5 Best Smart Speakers For A Connected Home
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Eufy Genie
The Eufy Genie is a low price smart speaker that still offers a very good sound quality in a compact case with a nice design.
This tiny but efficient speaker can be voice-controlled and has the Amazon Alexa service built-in.
Pros:
- 2 Watts power
- It can be used to stream music from Amazon Music, TuneIn, and iHeartRadio
- Works with Apple device via AirPlay
- Free EufyHome app included that lets you control all your Alexa-compatible devices easily
- Lifetime technical support
- Very cheap
Cons:
- The overall sound volume is low
- Not compatible with Android devices
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Echo Dot (3rd Gen)
The Echo Dot 3rd Gen is another good-looking compact smart speaker that allows you to control its features using the Alexa smart assistant.
This speaker also shows you a clock, and you can also change its settings in order for it to show specific timers or the outside temperature. The display automatically adapts to the lighting conditions in the room for more efficiency.
Pros:
- Very good price
- Nice design that adds to the functionality of the speaker, making it perfect for any nightstand
- Can be used to set, modify, and snooze alarms with voice control
- Easily stream music from almost any service
Cons:
- Sound quality is sub-par
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Echo (3rd Gen)
The Echo (3rd Gen) is the next step forward in the price range from the Echo Dot mentioned, but also when it comes to capabilities.
This smart speaker offers good sound quality using Dolby speakers, and a 360 degrees design that allows it to spread the sound in the room more efficiently.
Pros:
- Crisp vocals and deep bass
- Sound can be personalized by using the built-in Equalizer
- Can be paired with Echo Dot or Echo Sub for surround sound and deeper bass
- Ability to voice-control your music
- Can be used to voice-control your smart home setup
Cons:
- Good sound volume but when playing at maximum level high-pitch sounds become distorted
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Libratone Zipp Mini 2
The Libratone Zipp Mini 2 is a very good portable smart speaker that offers good sound quality, is fully integrated with Alexa, and also offers 75 Watts of power.
This compact and easy to carry smart speaker offers a 12-hour music playtime on one charge.
Pros:
- 360 degrees room-filling sound projection because of design
- Compatible with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, aux and USB drive connections
- Voice-commands for playing and/or streaming music services
- Can be used as a smart-home voice control hub
Cons:
- Even though a decent amount of power is available, sounds become distorted when getting close to the high volume limit
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Bose Home Speaker 500
The Bose Home Speaker 500 is the ultimate smart speaker for your home, offering you an incredible wall to wall surround sound by using just one speaker.
This feature is possible because of the latest Bose technology used in this setup, making it our top of the range pick for the best smart speaker you can buy.
Pros:
- Built-in voice assistants that use an array of 8 microphones for superior voice pickup – Alexa, Google Assistant
- Full connection compatibility through Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Apple Airplay 2
- Easily control the speaker by either using voice, tapping the top controls, or the Bose application on your phone or tablet
- Color LCD display on the front
- 50 Watts power
Cons:
- For true surround sound, pairing it with other wireless speakers is recommended
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Conclusion on smart speakers
We hope that the information we provided you in this guide helped you make an informed buying decision.
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