I've been having the Nest Audio’s for just over two months now and they are just what I thought they would be. A worthy successor to the OG Google Home. The sound quality is much improved and I am pleasantly surprised how loud they can get. I have two and use them as a stereo pair in my living room. My plan is to write a more in-depth blog that will be more detailed. These are just my early impressions.
So how good is that sound
In a word, impressive. I am in no way an audiophile and these speakers are not meant for those looking for professional-grade or high-quality sound. I would classify the sound produced by Nest Audio as for casual listening. The speakers get nice and loud while producing rich sound and solid low-end bass. Vocals are clear with excellent music separation with the mids, highs, and bass. I tend to look for details in the music that can be hard to hear but the Nest Audio played them well. Having two Nest Audio’s definitely fills a large room with good sounding music.
Look and feel
The Nest Audio has a familiar look as Google’s most recent speakers such as the Nest Mini and Google Home Max. Mesh fabric covers the entire speaker giving it a nice modern design. Nest Audio is much heavier than it looks. Weighing in at more than two and a half pounds. I’ll list more tech specs at the end of this blog post.
Price
You can get a Nest Audio for $99 dollars and there are some savings if purchased as a pair. I saved $20 at Best Buy when I bought two. Recently I saw online where you can buy two for $149. I'm sure there are always deals so if you are interested I suggest searching the web.
Thoughts so far
I'm very pleased with Nest Audio. It's a solid option and provides a real value at a $99 price point. There are other aspects of the Nest Audio I plan on blogging about in the near future such as the Google Assistant and areas where it can improve. Although I can already tell that after two months I can easily recommend the Nest Audio. It's a solid performer and should be considered for anyone in the market for a smart speaker.
Specs
Dimensions & Weight
Height: 6.89 in (175 mm)
Width: 4.89 in (124 mm)
Depth: 3.07 in (78 mm)
Power cable: 59 in (1.5 m)
Device weight: 2.65 lbs (1.2 kg ) (without external power adapter)
Colors
Chalk, Charcoal, Sage, Sand, Sky
Materials
The enclosure is made from 70% recycled plastic
Connectivity
802.11b/g/n/ac (2.4 GHz/5 GHz) Wi-Fi
Bluetooth® 5.0
Chromecast built in
Power and ports
External adapter: 30W, 24V
DC power jack
Speakers & mics
75 mm woofer and 19 mm tweeter
3 far-field microphones
2-stage mic mute switch (hardware mute)
Technology
Google Assistant built-in
Voice Match technology
Sensors
Capacitive touch controls (3 touch areas)
3 far-field microphones
Processor
Quad-Core A53 1.8 GHz
High-performance ML hardware engine
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