Amazon launches Echo Dot Max and Echo Studio with new AZ3 chips, improved sound, Alexa+ AI, spatial audio, and Dolby Atmos.

The Echo Dot Max is one of Amazon’s most robust and best-sounding smart speakers yet, though plenty of folks will be served just as well by cheaper options.

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The Dot Max is Amazon’s best all-around smart speaker. It’s pricier than the $50 Dot, but it offers far better sound, more power, and more smart home capabilities. If you are hanging on to a ...

The 2025 Echo Studio is a more attractive, fully capable smart speaker that sounds even a bit better than the original Studio ...

Amazon's latest addition to its smart speaker line brings extra smarts, a new sonic architecture, and a new look. It's not ...

Amazon's newest smart speakers start at $100, but do they offer enough of an incentive to upgrade? I went hands-on.

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