The Best Bluetooth Speakers with Alexa Built-In Are These (New) Smart Speakers
Are you looking for some of the best Bluetooth speakers with Alexa Built-in? Well you have come to the right place. There are lots of Bluetooth speakers that works with Alexa, but not many have Alexa Built-in. By the way “works with Alexa” is different from “Alexa Built-in”. Devices that “works with Alexa” needs another device that features Alexa voice service, like an Echo or Echo Plus. Meanwhile, devices with “Alexa Built-in” can connect and use Alexa voice service independently. On top of that, the best Bluetooth speakers with Alexa built-in I listed here all have sound quality as their priority or main focus. These are not cheap or budget speakers; although they are quite reasonably priced considering the caliber of these speakers and audio quality that they provide. True, there are lots of Bluetooth speakers out there that works with Alexa; but they do not necessarily sound that good or great. Some doesn’t even sound good at all especially for music listening. So if ever you are just looking for a decent Bluetooth speaker where Alexa is a priority, better check out the Echo or Dot instead. But if audio or sound quality is your priority and you want to enjoy listening to music while having Alexa at the same time, stick around and check out these Bluetooth speakers below. These speakers were released this year, except for the one at the bottom.
Best Sounding Bluetooth Speakers with Alexa Built-In
RIVA Concert Speaker with Alexa Built-In
Fist on my list is the RIVA Concert with Alexa Built-in. According to the company, it’s a “wireless smart speaker that sounds truly amazing!”. No doubt about that, since RIVA speakers do sound amazing. Bass is rich and they produce large whole and detailed sound despite their size. The Riva Concert features the company’s patented Trillium audio technology and uses three proprietary ADX drivers and radiators. High resolution audio is supported as well up to 24-bit / 192 kHz. You can connect to the Concert via WiFi, Bluetooth, Airplay, DLNA, Spotify connect, Aux input and more. There’s a RIVA Voice App for iOS and Android that serves as the remote control app. Worried someone might be listening? Riva added a mute button for the built-in microphone for your privacy. There’s also an optional Riva Battery that offers around 15 hours+ of usage. This device is not water proof but according to Riva it is splash resistant. Still, better keep it away from water.
The RIVA Concert with Alexa Built-in is available on Amazon.com here
Marshall Stanmore II Voice Wireless Smart Speaker with Alexa
Up next is the Marshall Stanmore II Voice with Alexa built-in; this is priced higher compared to the Riva concert, but it’s a bit larger or bigger than the Concert. Not to mention, you get that nice (old-school) volume knob to control the volume, bass and treble. Yes, you can control the level of bass and treble and that is one key feature of Marshall’s speakers. In terms of connectivity, it has WiFi, Bluetooth, Spotify Connect, a 3.5mm input, and RCA input. It also features a dual microphone array with acoustic noise cancellation for far field voice interaction and yes there’s a mute mic button as well. You can also customize or fine tune your music using the Marshall Voice app aside from the physical knobs. And you’ll need to install Amazon Alexa app for that Alexa voice feature as well.
The Marshall Stanmore II Smart Speaker is available on Amazon.com here
Bose Home Speaker 500 with Alexa Built-In
For the same price with the Marshall Stanmore II, the Bose Home Speaker 500 with Alexa built-in offers a smaller and lighter body design and a mini colored display. The Bose Home Speaker 500 features two custom drivers pointed at the opposite directions to bounce sound off the walls. This creates a “wider soundstage” effect; but I think this also depends on the environment or room you are in. There are also eight custom-designed microphone array for a superior voice pickup. Bose claims that the Home Speaker 500 can hear you even if you play loud music or you’re across the room. This speaker can connect to various music services; but (take note) it cannot connect with another Echo products, and does not work with SoundTouch as well. Despite some limitations, this does offer a good audio or sound quality for listening and enjoying music.
You can grab the Bose Home Speaker 500 from Amazon.com here
Sonos One (All-New) with Alexa
Finally, there’s the ever popular Sonos One Smart Bluetooth speaker with Alexa voice control. This one is the “all-new” version, although it has been in the market for quite some time. I think this was released late 2017 if I am not mistaken. This is the only “old” Bluetooth speaker in this list, but still worth mentioning since it does offer good sound quality and it does have Alexa built-in and finally it’s cheaper as well. The all-new Sonos One is somewhat similar to the Riva concert; they both have a small footprint and they have a vertical cuboid design. I guess this comes down to sound preference and usage. I think the Riva Concert offers the better sound quality, but that doesn’t mean the Sonos One doesn’t sound good. You can pair the Sonos One with another Sonos One but you can’t do that with the Riva Concert. Meanwhile, the Concert has an optional battery and the Sonos One doesn’t. So both have their own Pros and Cons.
Check out the All-new Sonos One pricing and availability on Amazon.com here
There you have it guys! Which Bluetooth speaker with Alexa built-in do you like most? Or do you have another device in mind? Let us know below in the comment section.
