I am utterly in love with this device! The Echo Tap is the impressive little brother to the Echo. Its ultra portable, provides crisp quality sound and comes with probably the best virtual assistant, Alexa.
Dont let the size fool you. This device boasts high quality sound that has a broad range bass and mids that's ultra sharp and clear. I also have the Bose Soundlink II and the Echo Tap blows it out of the water.
The Echo Tap pairs easily with the Alexa app and offers quite a few interesting features. For one, you can enable hands-free so there is no need to press the mic button to activate Alexa. And if you're using it at home, the battery life will not be an issue, just pop it on the well designed charging base. Heck, get two or more charging bases and spread them throughout the house (although the 9hr battery life should be more than enough for regular daily use)
The portability is the what led me to buy the Echo Tap. Think about it... want to have music while you shower? Take it in the bathroom with you. Want to move from the living room to the bedroom and have Alexa follow you around? Go right ahead.
Maaybe if you're living in a large house this speaker may be too under-powered for your needs but I highly HIGHLY doubt it. You only need sound in one room really. Why do you need something bigger. And its portable. Just move it closer to you.
IFTTT: Let me talk about this nifty piece of software. Pairing IFTTT with your Echo Tap allows you to add a world of features. Right now, I'm only using it with my Phillips Hue Color bulbs. Hello Future. I have said it up to do pretty cool things. When I say "Alexa Trigger Party Time", the tap sends a request via magic to my hue bulbs and voila, I have a disco going on! I can also trigger different color lights, turn on lights when I get home from work. The possibilities are endless (Please note, this can be done with any Alexa enabled device).
I went ahead and bought a second Echo Tap. I weighted the pros and cons. I could have gotten the Echo Dot, but for a few dollars more I get a speaker. I could have opted for the echo but that's not portable its back to the Tap. Sure, there may be audiophiles who can spot the difference between the Echo and Echo Tap, but honestly, for a regular average listener the Tap is one of the best speakers on the market.
One slight downside is that sometimes the Echo Tap fails to trigger and this is only when I have the music on too loud. And honestly, I think it does a good job filtering out the music and listing for the keyword 'Alexa'.
Is it a good buy? DEFINITELY. Will you regret it? Definitely not.
PS. As with all Alexa Enabled Devices, the Tap also pairs with your Fire TV for hands-free viewing.
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Love love love my tap
I bought the echo and the tap at the same time. I use the echo at home and it's wake word is echo and I bring the trap to work with the wake word alexa. It's a huge success lol we all fight over what to have alexa play next. You hear "alexa play this" or "alexa don't play songs for art anymore " or"alexa tell debra to shut up " lol but mostly you hear music and it's lovely. Sound quality is great and by far one of the best investments I've made. Depending on how often we ask alexa questions the battery can last any where from 6-9 hours.Oh and my didn't look used at all. What I don't like though is the mesh ask the way around. Already snagged it and pet hair my lord don't even get me started.
