# 8 months later, the Amazon Echo Studio is still the best-sounding smart speaker

> Dave Carr / SoundGuys Google just announced its new Home Speaker, and after reading through the launch materials, I can’t help but notice just how little of it is about sound.

- **Source:** [Soundguys](https://www.soundguys.com/amazon-echo-studio-best-sounding-smart-speaker-158952/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a344633fe5465cf0f0bdd4c)
- **Published:** 2026-06-18
- **Category:** Audio & Video
- **Tags:** #apple #google #gemini
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a344633fe5465cf0f0bdd4c

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