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AMAZON ECHO (4TH GEN)

£90 / stuff.tv/Echo

While Phil Collins probably never imagined people would listen to In the Air Tonight in their kitchens on speakers that double as sausage timers, musicians of the world are just going to have to accept that this is how a lot of us choose to consume music these days. And while Amazon’s Echo is by no means a replacement for a proper hi-fi system, this fourth-gen model sounds surprisingly accomplished for something that looks like a melon from the future.

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