How to Connect Two Amazon Echo Speakers for Stereo Sound

A smart speaker like an Amazon Echo device is a great way to control smart home devices and listen to music. You’ll need to ask Alexa to play your favorite tracks and the voice assistant will oblige. One of the main reasons why playing music on an Echo speaker is better than on a smartphone is that it’s louder and the quality of the speaker is much better.

If you’re having a party or even a small gathering, loud and clear music will help you elevate the overall atmosphere. While a single Echo speaker will also help you achieve this, what if we told you that you could pair two Echo speakers for stereo sound? A stereo speaker set up is any day better than just a single speaker when it comes to music. Here’s how you can connect two Amazon Echo speakers for stereo sound.

What Is the Advantage of a Stereo Pair

Connecting two Echo speakers in a stereo pair would mean that whenever you play a song, the sound output from both speakers instead of just one. So you’ll experience a louder sound and better stereo separation. A stereo speaker setup will sound better and more immersive if you’re in a large room.

Compatible Amazon Echo Speakers for Stereo Pairs

Before we get to how you can connect two Amazon Echo speakers to form a stereo pair, it’s important to note that not all Echo devices are supported. You cannot pair two Echo speakers of different kinds unless they’re officially supported. For example, you cannot pair an Echo Dot with an Echo Plus or an Echo Show with an Echo Studio.

You can check Amazon’s official list of supported devices for stereo pairs to see if your Echo devices are supported.

How to Connect Amazon Echo Speakers to Form a Stereo Pair

Once you’ve confirmed that your Echo speakers are compatible together to form a stereo pair, here’s what you will need to do.

Step 1: Plug both Echo speakers into a wall outlet and power them on. Place both speakers in close vicinity to one another for maximum effect.

Step 2: Link both Echo speakers to the same Amazon account. If they are linked to separate accounts, reset one of the speakers and set it up with the Alexa app on your smartphone.

Reset Echo Speaker

After both Echo speakers link to the same Amazon account, you can proceed further.

Step 3: Open the Alexa app on your smartphone.

Here, you should ideally see a new banner that says ‘Pair your devices for better sound’ along with ‘New device detected’. Tap on it and skip to Step 9. If you don’t see it, go to the next step.

Step 4: Tap on the Devices tab at the bottom.

Step 5: Select the Echo & Alexa option at the top.

Step 6: This is where you will see all your connected Echo devices. Select one of the speakers.

Step 7: Tap on the Settings icon in the top-right corner of the app.

Step 8: Now, select the Stereo Pair / Subwoofer option.

Step 9: Select the two supported Echo speakers you want to connect and tap on Next.

Step 10: Select which speaker you want to be use as right and left channel. After selecting that, tap on Next .

Step 11: Pick a name for the stereo pair and select the Save option.

Step 12: Your Echo speakers will let out a short beep indicating that they’re connected to form a stereo pair.

Now, when you play a song on either speaker, you will notice that they’re working in tandem like a stereo speaker setup. You will hear the sound being emitted from both speakers simultaneously.

How to Unpair Two Echo Speakers in a Stereo Pair

If you want to unpair the two speakers you linked to form a stereo pair, it’s easy to do that. Here’s how.

Step 1: Open the Alexa app on your smartphone.

Step 2: Tap on the Devices tab at the bottom.

Step 3: Under Speaker Groups, select the name you set while forming the stereo pair. In this case, it is Office.

Step 4: Tap on the Unpair option at the bottom of the screen.

Step 5: Select Unpair once again to complete the process.

You can now use both Echo speakers individually like before.

Amp up Your Party

Creating a stereo pair with your Echo speakers is a great way to improve your music listening experience. Connect the speakers if you have a gathering and you can enjoy better audio quality with a stereo speaker setup. Since you’re using an Echo speaker, you can also check out how to delete Alexa voice history if you’re concerned about privacy.