The Megablast is Ultimate Ears’ smartest speaker yet. Read the full review: Audio Pro Addon C5A If you’re already sold on the idea of talking to your speakers, and want an excellent Alexa speaker that can be expanded into a full-blown multiroom system, the Alexa-capable Addon C5A ticks all the boxes. We’re not talking hi-fi, of course, but as far as wireless speakers of this size and price go, the C5A performs admirably. Rhythms snap in time, with instruments expertly organised and dynamics effortlessly contoured. Set-up is simple via the Audio Pro app and sound is impressive. Though Audio Pro has recently changed tack with its cylindrical A10 speaker, it has opted not to tamper with the consummately class-leading performances of this Addon range. The Addon C5A retains the Addon C5’s driver configuration: a 10cm woofer flanked by a pair of 18mm tweeters. except that it adds Alexa voice control to the already Award-winning package The Audio Pro Addon C5A is almost identical to the Addon C5, which was our wireless speaker Product of the Year back in 2017. ![]() If you want and Alexa speaker that straddles both the Amazon and Sonos ecosystems, this is a cracking choice. Treble is crisp and clear, but treads a fine line between excitement and harshness The soundstage is spacious and impressively organised, with vocals given plenty of breathing room, making them instantly more engaging. Sound is weighty, full-bodied and loud – not traits you’d generally expect from an Alexa speaker of this size. There's also support for 24-bit files via Qobuz (subscription required). ![]() The Sonos One launched only supporting Amazon Music with voice control but has since added Spotify, Deezer, TuneIn, YouTube Music, Apple Music and Audible into the voice control mix, which is very welcome. Alexa is particularly well implemented, in that you can talk to the One exactly as you would Amazon’s own Echo, so instead of having to say “Alexa, play Bowie on Sonos”, you simply say “Alexa, play Bowie”, and one of his classics will spring forth. One of the best all-round smart speakers you can currently buy, the Sonos One sounds superb for the money and has all the functionality you're likely to need. Read the full review: Amazon Echo Show 10 At first, it is a little disconcerting, because the Echo Show 10 locates you via its camera as well as sonically, but this neat perk also enables features such as 'dropping in' while you're out, to pan around your room (or simply spy on your cat).Īlthough the Echo Show 10 isn't about to become your new sound system (we expected a little more sonically) if it's one of the best Alexa speakers with a touchscreen you're after, we enjoyed this one very much indeed. Physically, it's a bit of a beast (think CD-sized speaker barrel with tablet attached) and it needs some room to rotate, but the headline grabber is of course is its ability to track around so you can always see the screen. But when you consider that its 10.1-in Full HD screen can now tilt and twist to follow you around the room, and that both the speaker and camera performance have been significantly improved from the previous-generation model, that price starts to look pretty reasonable. ![]() The Amazon Echo Show 10 (3rd Generation) is one of the company's pricier smart devices.
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