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    Echo Link Amp

    Jun 30, 2019 5 minutes

    This is Amazon’s smart amplifier, pushing its Echo range of Alexa devices into a more hi-fi space. The ‘Link’ describes the delivery of streaming music, and the ‘Amp’ differentiates it from the simple Echo Link, which is designed to plug into an existing amplifier. With the Echo Link Amp you just plug in speakers, creating an Alexa-friendly zone of streaming audio.

    Note we say Alexa-friendly, but not immediately Alexa-ready. For reasons unknown, Amazon hasn’t put a microphone into the Echo Link Amp (or the Echo Link), so that for Alexa voice control you will also need a further compatible Echo device in the room, such as an Echo Dot, currently $79. This could be anywhere in the home since it will ‘talk’ to your Amp over the home network, but of course the merits of a voice-controlled amp are maximised when you’re in the

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