The 7 Best Alexa Speakers - Fall 2023 Reviews

The best Alexa speaker that we've tested is the Sonos Era 300. This smart home speaker is one of the best models on the market, and its built-in Alexa capabilities make it easy to control the device using only your voice. It boasts a sleek design and is available in black and white, so you can choose the color scheme that best suits your style. With great sound quality and many premium enhancement features, this speaker is a stand-out choice for listening to everything from music to videos to audiobooks.

Plus, this speaker's designed to communicate with other smart devices in your Sonos home ecosystem, which is cool. Spread audio throughout your house or a larger room for an improved sound. You can pair it with a compatible Sonos soundbar for enhanced surround sound. Since the speaker supports Dolby Atmos, it can bring a more immersive feel to Dolby Atmos Music found on different streaming platforms like Apple Music. If you don't need all these extra bells and whistles, you may prefer one of the more affordable models on our list, but if you want the best of the best, this speaker's the way to go.

The Sonos Move is a more affordable alternative with a great voice assistant performance. You can choose between Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant; either way, this speaker has no trouble picking up on your commands. Enjoy hands-free control right from the comfort of your couch, or bring the speaker to the backyard. That's right—this speaker is one of the few smart devices on the market with a truly portable design. It's battery-powered, so you don't have to plug it into an outlet to use it when outside. Plus, it's rated IP56 for dust and water resistance, so it's protected from some exposure to the elements.

When your backyard party is over, you can bring this speaker back inside to listen to your favorite tunes in your home. It's a Sonos speaker, so naturally, it can pair up with other Sonos devices, just like the Sonos Era 300. It doesn't support Dolby Atmos, though, so you can't enjoy the full immersive feel of Dolby Atmos music or Dolby Atmos movies streamed through a compatible soundbar. If you don't listen to much of this content, it's not a huge deal, though. Overall, it's a versatile speaker that shines with its voice assistant performance and sound quality, making it the best Alexa speaker for music we've tested.

As its name implies, the Sonos Era 100 is a smaller and more affordable cousin to the Sonos Era 300—and it's a great alternative for more wallet-conscious shoppers. This smart speaker has built-in Alexa support, so you can control it with your voice. Its sleek and simple design is easy to integrate into any living room, and you can even pair it up with other devices in your existing Sonos ecosystem to bring the party to other rooms of your home.

This speaker boasts great sound quality, too. It's suitable for listening to lots of different music genres thanks to its clean and clear sound out-of-the-box. The room correction tool is designed to optimize its sound based on your room's unique acoustics, too, or you can manually account for this with its bass and treble adjustments. It's less portable than the Sonos Move, though, and it lacks the 300's Dolby Atmos support. However, it's a better value overall if you don't need these features. With a great overall performance, this speaker's sure to please any Alexa fan.

If you're on a tighter budget, consider the Amazon Echo Studio. This stylish home speaker has built-in Alexa support, too, and it offers even more smart home features than some of our top picks. Since it's a Zigbee hub, it connects to other smart home devices like light bulbs and thermostats, and it integrates them into Alexa so you can control them with your voice. Imagine that—you don't have to leave the comfort of your couch to turn on the lights, adjust the temperature, and more. It's a really handy feature.

You're in luck if you're more interested in the speaker's sound. It's clear and clean right out of the box, meaning voices and other instruments reproduce with fidelity. The Amazon Alexa app lets you adjust its bass and treble, too. Plus, you can pair it with other Amazon Echo Studios to spread audio throughout different rooms of your home, which is a cool touch. One key difference is that it doesn't have as impressive a low-frequency extension as top picks like the Sonos Era 100. That means that you notice a touch less rumble in the low-bass. If you don't listen to much bass-heavy music, it's not a huge deal, and the other smart features may make it a better value for you.

The Amazon Echo Gen 4 is our best budget Alexa pick. This unique device boasts a spherical design that stands out among your home decor. It comes in several colors, each with built-in RGB lights to show when you're in touch with the integrated voice assistant features. As with the top picks on our list, its voice assistant capabilities through Alexa are impressive, and it picks up on your commands even when you're far away. Its sound quality is good for the price, though its small size keeps it from reaching the same volume levels as larger picks like the Amazon Echo Studio.

Still, this speaker gets loud enough to fill an average living room with sound, and its additional smart features allow you to amplify your audio if needed. Like the Echo Studio, you can pair this speaker with other compatible devices to bring audio to different rooms in your home or amplify it in one larger space like a basement. It even boasts the same Zigbee hub capabilities, so you can ask Alexa to control other smart devices in your home. This speaker offers a really impressive performance for the price, so it's worth a look if you want an Alexa speaker.

The Amazon Echo Pop is a great, affordable choice for those entering the smart speaker space. It's a smaller and cheaper alternative to the Amazon Echo Gen 4 with an Alexa performance that rivals the top picks on our list. Despite its pricing, this speaker has no trouble hearing your commands, even if you're far away or in a noisier environment like a party. The microphone mute button lets you enjoy more private moments with Alexa's interference, too.

Of course, given its smaller size, there's some trade-off regarding the sound. This speaker can't reproduce as much low-bass as larger models like the Echo Gen 4, so you don't get much thump and rumble in bass-heavy genres like EDM and hip-hop. It doesn't get very loud, so it's not ideal for filling larger rooms with sound. Still, if you're looking for a simple Alexa speaker, it's a great option that won't stress your wallet.

Want to take your speaker with you on the go? Take a look at the Sonos Roam. This smart speaker is one of the smallest and most lightweight devices with Alexa support we've tested, so it's great for your next camping trip or afternoon at the park. Plus, its IP67 rating for dust and water resistance allows it to withstand some exposure to the elements while you're on the go. Available in a few different colors, you can choose the design that best suits your style. Make sure to get a Roam variant if you want Alexa support, though—the SL version lacks a microphone, so it can't pick up on your voice.

This speaker offers an impressive voice assistant performance for hands-free control, and it supports many of the same integration features as its more premium cousins if you want to pair it up with other Sonos devices. That said, you must monitor the battery level while listening. It only lasts around five hours off a single charge over a Bluetooth connection, which limits how much time you can spend outside. Still, if you plan ahead, you can make the most of this versatile Alexa speaker.