Amazon Echo 4 - Teardown and few measurements

[obzobz]

Edifier MS50a perhaps?

https://usa-oss.edifier.com/Uploads/images/2022/02/17/2022021714465316450804138822.pdf

Thanks but that's about 2x the price of the Echo.

 

[trl]

AFAIK that's a software disable, which isn't worth very much in terms of safety. (Buggy or malicious software can just decide to turn the mics back on).



Haven't found any good quality WiFi & Spotify enabled speaker in that price range. The Sonos ones are ~4x the price of the Echo. Open to suggestions though!

If you only want to use it as a speaker then you could take off the ribbon coming from the mics. Double check the pics from my review, it should be an easy step to do and is reversible too.

I guess this ribbon-bridge should solve it for you, so give it a try, but do remember that you could damage the device while removing the cover or if you are not gentle enough with the wires or ribbons inside!

 

[obzobz]

If you only want to use as a speaker then you could take off the ribbon coming from the mics. Double check the pics from my review, it should be an easy step to do and is reversible too.

I guess this ribbon-bridge should solve it for you, so give it a try, but do remember that you could damage the device while removing the cover or if you are not gentle enough with the wires of ribbons inside!

Thank you, that is very helpful. I will give a try!