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Amazon Echo Dot 3rd Generation
Shaun C.Greater Melbourne (Outer), VIC
- 9 reviews
- Verified purchase
Cheap and effective
Great little unit, sound is also impressive. Alexa Understands you well and you don’t have to be near the unit for it to pick up your voice. A great cheap way to get into the ‘smart home’ market.
Purchased in December 2021 at Amazon for $39.00.
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DavidNGreater Melbourne (Metropolitan), VIC
- 67 reviews
- 4 likes
- Verified purchase
Amazon Echo Dot vs Google Home Mini on sound quality
I have had an Amazon Echo Dot for about 2 weeks and it just went on sale shaving $20 off from the $55 RRP price tag, the price I paid for mine. Echo Dot (gen 3) is cheaper than the Echo Input at $49. As much as I love the small size of the Echo Input and how it blended so well with my decor because of its minimalistic design. For the extra LEDs, speakers, volume control, amp inside and possibility to write a review on Amazon Echo Dot, I decided to try and swap over the Echo Input with Echo Dot. Thank you to the local store for being so accommo...Read more
dating and made it happen! Thank you! You would find my review of the Echo Input at the bottom. Given how similar Echo Input is to the Echo Dot, I won't repeat a lot of stuff here. Echo Dot is much more comparable with the Google Home Mini. The big improvement from gen 2 to gen 3 is the speaker and 4 mics over 1 mic and new cloth grille. I don't have a gen 2 Echo Dot so no comments there. It still has difficulty hearing me when I am playing music. May be it is better than gen 2, but comparable with Google Home Mini, however many mics that is in the GH Mini. In terms of sound quality. Echo Dot will be well received by the majority of consumers imho. The first thing that struck me is that it has a somewhat Sony or Sennheiser sound, as opposed to Shure or Audio Technica sound. This is a massive generalisation of course because Sennheiser for example has budget friendly headphones as well as really expensive audiophile grade headphones. Likewise for Sony, the undisputed reference / benchmark headphone is Sony MDR-7506 which has a really flat frequency response, unlike most other Sony products. The Echo Dot sound is relatively rich meaning more bass at the cost of clarity in the treble. It is louder than Google Home Mini and it actually has some bass unlike Google Home Mini which barely has any bass. That said, you do lose clarity at the top end. This is a common consumer audio sound signature hence why I believe majority of casual music listener would be happy with it, happier than they would with the Google Home Mini. BTW, Echo Dot has a 3-bands equaliser for adjusting treble, mid and bass while Google Home Mini has 2-bands but I can barely hear the difference Google Home's equaliser makes. +1 for Echo Dot. This opinion rides on huge assumptions and conditions. It depends on the kind of music you listen to, If your fav music is Jazz or vocal with a lot of strings at moderate volume, you might prefer Google Home Mini because you get a more articulate high frequency or vocal frequency range. But if you listen to pop with beats, Echo Dot is the way to go. That said, some audiophiles (someone's going to hit me putting the word audiophile in a review about these smart little speakers) who dig for details might prefer Google Home Mini because of treble clarity. I reckon the Google Home Mini might pair better with subwoofers because it really doesn't try hard in the bass department. Good result may be possible if subwoofer crossover frequency is properly set to complement the GH Mini. Otoh, Echo Dot gives it a decent attempt on bass production in a small unit, including the use of rigid metal structure inside (thus the heavier weight). Bass on the Google Home Mini is more like dok dok dok (and tik tik tik at low volumes) rather than a dom dom dom like it is with Echo Dot. Because of physical limitations, Echo Dot's sound quickly turn nasally if you drive it pass level 4 or 5, when the casing starts reverberating. One has to understand both are packed with compromises, a bit less with the Echo Dot. I wonder why Echo Dot designer didn't choose to use a bigger driver or add a piezo speaker.
Purchased in August 2021 at JB Hi-Fi Retail Stores for $49.00.
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Athulya Andrewsmelbourne
- 6 reviews
- 1 like
Good for music lovers
I am so much in love with this device as I can ask Alexa to play the music I want, standing anywhere in the room. But this is only a basic model and can get improved sound performances with upgraded models having higher quality speakers. But for limited spaces, echo dot is just awesome and cute.
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