Listen up: Amazon's high-end Echo Studio smart speaker is on sale for $30 off

SAVE $30: Typically $199.99, Amazon's Echo Studio high-fidelity smart speaker is on sale for only $169.99 as of Jan. 12 — that's a 15% savings.

Up until a few years ago, audio quality always took a backseat to the "smart" part of smart speakers. You didn't buy such a device because you wanted to feel like you were lounging amongst the quaint woodsiness of Long Pond Studio while listening to folklore; you bought it because you wanted a friendly AI to check the weather and order more toilet paper for you.

For Amazon's popular Echo lineup, that all changed with 2019's introduction of the Echo Studio, an Alexa-enabled smart speaker geared toward audiophiles. Not only does it support Dolby Atmos for clear, immersive audio, but much like other high-end speakers made by brands like Sonos and Apple, it comes with a "3D sound" feature that automatically adjusts its output based on the acoustics of a room. V fancy. Read more...