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I have tried quite a view now , albeit those at the mid and entry level range
Firstly they are sub standard to having a decent separates system , my wharfedale diamonds speakers and Cambridge audio amps are way better
Anyway , I tried Google nest , Amazon Echo , Amazon Studio and others like Anker , Sonos
I think you could spend 500 quid on a smart speaker and it would still be back of the queue standing next to proper hi fi stuff
But for general listening without being all music fascist about it I think you can get a good unit
Google Nest and Amazon Echo were both OK but struggled above volume 6 , especially with bass , that became muffled and distorted
The Sonos 1 was a top class sound but the Amazon Studio ticked all the boxes for me and was only 180 quid , very nice driving speaker which easily coped with heavy rock at volume 8
All in all its Sunday evening and I am bored out of my mind
Cheers
Firstly they are sub standard to having a decent separates system , my wharfedale diamonds speakers and Cambridge audio amps are way better
Anyway , I tried Google nest , Amazon Echo , Amazon Studio and others like Anker , Sonos
I think you could spend 500 quid on a smart speaker and it would still be back of the queue standing next to proper hi fi stuff
But for general listening without being all music fascist about it I think you can get a good unit
Google Nest and Amazon Echo were both OK but struggled above volume 6 , especially with bass , that became muffled and distorted
The Sonos 1 was a top class sound but the Amazon Studio ticked all the boxes for me and was only 180 quid , very nice driving speaker which easily coped with heavy rock at volume 8
All in all its Sunday evening and I am bored out of my mind
Cheers
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