Alexa Home Theater will let you use Amazon's Echo speakers for surround sound

What if you could just use a ton of Echo speakers as a surround sound setup for your TV? That’s basically what Amazon is trying to accomplish with its new Alexa Home Theater feature, which was announced during its 2025 device launch today. As the name implies, Alexa Home Theater works with up to five of its new Echo Studio or Echo Dot Max devices to create a surround sound environment with “compatible Fire TV sticks.” According to the company, Alexa will automatically set up the Home Theater feature once you’ve plugged in several Echo devices.

Clearly, Amazon isn’t aiming for the home theater enthusiast crowd here. A surround sound system without a subwoofer simply won’t sound very exciting. But if you’re going for a fairly minimalist setup, I could see how having a few Echo orbs around your living room could be more aesthetically ...