Amazon's speakers have a new look—and new leaders—with the newest lineup of the brand's Echo devices. Amazon's fall hardware event in September announced the next frontier of the Alexa-powered speakers , but strangely enough, none of them was a fifth-generation Echo. Instead, Amazon has leaned in to two specific speakers: the Echo Dot, now named the Echo Dot Max and costing what the main, full-size Echo used to, and the immersive speaker powerhouse that is the Echo Studio, now in its second generation.

Perhaps Amazon is finally planning on cutting down its lineup to focus on the best of the best. We've long recommended the Echo Dot and Echo Studio as some of the best of Amazon's overcrowded Echo lineup, and no other smart speaker maker offers as many options. Several Echo models

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