The presence of an up-firing driver also means an Echo Studio (or pair of them) could at some point be used as rear surrounds in an Amazon Dolby Atmos home cinema setup. No such thing exists at ...

That changes with the Echo Studio. By far the company’s most powerful Echo device to date, the Studio is full-to-bursting with speakers, and it’s the first smart speaker capable of delivering 3D audio ...

In the studio, audio engineers using Dolby Atmos mixing technology are able to treat individual sounds as “objects,” which can then be moved independently inside that dome of sound.

The standard Echo Studio is $30 cheaper at $200. Both versions support high-quality audio formats like Dolby Atmos spatial audio, HD, and Ultra HD music. This sets them apart from Amazon's ...