Amazon Tap has been a good compromise for me. I mostly just use it for playing music, and it serves that purpose very well. The portability over the Echo vari

Amazon Tap has been a good compromise for me. I mostly just use it for playing music, and it serves that purpose very well. The portability over the Echo varieties is also better for me. I suppose it's possible that it's still listening, at the same risk you run by having any device with a microphone connected to the internet. I agree with other commenters who aren't sold on voice commands as efficient, but even my four year old (who can't read) can play music on the Tap.