The Amazon Echo Dot is a compact smart speaker that can fit practically anywhere and offers all the features of its bigger brothers. And while the newest third-gen Echo Dot, and the version featuring a digital clock, deliver dramatically better sound than their predecessors, the Dot still lacks the booming speaker offered by the full Echo.
That’s fine if you just want to hear the latest news, purchase products, or play games and quizzes, but if you want to listen to music, the Echo Dot’s speaker may not be up to snuff. Fear not, though, because you can connect your Dot to an external speaker to beef up the sound.
You can set up an external speaker with virtually any of Amazon’s Alexa-driven devices, but the Dot is really the one that needs it. If you have an Echo Dot and want to connect it to another speaker, you can plug in an external speaker or connect one via Bluetooth. Let’s go over the steps for both options.
