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I'm looking at dipping my toe in the smart home world as I've t added some wifi enabled sockets as they are quite inaccessible to switch on and off, they are controlled by an app on my phone.
Amazon prime day is coming up so they are likely to have the Dot's with a few quid off so adding some voice commands to the house could be fairly cheap but before I do I'm wondering if they will actually do what I'd like to.
If I said to the dot switch the amp on and start playing Spotify through it, can it do this? I appreciate I would need to have the amp on a wifi socket but it is an amp that has a Spotify button, at present I can get Spotify going on my phone and select the amp as an available output so all the sound comes out of the speakers.
I appreciate it's a proper 1st world question but it's something I'm wondering.
Amazon prime day is coming up so they are likely to have the Dot's with a few quid off so adding some voice commands to the house could be fairly cheap but before I do I'm wondering if they will actually do what I'd like to.
If I said to the dot switch the amp on and start playing Spotify through it, can it do this? I appreciate I would need to have the amp on a wifi socket but it is an amp that has a Spotify button, at present I can get Spotify going on my phone and select the amp as an available output so all the sound comes out of the speakers.
I appreciate it's a proper 1st world question but it's something I'm wondering.
I think it depends on your amp.
Mine sits in standby all the time. If powered off at the wall the first state it goes to is also standby so I'd need to get it out of standby before it would start to work.
The way to do it in this case would be something like a Harmony controller/hub set up to control the amp then alexa "spotify" will power it on, move it to the appropriate mode and start playing via a routine.
Mine sits in standby all the time. If powered off at the wall the first state it goes to is also standby so I'd need to get it out of standby before it would start to work.
The way to do it in this case would be something like a Harmony controller/hub set up to control the amp then alexa "spotify" will power it on, move it to the appropriate mode and start playing via a routine.
Bungleaio said:
I'm looking at dipping my toe in the smart home world as I've t added some wifi enabled sockets as they are quite inaccessible to switch on and off, they are controlled by an app on my phone.
Amazon prime day is coming up so they are likely to have the Dot's with a few quid off so adding some voice commands to the house could be fairly cheap but before I do I'm wondering if they will actually do what I'd like to.
If I said to the dot switch the amp on and start playing Spotify through it, can it do this? I appreciate I would need to have the amp on a wifi socket but it is an amp that has a Spotify button, at present I can get Spotify going on my phone and select the amp as an available output so all the sound comes out of the speakers.
I appreciate it's a proper 1st world question but it's something I'm wondering.
I don't think you could do the Spotify bit in terms of telling the Amp to start playing something.(unless you could maybe get the Harmony codes for what the buttons presses are and then automating that bit )Amazon prime day is coming up so they are likely to have the Dot's with a few quid off so adding some voice commands to the house could be fairly cheap but before I do I'm wondering if they will actually do what I'd like to.
If I said to the dot switch the amp on and start playing Spotify through it, can it do this? I appreciate I would need to have the amp on a wifi socket but it is an amp that has a Spotify button, at present I can get Spotify going on my phone and select the amp as an available output so all the sound comes out of the speakers.
I appreciate it's a proper 1st world question but it's something I'm wondering.
You could link your Spotify to you Amazon account and then make it the default music player, then once you hook the Dot up to your Amp, you can Say..
Alexa, turn on Amp, Connect my speaker (unless you're hard wired in), play Spotify or "artist name"
or.
Hook up the Amp to decent Bluetooth receiver....then use your phone to ping Spotify to your Amp.
Alexa Turn on Amp, then manually connect to your Bluetooth and start things from your phone.
I have my amp setup a similar way, and prefer running music from Deezer off my phone to the BluDento connected to my Amp, sound quality seems better than Amazon playing Deezer via the Dot (connecting to the Bludento)
Edited by aquarianone on Tuesday 25th June 14:59
Nice one cheers guys. It sounds like it will do what I thought it would as upon my amp getting power it goes into standby my phone sees it as a speaker that I can connect to. When I do connect it will turn on and go to the spotify option and start playing.
If they drop to £30 next month I'll pick one up and give it a go.
If they drop to £30 next month I'll pick one up and give it a go.
Justayellowbadge said:
2nd gen Show is regarded as the best sounding Echo. It's a soundock with a screen.
Really, better than the Echo plus? The 5 looks good but if the full size Show gets a decent discount on Prime day I reckon the 10 inch screen is going to be more useful. The 5 is only as big as a phone really.
Is there much of an improvement between the gen 1 and 2 Show?
The Echo Wall Clock is up for pre order, released on August 6th, £29.99 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Amazon-Echo-Wall-Clock/dp...
This isn't an Echo itself, it connects to your Echo and shows any timers/alarms you set.
This isn't an Echo itself, it connects to your Echo and shows any timers/alarms you set.
ajprice said:
The Echo Wall Clock is up for pre order, released on August 6th, £29.99 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Amazon-Echo-Wall-Clock/dp...
This isn't an Echo itself, it connects to your Echo and shows any timers/alarms you set.
We need a new clock for the kitchen, just the job!This isn't an Echo itself, it connects to your Echo and shows any timers/alarms you set.
That looks s
t.
I’ve bought all kinds of amazon devices and bulbs and plugs and switches but that’s just a clock.
Does it change colour during the day or tell me someone’s at the door or what the weather is?
Amazon are taking the piss now. Bezos is actually laughing at us from his spaceships we’ve paid for.
What next echo spoon?
Enough.
t.I’ve bought all kinds of amazon devices and bulbs and plugs and switches but that’s just a clock.
Does it change colour during the day or tell me someone’s at the door or what the weather is?
Amazon are taking the piss now. Bezos is actually laughing at us from his spaceships we’ve paid for.
What next echo spoon?
Enough.
El stovey said:
That looks st.
I’ve bought all kinds of amazon devices and bulbs and plugs and switches but that’s just a clock.
Does it change colour during the day or tell me someone’s at the door or what the weather is?
Amazon are taking the piss now. Bezos is actually laughing at us from his spaceships we’ve paid for.
What next echo spoon?
Enough.
Ha ha. I quite like the idea of being able to hide these things in stuff you already have in your house, so put the device in your clock rather than having it on display, so this misses a trick for me. And you're right it should link into stuff properly, but then it is only £30.t.I’ve bought all kinds of amazon devices and bulbs and plugs and switches but that’s just a clock.
Does it change colour during the day or tell me someone’s at the door or what the weather is?
Amazon are taking the piss now. Bezos is actually laughing at us from his spaceships we’ve paid for.
What next echo spoon?
Enough.
paulrockliffe said:
El stovey said:
That looks st.
I’ve bought all kinds of amazon devices and bulbs and plugs and switches but that’s just a clock.
Does it change colour during the day or tell me someone’s at the door or what the weather is?
Amazon are taking the piss now. Bezos is actually laughing at us from his spaceships we’ve paid for.
What next echo spoon?
Enough.
Ha ha. I quite like the idea of being able to hide these things in stuff you already have in your house, so put the device in your clock rather than having it on display, so this misses a trick for me. And you're right it should link into stuff properly, but then it is only £30.t.I’ve bought all kinds of amazon devices and bulbs and plugs and switches but that’s just a clock.
Does it change colour during the day or tell me someone’s at the door or what the weather is?
Amazon are taking the piss now. Bezos is actually laughing at us from his spaceships we’ve paid for.
What next echo spoon?
Enough.
I only use Alexa for Spotify and it appears that I can't even get that right! I am sure I used to be able to say "shuffle my xyz playlist" and it would start with a random song in the list and continue to shuffle them. Now it just treats the command "shuffle" as "play" and starts every playlist from the beginning, playing them through in order. What am I doing wrong?
El stovey said:
That looks st.
I’ve bought all kinds of amazon devices and bulbs and plugs and switches but that’s just a clock.
Does it change colour during the day or tell me someone’s at the door or what the weather is?
Amazon are taking the piss now. Bezos is actually laughing at us from his spaceships we’ve paid for.
What next echo spoon?
Enough.
I’m afraid it’s the future. The connected household has only just begun, 5G should eventually see it go through the roof.t.I’ve bought all kinds of amazon devices and bulbs and plugs and switches but that’s just a clock.
Does it change colour during the day or tell me someone’s at the door or what the weather is?
Amazon are taking the piss now. Bezos is actually laughing at us from his spaceships we’ve paid for.
What next echo spoon?
Enough.
Has anybody got the Echo Sub? Reviews say it was out late 2018 but today was the first time I have noticed it.
Secondly it will work on a 1:1 basis with the Echo 2nd Gen but It can also be set up to work 2:1 with 2x Echos for stereo sound.
I am intrigued as most my music is now played via an Echo but its obviously lacking sound depth. When I want to listen to music louder I use my headphones as I have young kids. I wonder if 2 x echos and a Sub will add a good enough sound experience whilst keeping it tied to Alexa and Amazon music.
Secondly it will work on a 1:1 basis with the Echo 2nd Gen but It can also be set up to work 2:1 with 2x Echos for stereo sound.
I am intrigued as most my music is now played via an Echo but its obviously lacking sound depth. When I want to listen to music louder I use my headphones as I have young kids. I wonder if 2 x echos and a Sub will add a good enough sound experience whilst keeping it tied to Alexa and Amazon music.
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