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Originally Posted by OtinG
I still haven't heard, or even seen, the Dot 4 yet, but both the Dot 3 and Dot 4 have a 1.6” speaker and 3.5 mm line out for use with external speakers. The Dot 3 is either top or bottom firing, can't remember which, but the Dot 4 is front firing. So the Dot 3 is probably going to be more omnidirectional in sound whereas the Dot 4 will likely be rather directional. The Dot 3 will be easier to wall mount than the bulkier Dot 4. My guess is that they are likely to be fairly close in sound quality, but until I actually hear a Dot 4 that is just a guess.
FYI, Amazon has a rather good return policy, and all of their devices purchased during the holiday season can be returned up until January 31. So if in doubt, you could try a Dot 4 and then decide whether to keep it.
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Originally Posted by ApK
I just ordered the Dot 4. It says it won't be here till December, but I'll report back. I have an Echo 1, Echo 2, Dot 2, and Dot 3 to compare it to.
It's intended use is to replace the echo 2 in the kitchen, hoping it will hear better when next to a tile wall.
My son does most of the music listening, and says he can't tell a difference between the Dot 3 and Echo 2 the way he uses them, so I saw no reason to try the Echo 4 over the Dot 4.
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Thanks both, although I’ll welcome other input as well. The issue with the trial is that I’d lose my trade-in discount, I assume, as well as possibly not being able to match the BF price. Whichever one I get, I’ll keep.
I don’t want to miss the BF price, so I’ll probably pull the trigger in the next day or so, but right now I’m leaning toward the Dot 3 as good enough. I have an Echo 3 that’s my music-listening device and I have no interest in an upgrade of that.
Sorry about your kitty, Otin.