A cool feature is that the equalizer can even be personally adjusted in the UE app

If you don’t plan on using it as a portable speaker, and Alexa is the more important feature to you, I’d recommend the regular Echo

Love the Alexa feature too!

With that being said, it’s important to know what features are most important to you before purchasing a portable speaker vs Alexa stationary products

Alexa is a nice feature too.

That way you would get all the nifty features and updates direct from Amazon

(Lame!)- WiFi connectivity is spotty at best so playback will randomly cut out or completely stop- Alexa mic sensitivity not nearly as good as Echo (frequently repeating & shouting commands)- No 3.5mm aux input