Amazon Echo and Google Nest speakers work over Bluetooth for audio playback. Sonos speakers are great options for those who want both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth audio support. Bose also has some options.

Learn more At Amazon's hardware launch in September 2019, the newest iteration of its Echo smart speaker seemed almost like an afterthought. The tech giant released a slew of flashy Alexa-enabled ...

For casual listening, the Echo Show 5's single 4-watt speaker works fine, with similar audio quality to the fifth-gen Echo Dot. It lends itself to listening to news or podcasts, but things like ...