My biggest question is, will I be satisfied with the quality of the music playback?
In my bedroom, I use a Kloss Model 88 Table Radio that is basically a Bose Wave Radio. I've been happy with that as a nightly driver for my late night listening bliss. I'd LOVE to be able to say that I think "Echo" is just as good acoustically. Perhaps it will be. "Wave Radio" like receivers are stereo, but with both speakers so close together, and the wave guide port, it's basically mono anyway. I am truly hoping that acoustically, I will be surprisingly impressed with Echo's music reproduction.
I don't know how much I'll use it for things like;
"Alexa, how do you spell Antidisestablishmentarianism?", but I will more than likely use it for things like;
"Alexa, give me the News Headlines", and "Alexa, remind me to clean the cat box at 2:30 before the S.O. gets home", and of course, "Alexa, remind me that I left my keys to the car on the dresser."
My primary use, I think will be music. "Alexa, play me some Jazz"
It can and does access PRIME music, so that is good as I have a lot of playlists there, and the Jazz channels are first rate. I wonder how you define WHAT type of Jazz or other music it will play? Does it just go to Amazon Prime Music Stations, or can you ask it to play your Prime PLAYLISTS? It will be interesting to find out.
Also, I wonder, since it does Tune-In, if you can just ask, "Alexa, play station KPLU in Seattle" ?? Or "Alexa, play Jazz 24 on Tune In" ?? These are the same stations, I just wonder how you will have Echo access it?
All in all, it will be an interesting and FUN few days getting used to it.
My delivery date is February 7. Looking forward to it. We should have a lot of input for this thread once we get them.