New Echo companion devices let you amplify or stream music to your existing home audio system

Luxembourg—April 10th, 2019—Amazon today announced that Echo Link and Echo Link Amp are available to customers in the UK & Ireland. Echo Link and Echo Link Amp are Echo companion devices that connect your existing high-fidelity audio system to streaming music services through Alexa. Echo Link is available to purchase and begins shipping today. Echo Link Amp is available for pre-order and will begin shipping 9th May.

Echo Link connects to a receiver, an amplifier or directly to powered speakers using one of the on-device analogue, optical, or coaxial output jacks.  It also has a subwoofer line-output with adjustable crossover frequency, and a 3.5mm amplified headphone jack. Additionally, Echo Link has analogue, optical, and coaxial line-inputs to connect to and play music from another audio component, like a CD player, amplified turntable or MP3 player. Echo Link Amp has the same features and functionality as the Echo Link plus a built-in 60W per channel stereo amplifier with left-right speaker binding posts for wiring directly to non-powered speakers. Both Echo Link and Echo Link Amp have volume knobs for granular control and an Ethernet port for reliable connectivity.

Once you set up your Echo Link or Echo Link Amp as the preferred speaker in a Smart Home group, simply use another Echo device with a microphone in the same group to ask Alexa to play your favorite music or turn the volume up. Plus, when connected to Echo Link or Echo Link Amp, your existing audio system can be added to a Multi-Room Music group for streaming music playback in multiple rooms. You can even create an everywhere group to hear music throughout your entire home. Once set up, simply say; “Alexa, play music everywhere.” You can also control music playback on Echo Link or Echo Link Amp through the Alexa app.

Echo Link is available at amazon.co.uk/echolink for £189.99, and Echo Link Amp is available at amazon.co.uk/echolinkamp for £289.99

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