Amazon Echo, Fire TV can now be connected to build Alexa Home Theatre

It is now possible to connect Amazon’s Echo devices with its Fire TV stick to build an ‘Alexa Home Theatre system.’ This means you can now have audio playing off your Echo smart speaker for content that’s playing off your Fire TV stick. Amazon’s ‘Alexa Home Theatre system’ will allow users to access 1.0 and 2.0 configurations over wireless speakers, and 1.1 and 2.1 configurations specifically for Echo Sub users.  

How to connect Amazon Echo and Fire TV to build ‘Alexa Home Theater’ 

-- Connect your Fire TV device and Echo Studio to the same network and Amazon account. 

-- In the Alexa app, tap on the Devices icon on the lower right-hand side and then tap the “+” icon on the upper right-hand side. 

-- Tap “Set Up Audio System” from the popup and then tap “Home Theatre” on the next screen. 

-- Select your Fire TV device and then “Next” to name your new Home Theatre system. 

-- Select the Echo devices you would like to use as speakers – you can set-up two speakers, plus an optional Echo Sub. 

-- Follow the on-screen instructions. 

While owners of the current generation Echo and Echo Plus will be able to stream Dolby audio wireless, Echo Studio users can stream Dolby Atmos-quality sound through the system. The Echo Studio is notably Amazon’s most high-end Echo smart speaker ever. It is the world’s first smart speaker to support 3D audio – and it supports Dolby Atmos and Sony’s 360 Reality Audio out-of-the-box as well. 

There are a total of five drivers on-board the Echo Studio - three 2-inch midrange speakers (that fire out of the sides and straight up), a 1-inch tweeter, and a 5.25-inch woofer. All of this is powered by an amp that peaks out at 33 watts, plus there’s also a 24-bit DAC “for high-res, lossless music playback.” 

As for the standard Echo, it is now in its third generation – it was launched only recently in India alongside the Echo Studio. The third-generation Echo has the same audio architecture as the Echo Plus with neodymium drivers – including a 3-inch woofer. 

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