Alexa Echo To Receiver Without Bluetooth

Was looking for a AV receiver that had bluetooth capability and works with Alexa, and this one fit the bill for a reasonable price.  Access to the HDMI input is near the top of the receiver for easy access and the auto sound adjustment capability is nice for speedy speaker adjustment.  Lots of positive features on a lower priced AV receiver.

Great upgrade to my Alexa echo. Music sounds much better.

Works great and easily coupled with Echo 2 Alexa

i have echo show and i love this one much better, understand the commands more than alexa

My first Alexa product ever. I LOVE these Echo. The sound us far better than I'd expected

Extremely easy work with Echo Alexa the sound quality much better than the Bose soundtouch.

Very good Bluetooth receiver.

Bought these for our patio. I paired them up to an Amazon Echo that I keep out on the patio, the pairing went great no issues there, now I just say Alexa play music. They are nice and loud, easily cover my whole back yard. Very pleased.

Let’s be clear the HomePod was never meant to be a smart speaker. Instead it was designed and developed to produce outstanding sound in a compact package within the Apple ecosystem and that is exactly what it does. The sound of speakers is truly subjective and to say if Google Home or Sonos is the better speaker is just that, subjective. One thing is clear the tinny sounding echo or echo dot does not compete in sound quality to the HomePod. Siri does not compete in answering trivia, playing fireplace sounds etc. like Alexa. �Siri does take commands in a low voice and does it well. Ask it to play music, set an alarm, play the news, or give the weather no problems. Is it as robust as Alexa? No but it wasn’t made to be that way. Shortcomings? A few... can you ask Siri to stream other music providers through voice commands? No, but you can stream it through Airplay. HomePod does many things well and yes shortcomings exist but the software exists within the HomePod for future upgrades. HomePod is still new but if you are looking for amazing sound particularly if you are signed up to Apple Music you will not be disappointed.

I bought a pair of Denon Home 150 speakers that replaced two old Amazon Echo 2 speakers, which served well but their sound was blown away by the sounds from the stereo Denon speakers. The Denon speakers are easy to use, they listen to Alexa commands ("Alexa, play XXXX-FM") and set-up was a breeze (other than the 15-minute wait to download the latest software). I wholeheartedly recommend the Denon Home 150 wireless speakers.