Home Speakers / Amazon
Amazon Echo Studio (2nd Gen)
Atmos plus a full Zigbee, Matter and Thread hub — but less bass than before.
Overall score 7.9/10
Pros
- + Dolby Atmos and 360 Reality Audio at $219
- + Complete smart-home hub — Zigbee, Matter and Thread together
- + 40% smaller than the original while keeping serious drivers
- + Can anchor an Alexa Home Theater with a Fire TV
Cons
- − Bass is weaker than the 2019 Echo Studio it replaces, which reviewers consistently flag
- − The optical and aux input of the first generation was removed, a real loss for TV use
- − Downmixes stereo to mono and compresses harder at high volume
- − No AirPlay or Chromecast, so it is Alexa-only for network audio
Amazon Echo Studio (2nd Gen) review: what the specs say
Atmos plus a full Zigbee, Matter and Thread hub — but less bass than before. At $219.99, Amazon's 2025 model sits in the middle of the range — the home Speakers we compare run from $49.99 to $749.95. It scores 7.9/10 overall, calculated from published specifications across 8 categories rather than from a subjective impression.
Its strongest showing is Smart Home at 9.5/10 — matter, Thread, Zigbee and hub capability. The weakest is Value at 7.0/10, which is the trade-off to weigh before buying: if that is the specification you care about most, one of the alternatives below will serve you better.
Worth knowing before you buy: bass is weaker than the 2019 Echo Studio it replaces, which reviewers consistently flag; and the optical and aux input of the first generation was removed, a real loss for TV use. Every specification on this page comes from Amazon's own documentation or a verified retail listing — where a figure is not published, the table says so rather than estimating it.
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Full Specifications
| Voice Assistant | Alexa and Alexa+ |
| Drivers | 1x 3.75-inch high-excursion woofer plus three full-range drivers firing left, right and up; reputable outlets disagree on the full-range driver size and Amazon does not publish it |
| Power Output | Not published by the manufacturer W |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | LE 5.3 |
| Streaming Protocols | Alexa Cast, Spotify Connect and Amazon Music Ultra HD; no AirPlay 2 and no Chromecast |
| Multiroom System | Alexa Multi-Room Music, plus Alexa Home Theater with up to 5 devices |
| Stereo Pairing | Yes |
| Smart Home Hub | Yes, full — Zigbee, Matter and Thread 1.3 border router, plus an eero extender |
| Spatial Audio | Yes |
| Line In | No |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth LE 5.3, Zigbee, Thread, Matter, eero built-in extender |
| Material | 3D-knit fabric-wrapped sphere |
| Warranty | 12 months |
Compare Amazon Echo Studio (2nd Gen) With
Cheaper Alternative
Sonos Era 100 — $219.00
Premium Alternative
Apple HomePod (2nd Gen) — $349.00