Add as a preferred source on Google We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. Credit: Amazon Table of Contents For anyone looking for big, balanced sound, a compact size, and a portable smart home hub in their smart speaker, the Amazon Echo Dot Max remains a superior choice that earned a PCMag Editor’s Choice Award for packing lots of features into a well-designed package. Right now, it’s 25% off and at its lowest price ever of $74.99 (originally $99.99) in every color. With a spherical shape and a concave cutout that houses volume and mute controls, the Echo Dot Max is the 2025 upgrade to the 2022 Echo Dot that has louder bass due to a new 0.8-inch tweeter and a 2.5-inch woofer, as well as a custom AZ3 chip from Amazon with a built-in AI Accelerator, enabling the new Alexa+ AI service. Complete with ambient light, temperature, ultrasonic, and wifi radar sensors, it can detect your presence in a room even without sound.…