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- Amazon unveiled its new premium smart speaker, the Echo Studio, at a launch event in Seattle.
- The Studio has significant audio upgrades from previous Echo speakers, and also includes a built-in smart home hub.
- We got to listen to the speaker for ourselves, and it sounds great. These are our first impressions, but stay tuned for our full review.
- You can preorder the Echo Studio now for $199.99, and it will ship on November 7.
Amazon makes a lot of Echo smart speakers at many different price points. But when it comes to audio performance, even the company's best devices haven't been able to top premium competitors like the Sonos One and Sonos Beam.
The Echo Studio has set out to change that with its Dolby Atmos, 3D sound, and auto-calibrating microphones.
I got a chance to listen to the Studio at Amazon's event. Here are my first impressions of the speaker.
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