02-17-2021, 07:10 PM
When I was researching, the 3rd Generation was said to have better sound?
I have a couple of 3rd Gen Echo dots in use and it did sound a lot better than a 2nd Gen dot (I had hooked it up to a fancy iPod/iPhone clock radio via Aux so it was a non issue)
I think the Gen 3 had better sound than the 4 also? Or maybe not?]
Comparison here.
Interestingly, Amazon hasn't made a particular reinvention of the sound design behind the fabric shroud of the new Echo Dot - it's still got that 1.6-inch speaker to provide the volume. Now, going by the performance of the older Echo Dot, that's no issue - for a small speaker, the Dot line has been producing really impressive sound quality for some time, so no change isn't bad news.
That said, the increased size of the newer Dot does give you some improvement in the sound quality. There's less vibration through the body of the speaker and that means it performs better at higher volumes, better placed to fill the room with sound. It's not hugely different, but it is better.
On both models there is also a 3.5mm port in case you want to pipe audio out via cable.
I have a couple of 3rd Gen Echo dots in use and it did sound a lot better than a 2nd Gen dot (I had hooked it up to a fancy iPod/iPhone clock radio via Aux so it was a non issue)
I think the Gen 3 had better sound than the 4 also? Or maybe not?]
Comparison here.
Interestingly, Amazon hasn't made a particular reinvention of the sound design behind the fabric shroud of the new Echo Dot - it's still got that 1.6-inch speaker to provide the volume. Now, going by the performance of the older Echo Dot, that's no issue - for a small speaker, the Dot line has been producing really impressive sound quality for some time, so no change isn't bad news.
That said, the increased size of the newer Dot does give you some improvement in the sound quality. There's less vibration through the body of the speaker and that means it performs better at higher volumes, better placed to fill the room with sound. It's not hugely different, but it is better.
On both models there is also a 3.5mm port in case you want to pipe audio out via cable.