers for that.. was interested. But you can't Bluetooth to paired speakers. Only fire stick. Not good for me as i have pixel 8 pro and 4k Chromecast and use TH-cam and TH-cam music.. they shot themselves in the foot there . Cheers for your great video
Glad you found it useful. Please SUBSCRIBE, LIKE and hit the NOTIFICATION 🔔🙂👍🏾
Good to see CAD in price
Thanks
Thanks for the perspective! I think if you can get a pair of Studios on sale and have it as a home theatre pair with your Fire TV stick, it's a good cheap way to get Dolby Atmos. I personally have a pair of 3rd generation Echo Dots working in tandem paired with my Fire TV Stick 4K right now and it's not bad. My Samsung soundbar and subwoofer outguns the Dots of course but the Dots are not a bad option and certainly an upgrade from TV speakers.
@Mark H - is there a way to use the Samsung Soundbar + Subwoofer for the front and the Echo Dots for the rear Surround ???
Have you been able to setup the Home Cinema function this way ???
@Abhishek Roy I'm no expert but maybe if the Samsung sound bar has alexa support u can group the speakers together thru the app 🤔
@@abhishekroy8490 Unfortunately there does not appear to be a way to do this. My sound bar is also a little older at this point, it does have Bluetooth but it is from 2015.
Tnx for this detail review,it definitely help with final purchase decision.
Thank you for your review!
Glad it was helpful!
Great video thanks for taking the time to make it. Dave
Thanks Dave 👍🏾
Very helpful video, thank you!
Great presentation thank you
Glad you enjoyed it!
My living room is fairly small. I litrally just connected the echo 4 to the fire stick and I am very impressed. Would you just buy another echo 4 or invest in 1 studio and later buy a the sub?
I have a sony dav 260 but it seems work tring to sort the lip syn.
As you have a echo 4 I would advise to buy another on and then buy the sub as well 👍🏾
@@fluxautomate thank you
My current setup is a Firestick 4K with a home theatre consisting of two echo speakers and an echo sub. My question is, if I may.
If I upgrade to the new Fire Cube, which has an HDMI in, will the home theatre side still work if I run my satellite system through the Fire Cube? In other words, will sound from the satellite system come out of the two echo speakers and an echo sub?
Thanks from the UK
I would say only if your TV has 2 eARC ports. From what I know, most TV's only have one of these ports. So most likely not going to work. Even if you find a way around it you'd probably have some kind of delay between the two sets devices. Let me know of you are able to find a workaround. 👍🏾
nice video.
Can you play videos and output sound in 2 echos and 2 studios together? I know music only using multi-room link.
Sorry but unfortunately not at this present time. You can however use (2 x studios) or (2 x echos) and an echo Sub.
Would have been cool if
You showed us how to connect them….
Subscribe and stay tuned, as I'll be releasing some new content with more in-depth descriptions and setup guides.
Can you link your speaker stands? What about your light strips for the tv
Hey Cody, please link to our review. th-cam.com/video/MdT2KePP4lw/w-d-xo.html
I have two echo dot 5th generation connected can i add the premium 4th generation to have a total of 3 or do i have get rid of 1 and use only two ...echo 4 premium with echo 5?
You can only have 2 speakers and 1 subwoofer
Hey I have eco 4 gen and one eco studio with fire tv 4K max but I am not able to combine them and suggestion for me
They need to be both the same device for you to create a stereo pair.
Hi, can you explain how I can connect my echo studio and my echo 4 generation with my fire stick 4k + ?, because I cant connect both speakers to my fire stick. Thank you
Once you have connected your devices, you then have to create a group and choose Theatre or or stereo pair depending on your preference. Hope that help 👍🏾
I have a 5th gen clock dot connected to a Panasonic pm602 micro hifi by Bluetooth. It connects as soon as Bluetooth source is activated, and sound really good. My firestick 4k is directly into my Samsung q600b soundbar with rears. All sound great.
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Can you pair echo studio and echo 4th generation together ??
In pairs yes, but not as a 2x2 stereo.
@Flux Automate, can you set up a home theater group with one echo and one studio? I have a single studio set up in home theater mode. I got a new echo. You can't stereo pair them with each other, or add more than one single speaker when setting up the home theater group. I'm at a loss.
Add the 2 devices to Alexa app first and then group them in the Theater section and pair them together.
@@fluxautomate The app only allows pairing of identical echos (dot+dot, echo+echo, studio+studio) is the problem. I wish you could pair any two
The new generation 5 dot can be paired with the generation 4 echo according to the product specifications I have both but I haven’t tried them yet
Ok, let me know how you got on
Hi does the integrating speakers need to be the same or could i use one echo plus one echo dot and one studio.
Only 2 devices and be paired. I think they may need to be the same devices.
Ah man thanks for muting every time you said Alexa😂
😂👌🏾
do i need the fire stick? can i just connect it to the smart tv?
Yes you will need some sort of fire TV stick or cube for this setup to work.
@@fluxautomate thanks mate, i only have one echo studio, do you think its a difference if i connect this with bluethooth to the tv?
Just sent 2 echo studios and a echo sub back to Amazon, connection issues, disappointing as they did sound great .
Yeah I do find them a little temperamental at times. A way round any interference is to have two wifi routers in the home and only connect your home devices such as Alexa, bulbs and other automation devices to the second one (secondary) and keep phones and laptops connected to the first one (Primary).
I use 2 4th gen echo and sub with 4k max fire stick and have no end of trouble pairing it for home cinema it constantly fails or resets or has no sound really frustrating
I did find that to be an issues with the first wifi hub I was using. Try using a mesh wifi system.
What about external devices. Like an Xbox as an example? Will that still work through the Echo's?
Yes! anything connected to the TV will work as long as the Fire TV stick is connected to the ARC HDMI port. You may need to do a little settings configuration as you may get a very slight audio delay with the xbox.
Also check out my room tour to see the Xbox and other devices it in action👍🏾
Hey, I just bought 2 echo dot 4 to setup my home theatre, do you think I could put them to the side of my couch and then buy an echo studio to put in the front, or is it better if I put my echo dots in the front to the side of my tv?
You can only use 2 Echo speaker devices and a Echo Sub (that's the maximum number of devices you can connect)
@@fluxautomate ok, but where do you think I should put them if I bought an echo sub? I thought about putting the echo sub on the front and the two echo dots on the sides of my couch
@@pietrobellotti5848 hey! IMO, you want the sound coming from in front of you. So just inside your peripheral vision and forward. If that makes sense. But you want to feel the base so it should to on the floor, within 6-8 feet from where you are sitting. Or mainly listening. Let me know what you think, I have the same set up!
@@warrenlewis3501 Thanks for the suggestions! I’ll try that when my echo dot will arrive
I have a studio and a sub and an echo 3 echo dots 4th generation and a 5 th generation and a fire tv cube I want to setup a theater and a great sound system for music
Please help me
You can only sync up 2 echo and a sub. I would just make sure the the echos are the same device and then you can add them with the sub. I hope that helps.
How i can use that ambient atmos light in echo
It's used to show the volume, when Alexa is updating, if there is a connection issue and when the microphone is on mute. Hope that answers your question??
I just use 2 x echo studios .. forget getting a sub with them .......... If you want to use a sub , get 2 x 4th gen Echo's , the sub will compliment them better... As a side note .. DON'T purchase the 3rd gen fire cube . Stay with a 2nd gen cube .
Lol the "Audio Test" the Studio does is just for show lol. It only ever does it once, you can unplug it and move it & it will not do the test again. You literally have to restore factory settings and settup from scratch again if you want to do the "Test" again.
The ideea is that “the audio test” is where you put the speaker(kinda common sense if you think),all the top end sound is the same,you need a recalibration every time you move it. As it says it’s auto calibration adapts when you move it but will not be 100%. From living room to bathroom will sound totally different from 100 different reasons,even a 3000£ Sonos sistem when u calibrate it in one room and them move it,will sound different . With updates will get better in time like all the wanna be hi-fi sistems
Yeah I think this is something that Amazon should add in the Alexa app. Who know what they may release anytime soon with all these new AI platforms. Watch this space for updates 😉
do you still have this how do you like it I know i'm late to the game on this
Hey Tony, yes I still have this and it was definitely a great purchase and setup. The whole family still use it every day.
@@fluxautomate thinking about getting it this year but wasn’t sure if they are coming out with new ones yet
giving this ago just order mine today
Does this work with eco dot ??
Yes echo dots as well!
How many Echo can you max add to hole cinema?
Sorry but not understanding your question. Can you detail a bit more please?
@@fluxautomate sry was suppised to mean how many
Only 2 plus a subwoofer. Check out my Echo subwoofer video👍🏾
Hi bro shall we connect without fire tv
You could connect via audio splitter cable but will loose all the additional functionality that the Fire TV and can provide to the speaker set up.
It will not sound the same,the normal echo(4th gen) will be better,studio not so much as you lose the atmos and sound delays
Is it 4.0, stereo with two left two right, or just 4 speakers
No can't do 4.0 at present. I wish we could. Maybe in future I'll try a work around stay tuned 👌🏾
I cant get the studios bluetooth to connect to my laptop or tv to connect. Its going back to the store for a refund
today
Have you connected them to the Alexa app first?
I have a Amazon 4 series tv that I'm trying to connect with echo studio. I will connect it to my home wifi and then set them up as a home theater. After I do this the studio connects to an Amazon wifi. When this happens I can't adjust bass, treble, or mid range. I've spoken with 8 different associates and been offered a new device. I connected my other studio in the same fashion and was faced with the same problem. Does anyone have any advice?
Add the TV to the amazon phone app and also Add the echo studios there too as a stereo pair. Then create a Theater including TV and the echo studios pair?
@@fluxautomate It's all in the app. When I connect them as a theater is when the studio connects to the Amazon wifi.
@@lnhill33 From that point just select either Studio device, click on the cog icon, select audio settings and then you will be able to change the setting which will be replicated on both studio speakers.
@@fluxautomate It disconnects from my home wifi and connects to some Amazon wifi, causing me to not be able to adjust any of the settings. But when it's not connected to a home theater I can adjust them all just fine.
Yeah that's because it needs to connect to the device wifi for sound distribution from that device. That Amazon wifi device is your TV creating its own wifi network to sync the audio devices.
Maybe try to see if you can adjust the TV's audio setting.
If that doesn't work I would advise to just get a Fire TV stick.
Amazon devices are still a long way from being stable in my books. You have to buy the right kit for the specific set up or things just goes off track.
Keep me updated on how you get on and I'll try and help best I can.
Anyone tried the Echo plus as home theater?
Had 2 Echo Plus paired for a home theater and they sounded great.
Was that 1st or 2nd gen?
Can an Alexa work with a Google home?
Hey Samantha, you'll be surprised to know that the Echo Studio also works with Google home.
@@fluxautomate Didn't think Amazon would provide that flexibility - cool, thanks!
No problem. Always here to help!
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