Customer Ratings & Reviews

Best Birthday present I ever got... I have my lights set up using Alexa and thermostat.. Also use the shopping list everyday helps to remember when I am at the store shopping.. love playing millions of trivia games and all the information she gives all day.. also love the many new apps added almost ever day... I Love my Alexa I highly recommend it!!

When I made this purchase, it was for what I thought was a nice little gadget that would allow me to listen to Amazon Unlimited Music. I plugged it in and the setup was a breeze. I was able to get the Amazon Unlimited Music at a great price (only $3.99/mo if used only on an Echo product), and the quality amazed me. Then, I was in another room and decided to see how far this could pick up my voice commands...and spoke, loudly, a command to play music from one of my playlists, and the Amazon Echo actually heard me correctly...from three rooms away! So I started checking this item out a bit more. It now turns on my TV (I already had a Harmony hub), can use it to change channels, turn on Roku, etc. With just a few other smart home gadgets, this Amazon Echo can turn lights off and on all by voice commands. It can control a thermostat, turn on a coffee pot. The possibilities seem endless. When I purchased this Echo I had no idea it did so much. You know what else it can do? It can order items through Amazon by voice, add reminders to my calendar, make a shopping list for later use and even help me tune my guitar! If you have a large home, you can pick up an Amazon Dot, which allows you to access your smart home devices when the Amazon Echo is at the other end of the house. Forget to turn off the living room TV and you're already snug in your bed? Amazon Echo can remedy that with a single command if you use the Harmony hub. Want to set an early morning alarm? Just ask the Amazon Echo to do so and let it wake you to the sound of your choice. Having trouble falling asleep? Ask Amazon Echo or Dot to read one of your Kindle E-books or play some relaxing music. All in all an EXCELLENT product that not only makes life easier, but fun!

Had been thinking about purchasing this for some time and decided to take the plunge. It was easy to set up and the sound is very good, which was surprising. It's in our kitchen, so we use it in the morning when we are getting ready to leave for work and at night when we are preparing dinner. It's useful for getting a brief rundown of the news, listening to some local radio, or playing some tunes. We have it set up with our NEST, but don't have anything else really automated so I can't comment on that. I probably paid more attention to Alexa initially when we bought it, but now can go days without speaking to Alexa. Can't we all?

The Amazon Echo speaker is super high quality with a nice woofer. Great for listening to music, and it controls all the tech inside your house. It's definitely the way of the future!

Easy to set up and lots of great functions. Can play music, summary of the news, link in for the smart home

I got this to basically experiment with. Straight out of the box, it's really not that impressive. It's a "novelty", however, as I checked out the skills available, lights started coming on - Literally! Echo's ability to integrate with Home Automation is excellent! Having voice commands for turning on/off lights may seem like a novelty as well, however, there are endless options for the elderly, or disabled with this little assistant, and some customizing.

Got this as a gift to replace our under the counter radio. It is great that it will play radio stations or go commercial free with either our Amazon account or Pandora. Alexa will answer all kinds of questions, Like what is the weather she tells me the current weather. She will do jokes she does conversions for cooking. I am now looking to add the DOT to other rooms of the home for added convenience. We will not be getting rid of it any time soon!!!

The Amazon Echo works amazing with Home automation. I have it integrated with the Smartthings hub and it allows me to control most of my Lights with my voice. It really works great!

Bought the Echo for my hubby's birthday, and it is everything I expected. It is so easy to set up, and we enjoy it so much. We use it to play music (such as a certain genre or artist or particular song). The sound quality is very good. My grandkids love to hear their songs too. We use it to make our shopping list, as it's easy to add things whenever you think of them, and no lists to lose! I definitely would recommend the Amazon Echo.

This is my second Echo along with three Echo Dots. Great voice response along with smart home integration. I use it to control lighting, security, garage door, and HVAC functions.

Echo is a great device. Easy to use, reliable, very affordable options to stream music. So many tasks Alexa can help you with. You wonder how you got through the day without it!

I have both products and Alexia performs much better the google. I like the blue thought as I have it connected to my Onkyo and it plays and responds throughout the entire house

We actually received the echo dot for Christmas last year and loved it! We got the Hue smart lights and we were easily able to control everything with our dog. We used it to play music a lot so we decided to get the large echo and move the smaller one to another room. We LOVE it. It sounds great playing music! We rely on it a lot for daily tasks as well like weather, news, and controlling our smart devices. The only negative thing about this is if you turn the volume up past a certain point it isn’t able to hear you say “Alexa” and you have to manually turn down the volume before she can hear you. Other than that it is awesome!

Simply amazing! Forgot how much I love having music on in the background during the day and with access to Prime Playlists it's an outstanding deal. Weather forecasts, "who's that actor that was in....", set an alarm for a reminder, add items to shopping list, trivia questions-you name it, Alexa does it. Tell her goodnight, and she responds kindly with goodnight. Been on the fence for awhile about purchasing this and now I am so glad I went for it

This product is the greatest thing.. Not only is it a speaker, but it is also a little computer at the palm of your hands. You can do so much with the Echo that we are having so much fun talking to her. There are little games you can play with her and she also has a variety of other things she can do. If you are on the fence about getting an Echo I wouldn't hesitate and run to the closest Best Buy and pick it up now. You will not regret it.

My wife and I are really enjoying all of the features of our new Echo. I like to wake up each morning and have it give me the scores of the late games from the night before.

Amazon echo better known as Alexa is much more than a smart speaker. To unlock its true music potential, one should have amazon prime. Great at understanding basic questions, Alexa will also give you news briefs and play music via amazon, Pandora and Spotify membership. The true joy of Alexa is its home automation commands via smartthings, hue, nest, etc. Highly recommended for those seeking more than just a smart speaker with decent mono sound.

We got this on a one-day special and took a chance. I would say that Alexa generally works better than Siri on most things and more consistently. The speaker alone is good, but the ability to play radio via TuneIN, Pandora, Amazon Music, etc. is value enough...beyond the little things like saying "Alexa, set a timer for 4 minutes" or "Alexa, what's the weather going to be like?". Overall very impressed with the Echo - recommended highly.

Bought it for me, but my wife has taken over! It is great lots of functionality. We use it for s lights and music and other things... Easy to use and great for the family!

We have mainly used this for music. We love it because you can just tell Alexa what you want to hear and ask her to turn it up or down. We ask the weather all the time too.