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Originally Posted by ApK
What made the tap more easily portable? Was it battery powered? If so, you might consider a battery base for a Dot if you need to get something similar.
Speaker quality is often subjective, but I find the new Dot adequate, though I never found the Echo's "overpowering."
There are also many third-party Alexa-enable Bluetooth speakers that may serve. |
Yes the Tap had a battery and was a nice size in diameter for making it easy to carry around. The sound is pretty good. I think it was a bit better than the original Echo, and way better than Dots 1 and 2. Echo Plus 2nd gen has considerably better sound than the Tap did, but it isn't portable.
I suspect all the competition from 3rd party portable BT speakers probably had enough of an impact on sales to cause Amazon to discontinue the Tap after just on generation. I agree, there are some really good Alexa-enabled choices available to replace a Tap with when the time comes.