https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/27/amazons-new-echo-has-better-speakers.html >Amazon announced a new Amazon Echo smart speaker on Wednesday. >Amazon said it offers much better sound than the original Amazon Echo, thanks to support for Dolby Audio, which means it'll compete more directly with products such as the Sonos Play:1 and even Apple's upcoming HomePod, the latter of which is due out before the holidays.