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General Category => Amazon Echo Discussion => Topic started by: PaulKTF on December 24, 2017, 10:49:12 am

Title: Get a refurbished 1st Generation Echo instead of the new 2nd Generation one
Post by: PaulKTF on December 24, 2017, 10:49:12 am: The 1st Generation Echos have much better quality speakers (IMHO). I recommend a refurbished 1st Generation one instead of the new 2nd Generation one.
Title: Re: Get a refurbished 1st Generation Echo instead of the new 2nd Generation one
Post by: iolinux333 on December 24, 2017, 12:38:39 pm: wut

Amazon says the second gen is supposed to sound way better?

Can you describe how the sound is better first gen?
Title: Re: Get a refurbished 1st Generation Echo instead of the new 2nd Generation one
Post by: PaulKTF on December 24, 2017, 02:05:11 pm: Yeah I know they do. The speakers are cheaper and sound less richer on the 2nd Gen. (IMHO, anyway).
Title: Re: Get a refurbished 1st Generation Echo instead of the new 2nd Generation one
Post by: Laurel on December 24, 2017, 02:56:46 pm: I agree 1st generation has a deeper more robust sound.
Title: Re: Get a refurbished 1st Generation Echo instead of the new 2nd Generation one
Post by: iolinux333 on December 24, 2017, 05:58:11 pm: The top reviews on Amazon say a software update fixes the sound significantly. Are you definitely running updated software?
Title: Re: Get a refurbished 1st Generation Echo instead of the new 2nd Generation one
Post by: asianrocker on December 24, 2017, 06:28:59 pm: I don't know, the point of buying refurbs is to save money. So far, all I have seen is refurb prices are way more expensive than current reduced brand new amazon devices price.
Title: Re: Get a refurbished 1st Generation Echo instead of the new 2nd Generation one
Post by: PaulKTF on December 24, 2017, 06:31:08 pm: Quote from: asianrocker on December 24, 2017, 06:28:59 pm
I don't know, the point of buying refurbs is to save money. So far, all I have seen is refurb prices are way more expensive than current reduced brand new amazon devices price.

The other point is to get a better product for your money. I paid $10 more for a refurbished 1st Generation Echo than a 2nd Generation Echo would have cost me, and to me it's worth the extra $10 just to have the volume control knob at the top.
Title: Re: Get a refurbished 1st Generation Echo instead of the new 2nd Generation one
Post by: Drwoodr on December 24, 2017, 08:13:50 pm: I have a 1st gen and a 2nd gen, and while the volume control on the 1st gen is nice, I actually prefer the sound quality of the 2nd gen. Plus with the smaller form factor and various color options, it is less obtrusive.