Thanks to the comments I found a feature to make the vocals sound even better and make this a better sounding speaker all around than the Sonos. Just go to the settings for the Echo studio in the app and then select "Audio settings" and then turn off "Stereo Spatial Enhancement". Makes the vocals much better!
This thing is a piece of junk. I purchased it as a 2nd bluetooth speaker for my Smart TV. It would not sync. I purchased the optical cord and connected it that way. It worked for a few days last night it just stopped working. I cant reset it. It will no longer make a sound. I regret my purchase.
@@ms.c3977 I don't have one, but I just ordered one. I have read that you can fix this issue by changing the TV speaker settings to the internal TV speaker, then back to optical out, and it will work again. Not ideal, but is should work.
@@en2ec Hi. Yes I've done that and it works for a while but will stop mid show. Not ideal. I'm going to try and hook it up via bluetooth and see if that works.
@@ms.c3977 I went ahead and ordered a fire stick 4k since we stream 100% so that I can avoid these issues. From what I've read, I think the problem with the optical cable is that once you use the echo studio for streaming or some Alexa function, you have to go back to the TV settings and turn off and on the optical out. That may explain why it only works for a while. It doesn't make it better, but at least that may explain why.
Hey Travis, great video. I have never owned a Sonos product, but have Echo products including the Studio, a couple dots, and a Flex. One thing People that compare sound usually don't mention is amazon's default setting for the Studio under settings:device settings, and audio settings for the studio to enhance stereo with spacial enhancement. If people are using this setting without knowing it, it will distort certain music. If you haven't already, learned about this try turning it off, this fixes the audio problems most people bring up. At least it did for me, and vocals are very clear. Have a great day!
Hey radio man! I like your style. Excellent review. I got my Echo Studio just yesterday. I ordered it from Amazon for $169 with free shipping! What a bargin! I'm going to set it up Sunday when I'll have time to explore it. Thanks for the awesome review.
I've posted on your videos before because I have many many Sonos speakers. I have everything from Play 1, One, Play 5, Sub, and Playbar, AMP, Connect...all throughout my house. I love Sonos and I love how Alexa can easily integrate with Sonos. But when Studio came out, I had to buy it. But I also have many Alexa's throughout my house. Fuck it, I bought 2 Studio's and the Alexa Subwoofer anyway. I'm keeping all my Sonos but the Studio pair plus Sub is freaking awesome. I'm seriously digging left/right Studio with Sub! And it cost me $600 instead of a similar Sonos setup for over $1000. Keep up the great videos brother.
I had a hard time choosing between the AES and Sonos One (2). I just ordered two AES and really appreciated your pinned commend about turning off the Stereo Spatial Enhancement. I'll have to report back. Thanks for your reveiw.
Good review. I particularly appreciate your final pointer about going for the Sonos One if vocals are important vs the Echo Studio if you need a big overall sound.
If your Echo studio vocals and midrange on regular music sound muffled, turn off the 3d upscaling or enhancement on the Alexa app. It will sound much better.
I think I may have to be about this! I was playing around with IKEA's new bluetooth speaker just yesterday and the sound from that thing was amazing! Sounds like this may be on par. I have an Echo Dot in my living room but it is wired to my home entertainment system because the sound from the Dot is atrocious! But, sounds like this thing will solve that and I wont be forced to listen through my entertainment system all of the time, plus the option to do so is still there with the 3.5mm jack. Great review! Thanks, Travis! 👍
Keep your dot. As good as the studio sounds, it will not compete with my dot hooked up to a full 7.2 theater system plus the 3.5 mm on the studio is line in only, not line out like the dot.
Ooo I'm surprised to hear about the 3D sound with Amazon Echo Studio being convincing with one speaker!! Also always great to hear the bass is on point
I have a echo show 8 (2nd gen)and the sound is perfect. Looking to reproduce that sound with just a echo device and not necessarily the screen. I was thinking of getting several of the showes( 2 for the price of one studio). What's your take on the sound diffrence?
I might consider getting it if it works with my Nvidia Shield as a bedroom surround sound (when its on sale of course). My living room already has a 5.1 and I would like to replace it with an Atmos 7.1 or 9.1 when quality and prices are right. But in the meantime, this speaker does have my interest if it's Atmos capabilities isn't locked into the Amazon ecosystem. After all, there is a reason why I don't want Apple products in my home. I prefer the freedom of choice to mix and match my electronic components.
I'm still rocking the original echo in my living room and I'm wanting to get into a higher quality of sound so this may be a natural move to upgrade to this one
I am torn between the two. Have you listened to the Bose one? I'm wondering if maybe Bose has both three sound clarity of the Sonos and the loudness and bass of the Studio. I like it loud but I also want a lot of toney deep low hz. bumpey bass along with treble that will give you the chills with clarity. I'm thinking the Sonos might be the best choice for me, because in the near future I want to get Sonos Architectural in ceiling speakers with amp which sound AMAZING btw- they will literally give you the chills and will blow your ears away. So it would be nice to connect this to it and put it in the bathroom for whole home sound. Does the Sonos give you full Alexa skills? I listen to techno, dance, trance and occasionally hip hop and R&B.
Hey Thats a cool review by the way. I am looking for a speakers. List of these are my priorities 1)Cannot compromise in sound (i am a music lover) 2)i should able to connect this to my phone via bluetooth for watching movies and playing songs. 3)Should have AI support (if both alexa &google assistant, i will be more happy) 4)should have a USB pendrive support I checked the 1) harman kardan aura studio 2 2)sonos one 3)and now the echo studio Icouldn't find all these features together in any of the above models. Is there any model from your knowledge which can offer the requirements i quoted? Thanks
What about a video of the amazon echo studio vs the fairly new Sonos move. I don’t own an echo studio and it seems awesome but I do have a Sonos move and I love it. And the move does sound a lot better than the Sonos one and play 1. The Sonos play 1 is kind of old now though.
Travis, fyi...I may not be the best representative of your viewership, at large, but, thought you'd be interested to know, I'm getting 10 of yours suggested and 5 from other channels, under this video, on mobile 😁
Can I connect the Echo Studio to my tv without having a fire stick? If I am not wrong, it supports only an optical cable which would down convert the dolby atmos signal to dolby digital. Am I missing something?
nice video man, very informative and funny you know if you can plug it a stereo (audio) cable from a TV? (I have a Roku TCL 4K) greetings from México, compadre!
can you connect fire stick tv 4k audio playback to the echo 3rd gen and echo dot 3rd gen devices also or is that a feature unique to the new echo studio offering?
Tried this, have to say that Sonos sounded much nicer. Bluetooth connectivity was laggy for me as well. Plus, it's ugly! Sent back. I'm not a believer in true 3d sound from one speaker, sorry :)
But you said there's only 3 songs adapted for it.. So it's not a big deal since it's limited for that big sale for now. For me I have Google Assistant things so Sonos would be on my Christmas list
I bought an echo studio to replace a Sonos one off the back of the great reviews. The echo studio is terrible in comparison to the Sonos one. The tone too sharp and doesn’t sound full, the base is really underwhelming. 3D stereo turned off, it’s a little better but still not a patch on the Sonos.
I referred my dad to this over the Sonos just because he has too many apps on his phone, and he can't remember any of the passwords, and Sonos would be one more, and the specs were legit - and setup would be so much easier. The sound is comparable to my Klipsch bookshelf speakers, but as you note, the vocal clarity is not there - I haven't heard a Sonos, but with the Klipschs, you can hear the singers lips as they move... My dad loved the thing at first listen though. - My family all chipped in to get him Klipsch/Onkyo surround for his home theater, so he's not going to use it for that - but for intended use - He loves it.
Wrong, HiFi is much better than both options, Sonos in my opinion, is terrible. Any modern song will clip the levels and sound terrible and force you to put volume down. Excited to hear the studio soon though
Is the Dolby Atmos capabilities available to any Atmos-enabled streamer such as the Nvidia Shield, or is this feature locked to only Amazon's FireTV devices? _I am concerned because of the problems with Amazon's Recast DVR boxes being locked only to the Amazon ecosystem._
bought multiple sonos speakers for the house. They just don't have that kick/punch. They're great for casual listening to music (think of background music at a store in the mall) However, the amazon studio....BREH! The studio is noooo punk. Its clear, punchy. and great as an indoor speaker or back yard add on for like a BBQ or something. At the $200 pricepoint Amazon is over-delivering.
dont you thinks its unethical of them to change the policy where you are no longer able to play different music on different devices in the same house, as used to be the case when we got these devices? NOW, they are charging for it!! its absurd
I'll help him cut to the chase. (good review btw) SONOS is muddy trash. Leave every sonos product alone. My 12 year old Bose computer speakers BLOW them away. Second, the Echo Studio is FIRE and a safe buy. get it.
meh, i own one. I use apple music and its disappointing cause you can't play music playlists on speaker groups (all your echos at once).....Also the base is Aight. The sound quality between the echo and studio isn't worth the money. If i did it all over again i'd get a sonos.
Thanks to the comments I found a feature to make the vocals sound even better and make this a better sounding speaker all around than the Sonos. Just go to the settings for the Echo studio in the app and then select "Audio settings" and then turn off "Stereo Spatial Enhancement". Makes the vocals much better!
This thing is a piece of junk. I purchased it as a 2nd bluetooth speaker for my Smart TV. It would not sync. I purchased the optical cord and connected it that way. It worked for a few days last night it just stopped working. I cant reset it. It will no longer make a sound. I regret my purchase.
@@ms.c3977 I don't have one, but I just ordered one. I have read that you can fix this issue by changing the TV speaker settings to the internal TV speaker, then back to optical out, and it will work again. Not ideal, but is should work.
@@en2ec Hi. Yes I've done that and it works for a while but will stop mid show. Not ideal. I'm going to try and hook it up via bluetooth and see if that works.
@@ms.c3977 I went ahead and ordered a fire stick 4k since we stream 100% so that I can avoid these issues. From what I've read, I think the problem with the optical cable is that once you use the echo studio for streaming or some Alexa function, you have to go back to the TV settings and turn off and on the optical out. That may explain why it only works for a while. It doesn't make it better, but at least that may explain why.
Hey Travis, great video. I have never owned a Sonos product, but have Echo products including the Studio, a couple dots, and a Flex. One thing People that compare sound usually don't mention is amazon's default setting for the Studio under settings:device settings, and audio settings for the studio to enhance stereo with spacial enhancement. If people are using this setting without knowing it, it will distort certain music. If you haven't already, learned about this try turning it off, this fixes the audio problems most people bring up. At least it did for me, and vocals are very clear.
Have a great day!
Hey radio man! I like your style. Excellent review. I got my Echo Studio just yesterday. I ordered it from Amazon for $169 with free shipping! What a bargin! I'm going to set it up Sunday when I'll have time to explore it. Thanks for the awesome review.
I've posted on your videos before because I have many many Sonos speakers. I have everything from Play 1, One, Play 5, Sub, and Playbar, AMP, Connect...all throughout my house. I love Sonos and I love how Alexa can easily integrate with Sonos. But when Studio came out, I had to buy it. But I also have many Alexa's throughout my house. Fuck it, I bought 2 Studio's and the Alexa Subwoofer anyway. I'm keeping all my Sonos but the Studio pair plus Sub is freaking awesome. I'm seriously digging left/right Studio with Sub! And it cost me $600 instead of a similar Sonos setup for over $1000.
Keep up the great videos brother.
I was actually looking at this last night, online. The sound distribution like you said...comes from everywhere. Looks wild!
It's super awesome!
I had a hard time choosing between the AES and Sonos One (2). I just ordered two AES and really appreciated your pinned commend about turning off the Stereo Spatial Enhancement. I'll have to report back. Thanks for your reveiw.
Good review. I particularly appreciate your final pointer about going for the Sonos One if vocals are important vs the Echo Studio if you need a big overall sound.
If your Echo studio vocals and midrange on regular music sound muffled, turn off the 3d upscaling or enhancement on the Alexa app. It will sound much better.
Those option are not in alexa app
@@SeDaMaN4LW They are on mine.
I think I may have to be about this! I was playing around with IKEA's new bluetooth speaker just yesterday and the sound from that thing was amazing! Sounds like this may be on par. I have an Echo Dot in my living room but it is wired to my home entertainment system because the sound from the Dot is atrocious! But, sounds like this thing will solve that and I wont be forced to listen through my entertainment system all of the time, plus the option to do so is still there with the 3.5mm jack. Great review! Thanks, Travis! 👍
Not gonna lie, I was surprised. It is good!
Keep your dot. As good as the studio sounds, it will not compete with my dot hooked up to a full 7.2 theater system plus the 3.5 mm on the studio is line in only, not line out like the dot.
Just got an 82 inch lg getting a 4k blu-ray and want to pair it up with 2 of these and the sub. Will that work?
Ooo I'm surprised to hear about the 3D sound with Amazon Echo Studio being convincing with one speaker!! Also always great to hear the bass is on point
Need to hear some violin on it ;)
@@TravisMCP 🙈🙈 hell yeah ya do! Working on it 😉
How much çontent on Netflix is dolby atmos? How do 2 of these compare to a $400 dolby atmos soundbar?
I have a echo show 8 (2nd gen)and the sound is perfect. Looking to reproduce that sound with just a echo device and not necessarily the screen. I was thinking of getting several of the showes( 2 for the price of one studio). What's your take on the sound diffrence?
Good stuff man got mine about 2 weeks gonna putting through its paces... can I pair it with existing 2nd gen echo
You got the best intro and ending to your videos hands down 😆😆 but I really like the look and sound of that so it will go on my Christmas wishlist 😁✌👍
Woot!
I got mine on Wednesday,and I agree this speaker sounds amazing. I believe at some point I’ll get another for that 2.1 sound.
I really want it. On fence with the Sonos though. Great review. Thanks.
So you only need one to enjoy 360 sound off Amazon Video?
Man Zak and El Jefe sabotaged my super char glory 😂
Yo, they are vets in this super chat game
It was a valiant effort, TR ❤😚
Good times!
One thing that studio has and sonó doesn’t have is Bluetooth
Can you integrate this into an Atmos setup of some sort? Maybe with the a Sonos Arc?
Have to decide on a smart speaker was thinking a couple of sonos ones for bedroom and study/ kitchen and might look at this for living room
Sublime review. I dig your style.
I might consider getting it if it works with my Nvidia Shield as a bedroom surround sound (when its on sale of course). My living room already has a 5.1 and I would like to replace it with an Atmos 7.1 or 9.1 when quality and prices are right. But in the meantime, this speaker does have my interest if it's Atmos capabilities isn't locked into the Amazon ecosystem. After all, there is a reason why I don't want Apple products in my home. I prefer the freedom of choice to mix and match my electronic components.
Great with a 4K firestick.
I'm still rocking the original echo in my living room and I'm wanting to get into a higher quality of sound so this may be a natural move to upgrade to this one
I am torn between the two. Have you listened to the Bose one? I'm wondering if maybe Bose has both three sound clarity of the Sonos and the loudness and bass of the Studio. I like it loud but I also want a lot of toney deep low hz. bumpey bass along with treble that will give you the chills with clarity. I'm thinking the Sonos might be the best choice for me, because in the near future I want to get Sonos Architectural in ceiling speakers with amp which sound AMAZING btw- they will literally give you the chills and will blow your ears away. So it would be nice to connect this to it and put it in the bathroom for whole home sound. Does the Sonos give you full Alexa skills? I listen to techno, dance, trance and occasionally hip hop and R&B.
I have both Echo Studio with sub and Bose Home Speaker 500. Both are good but Bose kills it with clarity and adequate bass according to it's size.
Hey
Thats a cool review by the way. I am looking for a speakers. List of these are my priorities
1)Cannot compromise in sound (i am a music lover)
2)i should able to connect this to my phone via bluetooth for watching movies and playing songs.
3)Should have AI support (if both alexa &google assistant, i will be more happy)
4)should have a USB pendrive support
I checked the 1) harman kardan aura studio 2
2)sonos one
3)and now the echo studio
Icouldn't find all these features together in any of the above models.
Is there any model from your knowledge which can offer the requirements i quoted?
Thanks
Yup gonna get 2 see how it feels then maybe another 2 for rear speakers for the atmos effect
Unfortunately it can't be set up as a rear speaker, right now at least.
do you think this would work for sound in a coffee shop. the echo, thanks
in your opinion is it good for usage as a sound bard for tv watching?
What about a video of the amazon echo studio vs the fairly new Sonos move. I don’t own an echo studio and it seems awesome but I do have a Sonos move and I love it. And the move does sound a lot better than the Sonos one and play 1. The Sonos play 1 is kind of old now though.
LOL so funny Travis I always call Alexa... Alice when I don't want to trigger Alexa... Allegra is my allergy meds... LOL.
Great stuff as ussual! Keep it coming!
Can you pair 2 of them and the sub then use them through you fire tv 4K for sound.
Yes
Which speaker is better for metal music like infant annihilator?
Travis, fyi...I may not be the best representative of your viewership, at large, but, thought you'd be interested to know, I'm getting 10 of yours suggested and 5 from other channels, under this video, on mobile 😁
WooT! Domination!
Can I connect the Echo Studio to my tv without having a fire stick? If I am not wrong, it supports only an optical cable which would down convert the dolby atmos signal to dolby digital. Am I missing something?
Great video. Very informative. You’re a very jolly chap too! 😊🤗😊🤗💕
nice video man, very informative and funny
you know if you can plug it a stereo (audio) cable from a TV? (I have a Roku TCL 4K)
greetings from México, compadre!
It has a 3.5mm jack so maybe!
Yes, you can and I found the channel separation very good, giving a wider sound than my TV speakers.
Echo-system 😂 heads up I’m stealing that
Great video as always. I’m going to pick one up somewhere down the line.
can you connect fire stick tv 4k audio playback to the echo 3rd gen and echo dot 3rd gen devices also or is that a feature unique to the new echo studio offering?
Hello, is the Sonus Move better than Sonus One and Amazon All New Echo (3rd gen)? Thanks.
Have you try homepod ?
I own a HomePod and it sounds great...but this speaker is also grabbing my attention...is it better than HomePod in terms of sound quality ?
Very difficult to tell. I don't have a homepod here to test directly but from my memory it's very close. But price wise, this wins
I really enjoyed thus review!
Does the studio only play amazon music and amazon TV, or can you play Netflix or xbox through it too?
Why does Amazon Allegra sounds like a make enhancement drug lol 😂
Looks Gr8 very good review BTW as always
How do they compare to entry monitors like KRK Rockit5 or JBL 305? I assume vocals are less good and bass is less while 3D is better.
Completely different. They aren't looking to battle monitors, it is a smart speaker first, bassy music box second.
Tried this, have to say that Sonos sounded much nicer. Bluetooth connectivity was laggy for me as well. Plus, it's ugly! Sent back. I'm not a believer in true 3d sound from one speaker, sorry :)
Ijust have one and try testing in bestbuy this one much best tan Bose and price
My Alexa device was still going off when you said alegra lol
Would you say it’s better than the Apple HomePod
Hard to say as I don't have them side by side. For the money (price wise) yes.
Travis MCP does it have Bluetooth and an audio jack, because then I could connect it to my Mac
Ross MK yes to both
I just subscribed to your channel. I been looking to get this. I have a Sonos play 1. Is this louder than Sonos?
They are both really loud at full volume. Honestly I don't know how many ppl would use them at full volume
Hey Travis if l already got echo show 8...ehich sounds very decent l must say... Can i pair it with studio and add a echo sub to them?
Yes. Just add it to the room in the Alexa app
But you said there's only 3 songs adapted for it.. So it's not a big deal since it's limited for that big sale for now. For me I have Google Assistant things so Sonos would be on my Christmas list
I don't think i said only 3 songs. That's not true. There are a bunch of 3d songs on Amazon.
@@TravisMCP ok I thought I heard you say there's like 3 songs. Still... Don't use Allegra much
I bought an echo studio to replace a Sonos one off the back of the great reviews.
The echo studio is terrible in comparison to the Sonos one. The tone too sharp and doesn’t sound full, the base is really underwhelming. 3D stereo turned off, it’s a little better but still not a patch on the Sonos.
I’m about to get thick with it! ✌🏽
You need an Allegra endorsement.
"alegra: the sequel"
To me Base is everything.
Yes I will
What the note 9 set
I referred my dad to this over the Sonos just because he has too many apps on his phone, and he can't remember any of the passwords, and Sonos would be one more, and the specs were legit - and setup would be so much easier.
The sound is comparable to my Klipsch bookshelf speakers, but as you note, the vocal clarity is not there - I haven't heard a Sonos, but with the Klipschs, you can hear the singers lips as they move... My dad loved the thing at first listen though. - My family all chipped in to get him Klipsch/Onkyo surround for his home theater, so he's not going to use it for that - but for intended use - He loves it.
The thing is you can buy 2 of these and a subwoofer for the price of just a Sonos Sub AND get some money back. So, there’s that.
ey travis what it do mane.. what's your take on "factory refurbished" phones?
great question. I'm considering testing some. I would say they are OK but I'd like to buy some to find out for sure.
@@TravisMCP ya please try one out for the viewers. see how it perform
Taking notes 📝
Echo sub been out for awhile now and never been on sale...depends on demand
michael wal I have the sub. It’s brilliant. Get one if you can.
Can you connect this speaker to a Sony AV receiver?
It does have external connections and bluetooth available.
I ordered one
APPLE: "We now have the HomePod!" AMAZON: "Hold my Allegra." #ZAKAttack
LOL!
The Sonos is more hi fi music quality. The Eco si more wow oriented, more presence effect, more cinematic sound. For music, Sonos...
Wrong, HiFi is much better than both options, Sonos in my opinion, is terrible. Any modern song will clip the levels and sound terrible and force you to put volume down. Excited to hear the studio soon though
Is the Dolby Atmos capabilities available to any Atmos-enabled streamer such as the Nvidia Shield, or is this feature locked to only Amazon's FireTV devices? _I am concerned because of the problems with Amazon's Recast DVR boxes being locked only to the Amazon ecosystem._
I don't know, but my guess is it will be for Amazon devices only
Lol at Alegra! 😭😂😂
3:23 That's what she said!
Another great video I may consider this speaker so thanks for the heads up #ZachAttack
Appreciate you!
I would get it but I already have Sonos in every room.
bought multiple sonos speakers for the house. They just don't have that kick/punch. They're great for casual listening to music (think of background music at a store in the mall) However, the amazon studio....BREH! The studio is noooo punk. Its clear, punchy. and great as an indoor speaker or back yard add on for like a BBQ or something. At the $200 pricepoint Amazon is over-delivering.
i agree
dont you thinks its unethical of them to change the policy where you are no longer able to play different music on different devices in the same house, as used to be the case when we got these devices? NOW, they are charging for it!! its absurd
How does it compare to the Bose Soundlink Revolve?
Different. More bassy and louder
#ZAKattack lol. Thanks man!
ZAKtalks TECH I know you.. 🤣🤣🤣
He's infamous 💯
@@techexamined hey man!
@@SimpLeeBeth ha! Thanks.
"Get thick with it"??? lol
I'll help him cut to the chase. (good review btw) SONOS is muddy trash. Leave every sonos product alone. My 12 year old Bose computer speakers BLOW them away. Second, the Echo Studio is FIRE and a safe buy. get it.
#zakattack y'all, peace & love
I think you sold me' Echo Studio ,now to wait for the sale drop....?
It looks like it won't drop in price for a while because they have been sold out for so long. I just bought a second one.
@@TravisMCP I hear you ' just order one from Amazon
meh, i own one. I use apple music and its disappointing cause you can't play music playlists on speaker groups (all your echos at once).....Also the base is Aight. The sound quality between the echo and studio isn't worth the money. If i did it all over again i'd get a sonos.
i am listening on headphones ... my "allegra" lol , cant hear you.
or very popularly referred to on yt as "She who shall not be named"
#ZakAttack
Always lookin' out, Trav 👊😘❤
Appreciate you Beth!!!
Sonos doesn’t have 3D sound or Dolby atmos
#ZAKATTACK !!!! 🤣🤣🤣
PS.. that thumbnail!!! 🤣
bit disappointed that you didn't actually compair both sonos & echo studio in this video, so you get a thumbs down
👏
Just bought HomePod for $200 on Sale at Best Buy complete steal. Stick to my Apple ecosystem
First
And...you actually were! 👍❤
Lmao - for the record I've NEVER commented the first ever. It's completely foolish, but I was feeling silly, and it made me laugh. Lol
A speaker review for 9 mins without any sound demo, unfortunate.
#ZAKATTACK
:'( EVERY BLOODY TIME HE SAYS ECHO ECHO ECHO, my bloody Amazon Echo is responding....
No Bluetooth no Go
It does have bluetooth.