Amazon announces Echo Link and Echo Link Amp in India

Amazon announced that Echo Link and Echo Link Amp are available to customers in India. Echo Link and Echo Link Amp are Echo companion devices that deliver high fidelity streaming music to your stereo system. Now you can upgrade your stereo system and use Alexa with a compatible Echo device to voice control music selection, volume, and playback. Echo Link will be available for ₹19,999, and Echo Link Amp will be available for ₹29,999. Echo Link will begin shipping to customers from next week, while Echo Link Amp will start to reach customers from early next month.

Echo Link 

Echo Link connects to a receiver, an amplifier or directly to powered speakers using one of the on-device analog, optical, or coaxial output jacks.  It also has a subwoofer line-output with adjustable crossover frequency, and a 3.5mm amplified headphone jack.  Additionally, Echo Link has analog, optical, and coaxial line-inputs to connect and play music from another audio component, like a CD player, amplified turntable or MP3 player.

Echo Link Amp 

Echo Link Amp has the same features and functionality as the Echo Link plus a built-in 60W per channel stereo amplifier with left-right speaker binding posts for wiring directly to non-powered speakers. Both Echo Link and Echo Link Amp have volume knobs for granular control and an Ethernet port for reliable connectivity.

Parag Gupta, Head – Amazon Devices, India, said, “Music is a big use case for customers using Alexa. Echo Link and the Echo Link Amp will help enhance this experience with high quality, immersive sound experience as well as a seamless integration of all key music sources in your home.”