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The great blast elevator

When it comes to summoning Alexa, Amazon’s Echo speakers are among the best in the business. But while the standard Echo has been beefed up this year with the audio internals once reserved for the Plus, you could argue that nothing in the existing line-up really boasts the hi-fi chops to do Cliff Live in Japan ’72 justice.

That changes with the Echo Studio. By far the company’s most powerful Echo device

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