You dont have tu say "Hey Alexa"... just say "Alexa". And the orange flash light is because you have notifications or messages. Ask for notifications and the orange light will turn down.
(Note: This was written by me and posted elsewhere, so ignore the personal references - I pasted the text here so that I didn’t have to write it again) Ty: Two regular Echo speakers paired in stereo mode don't even come close to the ear-pleasing sound that comes from two Echo Studios in stereo mode. As you said, Ty, you listened to only one Studio speaker, and some of that listening was in a surround mode. The Echo Studio does not "shine" with just one Studio (when playing regular stereo music files, which are the most common). Two of them paired in stereo mode sound exponentially better. I humbly ask you to reconsider your 7 rating for sound quality and change it to 9 or 10, for the benefit of potential buyers interested in purchasing high quality equipment (no profit or financial interest for me). If using two Echo Studios in stereo mode, turn off the "Upmixing" toggle switch in the Alexa app (also called “Stereo Spatial Enhancement” in different versions of the Alexa app). Upmixing tries to adapt regular 2-channel stereo music to the 3D potential of the Studio. If you don't turn off upmixing, the sound will not be that clear and direct, and you will get the wrong impression about how good these speakers really are. The speaker will try to add some processing to the sound and that doesn't sound very good in stereo mode with two paired Studios. That processing may sound “ok” with just one Studio, but even then it's hit-or-miss, depending on which song is playing. Up-mixing is not perfect, as it is a fake or simulated (artificial) 3D effect; it’s not best for all songs and is awful on some songs (regular 2-channel stereo music). Note that upmixing is not needed for audio that is already encoded in 3D (like Sony’s 360 Reality Audio). Comparison of the Echo Studio to the Regular Echo: The regular $99 Echo has drivers (internal speaker units) whose sound gets somewhat trapped inside the enclosure case, as the separate woofer and tweeter drivers face each other with a small space between them (they point down and up, not out -- one pointing at the other!) instead of facing outwardly like the Echo Studio’s drivers. But the 3 midrange drivers and one tweeter inside each Echo Studio are facing outward and project the sound outside of the enclosure. That makes a big difference -- there's much more clarity and presence in the midrange and treble. It does not get muffled or trapped inside the enclosure at all; it is allowed to come out clearly and completely. I am hearing detail in songs I’ve been playing for decades -- details I’ve never heard before. Those details are clear as can be without being harsh or grating to the ears. The outward facing circular arrangement of the midrange and tweeter array act like sort of a wide-dispersion tweeter - no matter where you are standing you hear each speaker channel’s sound very clearly (ideal for when you are moving around, working in the kitchen, etc. And I am talking about stereo mode here, not a surround mode). The bass is clear and mostly tight - just right without overdoing it. And if you listen to talk radio on these, the sound (EQ) automatically adjusts itself so that the talker's voice doesn’t sound boomy (those built-in optimizing microphones work well). Finally, it is recommended to adjust the EQ settings using the Alexa app, and set the EQ to: Bass middle (5 on the scale), Midrange boosted to about 6 or 7 out of 10, and Treble to about 8 out of 10 (this sounds best in the very small alcove that I have these speakers set up in). Use a good-sounding music file for test listening - an audio file that has never been compressed more than once, and has been encoded well, and been recorded in high quality (not necessarily a hi-res file). An excellent sounding sample to buy and use for testing purposes is Rudolf from Burl Ives’ album “Have a Holly Jolly Christmas”. Sure, it’s an old-fashioned song but it is extremely well-recorded and encoded (at least on the specific album I mentioned). You can purchase it for 99 cents on Amazon’s online digital music store if you want to have it stored in the cloud and playable on demand -- on these speakers. Note about Setup: if you have a weak Wi-Fi signal, the slow signal from your Wi-Fi router may cause some confusing delays during setup, so if you encounter this, begin by finding a way to get an adequate signal strength to these excellent speakers. Move your router closer or maybe buy a Wi-Fi extender if your Wi-Fi signal is weak in the spot where the two Studios are located. After a minute or so of getting established, they will find their way to sync with each other and play in perfect, flawless stereo without you having to do anything after the setup. Written by Bob M (from Rhode Island)
I got mine delivered today Monday 26th April 2021 for £145 including delivery. QVC UK has it for £139 - cheaper than direct from Amazon. I can’t wait to open it & to set it up
I have HomePod and echo studio. To me the studio not only sounds better it’s way cheaper and is just a better all rounder. No brainier really and when you use 3D music it smashes the HomePod in sound quality.
@Jm Tech in fairness the echo studios have a fantastic sound. Little play around with setting in Alexa and they are superb. Listening to 3d music is something special. They're great for surround sound on fire TV. As they have proper Dolby Atmos . Iv separated mime in stereo and have them separate as they're so good in their own. More spacious and sound from all directions. When in stereo mode you get the typical straight at you sound with a bit flaring off to the sides. I find the sound from these better than my homepods or Sonia 1s. My sonos 5 is better but not hugely and with 3d music playing the studios are at least on par with play 5. I guess though everyone's eats are different as not everyone is loving them. And in fairness the homepods are very very good as well... Just don't have the smart functionality of the studio and imo not quite as good sounding. But each to their own I guess.
love how he tries to put speaker down, but the speaker wins...by the way use alexia app to connect blutooth, you can adjust tremble, mids, and base ...to get most of it you need the setting in alexia app under device, echo studio
Brother, it was a trip listening to your review, but I will tell you that every time you said Alexa it triggers the echo to listen and respond so thats why she kept interrupting you.. It was a funny and entertaining review so that may have been what you were going for lol.. Really enjoying the channel! Keep it up man..
He uses almost the same lighting setup that Lou uses to create the background gradient. But Lou uses an ultrawide-angle lens to exaggerate his hand movements. Seth is probably using a lens closer to a normal focal length.
It'd be nice to put this up against the Google home Max as well as apples and Sonos products. It's been a few days since it's been shipped I'm surprised I cannot find a video with somebody competing these speakers. Thanks for the review
You have Bluetooth on your phone put it in pairing mode and it will search for devices Echo Show will show just click on it an you can play any music you have.
Impressed about your 39.2k subscribers. Assuming you usually do your homework before you make your videos. You mentioned somewhere that you know about shoes?
Great review and content, man - glad to see you approach these unboxing with the same enthusiasm as you’re sneaker vids!!! I’m a fan Also, I’ve got so many echos but still thinking about ordering one of these
If I connect the Echo Studio directly to tv via 3.5 -Toslink cable does the Alexa voice commands become disabled for asking Alexa questions? I was not planning to use that fire stick stuff.
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._
You're very trusting of that microphone mute button... what if it's just there to give you false comfort and it's really still listening and indicating it isn't????
So, you're saying that when you mute the mic, then say the wake word and Alexa doesn't respond, she's only PRETENDING she cant hear you? Wow, Alexa must be more intelligent than I thought. Now then, where's my tin foil hat?
Why would anyone use this as a simple Bluetooth speaker? This device is capable of playing high-res, lossless FLAC music. Bluetooth is low quality shit.
if you trust the mic on/off button you can also trust the claim that the software only uploads any voice commands to amazon after it hears the word Alexa. If you dont trust one of these 2 claims from amazon, you shouldnt trust any of them at all. After all its really simple to turn on a red light when you press a button and continue to listen to you anyway :P
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.
You dont have tu say "Hey Alexa"... just say "Alexa".
And the orange flash light is because you have notifications or messages. Ask for notifications and the orange light will turn down.
"I hate having microphones listening to me!"
-RUclipsr
Lol
I hope you don't have a mobile phone then
Matt C your phone listens to you ! So it’s pointless to say that
What's up 44566 Golden not mine
You can turn it off
Alexa - “Hello”
Seth- “SUP”
2019
that cracked me up xD
wish amazon guys had forseen that one so that alexa just replied something like "not much just chillin"
Not gonna lie U look just like someone I used to see at game stop😂
Wow that’s heavy! Look at this thicc Boi!!!
Seth 2019
Yup, seems normal calling a speaker thic. Totally normal
The sound is incredible both bass and spacial
Honestly, Seth's review style is so versatile. This man can literally review anything. Shoes, tech, clothes, more stuff.
Alexa: Hello!
Seth: Sup
😂🤣
(Note: This was written by me and posted elsewhere, so ignore the personal references - I pasted the text here so that I didn’t have to write it again) Ty: Two regular Echo speakers paired in stereo mode don't even come close to the ear-pleasing sound that comes from two Echo Studios in stereo mode. As you said, Ty, you listened to only one Studio speaker, and some of that listening was in a surround mode. The Echo Studio does not "shine" with just one Studio (when playing regular stereo music files, which are the most common). Two of them paired in stereo mode sound exponentially better. I humbly ask you to reconsider your 7 rating for sound quality and change it to 9 or 10, for the benefit of potential buyers interested in purchasing high quality equipment (no profit or financial interest for me). If using two Echo Studios in stereo mode, turn off the "Upmixing" toggle switch in the Alexa app (also called “Stereo Spatial Enhancement” in different versions of the Alexa app). Upmixing tries to adapt regular 2-channel stereo music to the 3D potential of the Studio. If you don't turn off upmixing, the sound will not be that clear and direct, and you will get the wrong impression about how good these speakers really are. The speaker will try to add some processing to the sound and that doesn't sound very good in stereo mode with two paired Studios. That processing may sound “ok” with just one Studio, but even then it's hit-or-miss, depending on which song is playing. Up-mixing is not perfect, as it is a fake or simulated (artificial) 3D effect; it’s not best for all songs and is awful on some songs (regular 2-channel stereo music). Note that upmixing is not needed for audio that is already encoded in 3D (like Sony’s 360 Reality Audio).
Comparison of the Echo Studio to the Regular Echo:
The regular $99 Echo has drivers (internal speaker units) whose sound gets somewhat trapped inside the enclosure case, as the separate woofer and tweeter drivers face each other with a small space between them (they point down and up, not out -- one pointing at the other!) instead of facing outwardly like the Echo Studio’s drivers. But the 3 midrange drivers and one tweeter inside each Echo Studio are facing outward and project the sound outside of the enclosure. That makes a big difference -- there's much more clarity and presence in the midrange and treble. It does not get muffled or trapped inside the enclosure at all; it is allowed to come out clearly and completely. I am hearing detail in songs I’ve been playing for decades -- details I’ve never heard before. Those details are clear as can be without being harsh or grating to the ears. The outward facing circular arrangement of the midrange and tweeter array act like sort of a wide-dispersion tweeter - no matter where you are standing you hear each speaker channel’s sound very clearly (ideal for when you are moving around, working in the kitchen, etc. And I am talking about stereo mode here, not a surround mode). The bass is clear and mostly tight - just right without overdoing it. And if you listen to talk radio on these, the sound (EQ) automatically adjusts itself so that the talker's voice doesn’t sound boomy (those built-in optimizing microphones work well).
Finally, it is recommended to adjust the EQ settings using the Alexa app, and set the EQ to: Bass middle (5 on the scale), Midrange boosted to about 6 or 7 out of 10, and Treble to about 8 out of 10 (this sounds best in the very small alcove that I have these speakers set up in). Use a good-sounding music file for test listening - an audio file that has never been compressed more than once, and has been encoded well, and been recorded in high quality (not necessarily a hi-res file). An excellent sounding sample to buy and use for testing purposes is Rudolf from Burl Ives’ album “Have a Holly Jolly Christmas”. Sure, it’s an old-fashioned song but it is extremely well-recorded and encoded (at least on the specific album I mentioned). You can purchase it for 99 cents on Amazon’s online digital music store if you want to have it stored in the cloud and playable on demand -- on these speakers.
Note about Setup: if you have a weak Wi-Fi signal, the slow signal from your Wi-Fi router may cause some confusing delays during setup, so if you encounter this, begin by finding a way to get an adequate signal strength to these excellent speakers. Move your router closer or maybe buy a Wi-Fi extender if your Wi-Fi signal is weak in the spot where the two Studios are located. After a minute or so of getting established, they will find their way to sync with each other and play in perfect, flawless stereo without you having to do anything after the setup. Written by Bob M (from Rhode Island)
"hey Alexa, hey Alexa" conditioned to hey Siri. I live in both worlds and am always mixing the two up.
It always helps if you read the directs first before you show a product!
Everyone seems to say turn off the 3D auto feature on it, for better sound!?
"Yes... The mute button works..." ❤️ The NSA
I got mine delivered today Monday 26th April 2021 for £145 including delivery. QVC UK has it for £139 - cheaper than direct from Amazon.
I can’t wait to open it & to set it up
“It’s bigger than I expected.” Yeah, I get that a lot. 😉
And so is the sound it produces - Pair it with a Dot
That’s such a funny comment Charles Bloomer! 🤣
I think your mixing it up buddy
it's a shame you said this on "opposite for the first half of your sentence day"
5:13 I thought he was gonna say ‘wAtchA yA dOing stEp bRo’
I have HomePod and echo studio. To me the studio not only sounds better it’s way cheaper and is just a better all rounder. No brainier really and when you use 3D music it smashes the HomePod in sound quality.
@Jm Tech in fairness the echo studios have a fantastic sound. Little play around with setting in Alexa and they are superb. Listening to 3d music is something special. They're great for surround sound on fire TV. As they have proper Dolby Atmos . Iv separated mime in stereo and have them separate as they're so good in their own. More spacious and sound from all directions. When in stereo mode you get the typical straight at you sound with a bit flaring off to the sides. I find the sound from these better than my homepods or Sonia 1s. My sonos 5 is better but not hugely and with 3d music playing the studios are at least on par with play 5.
I guess though everyone's eats are different as not everyone is loving them.
And in fairness the homepods are very very good as well... Just don't have the smart functionality of the studio and imo not quite as good sounding. But each to their own I guess.
love how he tries to put speaker down, but the speaker wins...by the way use alexia app to connect blutooth, you can adjust tremble, mids, and base ...to get most of it you need the setting in alexia app under device, echo studio
Brother, it was a trip listening to your review, but I will tell you that every time you said Alexa it triggers the echo to listen and respond so thats why she kept interrupting you.. It was a funny and entertaining review so that may have been what you were going for lol.. Really enjoying the channel! Keep it up man..
This will be the new Unboxing Therapy in the future
future? its already better imo
He uses almost the same lighting setup that Lou uses to create the background gradient. But Lou uses an ultrawide-angle lens to exaggerate his hand movements. Seth is probably using a lens closer to a normal focal length.
It'd be nice to put this up against the Google home Max as well as apples and Sonos products. It's been a few days since it's been shipped I'm surprised I cannot find a video with somebody competing these speakers. Thanks for the review
Love your reviews mate. And I actually like the audio quality of this Amazon Echo device so much. It does really well with its Mediatek chipset.
You have Bluetooth on your phone put it in pairing mode and it will search for devices Echo Show will show just click on it an you can play any music you have.
HAHAHHAHAAH
I have an echo dot 3 and when Seth was saying Alexa and stuff my echo dot 3 responded!😂😂
Hmm if this was your first time listening to this device how would you know it has similar sound quality to other devices for more money?
I live within' the Apple Eco System... And you admit this.
Seriously!!! I have never seen anyone struggle to set up an Alexa.
Impressed about your 39.2k subscribers. Assuming you usually do your homework before you make your videos. You mentioned somewhere that you know about shoes?
Great review and content, man - glad to see you approach these unboxing with the same enthusiasm as you’re sneaker vids!!! I’m a fan
Also, I’ve got so many echos but still thinking about ordering one of these
I wonder what he does with all these random stuff? Lol
This video is real funny, and informative... getting mine tomorrow 😊
😂 Alexa just rambling off your book library 🤣
If I connect the Echo Studio directly to tv via 3.5 -Toslink cable does the Alexa voice commands become disabled for asking Alexa questions?
I was not planning to use that fire stick stuff.
When are you gonna unbox the amazon echo buds??
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._
Why would you pay so much for just a Bluetooth speaker if your turning the mic off sort of a real waste of time.
Okay, I am making a very weird comparison but how high fidelity the Echo Studio has when compared to Sonos Five?
LOVE YOU SETH! KEEP IT UP
You're very trusting of that microphone mute button... what if it's just there to give you false comfort and it's really still listening and indicating it isn't????
So, you're saying that when you mute the mic, then say the wake word and Alexa doesn't respond, she's only PRETENDING she cant hear you? Wow, Alexa must be more intelligent than I thought. Now then, where's my tin foil hat?
I live in Russia but I love Alexa)
wow they look awesome
Pro unboxer right here😂
you need to give a warning with your alexa videos for the viewers to turn off their Alexas. Mine kept buzzing throughout the whole video! lol
You can play tracks from open music websites like jamendo.com. There should be no issues with royalties.
Back at it again I see you Seth
Why would anyone use this as a simple Bluetooth speaker? This device is capable of playing high-res, lossless FLAC music. Bluetooth is low quality shit.
My Amazon cube you can set it to answer by saying computer. Can you do the same with this.?
You can change the name Alexa to anything you want on any device!
What was the song that you were using for the volume tests?
You should really try out the Sonos move when I compared it to the Echo studio I found that it’s a better all around speaker imo.
cant use it without a smart phone. I know many people who don't have smart phones including myself.
Top vid.I got 2 studios and a amazon sub.Really happy with mine.
Is it connected to a TV??
@@rob29032 No i'm just using them for music.I tried the home cinema setup but prefer to use a Soundbase for home cinema.
UR A GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!
if you trust the mic on/off button you can also trust the claim that the software only uploads any voice commands to amazon after it hears the word Alexa. If you dont trust one of these 2 claims from amazon, you shouldnt trust any of them at all. After all its really simple to turn on a red light when you press a button and continue to listen to you anyway :P
Nicee video broo
I thought you were going to unbox Echobuds
why dont you just purchase amazon music ???
Does it come with optical cable?
No
you have to add youtube skill or apple music skills.
Don't discuss crimes around Alexa and you'll be okay! Screw Crapple lol
I think Alexa dont like you man
Nice review bro! 🔥👌❤
You just say Alexa connects my phone
🔥
go online amazon.com/alexa and you can do many things and turn on Bluetooth
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.
Not a proper unboxing if Seth doesn’t drop something
Funniest vid HA😂
Yooooo! This is dope!
Hey, Seth! Turn off the 3-D option in the Alexa app and you'll see it's going to sound much better!
Hi, I looked under my Alexa settings, and didn't find turning off 3D option. Just bass, treble, and mid
Where did you find it? Thanks
@@sarikakis In the app tap on Audio Settings, there will be another control panel with the toggle in the bottom.
Ahhhh, there it is.. found it.. thanks.. I'll test it out soon
@@sarikakis You are very welcome! You'll be surprised how much better it sounds with the regular music :)
For the next video, please mute the video when you say "alexa"
Notification Gang💪💪🎐📣
this was a funny video
When people don't speak with their natural voice it's so obvious it's annoying, just fucking talk dude.
Sup bro
homopod from Apple? Cmon, it's piece of crap
First
fail!
Its a box, let's see the product.
IG: ImmaSuperNova
Apple ...rotten to the core
Wow, thats dope.
ig:ttorresrodel
Yep, they listen to you, don’t trust them 😂