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Echo Plus
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Meet the Echo Plus - Same great sound as our Echo (3rd Gen) with a built-in Zigbee hub to easily setup and control your compatible smart home devices.
Enjoy premium sound - Personalize your listening experience by adjusting the equalizer settings. Or pair with a second Echo Plus (2nd Gen) or Echo (3rd Gen) for stereo sound and add more bass with an Echo Sub.
Voice control your music - Ask Alexa for a song, artist, or genre from Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify, Pandora, SiriusXM, and more. With multi-room music, play music on compatible Echo devices in different rooms.
Voice control your smart home - Turn on lights, adjust thermostats, lock doors, and more with compatible connected devices. Create routines to start and end your day.
Keep your family in sync - Use your Alexa devices like an intercom and talk to any room in the house with Drop In and Announcements.
Alexa has skills - With tens of thousands of skills and counting, Alexa is always getting smarter and adding new skills like tracking fitness, playing games, and more.
Designed to protect your privacy - Built with multiple layers of privacy controls, including a microphone off button that electronically disconnects the mics.
Echo Plus features premium speakers for powerful 360° sound, and a built-in Zigbee smart home hub and temperature sensor. Just ask Alexa to play music, answer questions, make calls, and provide information, news, sports scores, weather, and more. With the built-in hub, starting your smart home is easy.
Start your smart home
Connect to and manage your smart home with the built-in hub. Just power on compatible products and say, “Alexa, discover my devices.” Alexa will automatically detect and set them up so you can control lights, plugs, and more with your voice. This simple setup process works with dozens of compatible devices that use Zigbee. Echo Plus also supports every Works with Alexa device.
You can also enable Alexa Guard to get Smart Alerts if your Echo device detects the sound of smoke alarms, carbon monoxide alarms, or glass breaking. Learn more about how Guard can help you keep your home safe when you’re away.
Alexa is happy to help
Make your life easier at home. Use your voice to set timers, add items to lists, and create calendar events and reminders. You can also check the news, weather, or traffic. Ask for sports scores, movie showtimes, restaurant hours, or information.
“Alexa, play top hits”
Use your voice to play a song, artist, or genre through Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify, Pandora, and others. With compatible Echo devices in different rooms, you can fill your whole room with music. Also listen to Audible, podcasts, radio stations, or pair with Fire TV to voice control movies and entertainment.
Keep your family in sync
Use your Alexa devices like an intercom and talk to any room in the house with Drop In and announcements. Let everyone know dinner is ready, or remind the kids that it’s bedtime. You can also make hands-free calls to almost any number in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the United Kingdom to stay in touch with family.
Alexa for kids
Make your Echo Plus kid-friendly at no extra charge by enabling Amazon FreeTime in the Alexa app. Automatically filter explicit songs, add approved contacts, set time limits, or review activity with easy-to-use parental controls in the Amazon Parent Dashboard. Children’s privacy is important to Amazon. Learn more about FreeTime on Alexa.
Alexa and Echo devices are built with multiple layers of privacy protection. For example, Echo Plus has a microphone off button that electronically disconnects the microphones. You also have control over your voice recordings. You can view, hear, or delete them at any time. Learn more
Echo Plus
Size
5.8” x 3.9” x 3.9” (148 x 99 x 99 mm)
Weight
27.5 oz. (780 grams) Actual size and weight may vary by manufacturing process
Wifi connectivity
WiFi 6 (802.11 ax) is not currently supported. Dual-band Wi-Fi supports 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 and 5 GHz) networks. Does not support connecting to ad-hoc (or peer-to-peer) Wi-Fi networks.
Amazon Sidewalk
A shared network that can simplify Echo device setup and can help your device reconnect to your Wi-Fi router when you update your password or network name. Sidewalk uses a small portion of your internet bandwidth to provide these services to you and your neighbors, and is enabled on your device unless you have previously disabled the setting. You can disable Sidewalk at anytime. Learn more here.
ZigBee connectivity
Built-in ZigBee smart home hub supports ZigBee light bulbs, locks, sensors, plugs, and in-wall switches.
Bluetooth connectivity
Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP) support for audio streaming from your mobile device to Echo or from Echo to your Bluetooth speaker. Audio/Video Remote Control Profile (AVRCP) for voice control of connected mobile devices. Hands-free voice control is not supported for Mac OS X devices. Bluetooth speakers requiring PIN codes are not supported.
Audio
3.0” (76.2 mm) neodymium woofer and 0.8” (20 mm) tweeter
Alexa App
The Alexa app is compatible with Fire OS, Android, and iOS devices. A list of supported operating systems can be found here.
Accessibility Features
The Alexa app and Alexa-enabled products include several features for customers with accessibility needs related to vision, hearing, mobility, and speech. Learn more about Alexa accessibility.
Echo Plus, power adapter (30W), and Quick Start Guide.
Generation
Echo Plus 2nd Generation - 2018 release
Privacy Features
Wake word technology, streaming indicators, microphone off button, the ability to view and delete your voice recordings, and more. Visit the Alexa Privacy Hub to explore how Alexa and Echo devices are designed to protect your privacy.
Language
Alexa speaks English and Spanish
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Customers like the sound quality, quality and ease of use of the digital device. For example, they mention it's a breeze to set up, the voice recognition is great and the microphones are able to pick up your voice even when music is playing. Customers are also satisfied with knowledge, value, and appearance. That said, some complain about the performance, saying it'll become unresponsive.
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8,143 customers mention7,285 positive858 negative
Customers like the sound quality of the digital device. For example, they say the speaker is a good one and can easily fill a room. Some say the extra volume is welcome and it definitely does sound better with music. That said, most are happy with the sound and say it can hear you from another room.
"...When paired with our other Echos, music and audio is in sync everywhere and this device stands out above the others in audio performance...." Read more
"...I anticipate no problems.Bottom line: Great sound and easy and versatile connectivity for a great price. I could not be ghappier!" Read more
"...This one is definitely a step up. The best sound and response of all the previous models.In a nut shellThe dot is ok...." Read more
"...(great speaker quality including bass!), podcasts, baseball games or news...." Read more
4,710 customers mention4,472 positive238 negative
Customers are satisfied with the quality of the digital device. They mention that it works great, does amazing things, and has good sound quality. They also say that the smart functions work well, and the device is a very useful tool in addition to a smartphone. Customers also appreciate the built-in Zigbee hub and the cloud-based AI.
"...Performance is quick, audio is great, and the built-in Zigbee hub works quite well.Longer Review;..." Read more
"...Overall, the sound quality is very good. Not exceptional, but very good. The bass is punchy and loud...." Read more
"...In a nut shellThe dot is ok. Limited quality sound but small and unobtrusive...." Read more
"...It is also linked to our Ring doorbell which is very helpful because we have the system but no extra chimes so it alerts us through our iPads and..." Read more
3,189 customers mention2,765 positive424 negative
Customers find the digital device easy to use. They mention that the hook up was easy and flawless. They also say that the speak takes a while but is getting very intuitive. Some say that it makes cooking fun again.
"...Setup;Setup was surprisingly easy as this Echo Plus detected our network settings on its own...." Read more
"...I anticipate no problems.Bottom line: Great sound and easy and versatile connectivity for a great price. I could not be ghappier!" Read more
"...The hook up was easy and flawless.Also,..." Read more
"...The Echos are much better for that, and that skill was easy to enable...." Read more
1,967 customers mention1,432 positive535 negative
Customers like the voice recognition in the digital device. They mention that the microphones seem to be able to pick up their voice even when music is playing. The device has great bass and excellent voice responsiveness. Some upgrades include the ability for Alexa to whisper on the device, the voice controlled equalizer and volume, and that it does pretty good recognizing what we say. The set up is easy and Alexa is helpful. The whole family finds it very easy to tell Alexa "turn on the light" we have.
"...Alexa is adding new skills. If you use a sound machine, she has a sound maker for sleeping...." Read more
"...The vocals aren't drowned out and you can hear all the instruments and the base fills in the lows at the perfect listening experience...." Read more
"...There is no native podcast skill on Alexa so you need to get podcasts through TuneIn, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, etc...." Read more
"...On the plus side the sound quality is good and Alexa integration is on par...." Read more
893 customers mention893 positive0 negative
Customers find the digital device extremely smart, intuitive, and useable. They say the capabilities of the device are astonishing, and it suits their needs very well. Customers say it does well answering questions, turning on devices, and playing music. They also mention that it's super helpful in the kitchen. Customers also appreciate the addition of the smart features and the fact that it understands what they are asking for.
"...The addition of the smart features is ok...." Read more
"...TV, coffee makers, dryer/washers etc.... It can work smart cameras, smart beds...." Read more
"...I also love all of the Star Trek functions, and get daily dumb jokes to text my granddaughter..." Read more
778 customers mention750 positive28 negative
Customers are satisfied with the appearance of the digital device. They mention that it has a classy touch, and the cloth exterior adds a nice touch to the kitchen and bedroom. They also like the rounded, unassuming appearance of newer Dots and the Echo, and find it to be a neat addition to their home. Customers also appreciate the intelligent acoustic design, which provides 360-degree sound.
"...I will say in general that it looks cool, sounds fine (maybe a 5 out of 10 compared to real speakers), the music playing capabilities are excellent..." Read more
"...But if you are looking for a clean, rich, bold and sophisticated listening experience then these are amazing...." Read more
"...It's shorter and fatter than my old Echo; it has a more attractive exterior, and the sound quality is enormously better, really filling in those low..." Read more
"...downloaded, this speaker is so neat!..." Read more
777 customers mention279 positive498 negative
Customers are mixed about the connectivity of the digital device. Some mention that the hub section works and communicates with their devices, while others say that it killed the ability to connect with their router's 5GHz or 2.4GHz. The connection on the chat just drops after 1.5 minutes of no response. Some customers also say that the device can't connect to the internet, has unlinked from Spotify, and will not automatically reconnect to the extender.
"...it's unattractive, and in general it's probably the weakest link in the whole system...." Read more
"...I anticipate no problems.Bottom line: Great sound and easy and versatile connectivity for a great price. I could not be ghappier!" Read more
"...about the paired Amazon Echo Plus is the fact that it is ONLY paired for music playback...." Read more
"...and it’s not compatible. Had to buy 2 new 4th gen Echos to get the surround sound...." Read more
981 customers mention282 positive699 negative
Customers are dissatisfied with the performance of the digital device. They mention that it is unreliable, unresponsive, and frustrating. They also say that the second generation Dot is not adequate for their purpose, and the sensors are not yet fully developed. They feel that the device functions more like a radio now and that it lags in voice recognition.
"...Cons: Connecting all three to act like a system is finicky and dosen't work when you set it as an alarm...." Read more
"...Sometimes blue light goes when I say "Alexa" and it immediately turns off, sending everything else I say that follows the wake word into a black..." Read more
"Short & Sweet - For what it is, this device is amazing. Performance is quick, audio is great, and the built-in Zigbee hub works quite well...." Read more
"...I feel Alexa can be nosey, and rude. One example: Once it asked me if I had a tattoo, and I said that's a personal question...." Read more
Short & Sweet - For what it is, this device is amazing. Performance is quick, audio is great, and the built-in Zigbee hub works quite well.Longer Review;After dragging my heels for over a year, I finally bought our first Echo (2nd Generation) back in August. I loved it so much that I got us 2 more for other areas in the house. Being able to group them and play the same music or audio throughout the house is a novelty that won't grow old for me. I've only wished that they had a little more full sound, especially at higher volume. I'd considered the last Echo Plus, but the average of reviews I read didn't make it appear to perform significantly better than our already great 2nd Generation Echos.When I saw this new Echo Plus listed, I pre-ordered it to "replace" the Heather Grey Echo in our kitchen and move that one to our bedroom. We tend to have music playing in the kitchen more than any other room, and I wanted slightly better sound than the regular Echo in there. I'm honestly glad we took a chance on this device without any reviews to go by.Appearance;As you can see in the photos, it's pretty much identical in height to the 2nd Generation Echo. It is a bit wider to accommodate the larger speakers, and the top is slightly domed instead of being flat. A similar 7-microphone array is on top and they seem to work just as well. There also appears to be a tripod-style connector on the base of the unit.Setup;Setup was surprisingly easy as this Echo Plus detected our network settings on its own. I plugged it in, it did its initial startup, and then told me the device was connected. Simple as that.Audio compared to 2nd Generation Echo;Highs are clearer.Mids are more natural and better-defined.Lows are deeper.Overall volume is noticeably louder and sound quality is improved.When paired with our other Echos, music and audio is in sync everywhere and this device stands out above the others in audio performance.General Performance;We have a quick network and I don't notice any perceivable performance difference between this new Echo Plus and our regular 2nd Generation Echos. Everything seems to work as it should.I bought this with the "free" Philips Hue bulb promotion. This bulb is our first Zigbee device and works very well with the Echo Plus. It is easily controlled by either the Echo Plus or the other Echos we have in the house. I'll be keeping an eye out for deals on these bulbs in the future. Like our other Echos, it also has no problem controlling our Kasa Smart Plugs.Overall;While $150 is a lot for a single speaker, for what I was looking for, this thing excels. If you like the 2nd Generation Echo but hoped it sounded a bit better, I would highly recommend this. Based on what I've read, if you were disappointed with the audio performance with the 1st Generation Echo Plus but want everything else it had to offer, consider giving this wonderful speaker a try.P.S.: The internal ambient temperature sensor seems fairly accurate and nice to have included.
Short & Sweet - For what it is, this device is amazing. Performance is quick, audio is great, and the built-in Zigbee hub works quite well.
Longer Review;
After dragging my heels for over a year, I finally bought our first Echo (2nd Generation) back in August. I loved it so much that I got us 2 more for other areas in the house. Being able to group them and play the same music or audio throughout the house is a novelty that won't grow old for me. I've only wished that they had a little more full sound, especially at higher volume. I'd considered the last Echo Plus, but the average of reviews I read didn't make it appear to perform significantly better than our already great 2nd Generation Echos.
When I saw this new Echo Plus listed, I pre-ordered it to "replace" the Heather Grey Echo in our kitchen and move that one to our bedroom. We tend to have music playing in the kitchen more than any other room, and I wanted slightly better sound than the regular Echo in there. I'm honestly glad we took a chance on this device without any reviews to go by.
Appearance;
As you can see in the photos, it's pretty much identical in height to the 2nd Generation Echo. It is a bit wider to accommodate the larger speakers, and the top is slightly domed instead of being flat. A similar 7-microphone array is on top and they seem to work just as well. There also appears to be a tripod-style connector on the base of the unit.
Setup;
Setup was surprisingly easy as this Echo Plus detected our network settings on its own. I plugged it in, it did its initial startup, and then told me the device was connected. Simple as that.
Audio compared to 2nd Generation Echo;
Highs are clearer. Mids are more natural and better-defined. Lows are deeper. Overall volume is noticeably louder and sound quality is improved. When paired with our other Echos, music and audio is in sync everywhere and this device stands out above the others in audio performance.
General Performance;
We have a quick network and I don't notice any perceivable performance difference between this new Echo Plus and our regular 2nd Generation Echos. Everything seems to work as it should.
I bought this with the "free" Philips Hue bulb promotion. This bulb is our first Zigbee device and works very well with the Echo Plus. It is easily controlled by either the Echo Plus or the other Echos we have in the house. I'll be keeping an eye out for deals on these bulbs in the future. Like our other Echos, it also has no problem controlling our Kasa Smart Plugs.
Overall;
While $150 is a lot for a single speaker, for what I was looking for, this thing excels. If you like the 2nd Generation Echo but hoped it sounded a bit better, I would highly recommend this. Based on what I've read, if you were disappointed with the audio performance with the 1st Generation Echo Plus but want everything else it had to offer, consider giving this wonderful speaker a try.
P.S.: The internal ambient temperature sensor seems fairly accurate and nice to have included.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Device with Impressive Audio
Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2018
Short & Sweet - For what it is, this device is amazing. Performance is quick, audio is great, and the built-in Zigbee hub works quite well.
Longer Review;
After dragging my heels for over a year, I finally bought our first Echo (2nd Generation) back in August. I loved it so much that I got us 2 more for other areas in the house. Being able to group them and play the same music or audio throughout the house is a novelty that won't grow old for me. I've only wished that they had a little more full sound, especially at higher volume. I'd considered the last Echo Plus, but the average of reviews I read didn't make it appear to perform significantly better than our already great 2nd Generation Echos.
When I saw this new Echo Plus listed, I pre-ordered it to "replace" the Heather Grey Echo in our kitchen and move that one to our bedroom. We tend to have music playing in the kitchen more than any other room, and I wanted slightly better sound than the regular Echo in there. I'm honestly glad we took a chance on this device without any reviews to go by.
Appearance;
As you can see in the photos, it's pretty much identical in height to the 2nd Generation Echo. It is a bit wider to accommodate the larger speakers, and the top is slightly domed instead of being flat. A similar 7-microphone array is on top and they seem to work just as well. There also appears to be a tripod-style connector on the base of the unit.
Setup;
Setup was surprisingly easy as this Echo Plus detected our network settings on its own. I plugged it in, it did its initial startup, and then told me the device was connected. Simple as that.
Audio compared to 2nd Generation Echo;
Highs are clearer. Mids are more natural and better-defined. Lows are deeper. Overall volume is noticeably louder and sound quality is improved. When paired with our other Echos, music and audio is in sync everywhere and this device stands out above the others in audio performance.
General Performance;
We have a quick network and I don't notice any perceivable performance difference between this new Echo Plus and our regular 2nd Generation Echos. Everything seems to work as it should.
I bought this with the "free" Philips Hue bulb promotion. This bulb is our first Zigbee device and works very well with the Echo Plus. It is easily controlled by either the Echo Plus or the other Echos we have in the house. I'll be keeping an eye out for deals on these bulbs in the future. Like our other Echos, it also has no problem controlling our Kasa Smart Plugs.
Overall;
While $150 is a lot for a single speaker, for what I was looking for, this thing excels. If you like the 2nd Generation Echo but hoped it sounded a bit better, I would highly recommend this. Based on what I've read, if you were disappointed with the audio performance with the 1st Generation Echo Plus but want everything else it had to offer, consider giving this wonderful speaker a try.
P.S.: The internal ambient temperature sensor seems fairly accurate and nice to have included.
I bought this speaker on a whim. I'm already the owner of a couple of Echo Dots. I have one paired with a Samsung sound bar in my living room. I had the other connected to a Vaux speaker in my bedroom. I was fine. I didn't need to buy the Echo Plus. Or so I thought.Yesterday, my girlfriend bribed me to go shopping with her at an outlet mall by telling me I could have free reign in the Bose store located there. I was pretty impressed by the Bose Home 500. Great bass. Exceptional stereo separation. Very large price tag—even the factory referbished model which I was considering buying. Ultimately, the price tag, as well as some unresolved questions I had concerning compatibility with other devices caused me not to purchase the Bose speaker. But it did get me to thinking. Could I get more premium sound in my bedroom? Could I get better sound out of my Amazon Fire enabled TV?Initially, I planned to buy the Echo Plus directly from Amazon, but I elected to buy it from Best Buy, because I would've had to wait for three days for Amazon to ship it to me. We do live in an age of instant gratification, don't we?I got the tiny Amazon Plus home, unboxed it, and had basic setup completed within two minutes. Following that, I paired it with my Amazon Fire enabled TV, and I started putting the speaker through its paces.Overall, the sound quality is very good. Not exceptional, but very good. The bass is punchy and loud. The stereo separation is underwhelming, but the quality itself almost makes up for that. With a little tweaking of the bass, mid, and trebble settings, I was able to get the speaker to sound more than acceptable at all volume levelsAfter playing with the TV a bit, the next task was to add the speaker to my media groups. Nothing could ever have been simpler. I then set about pairing the Plus with my outdoor speakers—a pair of Sound Appeals which I also bought from Amazon. Again, almost too easy. Then I paired the Plus with the water proof bluetooth speaker I use in my shower. Easy again. Best of all: The plus automatically connects to the TV and the additional speakers whenever I turn them on.My next task will be to pair the device with the free smart bulb I received with my purchase. I anticipate no problems.Bottom line: Great sound and easy and versatile connectivity for a great price. I could not be ghappier!
I am a huge fan of the Echo. I have the tap, the dot, the standard Echo and an Echo smart speaker, and now the plus.
This one is definitely a step up. The best sound and response of all the previous models.
In a nut shell The dot is ok. Limited quality sound but small and unobtrusive. Nice for a bedside alarm, weather information and morning news while shaving.
The tap is the portable and battery powered option that I use in the morning. I listen to a streaming cable news show. I listen to it while in the shower, (it is not waterproof but I have a shelf far from water that it sits on), then while I shave, and I put it in the closet while getting ready and dressed. It's like a portable radio but it allows me to stream internet cable and listen to anything I want.
The standard Echo and Echo with smart options is a great device. The addition of the smart features is ok. It allows you to turn on lights and fixtures, but going into a dark room and saying, "Alexa, turn on lights!" is not as easy as flipping a switch. It is ok for lights that are not near the bed and your heading to sleep. But, you'll wake people up by shouting the wake up command.
This one is good for two reasons: 1.) The sound is great. Better than the others. 2.) I got a smart switch and can use it to turn on any number of devices. The hook up was easy and flawless.
Also, Alexa is adding new skills. If you use a sound machine, she has a sound maker for sleeping. Wake up to the weather, the stock market, the news, a fact from history, and a joke of the day.
If you are on the cusp of buying this device, making this your first Echo would be a great choice. If you have an Echo or tap, this is a good upgrade.