he Dot has its own built-in speaker, but neither Amazon nor I would recommend that you use it. The Google Home Mini, a similarl smart speaker that uses Google Assistant, sounds much better for its size. Instead, you'll want to connect this smart home device to a better-sounding speaker. You can do this over Bluetooth or with the included 3.5-mm cable.

To connect the two, Amazon recommends you keep the speaker at least 3 feet from the Echo Dot. You'll want to turn the volume on the stereo up, because Alexa will then be able to control the volume through voice commands. The Echo Dot can connect to only one Bluetooth device at a time, which you do through the Alexa app. I easily unpaired and repaired the Dot to the Bose by just saying "connect" or "disconnect."